Addie: Mom, why did you get your haircut?
Me: Cause I like to look beautiful for daddy.
Addie: Why?
Me: Because I love Daddy, don’t you want to look beautiful for daddy?
Addie: Mom, I’m already beautiful…

My dear Mother in Law and Sister in Law must have worked for WEEKS to get her to sing this! Haha I love it, It’s six minutes long, and the “outtakes” are at the end, but I had to post the whole thing if nothing else for my memories and the grandmas.

Happy Mother’s Day Everyone!

(Addie Singing):

Zip-a-dee-do-da zip-it-ee-ay!

Mr. Big Birds on my shoulder…

Addie: Mommy, I have to go potty!

Me: Ok! Let’s hurry!

Addie (Now sitting on the pot): Mom, I think it was a false arm.

Me: Oh, a false alarm?

Addie: Ya, just a false arm.

Turn up your volume for this one… Apparently, I drive Addie Bonkers.

Addie: “This is for my Mommy, it’s a Roller Poster“

Addie: Mom, I can’t have YOUR water… we don’t want to spread worms.

As I prepare to take my in class final tomorrow night in what is to be the last of my “real” Accounting classes, I feel a have accomplished quite a bit. It is good to know my efforts do not go unrecognized:

Michelle,

As you know (or at least I hope you know) I appreciate your thoughts and input.  As you also know, I struggle with these online finals since I truly have no say into what goes into them, what the questions even look like, etc.  I have gone back and forth on “ways” to make them more worthwhile for the class.  Your idea of “tiering” (creating my own word) the scores is interesting.  I can also curve the results.

Anyway, I do appreciate the thoughts and also your very kind words to me.  Thanks for putting up with me for the past few months.  I really enjoy teaching and having students like you in my classes makes it even that more enjoyable.  I honestly wish I could have more students like you in every class I teach……someone who wants to learn, is willing to do the work, and makes class enjoyable for everyone.  Accounting is not a passive major….it takes work.

There is no doubt in my mind that you will be successful in your accounting endeavors.  Keep up the great work and if you see me in the halls as you finish your degree (and/or go on for your Masters degree), please grab me and say “hi” and let me know how things are going.  Thanks again Michelle.

Roger

Mommy, I’m so afraid of the cantaloupes…

(Cantaloupes and Woozles)

Me: what about the Woozles?
Addie: No, just the cantaloupes…i’m so afraid of the cantaloupes…