catch-up and good bye...for a little while

I cannot guarantee anything here until at least July 2: date of master's completion. until then, I am just way too busy and dread this place. I read your comments but have no intelligent words left of my own. so, as it is the first day back from Spring Break and I am not yet crazy busy (starts tomorrow), I feel I should document some things.

the past month was full of fun and adventure! okay, maybe not quite with that enthusiasm, but a lot has happened. because I like the way lists look on blogs, here's mine for the month of March:

1. I finished my first worksample for my teaching license. this insane, 148-page monster was my document of one unit taught to one class showing the students learned something. pretty cool.

2. Penny turned 1! goodbye baby, hello toddlerhood. I am now the mother of two toddlers. and they're not twins. ha.

3. Penny's walking! she just up and walked. heard of it happening but hadn't ever see it. and it happened right after her birthday. it was as if she decided now that she is 1, she's too old for crawling.

4. took a trip with Harper to see Eugene. it was lovely from the car. of course, the day we go is the day it begins to rain. not rain, pour. we can handle rain, we live in Portland. but the pour was too much. will return.

5. when I get a real job I will hire someone to clean my house once a week just so I never have to clean a shower curtain again. or dust. or mop.

6. found out dogs will throw up if they eat too much corn.

7. decided I hate the way it feels to be home without my husband. it was 4 days of agony. I missed him by the end of the 1st.

8. I married the right person.

9. photos from this month I really love

Penny enjoying the sun, tulips and taste of dirt.



walking, belly first.

every time I look at this picture

I love Harper a little more.

my girls. sisters. best friends.

everybody run! (see #8 above)

farewell web friends! I will keep reading but leave the writing for inspired musts and witty moments. thanks for reading and I'll see you in July!

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edited to add: apparently I'm not the only one loving lists. here's another. and another. and yet another. must be something in the water.

I had the salad...

Tuesdays I have a class down at PSU after being at the high school. the class includes pot luck snacks. usually included are donuts, cookies, chips, other sweets, and sometimes veggies.

anyway...

because there is all this food around, I snack for 2 and 1/2 hours. on all of it. luckily today, the donuts ran out before I got there, but not the cookies. or popcorn. or chips. or baby carrots (I was a little good) with dip (okay, not really).

in honor of all this eating, I decided to take advantage of a rain-free evening and ride my bike the 6 miles home. the air was cool, traffic clear from rush hour, and I was working up a good sweat.

then I hit 16th.

and I got hungry.

all the glorious dinners being made in the nearby houses were emitting the most wonderful smells. at least one person was roasting a bird. and grease was somewhere, no mistaking it.

and there went my work-it-off-have-a-salad-at-home plan.

wait, that's not true, I had the salad. with a cheese tamale and beans and rice and cheese.

damn those home cookers with good ventilation!