Happy Birthday, Rick!

To honor Farmer Rick on his birthday, I couldn't resist making him a cupcake vegetable patch! It was a lot of fun and turned out pretty good. I even made Rick put on his gardening hat to take the picture...

Adventures, the More the Merrier...

Joe's roommate is also a friend of mine, and his birthday was the other day. I decided to try and make some interesting cupcakes. He's an FBI special agent and every time I come over, he is playing video games, so this is what I eventually came up with...
I've also been having some car problems lately. "Trixie" kept having trouble starting. She finally wouldn't start at all and I got stuck at one of the other high schools and had to have her towed to the dealership, still under warranty. After only staying overnight in the service department I got her back. Apparently my car keys have a computer chip in them and somehow my antenna stopped reading the chip in the key, some sort of anti-theft device. Had to replace the antenna and get a new key, but they paid for towing, so I got the better deal!
So, the Adventure Club decided to go to the Liberace Museum before it closes later this month. I really had no idea that there could ever be this much bling. He covered cars, shoes, pianos, and everything else in shiny rhinestones! Crazy! It was pretty fun to look at...

School Spirit...

So, we've been working at and going to a lot of school events this year. My best friend, Joe, is the school's athletic banker, which means I get roped into selling tickets at almost every home game. We've also been hitting most of the away games, even though our team isn't doing so well this year.Of course, I still help out the Key Club when I can. Here they are at the Regional Training Conference participating in the spirit rally. They came in 2nd place for our division for their cheers. Not bad for one of the smaller groups there!
Some of us at work have to carry radios and have decided that we want to stand out. For the last 2 years, I have had a Jack-in-the-box antenna topper with a propeller beanie on it that Bill bought me. I figured that represented special education pretty well. My friend Ramiro went to Disneyland and bought me this one - I think it's hilarious considering the students I work with!

All Work and No Play...

So, school started... all I can say is BLAH. It's been a rough year so far. The school district has decided to play musical administration, and we got the worst deal - lost two great APs and got two that no one else would take. I've also had to deal with a lot of teacher craziness this year, which is starting to stress me out. The Adventure Club decided to go hiking a while back, which of course I forgot to take pictures of, but I think there are some on Rick's blog. On the way back into town, some of us decided to stop at The Resort at Mt. Charleston. It has a nice view and some fun picture opportunities...