I wanna know....

Have ever seen the rain, coming down on a sunny day

Travels of a Schnauzer

It's....

Friday, enough said!

When i was young

And no i do not mean that Ceilon Dion song. I have been Reading some David Sedaris books. This one call Me talk pretty one day. So far it's great. Well that brings me to my blog of the day. When i was in second grade, i developed a speech impediment. Mine was called

Speech sound disorders involve difficulty in producing specific speech sounds (most often certain consonant, such as /s/ or /r/), and are subdivided into articulation disorders (also called phonetic disorders) and phonemic disorders. Phonetic disorders are characterized by difficulty learning to physically produce sounds. Phonemic disorders are characterized by difficulty in learning the sound distinctions of a language, so that one sound may be used in place of many. However, it is not uncommon for a single person to have a mixed speech sound disorder with both phonemic and phonetic components.

yep. So every week up til i was in 5Th grade i was taken out for a whole thirty minutes of my day. Usually before lunch. I would be taken with this other girl. I still remember her name, Misty Miller. Now Misty was not born into a rich family. She would always come to school smelling of body odor, urine, and the worst poop. Her hair would be ratty and she would come into class with the same clothes on as of yesterday. she also was born into a huge family.

Each Wednesday we would walk together for our speech class. Both of us having a hard time saying r. We would both be packed in this small room where in the winter's in north bend the heater would be cranked and the smell of my fellow classmate would just reek of her natural odor. I can remember asking my teacher why it always smelt in the room and she would tell me that it was hot and something to do with the heater. Well we both knew it was her. I can still recall when all the partner of children with speech were called in one by on about the progression their child was at. The Miller's were in front of us.

I told my mother before about misty and that she didn't always smell so fresh and to not make a big deal about it. When we enter after the Miller's left, We entered the room to the same smells i endure with my teacher. To my surprise, she pulled out a can of air freshener. I told myself many time,

Why didn't you pull this out in class?

Well she apologize for the smell and told my mother that my speech was coming along fine and after a couple more session my R problems would be over. And as it turned out that Misty was to repeat back the following year.

I also found out that she had a huge crush on me. She wrote me note when we got back to class and say things like how much she likes me and wanted me to come over and meet her family. Now growing up with misty, i never really wanted anything to do with her. In class when we would have to sit in groups, i would always be in the same group with here and have at least one friend and popular person in our Lil groups. One year for Valentine's she got me a candy bar and made me a card. Now being the Lil shit i was, i gave her a care bear or whatever was popular when i was kid that all the class got. Except for my close friends got cookies that i made with my mother that tasted good. That year, i broke Misty's heart. She would follow me on the playground and ask me if i liked her.

When playing wall ball, she would try to beat me and confess her love to me. I got teased in class cause of her. Popular kids and my friends would sing that Derek and Misty sitting in a tree song. I want to die, i hated misty, i wanted to move, disappear, i hated her, i hated her. The Next year in Sixth grade i was relieved to hear that misty and her family moved 15 miles to the next towns over. The teasing stopped, i got no more notes, no more anything from misty. I was happy and yet the same time sad.

I realized that i was the only friend she had, the only thing we shared in common was our lack of speech for R's.

My perfect lil

Family

The confessions of a broken heart..

Gummy bear Drama

Can you taste the Freshness?

The last time i went out and really danced was about a month ago. And let me tell you. Going out for my first "Fat Tuesday" was great. i didnt even try to get beads but i made off with 6 and didnt even have to show my junk. drunk people just kept coming up to me and told me i was hot and thus threw them around my neck. I went out with my co worker sara. We danced until midnight yesterday, and i am filling it. Ouch my feet. Plus my kids made some mask in the spirit of the Mardi!!





Happy Wednesday!!!

i want to...

date the person who names hurricanes

my current tear jerker

Slipping through my fingers



i play this song for nap time with my class and i just start to tear up and cry. i have to rock they youngest of my kids to calm me down

Extra sugar Dennis day one on crusie

Our cruise ships so far has been great so far. When we left Miami, getting on the ship was not a hassle. When we left Miami we went to south beach, which is all gym body's and people who don’t know how to walk. But climbing aboard the ships was really nice. People greeting you on the ship. When we got to room, we were greeted by Suwarin(sue), our stateroom Steward. Telling us if we needed anything to let here know. After unpacking and settling in. We walked about to explore the ship and see all the wondrous things aboard. Tennis courts, ping pong tables, dance clubs, swimming pools(children welcome and just adult ones, Massages, fitness center, hair salon, Internet cafe, and bars. Lots and lots of bars. About 15 minutes in we had our “Muster” drill” were we met at club fusion and everyone piled in the bar and waited to be instructed on when we could put our life vest on. Well this was kind of overwhelming due to that I have never been on a cruise. Well after that, John and I went off to explore more, The shops, Casino, movie theater, Shows, buffets, and dinner rooms. Over all this ship is great. We had drinks and I light snack from the buffet and headed to Crown grill. A very wonderful up scale restaurant. Wine, soups, pork chops, steak, and dessert. Than back to the room for a power nap. Than I was off to karaoke. Filled with a bunch of country bumpkins I sang the best of Frank Sinatra. Than I Went to bed.

This morning I went to get a massage. Now massages are relaxing but it wasn’t for me. The lady made me feel very dirty. But after that I went to go work out and felt so much better. I than showered, and sat in the sun. I’m already on shade darker. We stayed onboard and relaxed today. We will be going to meet other gay couples or as the ship puts it “friends of Dorothy. A bunch of really nice guys and girls from mostly Florida.

