I am doing it again. I am sad. I am crazy. I am lost. My head is gone.
I will survive.
Yesterday I was given a very important letter. I had to ask someone to write me a letter of recommendation for personal reasons. The person I asked was so kind and gracious and wrote a very complimentary letter. She gave it to me and I read it as I walked toward my desk. Now, those who know my desk know that things could end up lost there, but hey, it is my desk and I know where things are. I must have placed the letter on my desk because at that moment I was called into another classroom for an IEP and I went to the restroom first, without anything in my hands! Then to the IEP in the resource room, the computer room, back to my room and then the end of the day. I know I put the letter on my desk before I first left the classroom.
Later, when I looked for the letter, it had disappeared. Not only the letter of recommendation but another envelope from the post office. Gone. Disappeared....Forever. Later in the evening I even came back to the school to check through each and every paper. I actually picked up each paper and put it into another pile. No luck. I prayed. I didn't fast. I prayed some more. I ate. (I said I didn't fast.) I ate some more. I prayed some more. I just knew that when I got to school in the morning it would be sitting in plain sight. No such luck. It is gone.
Of course, it had been composed on a computer, right! Everyone saves their documents, right? Especially when the author of the letter is the COMPUTER TECH in the school. Of course she would save it. That is what she teaches the students to do. Save everything. I was very worried about asking for another copy becaue I don't want anyone to know how "out-of-my-mind" I really am. But I did it. I asked for another copy, since I was sure she saved it. Guess what. She didn't save it! Can you believe it!
So it is now official. I am lost. I have no recollection what I did with the paper. She was kind enough to write another one, which was just as good as the first. But where is the ****&&&2@@@2 paper!
(BTW--Dean and Charity Stilson have a new baby boy. No name yet.)
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Saturday, February 7, 2009
How Do I Do It?
My PalmPilot is my lifeline. I need it for addresses, phone numbers, my calendar, etc. I keep notes there, I send myself reminders, I use it all the time. But what happens when you never plug one in and it loses power? Right, you plug it in and charge it up! Well, what happens when you can't find the plug/charger? That's me. Where did I put that darn plug? I usually plug it in the outlet by my bread maker, which is only used for decorations. Not there this time. I remembered that one day I took the plug to school so I could charge it during the day. No problem, it must be at school, right? Wrong. I looked all over there and no plug. Back home, still looking. Can't find it anywhere. So I got on line and ordered a new one. Time to go to bed.
Then I remembered that I had signed up to take a dessert to the math class today (Saturday). It was now Friday night at 9:45. Luckily I had purchased the ingredients to bake the dessert. All I needed to do was put it all together. So I opened the cupboard to get the recipe. And there in the cupboard, was the plug for my palmpilot! Don't you all put your plugs in the cupboards? I can even now remember thinking when I put it there that I would not remember it was there. But it is a good place for it, right above where I could use it. So I plugged it in, made sure it was charging, and made the dessert. Happy day, all is well.
I got up Saturday morning, got ready for class, got everything ready to go: dessert, assignment, books, purse with phone inside, put the palmpilot in purse.......wait...no palmpilot......I had it plugged in, remember? I went to the kitchen on the cupboard.....there is the charger but NO PALM! Where did it go between 10:00 pm and 7:30 am! Nobody knows! How could it disappear? I know it was plugged in because I checked to be sure it was charging. There was the little volt of power over the battery, yup, it is charging. I knew it would take a while because it was completely run out. I left it plugged in to charge all night, so where did it go? Maybe I need to order a new one to go with that new charger I will be getting! Please, someone help me! It is now 4:12 and I give up looking. Either it grew legs and walked or ran away, or someone came into my kitchen during the night and took it, or I am crazy. Which do you think is more likely?
