Catch Up

So Emilia went Trick or Treating tonight...and yum! She brought home lots and lots of candy!

Tomorrow is my first day working at the school. I start at 7:45 in the am, and I can not wait.

School is going much better. I'm sticking with the Science class. The instructor has offered enough extra credit that I can score a B in the class, and though I typically would not be happy with a B - It is just going to have to do because I don't want to have to pay for it again. I am at an 89.6 B in History, but as long as I get all the points for my discussion board posts when she grades them I will be in A range again easily. The Multicultural class is good. Had a scare where I thought she gave me a zero, was just a mistake where she forgot to save before submitting, but it was really a 57/60 - which I will happily accept.

Chris has enjoyed being in China, but I think that the he is about as ready to come home as I am to have him here. He went out for a steak the other night, because the real Chinese food was getting old.

I've lost my camera... not sure if Chris has it or not, but either way - we need a new one.

Back to the Classroom!

I am so excited to be going back to school...as a teacher's aide! Thankfully, I am already an approved substitute, so I can start work on Monday and work as a multi-day substitute until the board meets again and approves my contract.

Now, I am about to log-in to the phone service and answer calls for Aber. and Fitch/Hollister. Who knows where that road may lead. I hate to quit so soon, but the school has better hours, and will be preparing for my own classroom in the future. I guess I'm slightly torn because I hate to think I just wasted the other companies time and money in training me... although... when I submitted my resume to them - I never changed the objective statement, which said "To gain working knowledge of the classroom..." So... maybe they should have known, lol.

ANNNNND.... the company just announced yesterday that all employees who are M-F - must swap out a weekday for a weekend. Everyone was really upset and the "boss" refused to even discuss it, saying we were all told about the upcoming change when we interviewed..which I know I wasn't, so I can only believe that the other people were not either....so... I don't think I really want to continue working for a company that is going to steam-roll everyone like that anyway..

Can you tell I am trying to convince myself it is alright to quit? LOL

Reading List

The reading list has been updated - Surprsie, Surprise. However, I have finished the ENTIRE Sookie Stackhouse series available.

The Pot Roast Disaster

Sunday I decided to make Pot Roast for Emilia and I. After Amanda saved the day to email me the awesome recipe, I went to work. Luckily I did have most of the ingredients memorized, and what I didn't have memorized, I had at the house already. So I didn't need to make a second trip to the store.

So, I started off with getting my oil tooooo hot. Fixed. Apparently, medium on my stove is REALLY HIGH. Because before I even realized what was happening the smoke detectors were going off...yeah the detector right above the stove has got to go...

Now, the alarms have never gone off before, and of course, they are not just simply take the battery out and everything is silent... NOoooo... they are wired through the house to the very, very, very loud and embarrassing sound box on the front of the house..

Yes, the ENTIRE neighborhood was standing in their yards looking, parents from a couple house down sent their teenage sons to see what they could do to help. ANNNND, I had no flipping clue how to turn the alarm off. I had to run across the street and ask!!! That neighbor called the Scroggins, who we bought the house from, to tell me what to do.

Needless to say, I was pretty mortified. So, I just poured in the beef stock and the veggies and tossed it in the oven. I was over making the pot roast at that point. It was still good, but obviously not as great as it could have been with some flavoring, lol! But I didn't care.

Leavin' and Cookin'

Chris is leaving for China this weekend. Emilia and I are taking him out to Chili's for our last dinner with him for a few days.

I think Saturday Emilia and I are going to try and visit a pumpkin patch so we can pick the perfect one for carving!

School is going alright. I am falling slightly behind in History with adjusting to working again, but I'm not too worried because that class is self paced all the way through. I think I am dropping the Science class. I should be able to attend the face-to-face class next semester. If so, that is what I plan to do. Have an a in History and Multi-cultural classroom courses. WooooHooooo!

We are on the prowl for Lion King tickets if anyone of you happens to find some decent priced ones laying around anywhere... =D

Tonight (Thursday the 21st, hehe) Emilia is making like 60 Cinnamon Rolls from her mom's recipe. Some are going with her to school, some are for the neighbors, but there should still be some left if you want her to freeze some for you, let me know.

Work Update

Training has included a LOT of information, but the days have flown by. We started email responses today - believe it or not - there are no automated responses, just templates to get you started - but even those leave you with much to address. :) it took me just under an hour to complete 2 of them!! BUT...I did have a room full of people chatting in my ear because the person 'sharing the screen' didn't have a clue what she was doing, and that makes me so frustrated. I can't turn the room off because there is really helpful information sometimes...and I don't want to get called on and be gone. AND THEN, I did an entire response just to get to the end and find that the shirt I recommended was only available in small! LESSON LEARNED! haha. =)