Wendi {at random}

Gee, it's been so long and I've left you hanging, waiting and probably pacing in anticipation of learning the answers to my mystery word game of last week.

Yeah, just humor me, OK?

The pictures I posted were the number 1 images to show up when I googled words I heard on NBC's The Office. Here are your answers.

Number one: KGB
Number two: Dwight
Number three: Shoe La La
Number four: Metabolism

I just cracked up when Michael told Dwight that he dreamed of opening up a fine men's shoe store. And calling it Shoe La La.

Obviously, you people need to get a life and watch The Office if you plan on playing games with me.

And now, for some peeks at what Maggie the Leprechaun did to my classroom today at lunch.


She did this at lunchtime because, well, as amazing as I may seem at times, I totally dropped the ball on St. Patrick's Day. Hey, it's not like it was Hundreds Day or Pi Day or the Ides of March!


So, I recruited some eighth graders to help me out. They arrived ready to make a mess. They tipped desks, spilled toys and sprinkled green beads all over the place. They turned word wall words upside down and - you need to be sitting for this one - took the ABCs out of alphabetical order. What heresy!

These guys wound up best friends and are still hanging tight.

This mess, however, we could not stand. So my little ones picked it up without me even asking!
One of the big kids remarked, "I like how we get to make the mess and they have to clean it up." Clever, I am, no?

The best trick of all wasn't captured on film. The big kids put mini Tootsie Rolls on the ceiling fan blades. Then, when we turned it on, Tootsie Rolls rained down on us! That Maggie can't be so bad after all.