Campaign Exhaustion

Fellow jigglers,
We are off to a great campaign, and have made huge strides in our organizational tactics. Thanks especially to the queens of you know who you are for all you have contributed to the cause. Due to an extremely busy agenda, and jetlag after seeing the Queen, I might not be able to keep up the frantic pace of the past week or so. The family is adjusting well to all the hubbub, so no worries there. They will hop on the band wagon as they feel the urge. It is very difficult to maintain the status quo of preschool teacher/mom, and to know on the inside that I am running for president. I have chosen not to divulge the movement at this time. (might get sticky at work, especially after all the jello) So, keep the faith, just know that I have been a bit under the weather, and have a busy schedule ahead. Many have suffered a setback with the loss of our beloved Badgers. Therefore, we need to pace ourselves for a long campaign. So let's think of an ideal, such as a freestanding jello parfait monolith. It bends, but does not break. It is diverse, yet whole. As long as it is not to hot, it will not dissolve. If we keep our eye on the prize, we will persevere. Keep the faith, and keep jigglin'!

BADGER BASKETBALL TEAM IN FIRST PLACE RATINGS - FIRST TIME EVER!

OUR FIRST HUSBAND/FATHER DESERVES A POST

I personally think we are all being a little too hard on our First Husband/Father He's a gentle, kind soul who could be easily hurt by these innocent yet grain of truth comments. Humor can sometimes hurt and I'm not entirely sure that he understands this concept. As long as we can keep this all in the family, we'll be alright, but once the press gets ahold of it, he could be devastated. The last thing we need now is for our candidate to pull out because of "personal" reasons. (children take note - your every move will be scrutinized)

Our Donny deserves the best support we can give him. Who else to handle the NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE once we're "in"? I know he'd prefer to be the "SINGING LAWN GUY", but he knows he'll have to step up. CAN HE DO IT? YES HE CAN! (sorry, we're doing a construction unit at school right now and I've got Bob the Builder on my mind. hmmmmm - DON THE DO-ER?, DON THE DRAFTER?, DON THE DIGGER?, no, that's not right. We've GOT to think of something for him. . .

Yard Signs?

I'm working on some new ideas...what do you think? Is the flavor right? Perhaps we could have a variety? I do like the stars though, sends a subliminal freedom message don't you think?

2008
Joannie's Jiggle for Justice

The Campaign Team & What Jello Reveals...

We need to put together Joannie's Jiggle for Justice campaign team. I make the following recommendations:
Joanne: Hail to the Jello Queen on President's Day!!
Debbie: Creative Vision and Alliteration Queen
Chrissie: Photo Queen and Recruitment Specialist
Carolyn: Queen of the Rainbow Coalition
Lindsay: Queen Number Analyzer
Betsy: Queen of ???
Jesse: Prince of analyzing our campaign and giving us constructive feedback - (BAD)

All others who wish to join will need to pass a personality profile. The question is... What is your favorite color/flavor of Jello?

The answer will tell us if they love freedom enough to join our Jiggling for Justice with Joannie team. (I found this on a jello fan's website...it's quite insightful!!)


A Basic Jello Colour Personality List
Blue - Violent/Ecstatic
Green - Pessimistic/Jealous
Pink - Sickeningly Sweet
Purple - Annoying
Red - Short Tempered
Yellow - What??
Orange - Kinda Shy
Sparkling Grape/Mandarin Orange/Wildberry - Jello with class - Rich whiny bastards who think they should own everything..
Clear - Jello in its natural state - naked :P
Jello Pudding?!?
And as for the jello with fruit thingys in it....It's kinda like Jello with an inflated ego(a know it all)

We will need all colors of the rainbow represented to keep our widespread appeal to all those who LOVE FREEDOM!!

Branching Out

Thanks so much to our younger set for climbing on board. Carolyn, you really went above the call of duty to spread the message! The smiling rainbow, that will create great appeal for many factions! (by the way, that number 42 shirt looked very familiar! Glad it's being used for such an important cause!) Lindsay and Jesse, thanks for helping us think outside the box, and get our eye on the prize. It is amazing how far reaching this whole thing is! It's not for the faint of heart!

Well, these pictures are intended for another subset of the population: the inexperienced jiggler. It is never too late to perfect the art. Believe me, there was a time when I couldn't even do 6 layers! This self
help book will encourage a back to basics approach
for the novice. All encouraged to buy this primer.
This next picture is intended especiallyfor Leslie, Julia, and Lizzie, who will be eligible to vote in 2008. It appeals to all of the next generation who haven't actually made layers, but were also impressed by another "layer" of the movie Shrek:

PARFAIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

As Leslie has told us so many times, (to her chagrin)

NOBODY DOESN'T LIKE PARFAITS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

"Johns" for Joannie?

