Hello to the internet universe! I know I know, it has yet again been weeks since I have updated anyone on anything. So much has been happening, it feels like I hardly have time to take a breath and yet there is so little to talk about I feel it is a waste to keep saying the same thing eat time! The Career developement and the Ethics classes I was taking have ended with an A and a B+ respectively. Ethics kicked my butt because the instructor wanted us to think in a different mind-set than we actually do and that is something that is hard for me, but I passed :). This term I am taking Management by Menu and Western Civilizations to 1600. They seem to be rather interesting so far. This is only the start of the second week for each so we will see how they go. Next term I finally start commuting to Denver three times a week. I’m going to be taking three classes, but one of those classes is twice in one week. I’ll finally be able to start wearing my uniform! Chef coat here I come! 😀
To be able to start commuting we needed to get me a car that would actually make it the 75 miles both ways three times a week. Something that hopefully won’t let us down or cost too much money to maintain. We found a great deal on a mint green 2010 Ford Focus! She is adorable and until I find out what her personality is her name is Mint. I really love her! She even has air conditioning and a heater!! I love my new car!
Husband and Daughter are doing well. He finally got promoted this month. Something that should have happened many years ago. He loves and hates it. Everyone higher than he is has started comign to him to get things done because the others at his level are not what they should be and never o what they are asked. He is so reliable that he is getting swamped, poor man. He is doing very well under the pressure though, I am so proud of him! Daughter just started third grade, she loves and hates it. Since she is in the GT program she is doing from third through fifth grade work depending on the subject. I think her teacher is pleasantly surprised that she has a high school reading and comprehension level, but I could be wrong. I can see how it would be difficult to keep a student like that interested in work, especially when the work won’t be interesting or challenging. I have no fear though that this teacher is going to have too much trouble. She seems like an awesome teacher.
Husband’s gluten has become even more of a challenge lately. We have had to eat out twice in the last two weeks because of late night car deals and Daughter’s back to school night. (Why do they always schedule things like that during dinner hours? Is it a conspiracy between the schools and the restaurants in the area?) It is actually very difficult to find gluten-free items in restaurants. Unless he gets a salad with no dressings. We were able to find him something he could eat at the mexican place down the street though.
A few weeks ago we picked up a bag of corn meal to spread around the yard to kill the ants that we have. We were told that they were not able to digest it and so it would kill off the colony. Well when that didn’t work we still had this bag of corn meal in the house and had no idea what to do with it. One day I decided that we needed to work with it somehow and decided that I was going to try to make corn dogs and I was going to have Husband help me. Now we don’t eat hot dogs in our house, but we eat bratwurst. The first batch was alright, not the greatest, but edible. The second batch was much better because Husband finally listened to me about putting sugar in the batter. They were so delicious! I even had popsicle sticks in my craft room that we stuck in the brats to be able to hold them better. I was so happy that I only got burned once on my fingertips trying to hold the corn brat in the oil instead of letting it sink to the bottom. If they sank the batter on them would flatten out! They were toally worth it though!
I think that is everything for now, its REALLY late and I should have been in bed hours ago, just had to make sure I got an assignment in. Goodnight all!!
“The only real stumbling block is fear of failure. In cooking you’ve got to have a what-the-hell attitude.” Julia Child
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