Edit: Now I know I am crazy. I gave up looking for the palmpilot. When Garth came home I asked him if he had seen it. He walked into the den at the power outlet by the filing cabinet and there it was. He reminded me that he had suggested I plug it in back there where we usually did. Why didn't I see it before. But, if it was in the den, what was on the cupboard? If I had only settled down, I would have noticed that the plug in the kitchen was for the cell phone. It has a completely different end! I was just so sure I had plugged it in there............I really am worried about myself. In the end, I have a charged cell phone, as well as a charged PalmPilot. I am crazy but I am happy.
Then I remembered that I had signed up to take a dessert to the math class today (Saturday). It was now Friday night at 9:45. Luckily I had purchased the ingredients to bake the dessert. All I needed to do was put it all together. So I opened the cupboard to get the recipe. And there in the cupboard, was the plug for my palmpilot! Don't you all put your plugs in the cupboards? I can even now remember thinking when I put it there that I would not remember it was there. But it is a good place for it, right above where I could use it. So I plugged it in, made sure it was charging, and made the dessert. Happy day, all is well.
I got up Saturday morning, got ready for class, got everything ready to go: dessert, assignment, books, purse with phone inside, put the palmpilot in purse.......wait...no palmpilot......I had it plugged in, remember? I went to the kitchen on the cupboard.....there is the charger but NO PALM! Where did it go between 10:00 pm and 7:30 am! Nobody knows! How could it disappear? I know it was plugged in because I checked to be sure it was charging. There was the little volt of power over the battery, yup, it is charging. I knew it would take a while because it was completely run out. I left it plugged in to charge all night, so where did it go? Maybe I need to order a new one to go with that new charger I will be getting! Please, someone help me! It is now 4:12 and I give up looking. Either it grew legs and walked or ran away, or someone came into my kitchen during the night and took it, or I am crazy. Which do you think is more likely?
Edit: Now I know I am crazy. I gave up looking for the palmpilot. When Garth came home I asked him if he had seen it. He walked into the den at the power outlet by the filing cabinet and there it was. He reminded me that he had suggested I plug it in back there where we usually did. Why didn't I see it before. But, if it was in the den, what was on the cupboard? If I had only settled down, I would have noticed that the plug in the kitchen was for the cell phone. It has a completely different end! I was just so sure I had plugged it in there............I really am worried about myself. In the end, I have a charged cell phone, as well as a charged PalmPilot. I am crazy but I am happy.
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Saturday
I finally had a day to get things done that I wanted to do. We woke up later than usual, after 7:00 actually, and just talked in bed for a little while. It was so nice to not have to rush off. Then Garth put a lump of coal on the fire downstairs and the house started to warm up. He had to go to Castle Service from 9:00 to 1:00, so that left me here to get some things done. Since I can't do anything until I shower and get dress, that was the first thing on my agenda. But as I was getting my stuff ready for the shower, the phone kept ringing, then stopped, ringing, then stopped. (I know, that is not a consistent tense, but......) Nancy was trying to get me and her phone didn't work. Then I found that the phone numbers I have in my Palm Pilot for her are all wrong, as I woke up two anonymous people trying to call her back. I couldn't find my cell phone to get her number, so I called Garth at work and told him to call her back for me. I found my cell in the car and finally got her back. We talked about Jodi Piccoult books for a few minutes, then said goodbye.
I finally got in and out of the shower, got dressed for the day, did my hair, and cleaned up the bathroom. It is so difficult to clean the tub because I still can't kneel on my knee. Garth can kneel, why can't I? It just hurts so bad. It hurts when I lean my knee up against the tub as I bend over trying to scrub it. I know there is just a lot of scar tissue from the incision that wouldn't heal, so there is nothing that can be done for it. I just have to pray sitting down.
After showing I cleaned up the kitchen, then started in on my math assignment. The last assignment for this terrible class. The teachers have been fine, and we like to talk and laugh together as a class. But the lessons and discussion are just too long, and the assignments are time consuming. "Read these two chapters. Next week we will re-read them in a group." Why read them first? So I sat down at the computer and finished it all up.
