Corn Dogs

I made these corn dogs for dinner tonight and while they were tasty, they fell apart which kind of ruined it for me. Good thing I made Ms. Beth's apple dip- it's so good it saved the day!

Contrary to Popular Belief

Sometimes being a librarian is kind of boring.

Favorite and Least Favorite

My favorite thing about the colder weather is how cozy my bed is with all it's heavy blankets.

My least favorite thing about the colder weather is that I cannot stay in my cozy bed all day.

Sandwich Bread

New Recipe: Bread Machine Sandwich Bread
Verdict: The website claimed this is the most perfect sandwich bread you can make in your breadmaker. It was good (especially in our grilled cheese sandwiches) but it won't replace store bought.

Tartans

Today at DPC it was the Kirkin' of the Tartans. Apparently this church has some pretty serious Scottish roots, because they went all out. It was a neat service and the lunch afterward could have only been more enjoyable if it was a tad warmer outside.

DPC

We're headed up to Decatur Presbyterian this morning (where Nate did his summer internship) for church and then lunch with his amazing team. Totally worth getting up early on a Sunday.

AL

AL (stands for Almost Legal- as in almost a legal adult) is moving in tomorrow evening and while I'm anxious, I'm much less so than the first time we did this.

Fall Festival

Our annual neighborhood Fall Festival has come and gone yet again. We had a great turn out and pumped tons of sugar into the veins of countless children.

Lead

Why would a professor cast herself as the lead in a college musical? Is this usual?

Sweeney Todd

Going to see Sweeney Todd at LaGrange College tonight!

Date Due Card Game

Every day, I try to stamp only as many date due cards as I think we'll need.  It's a game to me, to see how close I can get.  Recently though, my assistant has been messing with this game.  Around 1:00, he stamps like 50 cards, even if we don't have any more classes schedule for the day, thus completely ruining my game.  The worst part is, there's no way I can ask him not to stamp the cards unless I confess about the game and reveal myself to be a total weird-o.

Who's On First

Helped the 6th grade English teacher use Who's on First to teach both pronouns and the importance of capitalization :)

SO EMBARRASSING

So that post about a baby name... I meant to email that to Nate and not to my blog.  See, I like to suggest baby names to Nate that I know he will not like.  Last week is was Cricket and Calliope.  I had no intention of telling everyone I know about this weird thing I do especially since we are not having babies any time soon.  Clearly this is internet-induced-karma telling me I should stop messing with Nate.

Oh, Technology

The network was down so we spent the last 3 hours writing down student IDs and barcode numbers to keep the books circulating.  Now it's back up and we get to spend the next 30 minutes putting it all into the computer.

PFC

Dinner with PFC (Potential Foster Child) went well and it looks like she'll be moving in early next week. Gotta come up with a snazzy nickname or abbreviation for her so I can tell you more about her as we dive into parenting an almost-adult.

14!

14 6th graders in detention.  I was super mean.  Now on to part 2 of my afternoon- dinner with potential foster child.

The Apple Doesn't Fall Far...

Parents keep calling me because they forgot what time their child's detention is over.

After School Schedule

Today's going to be busy...
3:15-4:15 Detention
5:30-6:30 Dinner with a potential foster child
6:45-7:30 Walk with neighborhood ladies
8:00-9:15 Crochet/Knitting club meeting at my house

How I've Changed

The fresh-out-of-college idealistic teacher Katie would hate to hear me say this but, some kids are just plain dumb.  Yes, it's been that kind of day.

Unavoidable

I can't avoid it any longer.  I have to do the cataloging and processing (from scratch) for the pile of books on my desk.

Yoga Update!

Today I was able to touch the bottoms of my feet! Next stop- hands flat on the floor!

Attendance Mandatory

I did my best to get out of the meeting for the system Professional Learning committee, but it turns out there are some meetings even I can't wiggle my way out of.

Soup and Pumpkins

The lentil soup last night was good and warm and filling, but nothing spectacular.

As for the pumpkins, this may have been our roughest year... 2 of the college boys dreamed big and then got tired and quit before they were done. Nate's design came apart and thus ended up as a Pac-Man. Mine is the stars (and I'm pretty happy with it!)

Family Dinner

Having Todd and some of his college friends over for dinner and trying a new recipe- Lentil Soup with this bread. Then we're carving pumpkins! I'll post pictures as well as a review of the new recipe later.

No Tears

I've "interrogated" half a dozen 6th graders about cheating and not one has cried.  Am I losing my touch?