Four hundred and eleven posts later:
I can't remember right now exactly when I started blogging. I know that it's been 411 posts since those first words: test..., and I know that the only thing I can think to do right now, at 12:49am, when I can't sleep and nothing good is on T.V., is blog. This is just the first of many wakeful nights in which, though I may try my darndest, I cannot keep myself from laying in bed and thinking about SCHOOL, SCHOOL, SCHOOL. I didn't think I would ever say this, but I think I may be a workaholic. I think I would go to school right now and work on my classroom if I also didn't think it would be totally UNCALLED for at this time of the night. Many nights I lie in bed and think about how I am going to solve a certain problem with my students or classroom. And now, after spending a whole summer sleeping quite soundly, I realize how stupid it is to ruminate over things in bed. "Do not worry about what you will eat, or wear, or about when Jimmy and Timmy will finally stop hitting each other, or about Timmy's mom who insists that it was provoked, or about good artwork to put in the hallway for open house, or about not losing a kid on the next field trip." To quote my brother in law, I need to "simmer down". During particularly stressful times last year when I knew I would have trouble sleeping, I would go to the gym and wear myself out so that I would hit the sack and be out like a light. It's 1:05 now and my husband is sleeping like a baby. I think I will try again...Goodnight....
August 22, 2005
"recipes" from kindergarteners
LOGAN'S DELICIOUS RICE My brother doesn't know how to cook because he will burn his ears. You take salt and put it in the rice. You stir and bake until 6:00 at 7 degrees. Then stir it and start to take it out.
KATHERINE'S TEMPER PIZZA You put in the stove and you cook it. I don't know the temper but I know how long it cooks. It cooks 4 hours! You take it out of the oven and you put it on a plate and eat it.
MARSHALL'S CRUNCHY PIZZA You take it out of the freezer. You put it in the oven. You cook it about 15 hours at temperature as hot as hot water. Then you take it out of the oven and eat it.
GREYSON'S GRILLED STEAK You put it on a grill and you cook it. Then you put sauce on it. You cook it a pretty long time; I think about 3 minutes.
CHANCE'S WHITE POWDER BISCUITS You take white powder and take milk and pour it in there. Mom takes her rings off so she won't get them dirty. Then she flats them; hits 'em down. Takes another one and squishes it down again. She puts them in the oven and cooks them 4 hours very hot.
COREY'S DELICIOUS "BASAGNE" Well, you put some of the white stuff and some sauce on it. Then you cook spaghetti and make it flat. Then you cook it and viola! Basagne!
KAITLYN'S FRESH-WATER FISH Get a pan and put water in it. Put fish in it and stir it up and then you flip it. Put it in a plate and eat it.
BRAD'S CRUSTY FRIED CHICKEN Well, sometimes you go the Hardee's and the Hardee's man will cook your fried chicken. But my Mom cooks fried chicken in a pan. You put it on the stove. It has a lot of chicken on the inside and lots of crust on the outside. When I was four, I threw the meat away and ate the crust. Now I'm five and I eat the meat.
CAROLINE'S JUST-PERFECT-WITH-CHICKEN CORN First you pour it in the bowl and then it goes down the bowl. First you boil it, then you put it in the sink and let it get water. Wait a minute! Everytime my Mama cooks corn, my Daddy cooks chicken on the grill. I don't know what that red button is for (the one on the grill), but I know what the black one is for.
NICOLE'S "WATCH-IT" ROAST Put the roast (that big kind) in the oven in these square bowls. You watch it cooking. If you're not watching it, it starts on fire. You cook it 12 minutes at about 31 degrees.
NATHAN'S GIANT SPAGHETTI AND MEATBALLS You take big meatballs and take our giant spaghetti (t-h-i-s b-i-g) and I take some spaghetti and pour the meatballs in. You put it on top of the stove. It takes 100 minutes at a very hot temperature. Then you put it in a plate. Then Mom calls you to eat it.
R.J.'S "ORANGE SUGAR" PUMPKIN PIE You take some orange sugar and you cook it. After it is done, you get a fork and put holes around it. Put it in the oven for 20 minutes
http://www.alphabet-soup.net/kk.html
LOGAN'S DELICIOUS RICE My brother doesn't know how to cook because he will burn his ears. You take salt and put it in the rice. You stir and bake until 6:00 at 7 degrees. Then stir it and start to take it out.
KATHERINE'S TEMPER PIZZA You put in the stove and you cook it. I don't know the temper but I know how long it cooks. It cooks 4 hours! You take it out of the oven and you put it on a plate and eat it.
MARSHALL'S CRUNCHY PIZZA You take it out of the freezer. You put it in the oven. You cook it about 15 hours at temperature as hot as hot water. Then you take it out of the oven and eat it.
GREYSON'S GRILLED STEAK You put it on a grill and you cook it. Then you put sauce on it. You cook it a pretty long time; I think about 3 minutes.
CHANCE'S WHITE POWDER BISCUITS You take white powder and take milk and pour it in there. Mom takes her rings off so she won't get them dirty. Then she flats them; hits 'em down. Takes another one and squishes it down again. She puts them in the oven and cooks them 4 hours very hot.
COREY'S DELICIOUS "BASAGNE" Well, you put some of the white stuff and some sauce on it. Then you cook spaghetti and make it flat. Then you cook it and viola! Basagne!
KAITLYN'S FRESH-WATER FISH Get a pan and put water in it. Put fish in it and stir it up and then you flip it. Put it in a plate and eat it.
