Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas from The Barnetts!

With Love,

David, Sarah, Paige, Chili, Froggie, and Frogette 

Bulls Game.

Last Monday, David and I went to the Bulls game.  They were playing the Pacers, therefore it was definitely fitting for me!  The best part was that we sat on the court!  It was one of those "bucket list" experiences...so much fun!  

Our tickets...do not worry we did not pay for them!!

Me at our seats!

Our back and forth view for the night.

David!

Mrs. Barnett : ) 

Sick.

This past week I have been super sick.  My condition is called...The Winter Blues.  Have you heard of them??


Some of the symptoms include...
-Pasty White Skin
-Tired all Day Long and Ready for Bed at 5:00
-Freezing Cold ALL the Time
-No Recollection of what the Sun looks like
-No Desire to Drive Anywhere because of the Snow


What is sad about my condition, is that it is looking like I will be sick for a long time!  I am reminded daily in my first grade classroom that the season is still FALL!  I would be much happier if I could just see the sun and feel some warmth!  Hopefully the winter goes by fast...

Mrs. Barnett : )

Here I Go Again!

Well, believe it or not, I started training for another half marathon this week!  I may be crazy, but I think it is a good type of crazy!  I am getting ready to run the Disney Princess Half Marathon again.  I am going down with my long-time friends Jennifer and Kathy.  I am looking forward to improving my time again and having a lot of fun.  Below are some pictures from last year.

Mrs. Barnett : )

Crazy Cats.

I live with two very sweet cats, Paige and Chili.  They are well behaved for the most part, but often scream and scream when they are hungry!  Yesterday, I came home to a mess from them which is very unusual!  I accidentally left the lid off of my q-tip jar and they had a q-tip party!  I am not quite sure how they put their paws in the jar to dig out all of the q-tips, but they managed to take out every last one!  They were laid out all over my apartment, even in their food bowls!  Some q-tips still had their cotton end, but many did not.  I would have loved to seen a video of their day!  Below are two pictures.

Mrs. Barnett : ) 

Daylight Savings.

I just have to put it out there that Daylight Savings in Chicago is awful.  I thought it was bad in Indiana but it is definitely worse here!  It officially starts getting dark when I take my kids to the buses (3:15!).   By the time it is 5:00 it is pitch black.  I can only imagine what it will be like in December.  Boo to Daylight Savings!!


Mrs. Barnett : ) 

I love my job.

I have received many notes/drawings/letters throughout my teaching career.  There are a few that stand out as adorable.  Today, I received one of those!  One of my favorite little guys gave me these post-it notes along with this paper of math problems.  For those of you that are not fluent in reading first grade writing, it says... "I did extra homework it is in my backpack its math and please give me a grade on my extra homework and do it in letters like an A+".  Needless to say...I needed to take a picture before I gave him back his A+ graded homework.

Mrs. Barnett : )