6 truths

I received a "tag" from my good friend Tammy. This means that I am supposed to post 6 truths about myself on here and then tag a few more people to do the same thing. Here are my 6 truths:

1. I've had surgery in my mouth twice. I had what is called a RANULA on the skin underneath my tongue. The first time I had it removed I was in 5th or 6th grade and then it came back again in 8th grade. The aftermath was horrible...felt much like a rug burn on your elbow or knee, only this was under my tongue.

2. I really hate talking on the phone, especially for a long time. I make quick calls to family and a few to friends, but for the most part, if I can e-mail or text, I do. I hate the phone because I always stumble over my words and babble.

3. I want a tattoo. Don't hate me. I'm a good person. It would be the worse thing I'd ever done (I've never smoked, drank, etc. etc.) Chances are I won't go through with this because it would devastate my mother and that would make me feel awful, but perhaps an airbrush design is in my future.

4. I have a 250 page novel in progress saved on my computer. I started typing it up in college (kind of a break from writing analysis and research papers), and have written a little bit each year since. It's pretty pathetic and I probably will never show it to anyone, but I suppose getting published will be a life-long dream.

5. One of my biggest regrets in life is quitting dance. I quit ballet when I was in 9th grade, after an almost 11 year stint. I realize now that I loved it so much and wish I would have stuck with it. Of course, I don't really have the body type (tall and flat chested), but it is still a passion of mine to put on my toe shoes and do a few twirls. I'd love to take an adult ballet class sometime.

6. Almost weekly I have dreams about my teeth in some way or another. Sometimes the dream consists of me loosing my teeth. Other times my teeth break. I've done a little research into this and found a few "meanings" being dreams about teeth. One says that dreaming about teeth means you're afraid to loose your voice (not literally but in an opinion-expressing way) and the other meaning says that it means you are being too passive about your life, which I'll agree to most of the time.

And there you go. 6 truths about me, brutally honest, a little glimpse into my world.

Today was a great day. I had full participation from students (especially 8th graders).

The 8th graders read a play about The Legend of La Llorona. This is a legend from the Hispanic culture. It is about a woman who falls in love with the wrong guy, he leaves her and marries another woman. She is so distraught, she takes her children to the lake and they all end up drowning. La Llorona (the weeping woman) is said to haunt parts of Mexico, New Mexico, and California weeping for the loss of her love and children.

The majority of my students are Hispanic and most of them had heard of the legend so they got really into the play. They seemed to enjoy reading it, as well. I had lots of boys read the boy parts in funny high-pitched voices and some kids put their own dramatic flair into their reading.

I finally got around to get sweatshirts for the newspaper and yearbook staff. I was talking to the financial secretary about it today and the principal walked past, just as I was asking about getting the purchase approved by him. He laughed and said, as he walked by, "Of course, anything for Lauren." Ha. I thought it was pretty funny. I'll submit the orders hopefully by the end of this week and have them before Thanksgiving.

Tomorrow my 8th graders are creating bumper stickers to express the theme/main idea of the Legend of La Llorona. I made a few examples. My favorite one: Honk if you've seen La Llorona. I'm going to show them a few bumper stickers that aren't about the legend, and try to teach them how to come up with a funny, catchy slogan. I'll be anxious to see if they catch on.

I'm at my mom's house right now. Ben works on Monday so I come here and have dinner with her and Suzette, and then we do family home evening. I'm just waiting for them to show up. Happy Monday.