Catching Up and From the Mouths of Babes

Catching Up

This week has been a busy one so far! Monday was Labor Day, so I didn't have to go to work (no school!). I got some chores done around the house, went out to eat with my hubby and FIL for lunch, went to Menard's to pick out our baseboards and window/door trim, and spray painted the vent and ceiling fan cover for the bathroom. I also worked on finishing more things I need to get done for applying to graduate school. I'm meeting with the head of the program next Monday, so I'm getting a little anxious since this seems real now.

Here is the cover that I spray painted back in place.

My breakfast this week which is my usual egg white wrap but this time with Colby jack cheese and salsa.

We went to Cracker Barrel for lunch since it is next to Menard's which is where we bought our trim.

I made something similar to this a few weeks ago. This time I used an Oreo pie crust, 3/4 cup fat free Cool Whip, and a 16 oz. container of Chobani vanilla chocolate chunk. Very yummy and around 190 calories if you are counting.

Tuesday was back to work and a hectic day at that! I had an appointment after school for a haircut, so that was a nice break after work.

My outfit for Tuesday. I can't wait until I can pick up all this stuff we are using for the bathroom reno that you see all over the place behind me.

Me with my new haircut (which is really the same thing I've been doing).

Wednesday was very busy. I have ten classes to teach, so I don't have prep time and am constantly running around to switch things out and stay on top of what I need to get done. I stayed after work for quite some time to clean up, send e-mails, and do phone calls. Menard's is down the street from the school I work at, so I stopped in to get some stain, hinges, and door pulls for the bathroom linen closet. I also stopped at the post office and got gas for my car. When I got home, I took a short walk with Benjamin (my doggie with endless energy). Then I tried out my new hinges and pulls for the linen closet to find out everything is off by a small amount like 3/8ths of an inch! I think the standard sizes must be slightly different now than they were in the '50's-70's which seems to be when any renovations were done on this house.



My outfit for Wednesday.

My accessories and yes that is a mood ring.

As for the weight loss, Monday and Wednesday I got a little bit of extra movement in for exercise. The eating isn't exactly what I planned out for the week, but is MUCH better than last week. I haven't been eating home cooked dinners, but I am picking things I ate before when losing weight. I've been eating a lot of the same stuff I was before such as PB&Js for lunch, egg white wraps for breakfast, Clif bars for snacks, etc. My dinners have included chicken and a baked potato or a bean burrito and diet Foutain Dew.

From the Mouths of Babes

I thought that some of you might enjoy hearing a couple funny things that students have been saying to me or another teacher at work. Here we go:

• Today I had a second grade girl look at the mood ring you see pictured above that I was wearing today. She asked me if it was my wedding ring! I said no and showed her the ring on my other hand. Even though they call me Mrs. Kramer, she said, "I didn't know you were married!" Then she asked me what my name used to be. Before I said anything, she said "You must have been Miss something." Then I explained how I was Miss before I was married and I changed my name. It was cute and amusing.

• The other day a teacher found a first grade student sitting in the office with a cast on his arm. She asked him what happened and he mumbled something she couldn't understand. There happened to be another teacher standing by that understood. The boy said, "A fat girl fell on top of me." That is how he broke his arm. Only from the mouths of babes!