Sure enough, the period of relaxation at work (i.e. after AIMS) came to an abrupt halt on Wednesday. The district is being audited by the state the last week and a half of school. Audited...at the very end of the year. Random strangers, who may or may not have ever been competent educators, will be coming in unannounced, staying for unspecified ( Read more... )

Next time I sign up to bring a potluck dish, either a)choose something easier than homemade tomato sauce or b)start cooking it earlier than 6:30 p.m. The number of dishes I managed to get dirty preparing, cooking, and cooling the sauce is mind-boggling, to say nothing of the filthy stove and counter-top. I banged up my hands in the cleaning ( Read more... )

Last night I made ravioli and topped it with a can of diced tomatoes which I simmered with random seasonings and some olive oil.  I almost inhaled the stuff.  Tonight I almost stopped at Chipotle or Chevy's for take-out, but remembered the note on my fridge, "No fast food."  So, I came home and made the closest thing to Mexican rice I could: Minute ( Read more... )

If I had ANY other job options right now, even scrubbing toilets, I'd take one in a heartbeat. 12 hour day at work, and I still am not done. I crave the days I give tests because it means I get a break from teaching. However, I can't sit and get work done because I have to answer questions, etc, plus I have to grade the tests. Oh, new math ( Read more... )

Friday, I hear ads on the radio saying Gap jeans are $19.99. Woohoo, cheap jeans! Too bad I'm in Tahoe and nowhere near a Gap. Saturday, Jen calls me to tell me about the jeans. I said I'd heard about it; she says she's been calling around looking for the essential fit I love and got her started on. She put a pair on hold for me in Tempe, and ( Read more... )

Tomorrow: sleep in, get my hair cut, get baby shouwer gift, grade math tests, put a few more songs on iTunes/iPod.
Sunday: church, usual weekend chores, finish up report cards (comments - my least favorite part).

Coldplay has a free download of LeftRightLeftRightLeft at http:// ( Read more... )

Clothing stores have a conspiracy against me. Something is incredibly wrong when even Old Navy shirts don't fit, and I tried on 5 different ones. All I need are some junky long-sleeved shirts to wear in this cold weather and on my trip. But, noooooooooooo, it is not to be. I did find ONE halfway decent sweater at Wal-Mart of all places. Yes, I ( Read more... )

As happens during most breaks from work, I become semi-nocturnal. I'm a night owl by nature, and I hate to get out of bed in the morning. I get normal amounts of sleep, just at abnormal times like 3-10 a.m. So, instead of trying to wake up with my alarm, aka at a reasonable hour, so I'd get tired at a resonable hour (earlier than midnight), I ( Read more... )

I hate admitting this, but maybe someone can help. I go through shirts rather quickly not just because I have a few I wear a lot, but because of deodorant stains. Today I finally broke down and threw away several t-shirts and a sweater because the underarms were disgusting. Deodorant stains and/or bleaches it (yeah, I can't figure that one out ( Read more... )

If I don't actually write myself a to do list, I'm never going to get anything done. Hmm, I'll write on the back of this receipt ( Read more... )