By then Garth was home and we went to Wal-mart, a big outting for us. We wanted to get things for the shelves in the den. Things like book-ends, paper holders, etc. We have added more shelves above the counters so we can get things off the desktops and have more room. Now I just need to dejunk the desktop and get the shelves organized.
We also took the plunge and bought a new TV. We havn't bought a TV since we got the one downstairs. We have decided that there are sometimes we want a TV in the living room, but the room is so small that putting it on the table just takes up needed space. So we got one to mount on the wall. We bought a flat screen and are going to put it above the fireplace! Won't that look nice? There are times one of us wakes up in the middle of the night and can't sleep. We don't want to turn on the TV in the room, and don't want to walk downstairs to sit in the cold. So it will be nice to have one in the front room. Or those days when I am home alone and trying to clean the kitchen, or getting dinner, I can have the TV on the noise. Especially on General Conference days, it will be nice.
After our shopping was completed, we decided to go to dinner. Where do we go in Price? Almost nowhere. McDonalds wasn't our favorite, we haven't like JB's lately. I have heard good things about China Buffet, over by K-Mart. So we decided to do that. Yes, I know, ME at a Chinese food place? But it was really good. And the price was great. We paid $20.01 for a meal for two. Not bad! I was fine with the chicken and shrimp, egg rolls, and salads. I just stayed away from the choy mein noodles. The steamed mushrooms and zucchinis were to die for. It was totally Emery County day with so many of them eating there.
We washed the car on our way home, stopped at Food Ranch to pick up milk and other odds and ends we didn't get in Price, then came home, unpacked the car, watched the commercials from the Super Bowls, and then watched a few Dr. Phil's that were recorded.
That guy has such good advice! I did have a problem with one of his answers when asked if a couple should live together before they get married. His answer was that people should know each other very well before they marry. He never said "Don't live together." Perhaps he was being politically correct and didn't want to offend anyone. But if I had followed his advice i wouldn't have married when I did. We certainly didn't know each other very well, except through letters. But it worked for us. The clue is to communicate with each other. But all that is another post. I did look Dr. Phil's new book at Wal-mart, but it wasn't there. I will have to send for it, I guess.
In all, it was a very good day. I am sure today will be another great day.
Kids, call home! I don't want to call you and interrupt your plans, but our plans are to just sit here and enjoy the day and evening. So you can call any time!
I finally got in and out of the shower, got dressed for the day, did my hair, and cleaned up the bathroom. It is so difficult to clean the tub because I still can't kneel on my knee. Garth can kneel, why can't I? It just hurts so bad. It hurts when I lean my knee up against the tub as I bend over trying to scrub it. I know there is just a lot of scar tissue from the incision that wouldn't heal, so there is nothing that can be done for it. I just have to pray sitting down.
After showing I cleaned up the kitchen, then started in on my math assignment. The last assignment for this terrible class. The teachers have been fine, and we like to talk and laugh together as a class. But the lessons and discussion are just too long, and the assignments are time consuming. "Read these two chapters. Next week we will re-read them in a group." Why read them first? So I sat down at the computer and finished it all up.
By then Garth was home and we went to Wal-mart, a big outting for us. We wanted to get things for the shelves in the den. Things like book-ends, paper holders, etc. We have added more shelves above the counters so we can get things off the desktops and have more room. Now I just need to dejunk the desktop and get the shelves organized.
We also took the plunge and bought a new TV. We havn't bought a TV since we got the one downstairs. We have decided that there are sometimes we want a TV in the living room, but the room is so small that putting it on the table just takes up needed space. So we got one to mount on the wall. We bought a flat screen and are going to put it above the fireplace! Won't that look nice? There are times one of us wakes up in the middle of the night and can't sleep. We don't want to turn on the TV in the room, and don't want to walk downstairs to sit in the cold. So it will be nice to have one in the front room. Or those days when I am home alone and trying to clean the kitchen, or getting dinner, I can have the TV on the noise. Especially on General Conference days, it will be nice.
