It's also, coincidentally... exactly a year from when I published my 100 Things About Me
It's been a bad day... I've been sneezing all day long due to my allergies, and the family went back to Spring today. I'll really miss my nephew... he's growing up so fast! Thankfully I'll get to see him again in January (they'll be in Kansas with my SIL's family for Christmas so we won't see them until after the New Year).
In other news, I go back to work tomorrow... :( It's a sad face because I got used to sleeping in until 8:30 or 9am... so waking up at 5:15am tomorrow will be UNWELCOME! BUT, the good news is that we just have 3 weeks and then we have Winter Break!!! I'm counting down the days til Dec. 19th... where the kids get out early from school, and we will have a paraprofessionals Xmas party right after work! YAY!
I'll post again... but maybe not tomorrow... I'm sure that everyone wouldn't mind not reading my blogs that are only being written to fulfill a silly goal I set for myself for a month! ;)
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Sunday, November 30, 2008
Sunday, November 2, 2008
BBQ and the cake adventure!
Today is the BBQ... I tried a new icing that I found on the Wilton site last night... and wish I hadn't used it. I'm sure it will taste great... but it was a NIGHTMARE to decorate with... "great for piping!" YEAH RIGHT! It says it's like marshmallow... they failed to say that it's pretty much MARSHMALLOW CREME... If you've ever had marshmallow creme... it's very sticky... and difficult to spread... and this was that way in decorating...! I was able to get it to work out, though.... and the cake turned out pretty darn good. I replicated the baby bedding design on the top of the cake....
Here's an example:
It's a cute set... I had really thought about how I wanted to put this on the cake...
So, I tackled the job and I think I was pretty victorious... given the icing dilemma!
Here are some pictures of my cake:
You can see how the edging fell flat... this icing just DOESN'T hold any shape at all!
When I decorated the top of the cake, I started out by piping the outline of the bird... I quickly decided I didn't want to use 8 piping bags and clean 8 piping attachments to do all the design... so for the inside of the bird I spread the color with a spatula.... all of the rest, I used a TOOTHPICK to outline and then to spread on the inside of the outlines I had drawn with the toothpick...! I was surprised that it turned out as good as it did...! lol I'm NEVER using this icing again!
Here's an example:
It's a cute set... I had really thought about how I wanted to put this on the cake...
So, I tackled the job and I think I was pretty victorious... given the icing dilemma!
Here are some pictures of my cake:
You can see how the edging fell flat... this icing just DOESN'T hold any shape at all!
When I decorated the top of the cake, I started out by piping the outline of the bird... I quickly decided I didn't want to use 8 piping bags and clean 8 piping attachments to do all the design... so for the inside of the bird I spread the color with a spatula.... all of the rest, I used a TOOTHPICK to outline and then to spread on the inside of the outlines I had drawn with the toothpick...! I was surprised that it turned out as good as it did...! lol I'm NEVER using this icing again!Thursday, July 31, 2008
STILL WAITING!!!!!!
I've never hated waiting so much...! I have decided if I do not hear anything by tomorrow evening, I will be emailing the principal I interviewed with. Considering I would have to report for duty on Aug. 11th, I don't think it's unreasonable to ask that I know something, one way or the other, by Aug. 4th (that would be a week before).
But this is mostly due to the fact that I can't wait anymore... and if he has made a final decision and given 2 people jobs, the least he could do is let me know that I am NOT being offered a position... especially because maybe... JUST MAYBE... I may be trying to get a job to start on the 11th somewhere else... and that I may just want to know if I have a job there before I take a position elsewhere (not that I have another job offer... but how does HE know that...??)
I understand it takes awhile to check things... but I'm a little ticked if that's the case... as far as I know (through my experiences with other school districts I've applied with/worked for in some capacity...) districts run checks on your schooling, degree, certification, and a criminal background check when you apply... in TX (I guess because there are SO MANY applicants right now) they usually require hearing back from 2 of your 3 required references before anyone on a campus will attempt contacting you for an interview.... So, if the situation is that the district didn't do any of this... and I originally applied with them in May of 2007... and updated my info. in NOV. 2007 to include my newly added certification... I'm a little ticked they dropped the ball...! This is the only reason I could see the principal taking so long to contact me back and let me know anything... if he's just taken the yellow-bellied way out and doesn't want to have to tell me that the jobs have been filled... then that makes me even MORE mad! Especially when in an interview, the candidate lists among her strong suits the ability to take constructive criticism, and apply suggestions in some form! lol
Okay, no more ranting... I have tons of cleaning left to do... we have a bunch of family coming over this weekend for a BBQ and I have to finish things around here.... This is Kelsie, signing out...!
But this is mostly due to the fact that I can't wait anymore... and if he has made a final decision and given 2 people jobs, the least he could do is let me know that I am NOT being offered a position... especially because maybe... JUST MAYBE... I may be trying to get a job to start on the 11th somewhere else... and that I may just want to know if I have a job there before I take a position elsewhere (not that I have another job offer... but how does HE know that...??)