BRAD'S CRUSTY FRIED CHICKEN Well, sometimes you go the Hardee's and the Hardee's man will cook your fried chicken. But my Mom cooks fried chicken in a pan. You put it on the stove. It has a lot of chicken on the inside and lots of crust on the outside. When I was four, I threw the meat away and ate the crust. Now I'm five and I eat the meat.
CAROLINE'S JUST-PERFECT-WITH-CHICKEN CORN First you pour it in the bowl and then it goes down the bowl. First you boil it, then you put it in the sink and let it get water. Wait a minute! Everytime my Mama cooks corn, my Daddy cooks chicken on the grill. I don't know what that red button is for (the one on the grill), but I know what the black one is for.
NICOLE'S "WATCH-IT" ROAST Put the roast (that big kind) in the oven in these square bowls. You watch it cooking. If you're not watching it, it starts on fire. You cook it 12 minutes at about 31 degrees.
NATHAN'S GIANT SPAGHETTI AND MEATBALLS You take big meatballs and take our giant spaghetti (t-h-i-s b-i-g) and I take some spaghetti and pour the meatballs in. You put it on top of the stove. It takes 100 minutes at a very hot temperature. Then you put it in a plate. Then Mom calls you to eat it.
R.J.'S "ORANGE SUGAR" PUMPKIN PIE You take some orange sugar and you cook it. After it is done, you get a fork and put holes around it. Put it in the oven for 20 minutes
http://www.alphabet-soup.net/kk.html
August 16, 2005
August 15, 2005
"any die hard garage sale shopper's motto is: buy first, think later"
-Sarah Marie Chance
I haven't done much garage saling this year because we really don't have room for much more stuff, but it is by far one of my favorite things to do in the summer. I love a bargain! And so does my Dad. He bought my mom a surger (this is like a sewing machine only better) for 25 dollars last weekend that had been used once. My best find ever was a Kitchenaid Mixer for 50 dollars at an estate sale. Although an estate sale is pretty morbid (going through a dead persons belongings) the thrill of the deal is very exciting to me. I would describe it as "morbidly thrilling".
-Sarah Marie Chance
I haven't done much garage saling this year because we really don't have room for much more stuff, but it is by far one of my favorite things to do in the summer. I love a bargain! And so does my Dad. He bought my mom a surger (this is like a sewing machine only better) for 25 dollars last weekend that had been used once. My best find ever was a Kitchenaid Mixer for 50 dollars at an estate sale. Although an estate sale is pretty morbid (going through a dead persons belongings) the thrill of the deal is very exciting to me. I would describe it as "morbidly thrilling".
August 12, 2005
camping again
We just got back from camping with our friends, the Johansen's. I really wanted to post some pictures today but I realized that my camera is not available. I will put them on soon. I have never camped with friends before (always family or just Paul and I) and it was so much fun. We are already planning for next year. The beach was beautiful and this was one of those campgrounds with real toilets and showers and yurts with cable TV. More like a resort really. Paul calls it "fake" camping. I think he had fun nonetheless. Paul thinks it's a rule that you can't take a shower when you are camping or it's not really camping. I took one twice a day. Who knows when I will ever get the chance to take a shower whilst camping again?
This "fake" camping was much less peaceful than the camping I am used to. The first two nights we were actually surrounded by campsites filled with churchgoers attending family camp. Not a good situation. Tons of kids, everywhere, with those little walkie-talkies cranked up to the highest volume possible. Now I am a fan of kids, but I'm also a fan of peace and quiet (I'm aware that you parents are snickering at me right now). We moved to a quieter site the next night.
Pictures to come.
We just got back from camping with our friends, the Johansen's. I really wanted to post some pictures today but I realized that my camera is not available. I will put them on soon. I have never camped with friends before (always family or just Paul and I) and it was so much fun. We are already planning for next year. The beach was beautiful and this was one of those campgrounds with real toilets and showers and yurts with cable TV. More like a resort really. Paul calls it "fake" camping. I think he had fun nonetheless. Paul thinks it's a rule that you can't take a shower when you are camping or it's not really camping. I took one twice a day. Who knows when I will ever get the chance to take a shower whilst camping again?
This "fake" camping was much less peaceful than the camping I am used to. The first two nights we were actually surrounded by campsites filled with churchgoers attending family camp. Not a good situation. Tons of kids, everywhere, with those little walkie-talkies cranked up to the highest volume possible. Now I am a fan of kids, but I'm also a fan of peace and quiet (I'm aware that you parents are snickering at me right now). We moved to a quieter site the next night.
Pictures to come.
August 08, 2005
August 06, 2005
August 05, 2005
August 04, 2005
Currently reading: I am really, really enjoying this book. It explores Jewish traditions from a Christian point of view, the first one being Sabbath. It's interesting to think about the value in tradition and ritual that as an evangelical I miss. Our Sabbath tradition is to go to my parent's house, eat, play with our nephew, etc. What if we really were to refrain from creating anything on the Sabbath? The book also explores food (ie. being intentional about the food we eat) and mourning, but that's as far as I've gotten. My friend Kara goes to a Presbyterian church. At confirmation the child/teen receives a quilt made by members of the congregation. They wrap the child in the quilt, symbolizing the church surrounding then in love and support. What are your favorite traditions (church or otherwise) and why. What do they mean to you? Leave a comment if you want!
Just finished reading:
This is a funny must read for anyone who has moved from the city to the sticks. One reviewer says: "He learns to wave like a native, discuss septic tanks with interest, and read local newspaper gossip with glee. When neighbors suggest using blood, bonemeal, and human hair to keep the deer out of his garden, he quips, "Are we gardening, or practicing voodoo?"
It does contain a bit of vulgarity, but not enough to make me put it down.
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