Glow in the Dark ball :)

I was looking through the Brookstone website (because it looks like the only place I'm going to be able to find a backrest for my bed) and saw some games that light up with LEDs. Wow, that took me back.

I remember one summer when I was in middle school, Dad brought my sister and me each an inflatable beach-type ball, only it had a pocket inside where you tucked the included light. It was something similar to a flash light.

Anyway, the best part about it was that we could hit the ball back and forth in the front yard that summer, even after dark, because the yellow ball glowed from the light inside. All the kids wanted to come over and bop it around with us. LOL

That is really one of the neatest toys I'd seen when I was a kid, other than our Atari 5200 console, which was just... amazing anyway.

I've always been nuts for glow in the dark stuff anyway, and I definitely loved that ball.

Birthday idea for students next year

I know I've toyed with this idea before, but I was thinking that it might be nice to create little birthday gifts for our students for next year. Probably nothing more than a glorified goody bag, but maybe it wouldn't be too difficult to do, and it might be decent PR. (Not that I actually need PR, but who doesn't think that extra happies on the big day are good?) Our team has been giving the kids a soda on their birthdays, but they seem to think that's their God-given right sometimes. Some of them actually demand their birthday drink.

Some don't though. They even pass on the drink because they feel they don't need the extra sugar and caffeine, but say thanks anyway. (Generally the kids from the better-off families, whereas a lot of the fairly poor kids are more demanding and want to know what else they're getting. I think they equate "teacher" with "rich". But that's just some kids - they think that if you have even a dollar more than they do, you should be spending it on them. Weird sense of entitlement.)

Anyway, the bags might contain a homemade birthday card, plus some candy or other treat, maybe a special pencil if I can find them cheaply enough, and a homework pass for the student to use in my class. (Free to give out.) Maybe even an extra restroom pass. (Free again.)

Dreaming about Jelly Bellies...

Is apparently a bad sign. I took a nap this afternoon (a couple hours) and dreamed almost nonstop about Jelly Bellies. That's rather funny, actually.

Not so funny was realizing a few minutes after I woke that I'm in the middle of a nasty blood sugar crash. My hands are shaking and I have that frightened, paranoid feeling that I usually get. I've ordered a pizza because there's not much food left in the house, and I haven't wanted to leave the house to go and get any. LOL

It's a wonder I'm able to type, but I've already had to correct several errors, so keep that in mind.

Yes, I am going to order some Jelly Bellies off their website because you just can't get them around here anymore, and I love them. It also irritates me when I buy a 49 flavor mixed pack and get tons of stuff like peanut butter, coffee, and yuck, licorice.

I remember sitting in the back of my BIL's SUV a few years ago for a few very hot hours in the summertime because he wanted to hold us all hostage while he window shopped at some used truck place. So the boys and I sat in the back seat, going through the beans, and tossing just about every other one out the window because of the aforementioned yuck factor.

Since I'm not getting an assortment bag of all flavors this time, I'm going to get the fruit bowl, tropical mix, and hopefully, the soda pop shoppe mix of flavors. Right now the last one isn't available on their website, so I'm waiting for a day or so to see what happens.

*sigh* I hope that pizza gets here fast. I don't feel so good.