I can't say that I have a whole lot of things to talk about. But I know that my sister will freak out if I don't write in here every now and again.
So last night, we had my in-laws over for my lasagna. It was really good (contrary to what Greg K. says, it doesn't need meat). But I was worried that it wouldn't be good because we used whole grain pasta so that I could eat it without guilt. I also made a salad that was pretty yummy. It was romaine hearts, black olives, fat free shredded cheddar cheese, green and red peppers. Yum-O! My in-laws brought the dessert. It was pretty yummy. But I have to confess that I liked the one that I liked the one that wasn't chocolate more than the one that was chocolate. But not the weirdo one that was raspberry cheesecake one, that was too icky.
So, now that I have told you all about my supper, I will stop this so that you can go read or do something less boring.
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Monday, January 14, 2008
JUNO
So take a wild guess as to what film my husband and I went to see yesterday? You are correct if you guessed Juno. I have to say, I wanted to see this movie and it more than met my expectations. I mean the movie was laugh out loud funny. The characters were funny and it had a real feel to it.
I also liked that it was set here in MN. Of course, that could be because the woman who wrote the screen play (Is her name Diablo Cody?) lived in MN for a while. But I liked that the characters lived in MN and didn't sound like country hicks, like the movies Fargo and Drop Dead Gorgeous tried to portray. Maybe it was because they lived in the twin cities and the twin cities are thought to be more metropolitan. I don't know.
Granted, there are parts of the movie where you get this haunting feeling that something is going to happen. And you assume that it's going to be something bad because there are these parts of the movie (mostly the parts with Jennifer Garner and Jason Bateman's characters) where you feel like you don't know the whole story and that it feels like it takes a while to get that information to help you out. But, you wouldn't want that information all at the beginning because then the movie wouldn't keep you wondering how it would all turn out.
I enjoyed this movie and I would recommend that you all get out and see it. It's cute. It's quirky. And it's enjoyable. It's too bad that it didn't win a Golden Globe, but that doesn't mean it wasn't a great movie. I would go see it again in a heartbeat.
Amanda, didn't you love the music for the movie? Even the music was different and quirky.
I also liked that it was set here in MN. Of course, that could be because the woman who wrote the screen play (Is her name Diablo Cody?) lived in MN for a while. But I liked that the characters lived in MN and didn't sound like country hicks, like the movies Fargo and Drop Dead Gorgeous tried to portray. Maybe it was because they lived in the twin cities and the twin cities are thought to be more metropolitan. I don't know.
Granted, there are parts of the movie where you get this haunting feeling that something is going to happen. And you assume that it's going to be something bad because there are these parts of the movie (mostly the parts with Jennifer Garner and Jason Bateman's characters) where you feel like you don't know the whole story and that it feels like it takes a while to get that information to help you out. But, you wouldn't want that information all at the beginning because then the movie wouldn't keep you wondering how it would all turn out.
I enjoyed this movie and I would recommend that you all get out and see it. It's cute. It's quirky. And it's enjoyable. It's too bad that it didn't win a Golden Globe, but that doesn't mean it wasn't a great movie. I would go see it again in a heartbeat.
Amanda, didn't you love the music for the movie? Even the music was different and quirky.
Thursday, January 10, 2008
It's Over!!
If you have ever been to Homestarrunner.com, read the title like Strong Bad does at the end of the Teen Girl Squad cartoons.
Anyway, I am glad that this first week back after the holiday break is over (for me). I am not really motivated to motivate kids. There was one kid who was refusing to work today and I didn't know what the consequence for not working with me was so I sent him back to class, he got marked but that didn't seem like enough. Oh well. It doesn't happen often. But for how often I walked down the hall today, I could see that many kids were having off days. Most of the break out rooms were occupied and there were some kids just wondering around the hallway trying to decide if they should walk out or not.
Anyway, about this Eden Prairie bunch of kids: if you are stupid enough to drink as a minor and then take pictures and post them on the WORLD WIDE web, expect some backlash for your stupidity. And don't expect your parents to bail you out. And parents, don't bail your kids out. Remember when your parents were your parents and they weren't your friends because it wasn't their job to be your friend? That is the same responsibility you hold by bearing children. I didn't go through 8 hours of labor to make a new friend. My job is not to be Lukin's friend. It's to be his disciplinarian. I wouldn't have been hung for being that way in the 80's or earlier, but I'm sure that by the time Lukin is old enough to make these poor choices, I will be the black sheep for actually holding my child accountable for anything he does. Bad Mommy!!
Anyway, I am glad that this first week back after the holiday break is over (for me). I am not really motivated to motivate kids. There was one kid who was refusing to work today and I didn't know what the consequence for not working with me was so I sent him back to class, he got marked but that didn't seem like enough. Oh well. It doesn't happen often. But for how often I walked down the hall today, I could see that many kids were having off days. Most of the break out rooms were occupied and there were some kids just wondering around the hallway trying to decide if they should walk out or not.
