a short, white girl named Pizza hut

as you read the following conversation i had with my friend "R" keep in mind that he is 4 years old and "colored"


R: do you have a girlfriend?
me: no, i do not have a BOYfriend
R: why not?
me: uh... i dunno. do you have a girlfriend?
R: no i dont want one
me: why n..
R: I NEED ONE!!
me: oooooook.. should we find you one?
R: yeah, she has to be white
me: (trying to hide my laugh) she has to be white?
R: somethingsomething colored
me: what?
R: and "this" (holding hand up) not big (he was holding his hands to compare sizes, trying to tell meshe has to be a kid like him, not a grown up like me)
me: ooh oook w....
R: soemthingsomethingslurred
me: what?
R: her name somethingsoemthing
me: ......what...?
R: PIZZA HUT!
me: her name is pizza hut?
R: yes!
J coming from nowhere: we're having a pizza party
me: (finding it almost impossible not to laugh) so your girlfriend needs to be this short, white, and named Pizza hut?
R: yes!


i wish i could remember everything he said and type HOW he said it. it was so hard for me not to laugh. i had to cover my face with a book a few times so i could. i told his mom this story and i've never seen her laugh that hard.

also~ i love how to kids, their skin color isnt a big deal, it's just a fact. if it had been someone older that said they needed a white girlfriend, thats racist. but to a 4 year old, who knows. maybe he just find it interesting because all his family at home had dark skin. the young kids are usually aware that there is a difference in the skin colors of them and some of their friends, but that's all it is. like the difference in a red shirt and a blue shirt. i love it. i wish thats how everyone was

dear diary, today i saw a boooooy

i have been feeling the need to write a blog about something other than work and gross health issues..... but what???

my poor hamster died on sunday. she had a disease that they call "wet tail" i would love to tell you why they call it that, but i decided this blog would NOT be about gross health issues. (look it up tho) she was sick and dying all weekend. it was soooo sad. her case was "severe" too. oh it makes me so sad to think about. but we had a little funeral (ok well... we burried her) over by were we burried my last cat. poor buffy.
R.I.P. Buffy Williams-Nuebert
5/08 - 1/09


i hope scott doesnt mind me throwing his last name on there. haha



next subject:
uuuuummm..... uuuhhh.... let me think of one first...... i'm goign to another hockey game tomorrow! woohoo. vs portland. it should be a good game. even tho we'll probably lose. im also FINALLY getting my hair cut (styled) i cant remember if i already wrote that i cute off a foot a couple weeks ago. i've been wearing it up since then cuz my mom just chopped my pony tail off.



ps- who can name the song that my title came from? or... who sang it?

or maybe.....

maybe i have scabies under my mole.... hahahahaha



oh jk

644am

i've been up for like an hourand i dont even have to or usually even wak up for another 5 hours. i always wake up tons through out the night and i woke up this time, and was feeling my mole on my back... i noticed it a few days ago, i was like "hm i dont remember it being that big" but i didnt really think about it. and then last night it kind of started hurting. kind of like a big pimple, lol. so thats what i thought, that there was like a big pimple under it (gross!) then when i woke up an hour ago i was like AH! what if its cancer! sooo i've been thinking about that the past hour. i had to get up and look online and here is what the wonderful world wide web says

Raised from skin- yes (hadnt even thought of that
multiple colors or shades- i cant really tell, it's kind of difficult to see
has changed in size or appearance- yess
irregular borders- i dont think so
Intermittent bleeding- ew no
change in sensory- yes




im thinking answering yes to 3 of these is enough to go see a doctor. oh, and it my dad had a mole removed like a year ago so it's more likely. part of me is thinking that is IS just a huge zit under there (again... gross!) if it is, i'll probably be embarassed and delete this blog. haha. but, we'll see.......





~~2 blogs about moles in how long??? and i still dont like the word mole



~~in doing my research online i looked at a post on yahoo in which someone asked "How can you tell if your mole is cancerous?" someone else answered, "take it to the vet." i didnt get it at first, then remembered there is an animal called a mole too. then i thought it was funny.






back to bed. i dont have class today and 7am is the middle of the night for me

you're welcome for the pictures

i know i know.... all i ever write about is work, BUT AT LEAST IM WRITING!!

we've had our 2nd case of scabies at work. and this time the child is in my class. i feel bad for her mom, she came in crying and is very stressed. so am i..... we had to soak EVERYTHING in our room with bleach. (now my new apron does not look so new any more.... gotta love those bleach spots) and we are checking our kids pretty much everyday. there are a few kids who have little bumps but... i think one is a diaper rash, and the other is sensitive from his diapers. its hard to tell. soooo we just look at them every day and try to see if they are getting worse. im itching as i type. every little bump i get, i'm like "omg! i have scabies!"

i know many of you do not really know what scabies is. i didnt either. i had to research it cuz all the parents were asking me questions. let me fill you in.




















**caused by very small wingless insects or mites
**the female insect burrows into the skin where she lays 1 - 3 eggs daily. A very small, hard to see, zigzag blister usually marks the trail of the insect as she lays her eggs.
**intense itching (especially at night) and a red rash can occur at the area that has been scratched. The most common locations for scabies are on the sides of fingers, between the fingers, on the backs of the hands, on the wrists, heels, elbows, armpits, inner thighs and around the waist.
**The mites themselves are too small to be seen without magnification. One of the great problems with scabies always has been misdiagnosis.
**Scabies is spread by personal contact---shaking hands or sleeping together or by close contact with infected articles such as clothing, bedding or towels.
**incubation period is about 4 weeks.... meaning i'll notice in about 3 1/2 weeks if i have scabies. AND some of my children may still have it too. grrreat