After our shopping was completed, we decided to go to dinner. Where do we go in Price? Almost nowhere. McDonalds wasn't our favorite, we haven't like JB's lately. I have heard good things about China Buffet, over by K-Mart. So we decided to do that. Yes, I know, ME at a Chinese food place? But it was really good. And the price was great. We paid $20.01 for a meal for two. Not bad! I was fine with the chicken and shrimp, egg rolls, and salads. I just stayed away from the choy mein noodles. The steamed mushrooms and zucchinis were to die for. It was totally Emery County day with so many of them eating there.
We washed the car on our way home, stopped at Food Ranch to pick up milk and other odds and ends we didn't get in Price, then came home, unpacked the car, watched the commercials from the Super Bowls, and then watched a few Dr. Phil's that were recorded.
That guy has such good advice! I did have a problem with one of his answers when asked if a couple should live together before they get married. His answer was that people should know each other very well before they marry. He never said "Don't live together." Perhaps he was being politically correct and didn't want to offend anyone. But if I had followed his advice i wouldn't have married when I did. We certainly didn't know each other very well, except through letters. But it worked for us. The clue is to communicate with each other. But all that is another post. I did look Dr. Phil's new book at Wal-mart, but it wasn't there. I will have to send for it, I guess.
In all, it was a very good day. I am sure today will be another great day.
Kids, call home! I don't want to call you and interrupt your plans, but our plans are to just sit here and enjoy the day and evening. So you can call any time!
Thursday, January 29, 2009
In a Word
1. Where is your cell phone? desk
2. Where is your significant other? working
3. Your hair color? brown
4. Your mother? heaven
5. Your father? sleeping (I am sure)
6. Your favorite thing? family
7. Your dream last night? none
8. Your goal? survive
9. The room you are in? classroom
10. Your hobby? handwork
11. Your fear? failure
12. Where do you want to be in six years? here
13. Where were you last night? home
14. What you are not? outgoing
15. One of your wish list items? nothing
16. Where you grew up? Orangeville
17. The last thing you did? dismissed
18. What you are wearing? casual
19. Your TV? off
20. Your pet? none
21. Your computer? School - Gateway Home - Dell
22. Your mood? tired
23. Missing someone? family
24. Your car? wonderful
25. Something you are not wearing? smile
26. Favorite story? Peacegiver
27. Your Summer? relaxed
28. Love someone? hubby
29. Your favorite color? green
30. When was the last time you laughed? forgotten
31. Last time you cried? morning
2. Where is your significant other? working
3. Your hair color? brown
4. Your mother? heaven
5. Your father? sleeping (I am sure)
6. Your favorite thing? family
7. Your dream last night? none
8. Your goal? survive
9. The room you are in? classroom
10. Your hobby? handwork
11. Your fear? failure
12. Where do you want to be in six years? here
13. Where were you last night? home
14. What you are not? outgoing
15. One of your wish list items? nothing
16. Where you grew up? Orangeville
17. The last thing you did? dismissed
18. What you are wearing? casual
19. Your TV? off
20. Your pet? none
21. Your computer? School - Gateway Home - Dell
22. Your mood? tired
23. Missing someone? family
24. Your car? wonderful
25. Something you are not wearing? smile
26. Favorite story? Peacegiver
27. Your Summer? relaxed
28. Love someone? hubby
29. Your favorite color? green
30. When was the last time you laughed? forgotten
31. Last time you cried? morning
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Another Day
Just another day? I hope for a calm, nice day today. My mind has been muddled the past week with too much upheaval. My students are having a hard time concentrating, I feel disconnected to reality, too much background noise in my head. I need to take a step back and see what I need to do to create a better atmosphere for myself.
I want to acknowledge one blessing in our lives the past few days. Little Maxwell is alive and breathing thanks to his big sister's love and mom's great reactions. See their story here. We are just so thankful that everything turned out alright. Now, no more quarters in the mouth!
