Slow day ...

The afternoon is slowly coming to an end. Before I know it my DH will be home and I can scoot back into the kitchen and prepare some dinner. We're having Bami Goreng tonight, which is stir fried pork and veges with a spicy sauce and noodles. I'm using a new spice packet - so we'll see what that's like. The only think I don't like - is that it is hard to clean the wok, although it is my favorite appliance at the moment for meals. I made a stir fry with zucchini and shrimps and that was so nice too.

Today has been a usual Friday for me, starting with the housework - I even got around to cleaning the sliding door windows. Mopped and vacuumed - and remembered to do that bathroom (unlike last week). I had to go into town to drop the kittens off at the pet shop. DH decided that we weren't going to keep one, so the Mama cat is all on her ownsome again. I am hoping to get her fixed up next week, so we don't have any more little ones around. She is too skinny and just needs to have a break - but I don't think you can get the pill for cats?

I've really enjoyed this past week - has gone quite fast, and I"m hoping all the weeks till the end of the term will as well. We have our annual school picnic next week, so it is a short teaching week for me, but will be full on with the seniors back from their camp. Hopefully they manage to catch up some sleep on Saturday and Sunday before classes on Monday.

We've nearly got all our firewood now - Mum nicely gave me a bunch of flowers while my DH was there getting the wood (they own a pine block) which is in the photo below. I love gladioli!! They are so cheerful! THANKS MUM!!

Flowers from Mum

Midweek ...

It is the middle of the week. This week has been so amazing so far (for lots of reasons). The kids have been working so hard, (that's my yr9/10 class) and I've been enjoying the extra non-contacts to get to know everyone on EBB better (LOL). Nah, I have been doing catch up marking and planning for the next few weeks when my seniors are back as well. They'll be getting into reading and analysing their novels next week, so that'll be fun (for me at least). We're studying Lord of the Flies, To Kill and Mockingbird and Animal Farm.

My juniors are doing speeches at the moment and a unit on other cultures/refugees in social studies. In PE hopefully I will have the Pilates DVD by next week OR we're going to learn some cheerleading.

I'm really enjoying being at school ... although can't wait till the time comes to be a SAHM. (It will come ... I am being positive!!).

DH is really enjoying his new job - he is looking at doing some distance learning, so that he can get some formal NZ qualifications. I'm enjoying walking the youngest dog (she's 7 months) in the afternoon as she often doesn't get to work during the day. You're not meant to work two heading dogs at the same time, so until she's a bit more trained, DH can't take her out to do jobs herself. Black, our huntaway, is slowly getting his bark back, although still sounds at times like he's got a frog in his throat. The kittens are going to be dropped off at the pet shop tomorrow or Friday - they are eating one can of jelly meat between them and their mum and day, along with a full bowl of dry food to snack on between times.

I've been into baking lately - oaty biscuits are my poisen of choice. Trying to make myself eat more fruit, but these are yummy!! Into shrimps in nasi goreng for dinner, along with meat with salad in tortilla wraps.

Um, not much else happening. Have a non-contact now while another teacher has the kids so must go and mark their last diagnostic test!!

Magic Monday

The seniors are away on camp for a week, so I'm babysitting all the other teachers junior classes while they are away with the big kids!!

Looking forward to an awesome week!!