Mass Exodus From Muskegon. So Long Old Friends.

Caleb leaves for Hawaii at 4am. Wish I could have seen more of him this summer, but I hope he has a great time on the island. It was a good time with the Dykema boys. Had some awesome tacos and chips. Mexican food is the quickest way to my heart and Bonnie knows it.

Now for some unfinished business. Here's a letter I got in the mail the other day. It is from one of my students I use to teach over at Moon Elementary School. It made me happy that one of my kids wrote me. Especially one that I thought would hate me. I actually suspended this girl and had all sorts of dicipline problems with her. Maybe she likes me because I didn't let her get away with shit? Anyway, I wrote her a nice letter back and sent her a drawing of a dragon. I drew a dragon because my kids loved them and wanted me to make them one all of the time. So, I've become a very skilled dragon artist.

Also, I have developed a wonderful idea. Last night, Ana Shea and I created a "drama-free room." At parties, a room will be set aside for people who are only looking for a good time. Everyone else can beat each other up, cry, or whatever in the rest of the house. If having a good time catches on at parties, the house can become a drama-free zone and a room can be set aside for bitch slapping, fighting, or general yelling. From now on, that is what I will provide for every party. It is genius.

Tomorrow, I have a full day. I will go shoe shopping for my job interview and monday night club. Yep, a full day. Maybe I will win the World Series on Ken Griffey Jr. Baseball too. Right now, the Tigers are in the Wild Card Playoffs and up 2 - 0 against the California Angels. Lame... I didn't drink today since I am still recovering from yesterday. I don't know how much I will drink tomorrow, but it is Andrea's going away party at MNK. It seems I have either a cold or allergies right now. So, that sucks. Well, I'm fried from this weekend. Thanks for a good time all. Have a good time if you are leaving and see you soon if you are staying.

I Can't Stay Awake...

I am going to nap real soon because all of my friends are maniacs and only let me sleep for a total of 7 hours this weekend. I love you all...

Went rollerskating the other night. We got all dressed up in 70s attire and rinked it up. It was pretty much populated with 14 year old kids. They all thought we were from That 70s House of MTV. Nothing like being a fake famous person. I've never even seen the show. Although, the owner of the place said the kids loved us and he wanted us to come back more often and gave us free passes. Sweet...

That led us to R's for some dancing. Tania, Anashea (sp?), Jake, and others were there and we had a good time. Even though I was about to fall asleep earlier, I ended up at the Vous until about 5 am or something. Mmmm... Cheesesticks...

This pony was at my great Aunt Mary's 80th birthday party. HEY JESSE AND MEGAN! I FINALLY GOT MY BIRTHDAY PONY I WAS PROMISED. IF AN 80 YEAR OLD WOMAN CAN GET ONE, WHY CAN'T YOU? THEY EVEN HAD A GOAT, A CHICKEN, A DUCK, AND A RABBIT... WHAT THE HELL...

This is after trying to go bowling and closed down alleys and then some time at the Rocket Pocket. Yeah...

Xavier and Deyonta just look guilty all of the time.

Good times y'all. I had a blast this weekend with everyone. If you are up for something give me a call...

Just Short of Not Enough

What a rough day yesterday. I really have to work a few things through and figure out what the hell is going on.

Although, I got some positive news on that job I applied for. Crossing my fingers that it will allow me to bail out of my current situation.

Hasan and Amanda sharing what appears to be a packet of salsa. By the look on Amanda's face, that salsa must be hawt...

Hung out with quite a few people last night. Some I expected, some I didn't, some who drove me. These three are the ones that kept me up real late last night so I could watch the waitress spill a whole glass of Coke on Adrian. I don't think Tania had her camera and Meghan just laughed...

Brought my 20-some kids from work to the county fair today. They hated it. It smelled like a farm and it "was boring." The picture above is from a horse show that seemed to be from a David Lynch movie. It was a decent time. When we got back to school, I was in charge of playing hot potato. My favorite game was the one that had probably 75-100 kids involved. Too many damn kids...

Tonight, we should have a pretty good time. I'm not sure what we are really going to do, but I think it should end up very good...

Sooo,,,, Yeah.... Well... I Think I've Embarrassed Myself Enough For One Day...

Went out with the boys last night and had a good time. I had my hot pants on and that is always a good time...

Went to Camp Pendalouon with the kids today...

Here they are getting off the bus.

In the wigwam...

Haha!!! They are all asleep.

About 10 minutes before school got out, I had to break up a pretty big fight. These kids were punching the hell out of each other's faces. It was bad and I had to grab them by the scruff of their necks and hold them apart. They wanted to tear into each other like crazy. Wild dogs at times...

It's funny thinking about how you get places. A few months ago, I would have never believed I would be where I am now. Gotta make lemonade out of lemons, man... I'm having a great time with my friends and going out, but the rest is a mess. Patience and persistence. At some point, I will get my act together. I hope it is sooner than later...

Tonight, I have a b-day party. It should be a good time. Rumor has it there will be a pony and a clown. So damn excited. I have to make sure my batteries are fully charged for this...

Just When I Thought I Was Doing Great...

Alice has left the Skee-town. We'll miss that girl and have to find some time to go visit her in Chicago. She overfed me last night, which led me to make plans to visit her parent's house way more often for good eats. Alice's mom is a good cook and likes feeding people. I am people and I like being fed Asian dishes... Sorry Alice, you'll have to visit me often at your parent's house if you want to see me...

Saw some people I haven't seen in a while. It's good catching up and it's nice hanging out with them again. Good times, indeed.

Pretty foggy this morning. Sometimes it is difficult going to school because the turn to demons. The fog only adds to the scary film effect.

I'm not going to write anymore... I just don't feel up to it right now...

"AHH! YOU'RE GOING TO BURN YOUR MOOMOO!"

Started off the evening over at Amanda's. I helped her family install this new patio. All I really did was do a little digging. They did the rest. There's new concrete, landscaping, a pond, and soon to be lighting. It looks really nice...

Here is a decorative frog for the pond. He's so high...

Went to Mike's, but no one was there. So, we thought we should go to Lakeshore instead. Well, the Mike's posse moved the festivities and then there was everyone else I knew there as well. Good times and I don't know when I will learn that I should not stay out until 3am when I have to be at work at 8:45 am. When will I learn!!!

Never... It's too much fun...

We went on a field trip at school today. We spent the day at Hoffmaster State Park. I missed the nature walk because a kid had an accident. It was hilarious and I'm not going into detail. If you want to know, ask me sometime...

Two more of my 20 children. They were really good today.

This is lunch. It looks intimidating. But, if you divide and conquer you will succeed...

My job on the playground is to sit and watch kids. When someone smacks their face on something, fight, throw something, or whatever I will get my "big mean daddy" voice and set them straight. The rest of the time I smile and hang out with kids. The boys ask me to play football with them and the girls want to know if I have a girlfriend or try to set me up with a girl. Ahhh, recess...

This is my new god. He should be worshipped appropriately...

That's about it for now. It's shaping up to be an exciting weekend. I can't wait for all of the festivities to begin. There are b-day parties, drinking, and all kinds of stuff. So, call me and we shall rock out. Also, I am warning all of you that I have my agents out there and they WILL take prisoners...