I don't think we have to worry about the support of the men. Somehow I think the "Jiggle for Joannie" campaign is going to win them over.

The only man I'm worried about is the one who undoubtedly has had only two things on his mind since these rumors of running have surfaced.

#1. Shoveling.


#2. Mowing.


My dad's brain is 2% sappiness, 3% bicycling, 10% comedy routine/movie/newspaper column quotes, 15% fart jokes, 30% musical knowledge, and 40% yard maintenence.

Hold your horse hooves...

Ok...hold your horse hooves for just a moment!

Our internet was out for a WHOLE WEEK! Lord help us!

Not to mention the whole Valentine's Day thing. I know there are a good number of teachers out there...don't you know what this week was like? Where DO you all find the time in such a busy week?

I had an unusually busy week as well.

Sunday at the Kalahari...Monday waking up at the Kalahari and driving in the snow storm to school and being 1/2 an hour late...Tuesday Open Classroom parent meeting I ran, then PTA potluck and Black History Month Celebration where I organized and planned the OC kids to tell facts about Louis Armstrong and then sing (with Choreography) What a Wonderful World...Wednesday the whole OC field trip (54 kids K-5) to Meriter Retirement center to deliver hand made Valentines (yup it was me again with the organizing!)...then the Valentine party then thankfully I DID go out to a romantic fancy dinner with my husband 1/2 an hour after returning home from school because I had to prepare for Thursday which was...THE 100TH DAY OF SCHOOL!!! Kill me now! It was a killer week! And I didn't even mention how a pipe burst in our greenhouse and a plumber had to come out! And the cable guy on Wednesday to fix the internet. Did I mention how I didn't have internet for A WEEK!!! And it was this hellish week.

I know violins all over the world are playing for me...but it was such an action packed week it was almost funny so I thought I'd share!

Come on guys...didn't you know I'd be on board for this rainbow campaign?!?!?




This was from our Staff vs. Students Basketball game! All the teachers dress up and act very silly in front of the whole school. IT is SO right up my alley!!!

Anyway, you better believe that I was jigglin! Expecially with that rainbow on my booty!

So you all are giving a hard time to the gen Xers but what about the MEN?!?!? Jesse is the only one man enough to post on this thing!

Where are the Younger Bloggers??

Why aren't the X - ers willing to show their Jiggles??? Where is their support for Joannie in 2008? Why aren't they Blogging?

Where is our Mother Blogger Lindsay when we need her? How can Jiggle for Joannie get the support we need (just in case the gelatin has not yet gelled) without the aide of our 20 something Jigglers? Her New Years Resolution to blog more often has sadly been blown. Perhaps she needs direction!! Don't Stay in the closet...now is the time to throw off your inhibitions and Jiggle your Jugs for Joannie!!!

How can Carolyn turn her back on the RAINBOW coalition for Justice???

How can Jesse not remember his inner Jessica and support the woman who has given him layers of Jello throughout his life???

Wouldn't Meghan benefit from the Joys of Jiggling for Justice??

Don't they realize what is at stake??? Don't they LOVE FREEDOM???

To Wrap Up a Whirlwind Week (say that 5 times fast!)

Thank you to all of the supporters for the flattering(?) offerings to define our campaign. Okay, let's sum up the varied symbolic images that have come to the forefront in the last few days: In the whirlwind of creativity, we want to hone down our final product that appears to keep us focused yet open, sincere, and yet willing to stoop/pander/grovel to anything/anyone to get them on board. Are we in agreement so far? In our blogstorming sessions, these are the images/sponsors that are shaping our cause:

Swollen Fingertips
Anything that jiggles
8 layer jello(this might be a campaign crusher, Deb, but I have never topped 8. Not that I couldn't, I believe. But we need to stick with the facts. That little slip might cost the election)
Homer's Jiggle for Justice
Rubber band guy with tree frog fingers
Nascar(those cheaters!)(Is scandal good or bad?)
Shrek
Multilayered Rainbow Onion

So, in gleaning from the above images, I sense that we are moving toward a campaign whose main message might be:

"It doesn't matter if you look TOO colorful(or are in the wrong order), wiggly, smelly on the outside, or have little ears, or drive a souped up race car. If you strip away each layer, you will find, that underneath it all, we are all just masses of uncoagulated
gelatin just waiting to be LOVED. In our coalition, we will accept anyone at any stage, who is willing to congeal his/her ideals into the tenets of the Jiggler Party. You need not be a professional jiggler, and the size doesn't matter. Just unleash your restraints, release your inner wobbles, unearth the groundswell from under those swollen fingertips, jump on Carolyn's homemade platform of lumber for all and ...........

