.day.7. i love toast

did i ever tell you how much i love toast? well, if not, i am telling you now. I asked for a toaster for my classroom so that I can make bagels and/or PB toast for snack and lunch. best idea ever. here is the case that i use to carry the bread to school. (can you tell i teach elementary?)

.day.6. new toy

After my successful fundraiser for the yearbook staff, I was able to use the money to purchase a laptop for the school. And I get to use it to make the yearbook online. At home. A sweet deal.

.day.5. back to life

back to reality. the first day back to work was a busy one. stressful even. I resorted to performing this "weekend update" because I was simply too tired and did not have enough time to mess around on the computer daily. But, that's okay. As long as I continue to blog and continue to take my pictures, then that is all that should matter. well, at least to me. :) here is a pic of my new purse that I used my Kohl's cash for. Free stuff is awesome.

.day.4. christmas passed

So the holidays came and went. Can you believe it? Me neither. Today was the last day of freedom for a little while. Back to busting my ass tomorrow. sigh. All good things come to an end. How depressing.

Today was breakfast with Eliz, then home to do some laundry and cleaning up. E came home from work and we had Tra-Sket for dinner. One thing we havent done: de-decorate. here is a remnant...

.day.3. poor bbc

The last saturday before the end of vacation. yuck. Oh well, I guess I am ready to go back. That just means that it is one step closer to summer vacation! :) Even though I am going to have a SHITLOAD of things to do. Parent conferences to line up, yearbook to create, laptop to purchase, pictures to take, fundraiser to finish, SCA meeting to host, report cards to make soon, GMU students to mentor, papers to check, lessons to write... yikes. Oh yeah, and how about photo blogs and personal goals and working out, and a social life? yeah. One step at a time, tracy. Nothing like getting overwhelmed at the start of 2009. I will handle it all. No sweat. At least I am not still working on my masters. Sheesh. Can we say mental breakdown?? :)

So babycat had a cut on her little mouth that looked like it was getting infected. So being the good moms that we are, we took her to the vet this morning. Poor little thing. She cried in the car something horrible. I took her out of the cage, and she clung to me. Fur flying. But, the doctor said it was no biggie and gave her a shot of antibiotic. She should be good as new in a few days. We put her in the bedroom so that the others wouldn't bother her. She needed her rest.

.day.2. a new look

I am proud to say that I did a ton of photo work today. I backed everything up, saved to cds, edited, posted, etc., etc., etc. And I found time to run to the gym for the first time this year. Not for long, but I made it there. And ate healthily too. :) Accomplished.

Now for the photo. I got new plates which e put on for me yesterday. Bless her heart, it was freezing out there. But, they made it. I thought I would represent one of our favorites. I tried for just "avenged" but that was taken. so what the hell. a7x. word.

.day.1. resolutions

Happy New Year! It is hard to believe that it is already 2009. I feel confident that I will keep up with my picture-posting if I have e working beside me. Let's get serious. And keep our fingers crossed. ;)

I have been editing my ass off these last few days. I have made promises to get photos done, and I am well on my way. All of Mike and Lauren's wedding pictures were done today. Whew. So now I can work on others... Here is a sample from those photos:



Another resolution: drinking more water. This photo is almost like one of those "can you guess what it is?" things. Well, this is my new water bottle. exciting, yes? Day 2 of Operation 64 oz. complete.