I glanced through the Ensign when it came last week, but yesterday I noticed an article I didn't notice before. I an anxious to read "The Functional Family". I am sure I will get some useful information there.
As a side-note: Once upon a time one of my children remarked that Mom and Dad didn't teach them how to fight with a spouse. Could it be that we just never did? Well, we have had disagreements, but learned early how to work them out. The other day on Dr. Phil there was a really good show where he gave advice on how to fight....not that fighting is good, but how to work through the disagreements, and what parents need to do when they feel a discussion coming on. He also has some really good tips on his website. I think it might be something that others would be interested in. I have noticed so many instances in families around where "The Proper Care of Feeding of Families" is becoming difficult. Perhaps we need to learn the proper way to conduct these discussions. Just a thought.
I want to acknowledge one blessing in our lives the past few days. Little Maxwell is alive and breathing thanks to his big sister's love and mom's great reactions. See their story here. We are just so thankful that everything turned out alright. Now, no more quarters in the mouth!
I glanced through the Ensign when it came last week, but yesterday I noticed an article I didn't notice before. I an anxious to read "The Functional Family". I am sure I will get some useful information there.
As a side-note: Once upon a time one of my children remarked that Mom and Dad didn't teach them how to fight with a spouse. Could it be that we just never did? Well, we have had disagreements, but learned early how to work them out. The other day on Dr. Phil there was a really good show where he gave advice on how to fight....not that fighting is good, but how to work through the disagreements, and what parents need to do when they feel a discussion coming on. He also has some really good tips on his website. I think it might be something that others would be interested in. I have noticed so many instances in families around where "The Proper Care of Feeding of Families" is becoming difficult. Perhaps we need to learn the proper way to conduct these discussions. Just a thought.
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Happy Birthday, Dallas
As the BFG would say, "My mind is full of squished flies." Even though Dallas' birthday is on my kitchen calendar, I plum forgot to get a card sent until Nancy reminded me last night that it was his birthday. I hope I am eternally forgiven.
Dallas is a wonderful father to Tyler, and great husband to Nancy because he can actually control her :) Just kidding Nancy! He is a brillant computer/internet guy who knows how to speak computer language better than I know English. (And that includes Emery County English.) We are happy to have him in our family. We can truly say we all out-talk him, but hey, we need someone to listen to all our talking. Love ya, Dallas. Hope you have a happy birthday and get to eat all the sushi you want. You can have my share, I don't mind!
Dallas is a wonderful father to Tyler, and great husband to Nancy because he can actually control her :) Just kidding Nancy! He is a brillant computer/internet guy who knows how to speak computer language better than I know English. (And that includes Emery County English.) We are happy to have him in our family. We can truly say we all out-talk him, but hey, we need someone to listen to all our talking. Love ya, Dallas. Hope you have a happy birthday and get to eat all the sushi you want. You can have my share, I don't mind!
Saturday, January 17, 2009
And I Didn't Even Know It
I thought I would check my e-mail before turning in for the night. Then, of course, had to check the blog to see who has been looking. SiteMeter showed were the usual links from cox.net (Arizona) etv (which shows the different places in EC), a USU (is that you, Mitch?) and a few comcasts. Not being exactly sure which city for comcast, I thought I would take a look. One was from Salt Lake and they reached my blog through a google search using my name and the words "my thoughts". I don't mind having people find me at all. In fact, it is pretty interesting to see how they came to my site. Another comcast user came from a good search on Chantel and Barrett Labrum so I hope you didn't get any strange viewers of your blog? But that first google search gave me information I was a bit surprised to find.
