Do Not Feed The Animal !

I`ve been gaining a few pounds since the beginning of the year and it`s all your fault !

You know who you are .

And when I least expect it, you creep up on me and display your trap under my nose.

You know my weak points: anything sweet.

Besides being tight around the waist, some of you have seen, live, the results of my sugar rushes.

Here`s how it goes down.

Before I begin, I gotta say, some of you are sneaky.

I walk down the corridor and there you are : the predator.

You spot me : the prey.

I see the bag, the Tupperware and even though I haven`t seen the merchandise yet, I `m almost drooling.

It`s not pretty.

You walk slowly towards me, you`re going in for the kill.

" Hi Annie, want some ? "

You open the recipient and display the goods.

"Oh my that looks delicious !"

As quickly as you hand me the sample, I`ve had a taste of it.

I smile, already enjoying the instant sugar rush .

And so do you : mission accomplished !

Some od you are more direct and bold.

You stand in my doorway while I`m teaching and offer the goods right then and there.

It`s not the interruption I mind, I never dislike a moment I get to see you, it`s your motive.

You KNOW I can`t run.

If only what you gave me was terrible, awful or salty.

You know I`m a sucker for sweets.

But it`s not the being trapped by your sweets that get me.

No, It`s the effects of it, but by then , you`re loooooong goooooone !

"Sugar rush : the temporary effects of sugar on the brain and body.

Example : bouncing off the walls. "

Annie Webster Fröhlich - science test subject #25 489

So, let me inform you of the results of the sugar rushes.

I usually have a list of things to do once you`ve vanished.

Usually it`s teaching a class or go to my office ( correct, plan my classes, organize stuff etc.)

If I`m in class, my students can tell right away.

Is it my eyes going in all directions, my hands shaking, my mouth twitching, my body which can not stay still one second ?

Probably.

And the brave ones ask me " You had chocolate didn`t you ?"

" Could you repeat the question " I say.

I can NOT focus .

There`s a baseball, soccer and football game happenning in my brain and there are no time outs.

Then when I speak, I talk 100 miles per hour.

I go from one idea to another while the rest of you squint at me wondering what the heck I`m saying.

Some of you are even wondering : Is she on crack ?

It`s a sugar fix, that`s what it is.

The worst part is you think I`m hilarious on a sugar rush.

Heck, I think I`m funny too.

Well my co-workers and my family surely don`t .

They can`t wait for the sugar level to drop.

In the meantime they have to endure my singing and dancing in the office, my trash music on the computer, my getting up from my chair every 2 seconds and all the stupid jokes and remarks imaginable.

Don`t believe me ?

Ask : Katherine, Paul Lachance, Luc Leblanc etc.

And there`s a new student-teacher coming next week ( Paul`s ) who`ll sit just across my desk !

I MUST WARN HIM BEFORE THE NEXT FIX !

And when school is over, it`s not over.

I dance in the truck ( Pierre is driving ) and his secret wish is to open my car door and push me out.

My kids constantly saying : Mommy stop ( stop repeating a crazy sentence over and over - my favorite : parler plus fort je n`vous vois pas from Le Coeur A Ses raisons ) or because I decided to speak French with a French accent while they`re watching their favorite t.v program or dancing in front of the t.v WHILE they are watching it.

They actually want to send ME to my room.

Sounds funny ?

It`s crazy and not pretty.

I turn into a 5-year-old !

My point is :

thank you every one for the cookies, muffins, caramel in a cone ( man, that was divine! ), jams, cakes, chocolate and candy but I gotta stop or consume in moderation.

You offerings just warms my heart, I`ll still accept but eat it slowly and spread it out during the day, so if I don`t eat it right away, don`t be offended.

Otherwise, I`ll have a divorce or lose my job, get a feuille de route ( I `ve been threatened before ) or all of the above.

As you can see, I don`t need drugs, never had to, I get high on life......and sugar.

Speaking of sweet and crazy, here are a few pics of my sweet treats.

Friday night : Rosie`s ballet night ...........and for the other two obviously.
Look, a totem pole.
Sweet Rosie, my eye- candy.
Mommy, being an idiot and setting the right example. I `m surprised my kids haven`t fired me yet. ***** Rosie is showing the PEACE sign over my head......********
While Rosie is taking a picture, Pierre does a very idiotic thing in the kitchen. Félix-Antoine thinks his daddy is hilarious, evidently, I don`t.Mom and Filou. See mom pinching filou`s ear to have him do a straight face.

No animals or children were injured during this picture.

Gotta go make some cookies.....kidding.

See y`all at school.

To my kids in Sec.4:

I`m so thrilled that you totally enjoy your new novel.

Some teachers heard you talk about it in their classes.

Ther`s proof right there.

Welcome to S.E Hinton`s world.

May it be the first of many.

For those who haven`t completed it yet : happy reading.

I told you it was that good.

No rest for the wicked,

Annie