I understand it takes awhile to check things... but I'm a little ticked if that's the case... as far as I know (through my experiences with other school districts I've applied with/worked for in some capacity...) districts run checks on your schooling, degree, certification, and a criminal background check when you apply... in TX (I guess because there are SO MANY applicants right now) they usually require hearing back from 2 of your 3 required references before anyone on a campus will attempt contacting you for an interview.... So, if the situation is that the district didn't do any of this... and I originally applied with them in May of 2007... and updated my info. in NOV. 2007 to include my newly added certification... I'm a little ticked they dropped the ball...! This is the only reason I could see the principal taking so long to contact me back and let me know anything... if he's just taken the yellow-bellied way out and doesn't want to have to tell me that the jobs have been filled... then that makes me even MORE mad! Especially when in an interview, the candidate lists among her strong suits the ability to take constructive criticism, and apply suggestions in some form! lol
Okay, no more ranting... I have tons of cleaning left to do... we have a bunch of family coming over this weekend for a BBQ and I have to finish things around here.... This is Kelsie, signing out...!
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Kelsie it's your birthday.... Happy Birthday, Kelsie...
I'm one year older,
one year wiser,
Rock and Roll Star,
King, Czar, and a Kaiser
A roomful of friends,
a mouthful of cake
Every present is for me and
it feels pretty great!
I'm the woman of the hour,
the V-I-P!
I get the first slice
of the P-I-E...
Now I'll blow out the candles and make a wish...
PUT A SMILE ON
'CAUSE IT'S MY BIRTHDAY, BITCH!
LOL (That's from Sealab2021...) Every year SOMEONE gets that sent as a message/comment/email... I love it because it's hilarious!
I don't really have any plans today... I think we're going to Red Lobster tonight... it's my favorite restaurant... When I turned 23 and my parents and I went, I tried lobster tail for the first time. It's okay... I prefer shrimp...! Anyhow, not much else is up today... we're *kind of* having a barbecue on Saturday... "for my birthday" but not really... because my Dad ended up inviting a bunch of people I wasn't anticipating him inviting over... and thus... now it's definitely NOT for my birthday and it's just turned into a family thing :( This will be awkward because close friends were invited and initially told it was to celebrate my bday... and now I'm having to go back and say, "nevermind... it's just a bbq!" This is one of the many things that A) frustrates me about my dad... and B) frustrates me about living here... because if I were on my own, I would've just planned my own thing that they would've been invited to... without the option to bring 12-15 guests...!
Anyhow, I'm still waiting to hear back about my interview (tomorrow will be 2 weeks)... I hope that if it's going to be bad news, I don't hear anything until after today.... the way certification is now here in TX though, he probably suspects my birthday is in July sometime... our certification expires at the end of the month of our birthday (in my case, July 2011... but since he has a copy of my certification... then he would know my bday is in July). Plus, honestly, he has ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD to let me know... I wouldn't have to report to the school until like, Aug. 11th.
one year wiser,
Rock and Roll Star,
King, Czar, and a Kaiser
A roomful of friends,
a mouthful of cake
Every present is for me and
it feels pretty great!
I'm the woman of the hour,
the V-I-P!
I get the first slice
of the P-I-E...
Now I'll blow out the candles and make a wish...
PUT A SMILE ON
'CAUSE IT'S MY BIRTHDAY, BITCH!
LOL (That's from Sealab2021...) Every year SOMEONE gets that sent as a message/comment/email... I love it because it's hilarious!
I don't really have any plans today... I think we're going to Red Lobster tonight... it's my favorite restaurant... When I turned 23 and my parents and I went, I tried lobster tail for the first time. It's okay... I prefer shrimp...! Anyhow, not much else is up today... we're *kind of* having a barbecue on Saturday... "for my birthday" but not really... because my Dad ended up inviting a bunch of people I wasn't anticipating him inviting over... and thus... now it's definitely NOT for my birthday and it's just turned into a family thing :( This will be awkward because close friends were invited and initially told it was to celebrate my bday... and now I'm having to go back and say, "nevermind... it's just a bbq!" This is one of the many things that A) frustrates me about my dad... and B) frustrates me about living here... because if I were on my own, I would've just planned my own thing that they would've been invited to... without the option to bring 12-15 guests...!
Anyhow, I'm still waiting to hear back about my interview (tomorrow will be 2 weeks)... I hope that if it's going to be bad news, I don't hear anything until after today.... the way certification is now here in TX though, he probably suspects my birthday is in July sometime... our certification expires at the end of the month of our birthday (in my case, July 2011... but since he has a copy of my certification... then he would know my bday is in July). Plus, honestly, he has ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD to let me know... I wouldn't have to report to the school until like, Aug. 11th.
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