I am FAT!

I went to this beautiful wedding of a former student this weekend.  I had a great time and my daughter looked wonderful in her flower girl dress.  There were so many cameras and pictures being taken.  I love the fact that we can take pictures and instantly share them with our loved ones.  I am usually the one behind the camera so I was completely flabbergasted when I saw pictures of myself.  I know that I have been steadily gaining weight but OMG!  I almost passed out. Shame on my friends and family for not say, "gee, your ass is getting big and you look like you swallowed one of your kids".  LOL, could you imagine anyone actually saying that to me?  I would have kill them. I look like an hippo that matted with a penguin.  My head is small and my but and my gut are stretching the limits of my skin. Then my skinny shins look like they cannot hold my weight.
So what would you do if you cried for an hour over your pictures?  I wanted to bury myself in a pint of ice cream but I didn't.  I looked into finding a rich relative to buy me a tummy tuck and lipo.  But of course, I do not have a rich relative that could give elective surgery.  So I did the only thing I could think of..I went online and joined weight watchers.  Maybe this will help.  I know I am crazy to start it this week with my vacation looming in the shadows, but I am trying to be proactive.  I am already stressed out over this and I know that I want to go into the kitchen and shove anything and everything into my mouth!  Gee, I wonder where the weight issues came from, LOL!
My crazy life has lead my way to my enormous butt and my love of beer has created the gut.  I have a six pack alright.  It is just hiding behind the keg that I wear around my waist.  I will try and blog about this but, I am the world's worst on keeping a journal.  Ugh!

Ranting! Follow if you can...

Why does our lovely state think that we do not need federal funds for education? Therefore, creating a huge crunch on education. There is major talk about letting teachers go. Then today in the DMN they are saying that our crappy law makers are trying to just decrease our salaries. Really?? How much less can I make for my job? How about we cut the TAKS test or soon to be STARS test. The annual cost to the state is into the millions! Yes, all of that money goes to a test making company and they are laughing all the way to the bank, while teachers are worried about having a job. The state would also like to take the cap off of class numbers. Maybe we should let our law makers sit in a class with more then 22 kindergartners for the day while the teacher gets to enjoy a day off. Wait I am sure the children would have that lawmaker crying and heading for the hills within 10 minutes. If you think Kindergarten is scary, then get more then 25 pre-teens in a small room and see how well it smells and the major drama of this age group.
It isn't just our state but it is local districts too! I am not specifically talking about my current district but did you know that most districts in the state a huge number of administrators. In the DMN it said something like 35% of districts were administrators. Wow! Because everyone knows that the further away from actually working with kids, the more money you can make. So why can't we cut some fat from the top and stop testing and focus on what is important? The students! Does anyone remember that students are our business?