half over already?

I can't believe it's Thursday already and I have to return to work in just 4 days : ( I haven't accomplished all that much yet either, other than go to classes and have my niece up for a couple of days. We have also started the big prom dress hunt. Wish me luck with that--I'm gonna need it!
Today I am going to (in this particular order):
knit on my sweater for a while and watch tv
go snowshoeing
do homework
read (for pleasure)

winter break

Finally...a vacation! Well, not a vacation really, but a break from work--yahoo! I love being able to stay home during the day. As much as I like my job, I do still miss being at home even after 7 years of being back in the work force. Guess I should have married rich!
I'm going to use this week to catch up on some stuff around the house as well as focus on getting my eating under control and making exercise a habit again. I started off with a bang this morning--shoveled out from 2 feet of snow!
I also plan on doing some snowshoeing. I bought a couple of pairs the other day and it's so much fun and a great workout. It reminds me of kayking in a way...when I'm out on the water (or on the snow) I'm focused only on what I'm doing and the scenery around me. It's almost meditative, and a great escape from the world for a while!
The other two things I want to get in this week are knitting and reading. My current wip is a raglan sweater that I'm praying will come out wearable (I'm not the best knitter in the world). As for reading, right now I"m working through The Power of Less by Leo Babauta. It's a great little book that gives great tips and strategies for organizing your life, which I desperately need!

feeling a little stressed

So I got my 10 page paper written yesterday, but I still have a shitload of homework to do. I need to write a couple of 1-2 pagers today. Plus I have to write a couple of letters of introduction for my student teaching packet, have to send a couple of emails to set up observations, write a letter requesting a leave of absence to send my superintendent, and possibly do taxes (for us, ds and dd this year), get a pot of gravy going in the crock pot, and pay a couple of bills. Pretty sure I won't get to the taxes today, but I HAVE to do everything else. PLUS I have class in Manchester tonight, 60 miles away, so that leaves me about 5.5 hours to do it all. Crap, I'm screwed.
On the homefront--dh is feeling much better after being sick as a dog since Thursday, but now dd is coming down with something. She went out to the dance studio today but I don't think she'll last long. It's winter carnival week at school too, so she might be missing a lot of fun activities. The worst part is that I have to be down in the southern part of the state for most of tomorrow for school so I won't be here to take care of her : (

I'm a failure at project 365

I quit. Yup--didn't even make it 6 weeks. It was a great idea, documenting the year through a photo-a-day, but I just don't have the time. I don't need to be making myself feel guilty about another thing, kwim? It's not worth it.
It's Valentines Day...my valentine is sick with the flu, so there won't be any romance or gifts for me today. Oh well! I'm actually taking off for the day anyway...have to drive down to Boston and visit the Museum of Fine Arts for a class. I'm looking forward to browsing through the artwork, and am hoping the textile exhibit will be open. I'm also looking forward to a sub from my favorite Italian deli (LaCascia's, Medford) and maybe a bit of shopping in the city.
Happy Valentines Day to you!

Silly dog!

Excuse my stupid dog language voice!

Day 39

So these are the new, new glasses. I returned the others. I'm much happier with these.

Excuse the no makeup and miserable cold face. I'm all stuffy.

Day 36

Silly dog! Ds was emptying the trash the other night, so Julia stuck her head into the top to lick it (gross, I know). Well the edge got stuck on her tags and she couldn't get free. It was hysterical to watch--she couldn't figure out what the heck was going on! I grabbed my camera and snapped a few pics and even took a video. Maybe I can figure out how to post it here.

Day 36

So this didn't turn out like I hoped.

We had a beautiful pink sky the other night.

I do love the birch tree though--it's my favorite on our property

and I can see it from where I always sit to work at the kitchen table.

Day 35

We're having a horrible time this year with ice dams on the roof. It's

causing leaks in a lot of the windows and some stains on the ceilings. It's such a lovely

look to have towels and tupperware in all the windows.

Day 34

Current knitting wip (work in progress). Hopefully it will

actually turn out wearable this time.

Day 33

I think at this point my truck could auto pilot here since we drive it so often. Dd is here

about 8 times a week, which is 16 trips back and forth. Anything to make her happy right?

Day 31

Boys and their toys!

Day 30

Day 32

Just cuz it was a good hair day!