Welcome Back!

 Hello! Welcome Back!  I'm so excited to be here....really, I am.  I've had NO INTERNET OR TV at my house since Monday!!!!  AT&T are supposed to be there today to fix things, but it was a rough Thanksgiving Break at the Cal house.  I mean...total first world problems.  And we lived.  But...there was SO MUCH SCHOOL STUFF I wanted to do.  I got NONE of it done.  I have a personal hotspot, but when I would actually get it to connect to my laptop, it would boot me out after a couple minutes.  

So...today will be an AMNESTY DAY!!!  Don't look in Powerschool.  Look in Classroom.  If you didn't do something.  Do it today!  Get it turned in!  Finish the quarter strong!

So...beyond no connection to the real world, I put up my Christmas decorations inside, wrapped a bunch of the presents that are being donated to the families we adopted, did some shopping...that's about it.  Thanksgiving was fine. Turkey, GBC, Mashed Potatoes...

My goals for the week....GET CAUGHT UP!  I feel so behind.  I have a bunch of other stuff, but this one is front and center.

What about you?  How was your break?  What did you do?  What are your goals for the week?

Have a great day! Here's some pics from my break...

Tuesday...but it's our FRIDAY!

 Happy FRUESDAY!  

What are your Thanksgiving plans?  Are you skipping family gatherings?

We are hosting Thanksgiving Breakfast with another family (we've all been on social lockdown) and then my in-laws are coming over for dinner. That's about it.  I have lots going on these next few days, but none of it is all that exciting.  

Motivational Monday! It's Thanksgiving Week!

 Two days!  That's all we have this week! We can do it!

Didn't really do much this weekend.  Friday night we had fire since it was nice.  We made a VERY spontaneous decision to spend Christmas with our family in Las Vegas.  SUPER cheap airfare!  Not sure how I feel about it today, but it's done.  So...I guess we are going to Vegas for Christmas.  We won't do anything while we are there.  They live on the edge of a mountain and have a pretty cool (big) house.  We will just hang with them.  Planes are safe.  So...that's that?!

Goals for the week....not many.  My mother-in-law's birthday is tomorrow.  I have to make some sort of cake/dessert thing for that.  Beyond that, I guess the only goal this week is to get ready for Thanksgiving!

How about you?  What are your goals for the week?

Feel Good Friday!

 

Well, it's Friday during a lockdown during a pandemic before a big holiday where we really shouldn't gather.  I'm so positive, right??

There isn't a whole lot on my "Feel Good" list today, but I'll muster some enthusiasm and try to think of something.

We made it ALL five days this week!  Granted, it's been from home for you, so it's not like you had to go far.  But...the last few weeks I feel like we've had a day off or something, or at least I have.  So...five days in a row!  We did it!

And...next week is just a TWO DAY WEEK!!!!

I think I'm going to put up our outdoor Christmas decorations tonight while it's still nice out.

It's nice out! I slept with my windows open last night!

I feel OK today?!  All week I've had issues with my back and knee.  Today I feel better!

What about you?  What are you feeling good about today?

Thursday This or That - Thanksgiving Edition!

Mashed Potatoes or Baked Potatoes

Pecan Pie or Pumpkin Pie

Green Bean Casserole or Sweet Potato Casserole

Turkey or Ham

Stuffing (in the bird) or Dressing (not in the bird)

Cornbread or Biscuits

Dress Up or Dress Casual

Black Friday or Cyber Monday

Wordy Wednesday

 

How many words can you find??

Tasty Tuesday - Thanksgiving Edition!

 

Hello!  Happy Tuesday!  With Thanksgiving approaching, what is your favorite "Thanksgiving" food?  

The GBC is the winner for me.  I love me some Green Bean Casserole.  Nobody else in my house likes it, but I loooooveeee it.  I only make it once a year on Thanksgiving.  It's those crispy onions.....

What about you?  

Motivational Monday!

 Good Morning!  Did you enjoy sleeping in a bit longer today (for those of you who weren't remote before).  It was rough setting my alarm for 5:25 AM last night.  I like being back here in my classroom, though.  

How was your weekend?  Mine was super chill.  Not only are we on social lockdown, I pulled a muscle in my back and it's SOOOOO painful.  I've been doing a lot of sitting still!  

Goals for the week are pretty simple as well.  Get through it!  New schedule, back to school, etc.  I'm also trying to get my Thanksgiving stuff out of the way.

What about you?

Feel Good Friday!

 Happy Friday!  Cold this morning.  I think it's a hot cider/hot chocolate morning.  I'd go with hot cider, but it's in the garage and that would require me to go outside.  Hot chocolate for the win!

What are you feeling good about today?  Here's my list...

I get to come back to school on Monday.  Well, unless I test positive for COVID, I will be back on Monday!  

I crafted this week.  I made this rag swag thing for my mantle.  

I got some Christmas shopping done!

Pizza Friday!  Tonight we're making homemade pizzas.  I'm home.  Might as well make fresh dough, etc.  

No plans for the weekend.  Cal's are on social lockdown until Thanksgiving.  I suspect we will just hang out and catch up on some Netflix over the weekend.  I just finished Emily in Paris.  That was cute!

What about you?

COVID Thursday

 Morning!  I'm getting ready to go for a COVID test. Not sure why I'm so nervous?  I don't have any symptoms, but my walls are beginning to close in on me and it's getting too close for comfort.  

Have you had a test?  Are you getting nervous? 

Tuesday! I'm out today....

 I'm out today.  I'm on a college visit with my son.  All this talk of college, future plans, etc. has me thinking...

What do you want to do when you graduate?  Are you heading to college?  Which one would you like to go to?  Do you want to enter the trades? Which one?  Tell me about what you want to do when you "grow up".

Motivational Monday!

Good Morning!  Greetings from my home office..... I'm out this week due to a COVID exposure.  I'll be back on Monday.  Be good for the sub!  

What are your goals for this week?  

I'm working on getting last year's yearbook finished.  COVID really goofed things up.  I want to work on that!  

How was your weekend?  Weekend was fine.  Nothing overly exciting.  I'm quarantined....so....you know!

What about you?

Gold Stars or Demerits?

Happy Thursday!  Even though it's technically our Friday.  No school tomorrow!  Yay!  

It's Gold Stars or Demerits today....what are you giving yourself?

I'm giving myself one of each today.  

Gold Star - I've been doing this challenge with my friends and I'm still at it.  I don't check all the boxes each day, but I check most of them! Plus we added a new side challenge for November that I would have never even considered prior to this.  So...that's a win in my book!

Demerit - I'm behind in my launch date of my business.  I sort of had it in my head that I would launch somewhere around 10/1.  It's 11/5.  I've done work for it, but just haven't got everything in place.  I'm working on that today/tonight while I'm here for conferences.

What about you?

Have a FANTASTIC weekend!  Enjoy the weather!

Wordy Wednesday!

 170 possible words in this one...how many can you find?

Motivational Monday! Happy November!

Happy Monday!  How was your weekend?  What are your goals for the week?

Weekend was good!  As I said last week, I have family in town.  My brother in-law/sister in-law, niece and nephew are in town from Las Vegas.  It was a fun weekend.  They leave tomorrow, so today I'm taking the afternoon off to hang with them.  All the guys are golfing today and I'm hosting one last family dinner tonight before they head home.  

Goals for the week?  Tomorrow I plan to work on my side hustle and get it launched.  That's my big goal. 

What about you?  

Here are some pics from my weekend...I feel like that was the last fun weekend for a while, as we head into pandemic season once again!