I clicked on the google search to see just what came up when the person searched my name. Yup, there were several matches that pointed to documents with my name attached. One really caught my eye. It is a lesson plan that I wrote for a masters class assignment. We had to write a unit on a "cultural issue" using literature appropriate for our grade level. I wrote a really good lesson plan based on the Civil War. My students are always really interested when I read them a biography on Harriet Tubman and we discuss slavery and the Underground Railroad. The lesson plan went into lots of details with lots of books to read. How come I never get time to teach those great lessons I plan and write up? Anyway, this lesson plan shows up on the UEN lesson activity page without me even knowing it! At the bottom of the lesson it lists the "authors"; my name, the masters class teachers (whom I won't list here) and another guru of literature lessons from up-state. How she ever got attached to MY lesson plan I will never know! Now, mind you, I don't mind my lesson plan being placed on the UEN siste. I am just wondering HOW it got there. I didn't submit it! And why would the teachers list their names as authors? Maybe they "fixed it up" or something, but shouldn't I have been made aware (yes, I know, I am a WARE) that it was being submitted to the state lesson page? I don't know wheither to be upset, flattered, laid-back, shocked, or what. I think I will just take the "Oh, My, what do you know" attitude and let everyone tell me how wonderful the lesson plan is. But then again, who ever reads those lessons anyway? It has been there since 2005 and this is the first I knew about it! Maybe I am not so famous after all.
Happy reading!
I clicked on the google search to see just what came up when the person searched my name. Yup, there were several matches that pointed to documents with my name attached. One really caught my eye. It is a lesson plan that I wrote for a masters class assignment. We had to write a unit on a "cultural issue" using literature appropriate for our grade level. I wrote a really good lesson plan based on the Civil War. My students are always really interested when I read them a biography on Harriet Tubman and we discuss slavery and the Underground Railroad. The lesson plan went into lots of details with lots of books to read. How come I never get time to teach those great lessons I plan and write up? Anyway, this lesson plan shows up on the UEN lesson activity page without me even knowing it! At the bottom of the lesson it lists the "authors"; my name, the masters class teachers (whom I won't list here) and another guru of literature lessons from up-state. How she ever got attached to MY lesson plan I will never know! Now, mind you, I don't mind my lesson plan being placed on the UEN siste. I am just wondering HOW it got there. I didn't submit it! And why would the teachers list their names as authors? Maybe they "fixed it up" or something, but shouldn't I have been made aware (yes, I know, I am a WARE) that it was being submitted to the state lesson page? I don't know wheither to be upset, flattered, laid-back, shocked, or what. I think I will just take the "Oh, My, what do you know" attitude and let everyone tell me how wonderful the lesson plan is. But then again, who ever reads those lessons anyway? It has been there since 2005 and this is the first I knew about it! Maybe I am not so famous after all.
Happy reading!
Finally.....
I have a small amount of time to do things I have been putting off. My days since before Christmas have been full of fun, great, wonderful things to do, but I haven't had time to do those little things that help create calmness in life. Today I went to the post office. Yes, I got to open my own mailbox. That might seem like a little thing to most people, but all my life my children or my husband have taken the key and gotten the mail. Today, I actually did it myself. Hurrah! (It really isn't such a big deal.) I took some things to send off to Missouri, so I got one errand completed by 11:00 am. I just transferred pictures from my camera to my computer so now I am going to post some of them, and send some off in e-mails. I need to update my school blog and wikispace, not that anyone actually ever reads them, but I want the pictures there so it looks like we do something.
After blog updating I plan to work on my math assignment for next week. That means more reading and writing. I also have to do the make-up work from the part of class I missed last week.
UPDATES:
Labrum Family Christmas Party. I didn't go because of MATH CLASS, but my camera went and here are the pictures we got back. Kayden didn't like Santa but LuAnn was kind enough to help him out on the stairs.
My big girl, Lexi.
Nothing bothers Koy!
