Hey.. wait.. what?

I'm dying today. I have a sinus infection that makes my throat burn, my head feels like it's floating while at the same time it's held firmly down by the pressure that is pounding itself in the same beating tempo as my heart. So today, Ms. Franklin is Dead And Not Yelling So Keep Your Mouths Shut Tightly, Please.

This morning, my second hour were angels after my pleading speech for them to be quiet. Then, four girls said something astonishing (and that I've touched on in other postings).

Cadiedras announced, "Ms. Franklin like our mom."

Erica, Terry, and Enise all agreed, and I started to blush. "What do you mean? Why do you say that?" I asked.

Cadiedras then said, "You give us stuff that we need. And you take good care of us. You like our mom."

Enise then said, "Yeah, you always give us stuff."

When I tried to understand more, they all shrugged and went back to what they were doing before the proclomation. I mean... what do I give them? Pencils, paper, knowledge, patience, and the occasional candy piece. But really I give nothing more. I gave Terry some cheez-its today because she didn't make it to school in time to eat breakfast, and Terry is next to useless if she's got no food in her. Plus, I don't like to starve, so why should I deny her food when I have some?

Again, something hilarious. I've been playing oldies music all day, and while the kids initally whine about it not being Z107.7 (the popular pop/rap station that I refuse to play because there are too many bad and inappropriate words for a school setting), I eventually hear them humming a refrain, or singing along, or snapping their fingers to the beat. And it seems like a balm; a calm envelopes them, strangely enough. I did the same during the first semester, and I've come to realize that they respond really calmly to the oldies while they are crazy when I play Z107.7. During Christmas season, I played Christmas music for a month straight! In January, when I announced that I was going to turn on some music, Jose M. cried out, "Please! No more Christmas music!" I laughed so hard.

Also, MAP testing is messing up my world! One more week of that dumb test, hopefully!