PTO Today

Hi all! I haven't posted for a while. Since school started, we've completed our spiritwear sale, school mall magazine sale, 1st box tops contest of the year, fall festival, haunted house & open house!

I also helped with the election and have a girl scout troop so I'm tired! The PTO isn't doing much until after the holidays, thank goodness!

Our poor presidents are working their bottoms off and of course there always comes tumult with transition so their also feeling the dip in support from parents. Sep to Dec is DEFINITELY our busiest time of the year and they're hanging on. I'm doing Movie night for them and then the just have the Craft night and Jingle Bell Jog. They've worked so hard this year. I really hope they catch a breather over the holidays to recognize how much good they've done.

Welcome back Menlo--take a breather.

Hey Menlo, sounds like you've been one busy lady! I know I'm enjoying my post-fundraiser break.

This weekend I found a bunch of new recipes to try and I'm starting to do some cooking ahead on the weekends. If I find anything super terrific, I'll let everyone know the recipe. After the family had to eat microwave fair 4 times this past week due to the hectic event schedules, I decided to start doing some prepping that will allow us to pull together "real" meals in a short time. I froze some veggie soup this weekend and mixed up all the dry ingredients for homemade biscuits in a big ziploc bag to store in the pantry. Tonight after basketball, we'll whip up biscuits and sausage gravy with peas.

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Hey Rocky, watch me pull a rabbit out of my hat.

Hey menlo! Nice to see you on page two.

I love to try new recipes. Can't wait for you to share some, LUV.

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“Some people come into our lives and quickly go. Some stay for awhile and leave footprints on our hearts. And we are never, ever the same.”

Here's an important thing to know.... If you're making juice and something gets stuck, and you turn it off to un-jam it.... (here's the important part) wait until all of the sharp, spinning parts actually stop moving before you stick your hand in it. Otherwise, you get to spend three hours in the ER. And your finger will never be the same again....

Owwwwwww

Here's the fun part, though. If you walk in looking like Meryl Streep, the entire ER staff forgets about your shortened, bleeding index finger (and the pain you're sure to be in) to gawk, ask if anyone has ever asked if you know that you look just like her, I mean JUST like her, and then to gather other people to gawk and ask questions too. It's a ton of fun. Really.

Now I'm taking my medicated, wrapped, shortened index finger to bed.

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“Some people come into our lives and quickly go. Some stay for awhile and leave footprints on our hearts. And we are never, ever the same.”

CC!!! OUCH!! That gives me chills!

Were you making the "green" juice? Maybe all those healthy veggies and fruits will help your finger heal faster. Virtual chicken soup coming your way. If you lived closer, I'd bring you the real thing. Chicken soup makes everything feel better.

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Hey Rocky, watch me pull a rabbit out of my hat.

Thank LUV! It really is the thought that counts because I feel better already.

I'm fine today. My finger is only about 1/8 inch shorter. It's bandaged and I'm off to class.

Have a great day. Remember to Thank a Vet today!!!

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“Some people come into our lives and quickly go. Some stay for awhile and leave footprints on our hearts. And we are never, ever the same.”

I did that once making a strawberry milk shake. After 25 years I can still feel exactly where it happened....yuk...

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d, you're a trooper ~ and a veteran in many ways. But especially for your service to our country, Thank You!

Yummy new product alert! Found at my local Walmart.....

Jet-Puffed Mallow Bites. They're milk chocolate covered mini marshmallows. Oh so yummy! They were in the holiday baking section.

OK, in class today we were dividing roles for our group's presentation. Part of the presentation has to be 5 minutes long about a certain very boring scientific method. The leader said, "Hmmmm, we need someone who can talk for a very long time about nothing at all and make it interesting.... CC?" That's me!

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“Some people come into our lives and quickly go. Some stay for awhile and leave footprints on our hearts. And we are never, ever the same.”

MMMM...chocolate covered marshmallows....I'll have to try those. Speaking of finding yummy things at Walmart, our Walmart has a bakery and I picked up a loaf of Cinnamon Swirl bread--that disappeared quick. Really good!

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Hey Rocky, watch me pull a rabbit out of my hat.