We had so much fun last week when Nancy and Tyler came to visit. Tammy and Josh brought down their kids on Saturday. Before we knew it Josh had the Christmas lights off the house and the bows and garland all put away. Thanks so much! I was so worried about Dad climbing up the ladder. (Yes, you can say we are old. But those knees need to be protected.) We all went swimming at the new pool in Castle Dale. Correction: Josh and I held down the benches while everyone else went swimming. Hey, someone has to watch the cameras and towels, don't they? We really had fun but noticed now much we missed having Max and Morgan, along with their parents of course. Hopefully there will be a time when we can all be together and have fun in the pool, or wherever.
After blog updating I plan to work on my math assignment for next week. That means more reading and writing. I also have to do the make-up work from the part of class I missed last week.
UPDATES:
Labrum Family Christmas Party. I didn't go because of MATH CLASS, but my camera went and here are the pictures we got back. Kayden didn't like Santa but LuAnn was kind enough to help him out on the stairs.
My big girl, Lexi.
Nothing bothers Koy!
We had so much fun last week when Nancy and Tyler came to visit. Tammy and Josh brought down their kids on Saturday. Before we knew it Josh had the Christmas lights off the house and the bows and garland all put away. Thanks so much! I was so worried about Dad climbing up the ladder. (Yes, you can say we are old. But those knees need to be protected.) We all went swimming at the new pool in Castle Dale. Correction: Josh and I held down the benches while everyone else went swimming. Hey, someone has to watch the cameras and towels, don't they? We really had fun but noticed now much we missed having Max and Morgan, along with their parents of course. Hopefully there will be a time when we can all be together and have fun in the pool, or wherever.
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
It Is That Time Again
Can you believe it is report card time again, already? Today I looked over my calendar for the next week and just laughed. Some weeks I have nothing really pressing to do, but not this week! We are so excited about Nancy coming home for a few days so I am trying to get a few things done at home. I thought I ought to sweep the kitchen floor at least once, and clean the bathtub. OK, I should do that all the time anyway. I do have the dishes washed, if you don't count this morning. Yes, my bed is made. It always is before I eat breakfast. There is no way I will get the bathroom walls cleaned. They are waiting for paint later in the year. Dad did help clean out the growing food from the fridge last night, so that is looking better. I might get the boxes out of the front room so we do have a couch to sit on.
And then I realized.....report cards! You all know how much time I put in at school to get report cards completed. I must say it has been better since we changed the format of the report cards. But it was decided that we would hold parent/teacher conferences on Tuesday! Which means I need the report cards done by Monday night. Nancy comes in on Friday and I have a math class on Saturday. I am skipping out on 1/2 of the class to spend more time with Tyler, which means getting the report cards done on Monday, which is impossible to do on one day. An option is to work on Sunday. The last day I did that I broke my arm, so I really don't want to do that. So I stayed here at school tonight to get as much done as possible. I only have the attendance to complete, put in a few numbers, and print them out on Monday. I think I will be ready.
I will need to get substitute plans ready for Friday and Wednesday (after conferences that run from 3:00 to 9:00 on Tuesday.) Basically, I am too hurried to worry. What happens, happens. We are just glad to have Tyler here for a few days.
We are hoping that Tammy and her kids will be able to come down on Saturday and we can all go to the new swimming pool in the afternoon. And maybe Josh could help Dad take down the few Christmas lights on the house.
Do you think I should change my calendar and bulletin board in my room? The calendar says December and the bulletin board says "Merry Christmas." Maybe that will get done before next week. But then, maybe not!
And then I realized.....report cards! You all know how much time I put in at school to get report cards completed. I must say it has been better since we changed the format of the report cards. But it was decided that we would hold parent/teacher conferences on Tuesday! Which means I need the report cards done by Monday night. Nancy comes in on Friday and I have a math class on Saturday. I am skipping out on 1/2 of the class to spend more time with Tyler, which means getting the report cards done on Monday, which is impossible to do on one day. An option is to work on Sunday. The last day I did that I broke my arm, so I really don't want to do that. So I stayed here at school tonight to get as much done as possible. I only have the attendance to complete, put in a few numbers, and print them out on Monday. I think I will be ready.
