Another week older

Zoe at 3/16/2007

The pup is growing.

First Real Job...

Student teaching is still going great. I'm just finishing my two weeks where I held all of the responsibilities.
I might soon be coming across a real job. So far there are 4 openings in the LaCrosse area for HS Math teachers, and the teacher have until April 15th so sign there contracts! So it's looking like a good year to be trying to get a teaching job around here.
I'm almost done getting the applications together, then I just need to wait and see. But hopefully I'll be apart of the working world and off the Palmer payroll soon.

Mount Bohemia

Jim Halberg, his friend Burt, and I went up to Mount Bohemia this weekend. It is way up north in the Keweenaw penninsula of the UP. Bohemia is unlike any of the other ski hills up north, they don't groom any of the trails, promote skiing through the trees, do not make any snow, there is no ski lodge, and most importantly there is hardly anybody there! I think that the hill is about twice as tall as Indianhead or Powderhorn, so it was pretty challenging (only one blue square run, a few black diamonds, and then the rest double and triple black diamonds). I actually couldn't make it down a run without stopping to catch my breath. All in all, we had a good time, despite the fact that I got sick on Thursday (the day we left) and spent the whole car ride (6.5 hours) with a fever and drugged up on NyQuill. Miraculously I was feeling well enough to snowboard on Saturday. Jim took some pictures and you can see them here and read his blog of the event here.

Jamaican me crazy- Part II.

Matt and I just booked our return trip to Jamaica. We will be going to the same resort- Couples Swept Away that we went to for our honeymoon. We're going Dec 13-20th and this time we hope to get fully certified in scuba diving and go a couple more times!

Zoe keeps up with Kathy

I put Zoe on a lead yesterday and walked briskly to the mailbox and back. At first she did not want to come along.....had been following me all around, but not on a lead before. After a few tugs (more like drag) and whines, she trotted right along. I didn't say a word, just pulled when she stopped and kept a brisk pace. Later in the day we repeated the exercise, she did even better!

Today, Sunday, I walked her again, after a few tugs she tried to go ahead and I had to pull her back in line. When we passed Lambert's dogs Sasha and Chester, she quick scooted to the opposite side of me for protection! But kept up the pace......by April she needs to walk with a leash in Arkansas, so practice has begun!!! Got Dad the book, Cesar's Way, for his birthday and I'm reading it also.....I am the pack leader and showing my stuff....not much talk but alot of action!!

Mom, the pack leader

Garretts Popcorn

If you've never had the chance to have Garretts popcorn, you are missing out! This is my all-time favorite snack in the world. Once you try it, normal brands of popcorn will never taste as good. Matt claims that it tastes the same as the popcorn we can get on State Street, but most people I've talked to disagree. You can order me a tub anytime at www.garrettpopcorn.com or if you're ever downtown Chicago stop by one of their stores and try some. My favorite is the cheese/carmel mix as shown below- its worth every penny. Yummy!