So here are the typewritten teacher comments for each of the 3 marking periods….I had 2 teachers – we changed classrooms for Math and Science…so they both had something to say about Elisabeth.

Apparently I was doing some “talking out of turn”, “visiting”, being irritable and defensive.   Hmmm – let’s think about this.  5th Grade – I turned 11 in the middle of the year, saw “the movie” about our soon-to-appear menstrual cycle (girls only of course) and was hitting puberty.  I think irritability and defensive is a little par for the course.  Either that, or I was just a big pain in the ass.  So it was probably a little of both.  Or maybe I was just bored.  In case you’ve forgotten Ms. Teacher, school can be a drag to a kid. 

The odd thing in all this poor conduct I was showing, I managed to get very good grades – mostly A’s with a B sprinkled in here and there for good measure.  So take that!!

Defensive.  I guess some things never change. 🙂

I’ve always said that your elementary school report cards are an interesting portal into your early psyche…oooo, sounds ominous, doesn’t it?  But what I mean, is that looking back on your grades and your teacher comments, it’s a good way to step outside yourself and see the behaviors you exhibited as a child. 

I looked at my 5th Grade report card….and as I’ve joked with my friends, it’s pretty clear I was having issues.

According to all my checkmarks, I:
Don’t respect authority (at times talks back)
Don’t show self control (quite talkative….that shows lack of self-control??)
Don’t cooperate with teachers and classmates
Don’t accept criticism in good spirit (umm, no, I’m a kid, what do you want from me)
Purposely disturbs others (from what, a nap?)
Don’t make good use of time (just sometimes….so SOMETIMES I do!)

C for the grade in conduct.  C was satisfactory.  With all those comments I should’ve gotten a D or an E (no F’s on this here grading scale).  Maybe they should’ve just strapped me to the monkey bars and let me swing and screech my way through reccess – I was obviously a feral child.

The written comments are even more solicitous.  Those to post next time!

Friendship.  He was, and always will be, my friend.

Some good yumm-E’s this weekend….

In need of coffee on Sunday – ventured to new local Little Brown – Chocolate Bakery & Coffee by Max Brenner (Chocolate by the Bald Man owner) and it was heavenly.  What’s not to love?  I had a cappuccino and a Monkey Bread “muffin” (I guess you would call it)….banana, chocolate, pecans….can you say de-licious?!

And then – I had one of my favorite foods – a burger – at Bobby’s Flay’s burger joint “Bobby’s Burger Palace” (or BBP) out on Long Island.  A variety of gourmet burgers, fries (I had sweet potato), onion rings, shakes…the perfect combination.   You can even get your burger “crunchified” (with potato chips on top of the burger) but I didn’t do that (actually I forgot to ask for it when I was ordering) but it sounds sinfully child-like.  I will consider it for next time.  I ordered the Dallas burger which has coleslaw, pickles, cheese and bbq sauce.  Yee-haw.