Life is so Black and White Sometimes

So, ever since I started teaching, my mom has told me to buy a journal to write crazy, funny things that happen throughout the year. Don't ask me why, but I have not done it yet - and there are less than 2 weeks left of school. So, I feel that I have to use my "electronic journal" to tell you about two incidents that have happened the past week....

1. One of my more difficult students was in "cool-down" on Wednesday. (It is a nicer word for time out.) Our rule is for them to sit still and super quiet for 2 minutes, until the timer goes off. He would make it quietly for about 30 seconds at a time. After restarting the timer several times, I told him to "Zip Your Lips!" He looked at me with such sad eyes, started crying and said, "But, but, Mrs. Kelley, I don't have a zipper!!" Oh, we laughed so hard! How are we supposed to discipline when we are cracking up?!?!
2. One of my girls came up to my desk, when I was working on the computer. She put one arm around me and gave me a big, slightly creepy grin. She looked at me and said, "Eight-Tiny-Legs," and dropped a live spider on my desk!! AAAhhhhhh!! I screamed and shot back in my chair. After the fact, we all laughed about it, but man, who knew she found a spider in the class!