Anyway, about this Eden Prairie bunch of kids: if you are stupid enough to drink as a minor and then take pictures and post them on the WORLD WIDE web, expect some backlash for your stupidity. And don't expect your parents to bail you out. And parents, don't bail your kids out. Remember when your parents were your parents and they weren't your friends because it wasn't their job to be your friend? That is the same responsibility you hold by bearing children. I didn't go through 8 hours of labor to make a new friend. My job is not to be Lukin's friend. It's to be his disciplinarian. I wouldn't have been hung for being that way in the 80's or earlier, but I'm sure that by the time Lukin is old enough to make these poor choices, I will be the black sheep for actually holding my child accountable for anything he does. Bad Mommy!!
Wednesday, January 09, 2008
In slow motion
I feel like I am in reverse today. I feel like I am moving so slowly that I might as well not even be moving at all! I am tired and ever since we got back from our vacation, I feel out of whack. I think it could be due to the fact that since we got back I have not really wanted to get back into eating healthy. I have no desire to get down to the exercise room for a workout. I just don't. I feel like I want to wait until everyone gets over their New Year's resolution so the room will be empty like it was before Christmas. I don't like working out with a bunch of other people present.
It could also be due to the fact that I am waiting for my 'time of the month'. I have no idea when it is supposed to get here because I don't remember when I had it in December, but I feel so crummy that I feel like it should be any moment...but I have felt like that for around 3 days so that isn't really helping me out.
The other thing is that the woman that my mom has been taking care of for the last couple years passed away. Last Wednesday night, when we were still there, Mom got the call that she didn't need to come to work the next day and that they didn't think that she (the lady) wasn't going to be coming home at all. That was pretty sad. I can't imagine how sad my mom must be right now. I mean, the lady wasn't a family member, but mom spent every day with the lady and it was like the lady was a relative to mom. My mom would invite Lukin and Sonny and me to come and visit her and the lady. They really enjoyed that. It was almost like we were part of her family. So it's sad that she has passed.
Well, on that sad note, I will wrap this up.
It could also be due to the fact that I am waiting for my 'time of the month'. I have no idea when it is supposed to get here because I don't remember when I had it in December, but I feel so crummy that I feel like it should be any moment...but I have felt like that for around 3 days so that isn't really helping me out.
The other thing is that the woman that my mom has been taking care of for the last couple years passed away. Last Wednesday night, when we were still there, Mom got the call that she didn't need to come to work the next day and that they didn't think that she (the lady) wasn't going to be coming home at all. That was pretty sad. I can't imagine how sad my mom must be right now. I mean, the lady wasn't a family member, but mom spent every day with the lady and it was like the lady was a relative to mom. My mom would invite Lukin and Sonny and me to come and visit her and the lady. They really enjoyed that. It was almost like we were part of her family. So it's sad that she has passed.
Well, on that sad note, I will wrap this up.
Monday, January 07, 2008
The holiday recap
Okay, so there is so much to talk about but I don't like to have really lengthy entries so I will try to narrow it down. Here's my Christmas break in a nutshell.
1. We went to Grandma's in Argusville for 6 days: from Friday to Wednesday, although we didn't get there until late Friday night. Most of those days were spent with 15 other people. That is way too much time to spend with that many people in a house with only one water heater. Brrr. Several cold showers will send you packing to head elsewhere as soon as the holiday is over.
2. We went to Cavalier for the next 8 days. I think it was 8 days: from Wednesday to the following Thursday? I think so. Although, we went back and forth between there and Grand Forks. Anyway, it was pretty fun to be there although it was pretty activity filled considering everyone was working. My uncle from Hebron and his son came up for a night. We went to the UND vs. UNH hockey game on Saturday night and stayed over at the Hilton until Sunday, then we picked up Sonny when he flew back and headed back to Cavalier.
3. Then on Monday, our anniversary, we headed back to Grand Forks, to the Hilton to stay for our anniversary. We stayed until Wednesday. I don't know if we will do that next year again. It sucks to have to check out of a hotel before noon on New Year's Day, but not having a day full of activity makes for a slow moving New Year's Day. We played bingo at the VFW. Wow. We are cool, old and married.
4. We headed for home on Thursday. To me, it seemed that it took less time to drive from Cavalier to Eagan than it did to drive from Eagan to Fargo. That doesn't make any sense. Of course, not having the cities traffic probably helped.
5. Then once we were home, Lukin didn't feel compelled to get back on a normal sleep schedule and is still staying up til 9 or later. I think that he needs to get back on schedule because he drives nuts me after 8 pm. Probably because she doesn't go nigh-nigh, or maybe because when he does get put in his crib, he cries until Daddy takes him out to let him lay in our bed until he falls asleep. That needs to be wrapped up soon because I don't want Lukin to be sleeping with us until Kindergarten.
