"Forget love - I'd rather fall in chocolate!"

I went in for my ultrasound today and, after several stubborn moves by the baby, we found out we're going to have a baby girl!

Now on to the decorating =D

I've had almost 20 kids absent so far today...still one period to go. Welcome to flu season, boys and girls!

I can show Lion King in class and (easily) justify it.

Ok...I've had JUST enough wine to make this seem like a grand idea...

I'm currently writing a YA novel. It's something I started last summer during the PSWP and haven't totally abandoned. If I finish it, I'm going to try and get it published. (I'm about 1/3 done with it...maybe a little more).

So...are any of you into YA Lit and/or willing to be in my group of first readers (assuming, of course, that I get off of my butt and finish it? I'm writing a fair amount atm since I'm leading a PSWP class and have enforced writing time...we'll see if it continues during the school year).

This is in line with the whole writing project philosophy of not shying away from yourself as a writer - the class is for teachers, which is a WAY easier identifying label than writer.

If you don't wanna, no biggie...as I said, I don't know if it's going to ever get finished. But if you are at all interested, let me know...and next summer if you get a hurking big manuscript in the mail, I'll attach this post so you know what it is and why you're getting it ;-D.

PS: If you wrote today, you are a writer. <---- PSWP Mantra

This seems especially apropos given the "ZOMG! You can't microwave your food in that tupperware! You'll get cancer and DIE" conversation at work the other day...

I'd have to switch the your/you're and its/it's, though

People said that pigs would fly before a black man became president. 100 days after Obama took office...

( drum roll please )

I just got an e-mail that reminded me...Friday is a half day! Yay!

Of course, once the students leave, I'll have to sit in meetings, but still...half day!

For some strange reason, I have a strong urge to bake this weekend. And I haven't even been watching Food Network! Only one problem...I can't decide what to make...so I leave it up to you...

Poll #1339554 Baking options
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 8

What should I bake this weekend?

Looking at National Weather Service flood progress and predictions the rivers are a)rising faster than originally thought and b) supposed to get worse than originally predicted.

Originally, the Skookumchuck was supposed to get to about a foot over the previous record. Now it's supposed to get about THREE feet above the old record.

The Chehalis wasn't supposed to flood as badly as it did last year....but now it is.

Centralia's in some serious trouble.

Centralia might flood. Again. Possibly worse than last year - the Chehalis won't be quite as high, but the Skookumchuck is supposed to flood to record levels...so all parts of Centralia will be hit.

The word on the street is we may close school early tomorrow. Considering that we should have closed early LAST year and didn't, I'm guessing that if it looks at all chancy, we'll close.

Now it's just keeping an eye on the rivers...which everyone is doing.

Is going to suck. I hate the first day back from break...I can never sleep and the kids are ALL wound up from not seeing anyone.

Actually, Tuesday will be worse...I usually have a weird adrenaline thing going on the first day, regardless of sleep levels.

Until then, I'm going to dream of big snow...we have about 3" here and it's still snowing. All the weather sites say it'll melt by morning, but I am enjoying it while it's here (and secretly hoping that it won't melt)

Half-ton Teen, Half-ton Mom, Half-ton Dad, Biggest Loser Marathon, some show about a hospital for the super morbidly obese...

I have zero desire to eat ever again =P

I got Gen a drum set for Christmas...she's pretty freaking good, I think...check out her first solo!