Sharing And Thoughts
"There is no delight in owning anything unshared” - Seneca
Excuses... Excuses

- Real notes written from parents
in a Texas school district, original spellings left intact:
- My son is under a doctor's care
and should not take P.E. today. Please execute him.
- Please excuse Lisa for being
absent. She was sick and I had her shot.
- Dear School: Please excuse John
being absent on Jan. 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, and 33.
- Please excuse Gloria from Jim
today. She is administrating.
- Please excuse Roland from P.E.
for a few days. Yesterday he fell out of a tree and
misplaced his hip.
- John has been absent because he
had two teeth taken out of his face.
- Carlos was absent yesterday
because he was playing football. He was hurt in the growing
part.
- Megan could not come to school
today because she has been bothered by very close veins.
- Chris will not be in school today
because he has an acre in in his side.
- Please excuse Ray Friday from
school. He has very loose vowels.
- Please excuse Pedro from being
absent yesterday. He had (diahre) (dyrea) (direathe) the
sh-ts. [words were crossed out in the ()'s]
- Please excuse Tommy for being
absent yesterday. He had diarrhea and his boots leak.
- Irving was absent yesterday
because he missed his bust.
- Please excuse Jimmy for being. It
was his father's fault.
- I kept Billie home because she
had to go Christmas shopping because I don't know what size
she wear.
- Sally won't be in school a week
from Friday. We have to attend her funeral.
- My daughter was absent yesterday
because she was tired. She spent a weekend with the Marines.
- Please excuse Jason for being absent yesterday. He had a
cold and could not breed well.
- Please excuse Mary for being
absent yesterday. She was in bed with gramps.
- Gloria was absent yesterday as
she was having a gangover.
- Please excuse Burma, she has been sick and under the
doctor.
- Maryann was absent December 11-16
because she had a fever, sore throat, headache and upset
stomach. Her sister was also sick, fever
and sore throat, her brother had a low grade fever and ached
all over. I wasn't the best either, sore throat and fever.
There must be something going
around, her father even got hot last night.
- Please excuse Jennifer from
missing school yesterday. We forgot to get the Sunday paper
off the porch, and when we found it Monday, we thought is
was Sunday.