The short people and I had a sub today. She was familiar to me, since she retired from our school after 23 years of teaching, but this was the first time I'd worked with her in a classroom.
So many teachers I've talked to, are scared silly over working with our age level. I don't really understand why. Maybe it's not being able to take anything for granted. With us, it wouldn't hurt to do a brief review on using glue, scissors and crayons each day. Our sub was a tiny bit nervous, but she did well - even with the challenging AM group.
I think it's snowed hard 5-6 times today. Crazy! Darned cold, too! I don't know what the temp was, but I definitely took the wrong coat today. At least when Izzy and I took a walk after work, I was moving enough I didn't care I had on a light coat.
Okay, what should I make for dinner?
Monday, March 9, 2009
Sunday, March 8, 2009
A grab bag o' weather
L and I drove out to a new wine shop on the west side of town - just as the sleet and snow ended and the temps began to rise. Thankfully.
We had a nice time tasting the day's featured wines, as well as sampling some wine fudge from a sweetshop in Aumsville. I can't remember having fudge with a pinot noir before. I had an urge to email the sweetshop's owner to let them know their website isn't working the way they had hoped. If it hadn't been for L, I wouldn't have figured out how to get past the cover/entry page with it's broken link.
On our way home we stopped at a new place in the south end. They roast their own coffee and make crepes - both sweet and savory. It's going to be a winner - perfect location teamed with the perfect menu for the clientele.
We had a nice time tasting the day's featured wines, as well as sampling some wine fudge from a sweetshop in Aumsville. I can't remember having fudge with a pinot noir before. I had an urge to email the sweetshop's owner to let them know their website isn't working the way they had hoped. If it hadn't been for L, I wouldn't have figured out how to get past the cover/entry page with it's broken link.
On our way home we stopped at a new place in the south end. They roast their own coffee and make crepes - both sweet and savory. It's going to be a winner - perfect location teamed with the perfect menu for the clientele.
Saturday, March 7, 2009
Things you can count on
Oops, sorry! Just got distracted watching a Pizza Hut commercial touting their lasagna (which they sell by the pound). "Even people in Italy loved it!" Uh huh, sure.
N and I had the urge for something delicious and predictable for dinner. I know I should've thought of somewhere new to go eat, but sometimes I just want to go to our old favorites. And so we drove downtown to Marco Polo's. :>) Our waiter was pretty green and made a couple of mistakes, but our entrees (shrimp curry fried rice and mongolian beef) were just what we hoped for. Mmmm!
N and I had the urge for something delicious and predictable for dinner. I know I should've thought of somewhere new to go eat, but sometimes I just want to go to our old favorites. And so we drove downtown to Marco Polo's. :>) Our waiter was pretty green and made a couple of mistakes, but our entrees (shrimp curry fried rice and mongolian beef) were just what we hoped for. Mmmm!
Hard Work
N and I wanted a change in our usual Saturday morning routine, so we hooked up Izzy to her retractable leash and went for a morning walk around, through and back around the park. It felt good to be out getting some exercise on a Saturday morning. We should make it a new routine.
N has rehearsal this afternoon and then a concert tomorrow. I wonder if anyone will arrive at the wrong time due to the time change? ;>
L and her J are up in Portland having a grand day out for his bday. They plan on visiting good old Powell's and then the Rheinlander. We suggested reservations. I wonder if they'll heed? N and I were hoping he'd decide that dinner here in town would be okay. Oh well, we're just a couple of old fogies. ;>
N has rehearsal this afternoon and then a concert tomorrow. I wonder if anyone will arrive at the wrong time due to the time change? ;>
L and her J are up in Portland having a grand day out for his bday. They plan on visiting good old Powell's and then the Rheinlander. We suggested reservations. I wonder if they'll heed? N and I were hoping he'd decide that dinner here in town would be okay. Oh well, we're just a couple of old fogies. ;>
Friday, March 6, 2009
Oh what a beautiful day!
I usually work for comp time on grading days, but not this year. I've been going to work with this bug from day one and decided I needed another 3 dayer.
I went out and about fairly early this morning, after I finished editing and uploading the short people's videos and slideshows. I wanted to touch base with a local diner to see if I could talk them into letting me create a simple web presence for them - location, hours, menu, pictures- linked to eatsalem.com. The woman I talked to was slightly skeptical, but stayed open minded enough to let me leave a note and some info for the owner/cook. I was impressed that they were still busy at 10:45 AM on a weekday.
I ran a few more errands and then decided to go home and see if F wanted to go out with me to enjoy a bit of this grand day. She did :>) and so we did. We ran some more errands, drove around with the sunroof open (and heater on) and stopped to get a mocha at Caffe Milan on the way home. I thought the mocha was even better than what we usually get at Breakpoint, but F thought it was a draw.
Izzy's enjoying her new toys and I'm thinking about working on J's bday dinner - one of his favs, mac and cheese.
I went out and about fairly early this morning, after I finished editing and uploading the short people's videos and slideshows. I wanted to touch base with a local diner to see if I could talk them into letting me create a simple web presence for them - location, hours, menu, pictures- linked to eatsalem.com. The woman I talked to was slightly skeptical, but stayed open minded enough to let me leave a note and some info for the owner/cook. I was impressed that they were still busy at 10:45 AM on a weekday.
I ran a few more errands and then decided to go home and see if F wanted to go out with me to enjoy a bit of this grand day. She did :>) and so we did. We ran some more errands, drove around with the sunroof open (and heater on) and stopped to get a mocha at Caffe Milan on the way home. I thought the mocha was even better than what we usually get at Breakpoint, but F thought it was a draw.
Izzy's enjoying her new toys and I'm thinking about working on J's bday dinner - one of his favs, mac and cheese.
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