JIGGLE FOR JUSTICE WITH JOANNIE!!!!!!!!!!!!

(this advertisement has not officially been endorsed by the Jiggler Party at this time, and has been supported by an unknown jiggler who wishes to remain anonymous)

9:51 AM

Remember the Layers!!

Joannie's platform has to include "layers." It's not JUST the jiggling that is important. Joannie is like an onion, like an *Ogre (in a good way!!), like good jello...

Layers - (in rainbow order of course)

*This is a very profound scene in the movie. Donkey askes Shrek why he didn't use the stronghold tactics that were rumored of ogres. Shrek asks him if that would have really been the best way to deal with the situation, and Donkey replies that it would not have been. That's the first time that Shrek lets his masculine facade fall and brings Donkey into this thoughts, his world. He tries to show Donkey (using the example of the onion) that he is more than just a strong, big, masculine ogre...that he has other sides that no one even tries to get to know. They all just assume that he is as all the rumors say and judge him before they know him. All Shrek (AND JOANNIE) wants is an equal chance to be heard, to been seen as more than a menace to society. This is a cry from today's stereotypical man, to not be judged as what he should be but get to know each man on an individually level and appreciate the differences in character and personality that is there that not many take the time to see.

The Southern Vote

We need to expand our groundsurge to the south, where votes may be scarce, except in parts of Tennessee. How about an all out blitz to the NASCAR circuit...

NASCAR JIGGLERS!

Here's a sign: (note groundswelling fingertips)

the simpsons homers jiggles 4 justice

I've enlisted a good friend to help with our cause. Now, who can help us get some signs:

Jelloroots Campaign

Ok, I've organized a few volunteers to work in the campaign headquarters...now all we need is a headquarters. Jiggle On!!

Campaign Trail, Here We Come!

"Jiggle for Joannie in 2008!!"

Joannie For President

What should her platform be?
We need a good slogan....
How about a good bumper sticker?

Trying not to be "misunderestimated"

After reading the Swarthy comment by Joanne...I am worried that her misuse of the english language will make it impossible for her to enter the 2008 Presidential Election. The liberal press would never let her get away with this misstatement. I am certain that the American People would never elect a president that didn't "talk good".

Most recent example of Presidential Wisdom:

"And there is distrust in Washington. I am surprised, frankly, at the amount of distrust that exists in this town. And I'm sorry it's the case, and I'll work hard to try to elevate it." --George W. Bush, interview on National Public Radio, Jan. 29, 2007

Check it out...

What's your favorite Bushism???

Baby It's Cold Outside. . . .

60 above zero:
Floridians turn on the heat.
People in Wisconsin plant gardens.

50 above zero:
Californians shiver uncontrollably.
People in Superior sunbathe.

40 above zero:
Italian & English cars won't start.
People in Wisconsin drive with the windows down.

32 above zero:
Distilled water freezes.
The water in Hayward gets thicker.

20 above zero:
Floridians don coats, thermal
underwear, gloves, wool hats.
People in Wisconsin throw on a flannel shirt.

15 above zero:
New York landlords finally turn up the heat.
People in Wisconsin have the last cookout before it gets cold.

Zero:
People in Miami all die.
People in Wisconsin close the windows.

5 below zero:
Californians fly away to Mexico
People in Wisconsin get out their winter coats.

10 below zero:
Hollywood disintegrates.
The Girl Scouts in Wisconsin are selling cookies door to door.

15 below zero:
Washington DC runs out of hot air.
People in Wisconsin let the dogs sleep indoors.

20 below zero:
Santa Claus abandons the North Pole.
Wisconsinites get upset because they can't start the Mini-Van.

25 below zero:
ALL atomic motion stops (absolute zero on the Kelvin scale.)
People in Wisconsin start saying..."Cold 'nuff fer ya?"

30 below zero:
Hell freezes over.
Wisconsin public schools will open 2 hours late.

while we're on the subject...

Party on, Axel and Slash!

Those piano lessons sure paid off. . . .

February

BRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!

My Friend will be back . . . .