The Power of Suggestion

7:45 - I wake up hearing my dad use some rather colorful language about human intelligence.

7:46 - My mom calmly explains to him how to unstick my sister's tongue from a metal pole.

7:48 - I jump out of my bed before my originally scheduled time. There's no way I'm going to miss this.

7:49 - I help my dad fill a pitcher with warm water.

7:50 - I look out the window to find that the bus is waiting at the end of the lane. Everyone loves a show.

7:55 - The bus drives away as my dad and sister walk up the lane.

I learn as the morning progresses that before my sisters had left the house to wait for the bus, my dad told Mallory not to lick any cold poles or touch anything with wet skin. "It's freezing out there, you'll stick right to it."

My sister, in her eight years of wisdom has not yet tried this for herself. She therefore made the choice to stick her tongue to a sign pole. There was no triple-dog dare involved (unless there's something Alissa isn't telling us).

The poor thing must have been scared out of her mind. There was crying and blood. This is usually not a good start to a day of school.

My mom decides that we should send a note to the teacher, though I'm sure the teacher knew within 2 minutes of the bus arriving at school. Mom asks Mallory, "What do you think the note should say?" Mallory replies, "Don't put up any more poles!" Yes, that is the problem. Too many poles.

My sister gets up from the kitchen table and walks out to the porch to reapply her winter layers. My dad and I can't help but notice that her tongue is still sticking out of her mouth. We discreetly laugh really hard. You see, Mallory loves being the center of attention. I'm glad I don't have to witness how she acts at school today. I'm sure she'll play this up.

The moral behind the story is that you should never tell someone about licking metal poles in the winter, because they will have to prove that you are right. My sister Nicole has done this before as well. I told her it would stick, and she had to prove me right.

In light of the season and today's excitement you can bet there will be a showing of the classic movie "A Christmas Story" at the Zwiefel house!

Truth Be Told...

CELEBRATE!

Today was a pretty big day. Thursday, 23rd of the month... oh yeah, and it was THANKSGIVING and my BIRTHDAY!!! I'm going to warn you, this post is all about me, so if you don't care, stop reading :) Otherwise, I warned ya!

I hung out with the sisters most of today, it was awesome! We took lots of photos. Photo #1: Over the river and through the woods to Grandmother's house we go! (Minus the woods, and it was really only a creek.)

We spent most of the afternoon playing card games and sharing stories. I love my grandma. She still has an accent from the south, and she is hilarious! Oh, and she makes the best cornbread stuffing, which I had been looking forward to for weeks. It didn't disapoint.

My mom made me a bundt cake with white and chocolate icing. "Dere's a hole in dis cake!" As if Thanksgiving didn't provide enough food, I helped myself to a few pieces of delicious birthday cake.

As we waited for the hours between lunch and the big family Thanksgiving dinner to pass, my sisters and I walked from the grandparents' house to the West Bend grotto. We took some great snaps with my camera. It rocked.



Another highlight was that there were really cute babies at the family gathering! My cousin's daughter Aubriana is eight months old. My other cousin has a son almost a year old. His name is Landon, and he is precious as well. I loved holding and playing with them! See Exhibit B. Landon didn't want to smile for the camera.

I recieved tons of great messages and wishes from family and friends. I am so thankful for all the many blessings in my life.

Rollerblade Music

Not "goodbye".... more like "seeyalater"!

My last day of student teaching today... Yeah, it's weird. I know it won't sink in until next week sometime, when I'm typing away on the giant project I could've had done by now. I went to the high school during the morning to see what was going on there. I was not impressed. Because of that, I missed my second and third graders. I heard later that one of them wondered "where that lady went." I will miss them tons! I'm excited for the next season of my life. (I feel that "semesters" is too college-ish, so I'll refer to them as "seasons") I have basically decided what I want to do, but I have to make sure everything is in order before I blog to the world. I organized the photos on my computer today. I found this one of Mallory, taken before I left for Australia. It's hard to believe how much has happened since then.