Wowser

a whole week has gone by and i have some catching up to do. i love going on vacation with my partner, but hate when i have to start back where i left off. So tomorrow afternoon i will be teaching again with my class and showin them all the cool stuff i did. I just hope that they were well behaved!!

pictures and stories about my trip will be up soon


derek

First Contact.

After a long day of flying. We arrive to our hotel and did some montage photos.

Photo one is our travel companion Ambrosia waiting to go to bed.
Photo two is us cheering for CHEER!!

I'm off

to a vacation to where life will take me. Along with the love of my life, we set off on a plane today from seattle to chicago, than to florida. i cant wait to sit on the cruise ship and lay in the sun and get darker. Well im off and happy valentines day!

p

am i killing myself?

Or does running 15miles on this past Wednesday sounds a bit crazy??

well i guess if i really want to look like the guy below, i better keep with it. But training for the a 15 k is not all sounds like fun. just think if i did a marathon. i think i would die in between somewhere. Well on the run, about one mile from the finish, my legs cramped up and got charlie horses in both of my legs. i had to limp back about a minute or two but fully recovered to finish strong.

Valentine's day party

Normally i would hated this holiday due to i was alone and really hated that everyone else had someone else to share their love with. Well this year it's different! I have many people i can share my love with. Especially with my classroom. Yesterday (Thursday the 12) was our valentine's day party. Every child was filled with joy and excitement in the next hour, they would be having out the valentine of choice to friends and people they really likes. Part of the day before was spent making one card each child pulled out a name of one classmate and had to tell my something nice about that student as i wrote what they were telling me. Thus they than colored, draw, or cut things out to put on this special art work for the classmate. We decked out our bags that would be filled with all sorts of treats and valentine's their friends had got.
The most exciting part i liked is when the children got valentine's from classmate. Watching as the child passing out the valentines and see the children faces as each one received the cards. Faces filled up with joy and laughter. Songs about friendship were sung, hugs exchanged, and kisses. Many of my student's either gave me some power ranger or dora card. By my favorite ones were the home made cards. It really warms my heart to know that my students care for each other and love each other. What i won't give to keep it that way.

Derek

Tomorrow it begins...ambrosia

my life would suck without him...John.

Well tomorrow i get to see my best friend/boyfriend john. This time we are off on a cruise this time to the Caribbean, and i already feel like i have packed everything. I'm excited to get to spend time with john, but also happy to not work for a week. Also tomorrow is my Valentine's party with my class. So i been a busy bee. Plus it's my favorite president's birthday too. Go Abe Lincoln!!! Happy birthday!!! Well i will be blogging from my trip to keep you updated on all the things that are going on. Plus there will not be a shit load of pictures of just me. We will be bring the smallest of the family.

Please for you to be clap hands and cheering for.... AMBROSIA!!!

This is our mirco Schnauzer! i cant wait to go!

Beans, rice, and latino spice!

Princessa

im a bit slow

i just locked myself out of my own room and had to unscrew the handle and screws out. glad i know how to screw!

What is love?

Today with my school class or pre schoolers, i asked them the question. What is love to you. Many of the children replied back that love is mommy and daddy, or a pet or friend of theirs. The best one i got was that love is "hearts, hugs, and firemen" Now i would not mind a firemen loving me. lol I did one too. And mine says that "love is great moments spent together. And the pictures are of my creative drawings,

Derek

Monday monday...Final product

From start to finish. i finally got my hair the way i wanted it. plus it does look over the top! GO ME!

WTF

What was i thinking.. i need to fix it fast!
BTW IM A FATTY i didnt go to the gym at all this weekend. got to hit that gym tomorrow

What did i get myself into?

Today was my first training for the Shamrock run in porltand. I joined the nike Run club. OMG my legs hurt. Luckily i had the encouragement of one my students parents with me. We both started off at a really great pace. But by the time it was to go back, my pace got a little bit slower, until we were 4 blocks from the nike store in dt pdx. We kept chanting to each other, "YES WE CAN"!!! And gave it all we got. We ended with a time of 47:39. Not bad for a first time. Well i will register tomorrow for the 15k shamrock run. If all else fails at this run. There is free beer and chowder! But i will be looking good for my birthday! So come out Sunday, March 15
Waterfront Park -- Downtown Portland 8:40 am. I will be running. See you at the finish line!!!

Derek

Vote please

I want to atleast see how far i can get!

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the hardest part in life.

is saying bye to family.
I always get heartbroken when my family leaves to go back to kansas. i wish that we could see eachother more often, but kansas is a shit load of miles away. Why can't they live somewhere that i want to go. but kansas is a ok place to visit. just flat as hell! i miss my bro.

Hey Trimet!!

Your an assh*le!!
Today the new "WES TIME" line opened today. I didn't get to ride it yet, but on the train they have Wifi... WTF why does this only train gets wifi... and how come my train that i have been riding for 3 years plus does not!!? Well guess what tri met! you are a assh*le. Make some real changes and give the people who are loyal and ride your beloved trains to work,school,friends/family house. Give us something nice that we can use, instead of your piss smelling, dog crap on the floor, drunks on the train.

Derek equals

one hot mess when drinking... not so much fun this morning. i fucking hate mondays!

happy birthday

>HAPPY BIRTHDAY BEST GAY FRIEND

Tonight i will be going to CC slaughters for drinks with my best gay pal and his boyfriend. I met my best friend on the Max train, while i was dancing to my music and he was watching me and laughing, til i found him on the internet and started talking with eachother and instantly became friends! So help me wish my best friend the BEST birthday ever!!!