Firefly Run

Last night Daughter #1 and ran in a Firefly Night Run in San Jose. It is hard to tell from the photo, but we had glow bracelets and LED flashing anklets....

 we ran the 3.1 miles and headed home....but not before stopping at In and Out for a chocolate milk shake....can't let those burned calories go to waste!

 

*LIVESTRONG*LOVESTRONGER*LAUGH HARDER*RUN IN THE DARK*

And the Playground Went Wild!

The sky over San Fran was hazy...we knew it would be about 15 -20 minutes for the shuttle to make it from Sacramento to the Golden Gate....and from there it was just a short distance until we would see it. The question was, which direction it would fly south to Moffett Field. Then, the giant plane and shuttle emerged from the haze...and headed right towards us....my school is on a hill with an amazing view of the bay....AND THE SHUTTLE WAS HEADING RIGHT TO US...AND LOW! It came right to the hill and then banked over the playground and headed south west.....and this what we saw :

The kids ran below it screaming and waving their arms...I am sure the crew was just as amazed as we were. I am sure my kids (will remember this day in first grade for a very long time....and hopefully they will get to see it in the museum in Los Angeles some day.

*LIVESTRONG*LOVESTRONGER*LAUGH

HARDER*VIEW THE SHUTTLE CLOSE UP*

And the verdict is...

most likely TOTALLED.

*LIVESTRONG*LOVESTRONGER*LAUGH HARDER*ANYONE HAVE A USED CAR FOR SALE?*

How's Your Rear End?

Remember when BIG Foot made a legal U-turn on a green arrow and an old woman making a right turn ran the red light and crashed into him? And she claimed it was his fault...and her insurance denied the claim as 50/50 fault....so it went all the way to litigation 11 months later and it was determined BIG Foot was not at fault....took 12 months to get my $500 deductible back...well today.....at 11:45 my cell phone rang in class...my family knows not to call during working hours unless it is an emergency....and as you see below, it was....

He is fine. He was stopped at a red light minding his own business, when an old woman "didn't see him until the last second," braked hard and tried to swerve into the bike lane...instead she clipped his truck and careened into the guard rail causing her airbag to deploy, smacking her in the face and possibly breaking her nose. She was bloody and scared, so he made sure she was okay and called 911.

By old I mean past 85. He truck is a magnet for older women...the last one was 88.

....So my cell rang and BIG Foot needed his insurance info....because why listen to your mother and keep it in the sunglasses holder with your registration? I don't carry my card in my wallet I keep it in the sunglasses holder of the car- which I didn't drive to work- and, why not call your father who is not at work?

Boys!

So now he cannot drive because he has no tail or brake lights...he won't be able to get a rental car because he is only 20....BUT he is okay...and the woman should be okay too....and trucks can be replaced/fixed....so all (rear) ends well.

First grade? It still rocks...but I cannot just open my September file and teach from it. I am inventing all of my materials and enjoying every minute...but it is long hours and sucks the blog time. Perhaps at Xmas I will post New Zealand.

*LIVESTRONG*LOVESTRONGER*

LAUGH HARDER*LOOK OUT FOR LITTLE OLD

 LADIES FROM PASADENA*FIRST GRADE ROCKS*