1. The cold weather has led to a great consumption of post-dinner hot chocolate. I have a sweet tooth, and I've convinced myself that if I use milk to make hot chocolate, it is good for me. You know, calcium!? But here's what is BEST about making hot chocolate--the whole time you are waiting for the milk to heat up, you can eat marshmallows which are also good for you, in the same way that candy corn is good for you.
2. I had to go on a gym sabbatical from mid-October until last week because I was consumed by school and stuff. I squeezed in random runs and all, but the actual visits to the gym came to a screeching halt. As of Sunday, I'm back to that regular gym routine and wow, in just 2 months, the staff at the gym is completely different. Of all the "trainers" running around counting for people and making them pull stacks of weights around on the floor or do a series of jumping jack/bicep curl ridiculousness, there are only like 3 of the same old crew. The rest...all new. This makes me wonder what happened in November.
3. Today while taking a shower I turned around to see that my dog had gotten into the shower with me. Why!? I have no idea. A lot of screaming ensued. If you know my dogs, you might be wondering which one because they are both curious creatures. It was Lily, the border collie, which is much less alarming than turning around to find a giant German shepherd in the shower with me. I'm assuming she was scared of something, but really, getting in the shower for safety? That makes no sense. It just made her scared and drippy rather than only scared. How is drippy scared better? Dog logic is so confusing.
4. Over the weekend, I decided it was time to accept the fact that Christmas is drawing near. I read a lot of blogs and lately lots of people (bloggers) have been admitting that they aren't in the holiday spirit. I have been in the same non-holiday-spirit situation. We are not decorating the house this year because we are in the midst of remodeling the den which is where the tree goes. No tree has meant no stockings, no wreaths, no anything. On Sunday I found a Santa tea towel way in the back of the linen closet. I hung it on the handle of the stove, and that's the extent of our holiday decorations. A-MA-ZING! To try to trick myself into the holiday spirit, I decided to make fudge. That's holiday-ish, so it had to get me in the holiday spirit. Fudge requires heavy cream. If you've ever read my blog you know that I'm sort of opposed to heavy cream because it will make you heavy. (Marshmallows and candy corn won't though!) So, I used fat free half and half, which I now know will NOT make fudge. Instead it will make goo. I'm going to have to try again and might actually buy heavy cream. This is sort of a big moment.
5. Today, I was standing in the custodian's closet/room at school using the microwave. Yes, this is occassionally the life of a teacher. There were some custodians eating lunch as it was chicken finger day at school. Someone shared with the group, "It's Obama's fault that we have to eat healthy now." Hmmm, really? I have no comment. I quietly tip toed away, hoping they wouldn't ask me to join the conversation because that could lead to a lecture about why heavy cream should be avoided (except for in fudge. maybe.).
6. I'd forgotten that Linus' little brother was named Rerun. How funny. Thank goodness for Charlie Brown holiday specials to remind us of the important details!
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