It's 9:30 a.m. The students are filed in their rows, writing their answers to the focus question on the board. I see a boy in the front row making an odd face. He asks for a tissue. It's not long before I notice the tissue is bloody, and he is making an even weirder face.
"I pulled out my tooth; can I get a drink of water?" said the boy.
"Yes, and would you like an envelope for your tooth?" said the teacher.
"I guess..." he said.
I was delivering the envelope to his desk while he was out of the room when I noticed the tooth as it sat still bloody on page 11 of the boy's Spanish book.
It was the first time I've ever thought I was going to vomit while teaching.
Friday, September 28, 2007
Sunday, September 23, 2007
Turn onto the dirt road...
We had dinner a couple weeks ago at a barbecue restaurant in Dudley Shoals, NC. We were invited by a fella I work with who plays guitar and sings as a part of the band, Bluegrass Blend.
We knew we were in for a down home experience when we got off I-40 and it still took us another 20 minutes and several turns before we finally reached Sim's Country Barbecue. We were in a rural area--you can tell because all the street names are people's full names (Charlie Little, etc.). We drove down the long and winding dirt road, and at the end we saw a log lodge reminiscent of the chow hall at a summer camp. For $9.95 a person you get all-you-can-eat beef, pork, or chicken barbecue, slaw, beans, rolls, and corn cakes. A pitcher of ice tea for two is $1.50, and you can buy a small homemade cake for $2 for dessert.
Perhaps the most interesting fact about the place is their sponsorship of their clogging studio and teams. Preserving the mountain tradition of clogging, Sim's Country barbecue becomes a place where the young and old, professionally trained and amateur, and the "I've never done this befores" all clog together throughout the dinner hours.
This place was family oriented, and a great place to let the kids play with each other and dance. there is plenty of seating for groups and it is apparently a popular place for church groups to go to. We hope to take others to this hideaway because it is such a different atmosphere for listening to music, eating, and preserving Appalachian culture.
We knew we were in for a down home experience when we got off I-40 and it still took us another 20 minutes and several turns before we finally reached Sim's Country Barbecue. We were in a rural area--you can tell because all the street names are people's full names (Charlie Little, etc.). We drove down the long and winding dirt road, and at the end we saw a log lodge reminiscent of the chow hall at a summer camp. For $9.95 a person you get all-you-can-eat beef, pork, or chicken barbecue, slaw, beans, rolls, and corn cakes. A pitcher of ice tea for two is $1.50, and you can buy a small homemade cake for $2 for dessert.
Perhaps the most interesting fact about the place is their sponsorship of their clogging studio and teams. Preserving the mountain tradition of clogging, Sim's Country barbecue becomes a place where the young and old, professionally trained and amateur, and the "I've never done this befores" all clog together throughout the dinner hours.
This place was family oriented, and a great place to let the kids play with each other and dance. there is plenty of seating for groups and it is apparently a popular place for church groups to go to. We hope to take others to this hideaway because it is such a different atmosphere for listening to music, eating, and preserving Appalachian culture.
Monday, September 10, 2007
How does your garden grow?
Here are some pics as requested by G-ma :) Zinnias and my lone geranium. The zinnias are about 3.5 ft. tall.
Thursday, September 6, 2007
Babies!
We are Aunt Manda and Uncle Jon once again:
Jarius Noriel Clarkson
b. 9-5-07
7lbs. Head full of hair.
Jarius Noriel Clarkson
b. 9-5-07
7lbs. Head full of hair.
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