Saturday, Saturday

Today has been quite the day already.  I've been very busy.  I knew that I had a game I wanted to watch later in the day so I had to have my chores done.  A load of laundry, cleaning dishes, making bread and sweeping were all on the list for today.  I was also told that someone was coming today to do some work on the apt. but I have yet to see them.  I'm sure it just got re-scheduled.  Life goes on and I'm ok with that.

So, everything went well except the final step of the bread.  You would think that baking it would be the easiest step.  Last time I was happy that I checked on the loaves early because with the silicone pans they baked much faster.  This time, I took the loaves out too early.  When I cut into one loaf, there was goo in the middle.   RIGHT BACK IN THEY WENT.  I put them back in until the tops were just beyond brown but before black so the middles had time to cook.  It kinda worked so I think that it's a good thing that I don't eat so much bread around here.

It takes up the WHOLE baking pan after shrinking!

This past week the technology integration specialist for the district was here for almost three days and stayed with me.  It gave me someone to cook for.  A couple of nights of some bigger meals and some leftovers for this weekend means not too many dishes this weekend either!  Plus, it was kinda nice to feel like I had a reason to cook a whole roast and bake a whole salmon fillet.  Man, those things are huge!  With the two of us eating,  (one of us eating much more than the other thank goodness he was hungry!) there is still a ton of it left for me to finish!

I've checked on those little puppies that the sled dog had and I've gotten to see that she had 4 boys and 1 girl.  They are all doing well and are a full week old now.  All seem to be doing well and the momma is very protective.  Oh, and like always, they are soooo cute!

A nice quiet sunset

Cross Country is going well, I'm very proud of my little runner that comes every day.  My other runners are in Anchorage right now with their brother and will return in another week.  The runner I have now gives it her all and will improve over the next week.  Our season is really short but I'm excited because on Sept. 14th we'll be going to another school in our district, Nondalton, for the XC meet and other events there.  Yes, we.  I am so excited to be given the opportunity to see another site and be able to support my athletes. I really didn't want to have to send her away after all the coaching and not be able to be there for her on her competition day.  But, I get to go!  More Alaska experiences for me!

I drug the couch over to watch the game on the smartboard

I'm busy getting planned ahead so that stress is less and when it's time for me to go I can go and the sub will be all ready to go.  Right this minute though, besides blogging, what am I doing?  Watching football.  Watching the Ducks.  I feel kinda silly sitting here all alone yelling at the screen but hey, you do what you gotta do right?  I enjoyed my time on the class couch in front of my "big screen."

Oh, just a little side note, this mountain, when I was driving out to the incinerator with the garbage the other day I came up and over the crest and thought to myself, "Where the heck did that come from?!"  I had not seen it before because on cloudy or slightly cloudy days, you don't see it.  I guess it was just the right kind of day.  Funny how something so big just disappears from sight.  Still waiting to find out what it's name is.   Mt. Peulik.  There's now a link on the sidebar to it's website for USGS.

Adios for now.