The Barker's

The Short History

2011-03-18T23:59:00.000-04:00

I was going through my saved emails and found this email that I sent out to a bunch of friends years ago. It is a short history of my life since High School. I'll start my story with, I did graduate from High School, that was also the same year that my Father retired from the US Air Force after 20 years. It also became the end of my travels although I didn't know it at the time. After High

Spring, Green and Dad

2011-03-17T13:49:00.000-04:00

If you have known me for very long you will know that I Love, LOVE, LOVE winter. So with that being said, I'm glad that spring is in the air. Today in the one day when I love the fact that I have maybe 1 drop of Irish in me, and that I can let me red hair down. I wore a big green leprechaun hat to school today and you would not believe the kids I was asked are you a Leprechaun? Do you know any

2011-03-11T16:13:00.000-05:00

Colonel Bogey March, Preformed by the Pride of Montevideo 7th & 8th Grade band. this was a pre-Festival concert that they gave Wednesday night. They went to Festival this morning and got Superiors in all the graded categories, this the highest marks that are given. I think their name says it all they are the PRIDE of their school.

Dad exploded

2011-03-06T21:03:00.000-05:00

It has been a while since I posted anything real on here. This week has been very interesting. Friday March 25 at about 5pm my Father's Trailer exploded, caused by a gas leak. He was at the center of the explosion when it happened, but Luckily he basically walked out. He was able to get to his front porch where a Neighbor/Hero was trying to get the porch door open they worked together and got dad

Cooties

2011-02-04T09:22:00.000-05:00

Snow Bus

2011-01-27T21:35:00.000-05:00

If you know me then you know that I drive a big yellow school bus, and it is my Favorite job. But I have to say to those people that think that the schools close for no reason, You are wrong. When I drive a bus load of kids I am responsible for their lives, that is 60+ lives plus mine. I was not trained on how to drive a BIG bus in the snow or on ice. I know that in some places where they get

Peanut Butter Allergies

2011-01-27T21:09:00.000-05:00

I couple of Weeks ago a friend of mine posted on Facebook the Following "What can we do to keep kids safe from food allergies? I'm post this for a friend. Still trying to figure out how to keep peanut butter out of schools, I mean geez, can't the kids eat something else for lunch? they can eat a jar of it when they get HOME. why risk a childs life over a pb & J.... seriously?! what if peanut

Christmas Quiz #3

2010-12-19T07:13:00.000-05:00

3rd Quiz 1) In Shakespeare's "Hamlet", one character describes a common belief that in the Christmas season: A) Dogs and cats refrain from fighting B) Roosters crow all night long C) Unpenned sheep will gather at the church D) White horses should be ridden only by children 2) "Oidhche na ceapairi" is a term the Irish use for Christmas Eve. It means: A) Come to the dance B) Day of Waiting C)

Christmas Quiz #2 Answers

2010-12-14T10:17:00.000-05:00

2nd Answers 1) If you were given some frumenty at a Medieval Christmas party, you would probably: A) Eat it Frumenty was a spiced porridge, enjoyed by both rich and poor. It is thought to be the forerunner of modern Christmas puddings. It has its origins in a Celtic legend of harvest god, Dagda, who stirred a porridge made up of all the good things of the earth. 2) The first charity Christmas

Christmas Quiz #2

2010-12-11T14:55:00.000-05:00

2nd Quiz 1) If you were given some frumenty at a Medieval Christmas party, you would probably: A) Eat it B) Burn it C) Put it in your sweetheart's hair D) Use it to polish your boots 2) The first charity Christmas card was produced by UNICEF in 1949. The picture chosen for the card was painted not by a professional artist but by: A) A chimpanzee B) A blind man C) A seven-year-old girl D) A

Christmas Quiz #1- Answers

2010-12-08T06:04:00.001-05:00

Answers 1) The first instrument on which the carol "Silent Night" was played was: C) A guitar The carol was first sung as part of a church service in Oberndorf, Austria. The unusual choice of guitar for the accompaniment rather than the traditional church organ has given rise to a number of picturesque stories (the organ bellows had been damaged by mice; the organ had been sabotaged; etc.), but

Christmas Quiz #1

2010-12-05T18:45:00.000-05:00

I love Trivia and Christmas time so i thought I would share with you some of my Christmas trivia that I have collected. Later in the Week I will try to remember to Post the answers for you. Christmas Quizzes Questions 1st Quiz 1) The first instrument on which the carol "Silent Night" was played was: A) A harp B) A pipe organ C) A guitar D) A kazoo 2) In Guatemala, Christmas Day is celebrated:

Thanksgiving Weekend

2010-12-05T18:32:00.000-05:00

Oh I had the best Thanksgiving weekend this year. We Barker's all went down to OBX to visit my Dad. I made the dinner everything except for the turkey on my own, 1st time ever and I think it was great and by Saturday there where only mashed potatoes left, well I did make 10lbs of them. We spend time together on the beach getting our toes wet the water was cold but the times with family is what

Bus Stuck in the Mud

2010-12-05T18:13:00.000-05:00

How can it be December already? And really was the last time I blogged in August? I have got to get better. Well to the title of this one. the Wednesday after Thanksgiving I got my bus STUCK, and I mean STUCK in the mud. I had a problems with a student that doesn't stay in his seat very well and I was moving him to the front seat where I have a seat belt that was installed a few years ago when

Back to school

2010-08-28T21:12:00.000-04:00

Well week 1 of a new school year is done... lets see 1st day had a kid on the bus with diarrhea(you guessed it I had to clean the bus)... Day 2 I forgot to stop for some kids... by day 3 we had everything dialed in and running smoothly... then on day 4 had a 5th grader that wanted to decided for their-self what bus they could ride... So now we wait until Monday and start all over a gain and I

The Phone

2010-08-12T10:38:00.002-04:00