And the verdict is...

I had my final appointment today with my specialist and he seems to think I have a clean bill of health. I am to stop taking all of the meds I have been succumbed to since January and live life again. This is way GOOD news. If I don't hear the word infection for the rest of my life, I will be all good. So yay!
Today we starting our paper mache volcanoes in class. The kids were nuts. They had the mixture all over themselves and each other but had a ton of fun. It is great to see them getting to do some kind of crafts. I love seeing their creativity. It is definitely what I live for as a teacher. They make me proud!

Happy Saint Patty's Day!

Hope you had a green day! Today I made the traditional Corned Beef and Cabbage for dinner. It turned out very good. I even made potatoes and carrots to go with. The Irish came out in me. It was nice to make such a traditional meal.



This weekend was jam packed full of good food and family. Friday night we went out for a date night. We started out at Ko Fusion for dinner. It is a local sushi place. I have only had sushi 3 times now, but I am a fan of the crab and avocado types. They are very yummy!



We then went to Campus town and had desert at Moonstruck Cafe, which has the best Peanut Butter Milkshakes in town. Hands down. I also had the cutest little chocolate truffle.. It was called a Choco Lab and it was in the shape of a dog. Very cute.

After Moonstruck, we met up with Josh and Audra to see the movie Vantage Point. It is a movie based all on the characters point of views. The movie was very intriguing and kept us on our toes the whole time. You should see it!

Saturday, we had a wedding to go to. It was my two co-workers getting married. So we had a blast hanging out with everyone on a Saturday night. The wedding was beautiful. The food was outstanding and the company was warm. It was nice to be a part of their big day.

Sunday, we drove a mere 3 1/2 hours to Percy for Grandpa's 80th birthday party. We had the event at the Bed and Breakfast in town and even took turns getting pictures taken. Here are two of my favorites:

This week I am doing paper mache volcanoes with my classes to end the Quarter. We will then end the year with Space. Love it! Today was a day full of Green and it went well. Here is to a good week! Till next time...

It got me Captain...

Well, I finally got it. The flu has been going around like nobody's business and it finally snuck up on me and threw me down a flight of stairs a few hundred times. I feel like death!

Under weird circumstances, I had to go into work this morning, but was able to get a sub for the afternoon. I spent it sleeping only to have Tyler wake me up when he got home at 5. To say the least, I needed the rest.

My day has consisted of sleep, sniffles, and fever.... I can only hope tomorrow is less of the same.

This flu season has been something else. My students have been dropping like flies. Schools have even been closing due to lack of attendance. That's when you know it is bad. And to think people bother to get the flu shot and then it goes and mutates on us!

We have been relatively busy lately. We visited with our family this past weekend and helped to move in my brother and his wife into their new home. It is a beautiful place. I am really proud of him.

We are looking forward to heading down South for Easter and staying with my parents for a few days. The bulbs in the garage are starting to sprout, so we know Spring is in the air. This time change has really thrown us for a loop. How have you done with it?

Thanks for checking in!

A great weekend...

This weekend I did what I thought might be impossible.... I went skiing! My knee held up just fine for the 10 hours or so I was on the slopes. I am so thrilled. When my surgeon diagnosed me a little over 18 months ago, I thought there wouldn't be a chance that I would be on the slopes again, but I was.... and I was fast. Such a good feeling.

We went up with a couple of friends from High School that are near and dear to our hearts and had a blast. Our tradition is to go to Devil's Head Resort in Wisconsin and this was a record year. Usually we deal with ice and artificial snow, but there was a wonderful base and great conditions.

Valentine's Surprise

I have been meaning to post this, but just now got around to it. My hubby is the BEST! He really did a nice job this year for Valentine's. Usually we keep it pretty low key, but this year we felt like spoiling each other just a little more than usual, so on the 14th, I came home to this on my doorstep:
I was so excited. He picked it out all on his own and it is fabulous. Coach is my guilty pleasure and i just love it! I had flowers show up twice at work. One being when he made the order, and one being the right day. It was amusing to everyone except Tyler, poor guy. Tyler ended up picking out a weather station that broadcasts over the internet. If you want the link, just email me and I will send it over.

We ended up eating out at Biaggis, which is a favorite of ours. And then we went to see Juno at the movies. That movie is really good. It really did something to me (teaching jr. high and all) but that is another story. But overall, it was a nice evening and day with lots of love to go around.

Success!

Wednesday night, Tyler and I started this year's valentines adventure by taking our first cooking class. It was fabulous! Each year we try to choose something different to do together. The first year Tyler came up with this idea, we did horseback riding lessons. We ended up doing them for about 3 months. It was so much fun!




So this year is the year of food. We hooked up with the Adult Education Center and this week's lesson was on The Flavors of Italy. We learned the recipes for:

-Lentil Soup with Italian sausage - very tasty
-Gorgonzola Coins - not a big fan
-Clam Soup - Tyler's choice
-Parmesan Polenta Squares
-Pork Tenderloin with a tomato and olive topping
-Mozzerella Shrimp - to Die for!
-and Beef Tenderloin with a brown gravy

Tonight's dinner was the Beef Tenderloin. We went to the Butcher to get our meat. I explained what I needed and he custom cut the beef to my needs. Came home and cooked a wonderful dinner of beef, asparagus and butter bread. :) It really turned out great. We have some leftover meat and gravy, so I plan to make a stroganoff Monday. Tyler is busy making dutch cocoa cookies and I am relaxing. Happy Weekend everyone!

Thank goodness it is Friday...

I could have sworn that there was a FULL moon this week. My little darlings were near the edge of demon-like this week. Friday is looking good. Here is to a great weekend!