Odds and Ends

First of all, I think about being pruned quite often. Unfortunately it doesn't motivate me to post. I will try to do better, but no guarantees.

School is pretty much what I do lately. I never know what will happen on a certain day until we know what the weather will bring. Late starts bring great joy and great frustration. I get two extra hours to get ready for the day, but we lose high school music rehearsal on late start days. The elementary concert was rescheduled from last Thursday to tomorrow night. I hope they remember the music, but I'm not too worried. The high school choirs are what stress me. Two weeks to break!!

I recently planted an amaryllis bulb. It grows like a weed! It bloomed a few days ago. I included pictures. I'm so proud of my little plant.

I have been watching far too many Hallmark/Lifetime-ish Christmas movies. They are so awful, yet I can't help myself. I have to know if they get their happy ending. I did watch Pirates 3 this weekend. The swashbuckling action scenes were a nice change!

I have also watched Season 3 of Gray's Anatomy. I thoroughly enjoy it! It isn't quite as cool the second time around, as you already know who lives and who doesn't, but all the same, wonderful. I wish McDreamy and Meredith would get over themselves. It's getting a little too Ross and Rachel. Oh the drama.

Plans for Christmas Break:

1. Plan for next semester. Yuck, I know.

2. Read books.

3. Sleep in.

4. Eat. 'Tis the season!

5. Organize my closet. I have more clothes in there than I know what to do with. Time to streamline the wardrobe!

6. The other closet needs some work too... (No it is not more clothes!)

7. Go to the bank and get quarters for laundry. At most I have barely enough to clean the essentials. I went to a car wash and got change late one night. It's a bit of a gamble as one-third came out as tokens. It's okay, my car needs cleaning too.

8. Cook. I'm excited to cook at home, where there is a dishwasher and people to eat what I make!

9. Play in the snow.

10. Drink coffee.

There you have it, the top ten things I'm hoping to do over break. Maybe I'll even blog for you.

I've been TAGGED!

I was tagged by Holli.

1. Do you promote your blog?

No, I demote it.

2. How often do you check hits?

I don't know how to do that, but that is okay!

3. Do you stick to one topic?

Yes, and that topic is me and things I like.

4. Who knows that you have a blog?

Camp friends...

5. How many blogs do you read?

Eight

6. Are you a fast reader?

Yes

7. Do you customize your blog or do anything technical?

No

8. Do you blog anonymously?

No, but I hope that none of my students try to find me... That would be annoying.

9. To what extent do you censor yourself?

I leave things out that have to do with _____ and _____.

10. The best thing about blogging?

I find great enjoyment in reading the blogs of others, and I feel the need to give back.

I tag anyone who might be reading this without my knowledge... YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE!

Beef. It's What's for Dinner!

Hmm... delicious! I made my first pot roast yesterday. It was very exciting! I had the pleasure of hosting a couple college friends, Zach and Kristin. One of those "crazy-small world" friendships. I met Zach in my very first college class: Music Theory I. He was a Choral Ed. Major, like myself. I met Kristin in my dorm because she was randomly assigned to live with one of my closest friends from high school: Jill B. (I have two BFF Jills) They lived just around the corner from my new room. Zach and Kristin had been dating since high school. Imagine our excitement when we figured all of this out!

We shared many late nights during those first few years of school... Going to Perkins, playing taboo: the roommates versus the music nerds. Zach and I usually lost. Jill and Kristin could read each others minds! The four of us, plus another friend, went on an amazing trip to Chattanooga when UNI made it to the national title football game in Dec. '06. There's talk of going again if the Panthers do well in the play-offs. So many memories! We ate in a Wendy's and the people behind us in line kept mumbling about speaking clearly so the Yanks could understand. It is such a different world down there! My favorite moment was listening to the radio and hearing about the "Twelve Strays of Christmas." The stray dog of the day was named Zippy... one of Zach's nicknames. I laughed hard for about two hours.

The moral of the story: if you visit me, I cook for you.