Well, that ended up being a little bit longer than I planned but now you are mostly caught up. There are other things that I didn't mention, like the day trip to Milwaukee to eat at the Safe House and go on the Miller Brewery Tour. It was fun, but we certainly didn't need to get up at 4:10 am. Okay. Have a swell day!
1. We went to Grandma's in Argusville for 6 days: from Friday to Wednesday, although we didn't get there until late Friday night. Most of those days were spent with 15 other people. That is way too much time to spend with that many people in a house with only one water heater. Brrr. Several cold showers will send you packing to head elsewhere as soon as the holiday is over.
2. We went to Cavalier for the next 8 days. I think it was 8 days: from Wednesday to the following Thursday? I think so. Although, we went back and forth between there and Grand Forks. Anyway, it was pretty fun to be there although it was pretty activity filled considering everyone was working. My uncle from Hebron and his son came up for a night. We went to the UND vs. UNH hockey game on Saturday night and stayed over at the Hilton until Sunday, then we picked up Sonny when he flew back and headed back to Cavalier.
3. Then on Monday, our anniversary, we headed back to Grand Forks, to the Hilton to stay for our anniversary. We stayed until Wednesday. I don't know if we will do that next year again. It sucks to have to check out of a hotel before noon on New Year's Day, but not having a day full of activity makes for a slow moving New Year's Day. We played bingo at the VFW. Wow. We are cool, old and married.
4. We headed for home on Thursday. To me, it seemed that it took less time to drive from Cavalier to Eagan than it did to drive from Eagan to Fargo. That doesn't make any sense. Of course, not having the cities traffic probably helped.
5. Then once we were home, Lukin didn't feel compelled to get back on a normal sleep schedule and is still staying up til 9 or later. I think that he needs to get back on schedule because he drives nuts me after 8 pm. Probably because she doesn't go nigh-nigh, or maybe because when he does get put in his crib, he cries until Daddy takes him out to let him lay in our bed until he falls asleep. That needs to be wrapped up soon because I don't want Lukin to be sleeping with us until Kindergarten.
Well, that ended up being a little bit longer than I planned but now you are mostly caught up. There are other things that I didn't mention, like the day trip to Milwaukee to eat at the Safe House and go on the Miller Brewery Tour. It was fun, but we certainly didn't need to get up at 4:10 am. Okay. Have a swell day!
Thursday, December 20, 2007
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
Well, I know that I already did an entry for today but I wanted to wish everyone who reads this a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! I hope everyone has safe travels wherever they might travel over the next couple weeks and that you are surrounded by your family and friends and that you get a nice warm fuzzy feeling by being surrounded by those you love. So until next year, take care!!
Being Jewish vs. Being weight conscious
Now, I want to preface this by saying that what I am about to say is not intended to offend anyone. So if you are offended, get over it because I wasn't trying to do that.
This has to do with the difference between being Jewish (or some other faith, or lackthereof), and being weight conscious. This week at school, the morale committee decided that it would be a good idea to have a day where everyone on staff brought a dozen holiday cookies to share with the rest of the staff. It wasn't like a cookie exchange, but rather a smorgasboard of goodies for everyone. And though I brought some peanut butter bars, I didn't really participate. I was kind of sad because if I was some other religion besides Christian, then no one would have asked me to bring bars, because they wouldn't have wanted to offend me. But the fact that I am trying to eat healthy and not eat junk really wasn't a factor to them. Now I know that weight loss is not a religion, but to those that take it way too seriously, it sort of is. I wanted to maintain my weight loss plan at least until we left for Christmas, but this week at work has not been easy.
Of course, I am sure that this is the case in any work environment this week. There are probably goodies galore, and though everyone wants to eat them, they all feel bad for doing it, and yet do it anyway. (I should confess that I did have three pretzel twists dipped in almond bark.) But it just doesn't seem right. You know?
This has to do with the difference between being Jewish (or some other faith, or lackthereof), and being weight conscious. This week at school, the morale committee decided that it would be a good idea to have a day where everyone on staff brought a dozen holiday cookies to share with the rest of the staff. It wasn't like a cookie exchange, but rather a smorgasboard of goodies for everyone. And though I brought some peanut butter bars, I didn't really participate. I was kind of sad because if I was some other religion besides Christian, then no one would have asked me to bring bars, because they wouldn't have wanted to offend me. But the fact that I am trying to eat healthy and not eat junk really wasn't a factor to them. Now I know that weight loss is not a religion, but to those that take it way too seriously, it sort of is. I wanted to maintain my weight loss plan at least until we left for Christmas, but this week at work has not been easy.
Of course, I am sure that this is the case in any work environment this week. There are probably goodies galore, and though everyone wants to eat them, they all feel bad for doing it, and yet do it anyway. (I should confess that I did have three pretzel twists dipped in almond bark.) But it just doesn't seem right. You know?
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