It's March 1!!!! Who would have ever guess we would get snow in GEORGIA, and this much snow!!!!!!!
Our mailbox and the neighbors (they have that ugly duck on theirs)!!!
The tiki torch on the back porch!!
I made homemade tacos and mexican rice last weekend. They were very good. I thought I would share....
You will need a this:
Mix the southewestern style corn, 1 bag of cooked boil in a bag white rice, and about 1/4 cup of chunky style salsa together. It is VERY good.
The tacos were made from Rachel Ray's taco roll recipe. You can find it on foodnetwork.com .
The seasoning tasted very fresh. I topped ours with lettuce, tomato, salsa, cheese, and sourcream.
So I tried the pound cake again. And if you were a reader of my blog the last time I made a pound cake you saw how pretty it was but the inside was raw. Well I thought I would take a shot at it again, only this time I decided to use a different recipe and bake chocolate instead of cream cheese.
Flop!!!! Once again the cake was beautiful. I tested it with a toothpick. It came out clean. I pulled it out of the over and let it cool. Once I flipped it onto a plate and cut into it I noticed the same thing, a raw ring throughout the cake. Fortunately the cake was not complete cool. I flipped it back into the pan and back into the oven for thirty more minutes. It helped some but there is stil a raw center.....
What am I doing wrong?
This week the we are out of school for winter break!!!! I have really take advantage of this opportunity to get a lot done.
Monday I worked at the nursing home for a little while and then came home and cleaned the house.
Tuesday, I worked all day at the nursing home.
Wednesday, I worked on school work, writing lesson plans for next week, posting to my online class, doing assignments for my online class, and the best part..... I awaited Andrew's arrival at the hospital. He is precious.
Today, I have spent the majority of the morning finalizing a resume, working on a teaching portfolio, and cleaning the house again. Later I'm going to make a chocolate pound cake...so stay tuned!!!
Tomorrow, I plan to work for a little while and then study for a test I have coming up.
So.... I'm off to finish all these wonderful things. Oh I can't wait for the day when I no longer have to worry about doing assignments for school.
My parents are WONDERFUL!!! Last Sunday I decided to go walk the dam with them. My mom has lost 23 pounds!!!!! She is so dedicated.. And look my dad is right there beside her. They were joking around with each other and I thought it was a great opportunity to get a picture of them. This year they will celebrate their 34th wedding anniversary!!! I can only hope that Michael and I can continue to have a marriage as strong as theirs!! I LOVE YOU MOM AND DAD!!
Last night, Michael and I opted to avoid the Valentine's Day crowds. We decided to stay at home and cook a romantic meal and watch movies. It was really an enjoyable evening!! Can you guess what we had?
YUMMY!!!!!! We tried a new sauce from Ingles. It was in the specialty sauces. The brand was Del' Amore. It said spicy on the jar, but was far from it. It tasted like homemade sauce. It was delicious. 
After eating supper and watching one movie we decided to do Chocolate Fondue. We had strawberries, cherries and peanut butter crackers (Michael made them). It was YUMMY!
My life has been consumed lately with student teaching, working part-time, an on-line class, being a wife, and trying to have a social life.
Let me just say.... I LOVE teaching. I have had the best experience over the last month and look forward to what the future brings me. I look forward to the next few months in the second grade and pray that God blesses me with a teaching job this fall. I have heard a lot of negative talk about the teaching job market over the last few weeks; I'm trying my best not to get discouraged.
I had an awesome day today and wanted to cry when the students said, "Mrs. Adams' is AWESOME." I have tried to incorporate fun activities into the lessons so that they don't have to listen to me lecture. I felt very touched when my supervising teacher said, "you are making me a better teacher." Wow!!!!! She was teacher of the year last year; how could I make her a better teacher. We have a lot of the same beliefs and a lot of different beliefs when it comes to teaching strategies and techniques. I am so thankful, not once has she said, "No we are not going to try that."
I left the school and came to my part-time job at the nursing home. I was doing the maintenance program for therapy but when I decided to go part-time they offered me a new position. I now order supplies and charge patients for them. But anyway..... As I was walking to my office this evening, one of my favorite patients was coming out of her room. When she arrived at the nursing home she could not see a thing. After double cataract surgery she sees a little. Months ago I prayed that she would be able to see the Christmas decorations and she did!!! Then I started praying that she could gain independence and get around in her wheelchair on her own, and tonight SHE WAS!!!!! I came back to my office after talking to her and just cried!!!! GOD IS AWESOME!!!