I will need to get substitute plans ready for Friday and Wednesday (after conferences that run from 3:00 to 9:00 on Tuesday.) Basically, I am too hurried to worry. What happens, happens. We are just glad to have Tyler here for a few days.
We are hoping that Tammy and her kids will be able to come down on Saturday and we can all go to the new swimming pool in the afternoon. And maybe Josh could help Dad take down the few Christmas lights on the house.
Do you think I should change my calendar and bulletin board in my room? The calendar says December and the bulletin board says "Merry Christmas." Maybe that will get done before next week. But then, maybe not!
Friday, January 2, 2009
I Make a Good Dinner
The other day I was looking at the leftover turkey in my fridge. It was left over from Christmas, not Thanksgiving, thank you! I wondered what I could make for dinner that would be better than the tradition turkey casserole. I was thinking abut Cafe Rio and all the good chicken recipes, and thought, "Why not turkey enchiladas?" I have a pretty good recipe for enchiladas, but it isn't the same as you can buy. I wanted something really good. So I went to the Internet and found a few recipes that were all about the same and decided I could do that or better without a recipe. I did! And it was good! Of course I don't have exact measurements but here goes. You can try it and see what happens. I am sure that leftover chicken, or cut up chicken breasts or anything like that, at well as roast of any type would still work as well. I just happened to have turkey.
Cut up some turky, shred it or cube it. I did a couple of handfuls - how is that for technical? Put it in a frying pan with a little bit of water to steam it. Cut up a tomotoe to add color and flavor. You could probably add onions and green peppers if you want. Add a can of slices olives (because they use them at Mexican resturants so why not?) At this point I added about 1/3 can of green enchilada sauce (mild because that is how we like it). I let this heat up until the turkey was warm. Pour a little bit of the enchilada into the bottom of a glass oven pan (or whatever you have). I heated up the tortillas so they would wrap up. Put a tortilla into the pan, fill with the meat mixture, add shredded cheese (I used a taco blend already shredded), roll up and squish close. Keep rolling up more until the pan is full. Pour the rest of the enchilada sauce on top, put into the oven about 350 degrees for about 30 minutes (until bubbly and warmed through). We served with some shredded lettuse and more cheese, a bit of sour cream.
Really, it was great! Now, I suppose there are some readers who already knew how to do this, but I didn't, so I feel like I did one goal this week. I made a new recipe that I can use again. It really was good! Easy and not expensive, and we liked it. We even ate the leftovers. This is the way my cooking is, just throw a few things together. But this time it really worked! Not just mushroom soup and sour cream, either. A great flavor.
Cut up some turky, shred it or cube it. I did a couple of handfuls - how is that for technical? Put it in a frying pan with a little bit of water to steam it. Cut up a tomotoe to add color and flavor. You could probably add onions and green peppers if you want. Add a can of slices olives (because they use them at Mexican resturants so why not?) At this point I added about 1/3 can of green enchilada sauce (mild because that is how we like it). I let this heat up until the turkey was warm. Pour a little bit of the enchilada into the bottom of a glass oven pan (or whatever you have). I heated up the tortillas so they would wrap up. Put a tortilla into the pan, fill with the meat mixture, add shredded cheese (I used a taco blend already shredded), roll up and squish close. Keep rolling up more until the pan is full. Pour the rest of the enchilada sauce on top, put into the oven about 350 degrees for about 30 minutes (until bubbly and warmed through). We served with some shredded lettuse and more cheese, a bit of sour cream.
Really, it was great! Now, I suppose there are some readers who already knew how to do this, but I didn't, so I feel like I did one goal this week. I made a new recipe that I can use again. It really was good! Easy and not expensive, and we liked it. We even ate the leftovers. This is the way my cooking is, just throw a few things together. But this time it really worked! Not just mushroom soup and sour cream, either. A great flavor.