Happy Boo to you!

Happy Halloween to you! I'm not doing much this day except for laundry. I have work tonight. There is a bartender willing to pick up my shift but she's serving and we can't find someone to pick up her serving shift. Such is life. Also, I'm sick. I still can't shake my head cold. I feel very run down.

We carved pumpkins last night. They turned out well. I have to take pictures of them and post them. We are going to make pumpkin seeds. Here is a recipe:

Baked Pumpkin Seeds

Preheat oven to 350°F. Separate the pumpkin seeds from the fibers. Wash, drain, and dry the seeds on paper towels. Coat 11/2 cups seeds with 1 teaspoon vegetable oil. Toss the seeds with salt (or omit salt and toss seeds with any of the suggested seasonings below), and spread them in a single layer on a baking sheet. Bake, stirring occasionally, 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown.

My job is going well. Friday was fun--I dressed up and the students had their Halloween parties and parade. Some of the costumes were great. I especially liked the washing machine one and the gypsy girl. I was a scarecrow:

It was all about comfort: I wore a plaid shirt, carpenter jeans and sneakers. I sewed patches of fabric to my jeans and shirt. Not too bad for putting it together the night before, eh?

Sunny Sunday

We went to the hot air balloon festival at Shawnee-on-the-Delaware on Friday. It was cold and rainy. We made the best of it even though the hot air balloons didn't go up. We'll try again next year--hopefully the weather will cooperate.
I got a lot done today. I went shopping and got a new cardio video (j.illian michael's). I took the puppies for a walk and then I went for a walk by myself. I logged into ww online and entered my foods and activities for today and yesterday. I looked at my butt in the mirror yesterday and oh my word it's like it's own country back there. I can't have that. It's hard to be good and do the right thing with eating and exercise. I need to realize that it's going to be challenging and not to get too far off the tracks. I have beautiful dress pants for school and I can't wear them because they are like skin on baloney. Also I can only fit into my one pair of jeans.
It's really nice out today. Chilly with the wind but no rain. I'm thinking about taking E and going for pumpkins today.
What are you doing today?
The puppies doing their favorite past time: Squirrel!! watching.

I love this clip from the movie "U.p" This is what my dogs are like, especially Logan:

Day off and other things

I love my new job! I am the support teacher for the reading teacher in first grade. I don't even feel like I'm going to work. I am so lucky to be with the people I am (wonderful group) and the school district (child centered and an accelerated school). I feel almost spoiled because this is my fourth year there. I did all my observation/participation there for two years, last year I did my internship and student teaching there and now I'm working there.
To get a full time teaching position (I'm part time) I have to start racking up credits and taking the Praxis (teacher exams). I'm low on the list (#19) and that means that 18 are ahead of me to get teaching jobs. However if I have certifications that they don't that means that I will get the job. It's about making yourself marketable and useful.
We have off tomorrow because of so many children district wide being sick. The superintendent thought that by giving us tomorrow off and making it a four day weekend (we have Monday off because of Columbus Day) it will give everyone a chance to get better. I say alright!
I just found out one of the teachers is pregnant. It stings because here I am waiting, hoping and praying for a miracle to get pregnant and everyone around me is doing it relatively easy. I just hope they know how lucky they are that they didn't need medical help and spend thousands of dollars for procedures with zero guarantees.
I so badly want to do i.vf but we haven't talked about it in awhile. I know I would always regret not doing it. Now I have to factor in going back to school and figuring out how to fit it all in. Oh God why can't PA mandate health insurance to at least pay for some procedures? I go on cycle sista and read how people are getting to do i.vf and I want the same chance.