LaBarge Family: January 2009

New Web Site

Hey family.
An IMO that I am working with for the insurance biz has a connection with a web design company that provides a common template for small insurance businesses like mine. Good price and easy for me to edit myself. Just finished putting in the copy. Look it over and feel free to let me know if I have misspelled words, used bad grammer or have not been clear enough to someone who is not as familiar as I am to the subject.
Thanks
http://www.labargeinsurance.com/

Can you match my crazy day?

First of all, my days are normally pretty calm- not a lot of drama, etc. My economic classes are working on their ad campaigns for their companies they created. Most of my class is downstairs in the computer lab working on their ads, but one group wants to use my classroom upstairs to film a commercial for their company- a teen dance club. (Originally, they wanted a nightclub. They had to make a list of goods & services offerred, and the only good they wrote down was "booze"... um... no way.) I thought it was not a problem for them to use my room. So, about 20 minutes into class, I walk upstairs to check on them. DOWN THE HALL, I hear music pumping out of my room. Hmmmm.... when I get to my room, all the window shades are closed, the lights are off, there's a strobe light blinking, and 20 KIDS ARE HAVING A RAVE PARTY IN MY ROOM!!!!!!!!!!!!! No adults- just kids raving in my room.

Awesome.

I walk in and address the ring leader of this whole thing. Here is our conversation:
ME (trying to hide the fact that I'm really pissed off): Where did all these kids come from?
KID: I got them out of other classes.
ME: For what reason?
KID: I told their teachers we were filming a commercial for your class.
ME: Did you use my name?
KID: yeah.

Awesome.

ME: Why didn't you ask me permission?
KID: I didn't think about it.
ME: You have 3 minutes to finish filming this commercial and then all these kids need to get back to class!
KID: I'm sorry. I'm an idiot.
ME: I just can't believe you turned my classroom into a rave...
KID: (pointing to an ACTUAL SMOKE MACHINE in the corner) It's a good thing I didn't plug in the smoke machine I brought. You might have been really mad, hugh???

Awesome.

So then, I'm heading back downstairs to the computer lab, and a classic high school destructive relationship is unfolding in the hallway- 9th graders who I don't know, crying... boy hitting his fist on a locker... stuff like that.

ME: you two need to get back to class NOW.
9th grade boy: but Miss... she just told me...
ME: I don't care. Get in class NOW
9th grade girl: but Miss... I'm pregnant.

A Bunch Of Grandkids

Sometimes we get visited by Fairy Dancers.

Sometimes hard at work Sewers (and their interested helpers).

We get serious Sitters (although now crawlers!)

And serious Gamers (with his cute little Posse)

And last but not least, we get the Bakers and Shakers.

Ice Skating

Raleigh's school had an ice skating day today - Raleigh went last year and Sydney was mad that she had to watch so we let her go too this year. James had to take a few hours off from work to come help the girls and they had a lot of fun. Raleigh thought she should be better than she was - I think she expected to be doing spins and everything! Sydney was noodle-legged - James got a workout just helping keep her up. They all had fun though. We left a little early so we could have lunch and birthday cake with James at his office. I thought the girls would be exhausted - but they are not - Sydney won't take a nap so they are playing some more...