Dear Weather Forecaster~ Although I do know what "rain" means in a WA weather forecast(not sprinkles, drizzle, or showers), I do NOT recall reading anything about wind bending the trees sideways and twisting my trendyish bell bottomed pants around my ankles. You see, if I know it's going to be gusty, I don't wear skirts, dresses or wide pants. And incidentally, although I am relieved to not have 100 degree weather(no central air for most of us Washingtonians), it doesn't mean that I'm happy about the 57 degrees. I also don't appreciate hearing that June will be a sucky month and that this summer...well, it will continue to be lousy weather also. I don't need hot, but some sun out on my deck with a Hefeweisen lemonade would have been great to look forward to. In the future, please avoid depressing us with these extended forecasts of doom and gloom. Sincerely, Wet in WA P.S. Could you make the floods and tornadoes go away in the Midwest since we're going there in a couple of weeks?
On a positive note, none of the students ask to go "outside" even though it's the end of the year. They aren't wearing any revealing or nasty summer clothes with body parts hanging out-- since they would freeze. They seem to need to go to the restroom less often when it's storming outside! However, I had to do a few quick errands outside my portable, and that was unpleasant. Since I won't be in class Thursday or Friday, I was trying to clean my room (HA HA) and managed to cut myself. Once I noticed the blood, I rushed to my desk to get my last bandaid, which I then put on the WRONG finger. Both fingers were bloody, so it wasn't really that stupid. (was it?) Planning period was almost over, so I ran out--but too late because the students were already starting to come. Luckily, I spotted a helpful student whom I sent to the nurse for bandaids. I managed to get back to my room, wrap my finger in a paper towel and stand smiling at the door, greeting my students. After all, I'm a PROFESSIONAL. But no one ever tells us anything about this in "teacher school"--what to do if you're bleeding and don't have bandaids, how to act when your bra comes unhooked in the middle of class, how to pretend your sweater isn't on backwards, what to do when you're wearing two different shoes, etc...We professionals have to learn all these things in the "school of hard knocks."
This post reminds me of the day (which I'd forgotten about) that I realized my shirt was on backwards just as the kids were entering the classroom. I taught the class, feeling VERY self-conscious the entire time. As soon as the kids left after the bell rang, I shut my classroom door and fixed my shirt.
Posted by: Alison | June 09, 2008 at 07:31 PM
What DOES one do about the bra thing? I'm curious;
Posted by: raehan | June 09, 2008 at 07:57 PM
Hey! My bra came unhooked one day when I was teaching class too, but that was far less embarrassing than the day a tampon fell out of my pocket. That was mortifying, although I acted like it was totally no big deal.
I hate this weather too. And I hate the prediction it's going to be a "wetter and colder" than average summer. So NOT fabulous. But Jason echos your sentiment of it being nice that this weather is helpful for end-of-the-year classroom management.
Posted by: Stephanie | June 09, 2008 at 09:26 PM
I love your letter to the Weather Forecaster...there are those positives, though, about having such cold weather in June, although I'd trade those in for a few days of warmth.
Posted by: Marie K | June 09, 2008 at 09:27 PM
OOf... hail tonight. And then the news of the flooding, it's just so sad. Someone killed Pudge.
Posted by: Wende | June 09, 2008 at 09:57 PM
The weather is crazy! We lost our power for over 2 hours tonight. Couldn't believe it. The joy of living in WA.
Posted by: brianna | June 09, 2008 at 10:58 PM
Well, you know about our weather. I have a cute outfit to wear today and it's going to be soaked and wilted. I have been the fashion police, and feel badly because even my lanyard bothered me. HOT!
Posted by: Chatty | June 10, 2008 at 02:26 AM
Once I taught a lesson with my fly zipper down. In front of second graders. Which was probably way better than doing it in front of high schoolers would be.
Posted by: Miz S | June 10, 2008 at 03:35 AM
ROFL....it seems like all of those things happen at the WORST possible time!
Deb once told me a story that made me laugh hysterical about how one time, when she was standing in front of the classroom, she opened her mouth to say something and a BURP came out - completely by suprise and by accident! She also said the not one person laughed - until she did.......then the entire class erupted!
Keep up the good work! A sense of humor is what gets us all thru!
Posted by: Laura | June 10, 2008 at 05:27 AM
It is sort of too bad we can't just order up the type of weather we would like to have, isn't it? It's been way too hot and way to stormy here in the midwest- hopefully it will msooth out by the time you go to Green Bay. So, I want to know: Did your bra ever really come unhooked in the middle of class? Could you post about that please?
Posted by: vicki | June 10, 2008 at 08:18 AM
It seems like the weather is weird all over the country! We had a storm here this morning that was quite windy. I'm glad to hear that school is wrapping up...:-)
Posted by: Michelle | June 10, 2008 at 03:40 PM
About the bra thing... I just sent you an email. Read it and laugh.
We are hoping it dries out and settles down around here, too. We don't have the flooding the neighboring areas has, but the weather is mostly stormy with occasional sun.
Posted by: VJ | June 10, 2008 at 04:58 PM
Wasn't that a crazy storm? I don't recall the likes of it this time of year ever before. And gobs of snow in the mountains! Cripe! I heard we're well on track for the coldest June EVER.
Posted by: Tonya | June 10, 2008 at 06:30 PM
At least these things all happen in front of a mature, polite and discreet audience. As if!
Posted by: Karan | June 11, 2008 at 10:31 AM