I just might have a problem

So most people don't know that I really enjoy cooking. It really is one of my favorite things to do. But since we have moved into our temporary housing (i.e. trailer) there is NONE of that going on. There is just not enough room and we are out of propane, so most nights we eat out or eat at moms. This is mom's busiest time of the year so not alot of cooking going on there either and I am going NUTS!! So we went to Walmart this afternoon and bought tons of groceries and I promised to cook at her house this week if she footed the bill. We bought all these groceries and I am super-psyched to cook this week. So while I should be working on my second essay for Comps I am instead creating a menu. WHAT? Yeah I know- I am so anal! I just had to do it and post it up. I catch myself doing things like this all the time now. For example on Friday I had to make myself a weekly calendar of things that need to be done daily at school. I seriously wonder what my new obsession is?? I think I might be OCD?

Meanwhile....

Last Monday my Granny had knee replacement surgery. She kind of got booted out of the hospital on Thursday because she was not being a good patient. So mom has been over there since Friday night taking care of her. I went over early yesterday afternoon to help out and then spent the night. It brought back so many memories of being there and caring for Papaw. Papaw never complained and did whatever we asked him to do. Granny on the other hand is another story. I LOVE the fact that she is so feisty- it cracks me up. I had such a great time watching three Lifetime movies with her and mom. Especially when mom would ask dumb questions because she could not follow the movie and Granny and I would laugh at her. I am so grateful that I get to spend time with her and make memories that are priceless.

Saturday Morning

There is nothing like a Saturday morning when you have no plans for the day and you can sleep in and lay in bed as long as you please. So when David woke me up to say he was going fishing- even better- whole bed all to myself and nobody making noise and waking me up. Then my mom calls. She must be bored. She called to tell me that Travis Barker and DJ AM were killed in a plane crash. I ask myself now~ "how does she know who these people are?" Anyway so she then asked me all kinds of questions... what are you doing today.... what time are you getting up...... whats going on later..... Needless to say Dad is at the deer lease and she wants company. So I had to get up and get my laptop to see if the whole Travis Barker thing was true- according to my sources he is in critical condition - not dead. But then I had to call her back and she proceeds to tell me to get up and not sleep my life away. I remember dreaming of the day when I would move out so she could not make me get up on Saturdays to clean- but she still is making me get up! LOL. So I guess I am getting up and getting ready and going to hang out with mom today. No complaints though- I enjoy hanging out with her and am very lucky to have her.

One Tree Hill

One Tree Hill is one of my FAVORITE shows. I have watched it since the beginning and was so excited when the new season started last week. It is probably the one show I watch live and not on tivo- although I still record it just in case! Last night David and I watched it and I cried like a baby! I mean sobbing and all!!! I cannot believe they killed off Quinn in that way. The scenes from next week were even worse. Maybe my emotions are just out of wack, but I truly was still sad this morning. WOW!

On a lighter note- I get to order my graduation regalia this next week. YEAH!!!! I am so excited. Only 2 months and I graduate. I have worked so hard and still have a 4.0 at this point and am very proud of myself. I wont know what to do when I am done!?!

Today my dog made my day. I picked him up after school- no he does not stay home alone- he goes to my mom's. I am one of "those" people as Kelli calls it and I am not afraid to admit it nor am I ashamed of it. Anyway he jumped in my lap and was so excited to see me. He just barked and kissed me and was shaking all over. It was hysterical and it made the horrible day I had seem so much better.

Owl Pellets

Tomorrow is my favorite day of science the entire year! My kids get to disect owl pellets. One may ask "what is an owl pellet? Well- it resembles poop- but actually an owl cannot digest food so they regurgitate it- meaning they throw it back up in the form of a pellet. We find bones from all kinds of small rodents and get to match them up to a chart and figure out what kind of animal their owl ate for dinner. If you know me at all you know that I am a GIRLY girl. So today I went to SAMS and bought 500 plastic gloves for $5 (I thought that was a deal!) because I cannot bare to see the kids touching this with their hands- even if they have been "sterilized." We actually start off tomorrow by watching an episode of Dirty Jobs called "Avian Vomitologist". Very cool! Even though I have a math degree- I LOVE teaching science. I have learned so much this past year and it amazes me how much these kids are learning. I will try to take some pics tomorrow and post them so you can enjoy my science lesson too!