Today I finally put the lights on the vegetation, or lack thereof. The bushes have no leaves so they're just twigs with roots. Oh well, at least they hold the lights up. We still have yet to pour some fertilizer on the trees in our yard. I wonder when it's too late to do that? Hopefully if we forget, they'll last the harsh Idaho winter temperatures-- :). Kyle just got done playing Christmas carols on the piano in our newly furnished front room! I sang for a little bit.
Yesterday, I got a call from Garfield Elementary school and the principal finally asked if he could interview me on Monday. I'm going to be subbing there anyway Monday-Wednesday. If all goes well, you may be looking at the next Title I tutor at Garfield ES in Boise, ID. Cute name for the school, right? I think so too. For those of you who don't already know what this Title I tutor job means, my job will basically include going to different classrooms and either pulling out a small group of children for individualized help in math or language arts or I'll just aide in the classroom if the teacher needs it. The term Title I for a school means that a certain percentage of the school population gets free/reduced lunch, therefore, some of these students don't get the help they need on subjects in school and the school test scores tend to suffer because of this. It's kind of unfortunate, but that's what allows people like me to get a job when there are no other jobs available (ahem, German positions or lack of ELL endorsements for the moment). Anyways, I think I'm going to like this job because it's the same kind of situation I had at Rowland ES, which I didn't really care for because they expected me to help students learn to read while at the same time try to plan lessons for German. However, this job will just allow me to focus on one thing instead of try to do several things at once for totally different subjects. At least everything I'll be doing will be directed towards either math or language arts. I guess that makes sense. If not, you know what I mean.
It snowed again yesterday and last night. The frustrating thing is that the snow doesn't stay for long! It's kinda annoying. I like a snow that stays for the whole day and even into the next. This is constipated snow. It happens all of the sudden but then it's only barely a light dusting--the fury never really breaks through. Of course, I say that now and then one day, it's all going to break loose and I'll be sorry I even said anything and we'll be worrying about being snowed in by a blizzard. But for now, I just hope I get to see some real snow when we go to Indiana! I wanna be able to play in it and eat some of it (as long as it's not out of a litterbox, right Mom and Dad?)..hahaha. Although, I was able to pick up a small chunk today and eat it, so I guess not all was lost.
I baked today. I baked some stuff for friends and neighbors. I made a "shortcut" baklava and a chocolate dipped cookie (which is REALLY rich and just about made me sick to my stomach because of it) but let's hope the others like them. The baklava was tasty, however. I'll have to make it again definitely. I think the reason I almost got sick to my stomach was that it has been awhile since I've eaten anything that rich in chocolate. Of course, I've never really liked chocolate upon chocolate--it's just too much to handle for me. But, I haven't had that in awhile and my stomach was rebelling. Sweet overload! Maybe it's a good thing I couldn't handle those cookies--it means I won't be making more in the future and therefore, won't be eating them which will help me in my WW efforts, right? Right....I'll probably just compensate by making other stuff---no, no, no...gotta think positive! Anyway, my grand total of weight lost as of today's meeting is about 16lbs. It's going down now very slowly because I think I've hit a plateau. It just means I need to stick to the rules even more and be sure to record all the extras that I eat and try especially hard not to go over my bonus allowance points. I guess I could try to make it a goal NOT to USE all of the allowance points. Maybe I only use like 15 of them instead of all 35. I'm doing the core plan (eat all veggies, fruits, lean meats, whole grain rice/pasta until satisfied without having to count points) and this plan makes it seem easier, but at the same time, you have to be careful that you record what you ate IF it's not on that food list. Bread is NOT a core food--which is a little hard. I guess you could compare this plan to the Atkin's diet in a way, except you can eat the bread but you MUST record it or else the points will get away from you. Okay, that's enough WW babble. It's time for bed now. Must sleep. Sleep tight, ya'll!
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