An Orff-tastic weekend ahead!

I am traveling to Conway with my coolest, most raddest, red-headed gal pal Kaci today to attend the Artie Almeida Orff Workshop in Conway, AR. ( I also have a coolest, most raddest, red-headed gal pal Jayme who will coincidentally be there tomorrow as well!)

Dr. Artie Almeida teaches in Florida where she has over 1000!! students in her elementary music classroom throughout the week.

Kind of intense? Yes.

Her bio includes lots of amazing things and you should read it here.
Basically, I get to spend time on Saturday learning and playing all types of new fun "games" that hopefully I use in my own classroom *cough cough* when I get a job! *cough cough*

I also think she is cool because her husband is a trumpet player... and we all know how I feel about trumpet players. ;)

Now tell me this doesn't look like fun!

Nom Nom!

Have you ever had one of those weeks where you just want to EAT everything?! Seriously... all I want to do is just eat, eat, eat. I have been hydrating with my 8+oz every day, and eating well balanced meals...and using as many "filling" foods as possible, but seriously... EVERYTHING!

I just want to eat.

I'm not even hungry, but I want to eat. Weird. It has been hard to not gorge myself, but I have been pretty good about staying with healthy/balances meals and no junk.

Friday-Sunday was especially difficult though. Friday, we took Helen Tyson MS kids to Solo and Ensemble, and before we left they served pizza.. That morning, April had brought donuts for the kids (I abstained, thank you) I just drank water while we were at the event, but by the end I was famished... (no healthy snacks in sight... just concession), so when we finally made it back to the band room (8:45) I ate a donut! 7WW points for one silly, delectable Krispy Kreme donut.

I didn't go over points at all that day, but I don't like eating greasy/unhealthy food like that for a main course.

Saturday was the Philharmonic concert and we met our friends at Hugo's before hand. I stuck with chicken and blue cheese... but lovely hubs ordered french fries and I had absolutely no will power. (tisk tisk). Usually I do fabulous at not eating things like that, but I was amped up on nerves about the concert, and stress ate.

Sunday I went over points... it was only by 4 points, but still.. I went over.

Monday = fine.
Tuseday = okay but nom nom...
Today = great, but OMM NOM NOM!

This happened a few weeks ago when we were visiting Little Rock, and I just healthy snacked through it... hopefully I can do the same this week!

Sorry for boring you with my food choices/nommy ness!

Toodles.

Passed passed passed!!!

Praise the Lord I am officially FINISHED with the Praxis II tests! Now I can cross one more thing from my 101 in 1001 days challenge!!

Also...

the interview I had... still waiting to hear back. Praying that God's will be done-- whether that means me working at Smith or somewhere else, I don't mind. I would absolutely love the opportunity to work with some of my friends at Smith, but hey- if it's not meant to be, then I understand.

But.. I would like a job.. because I miss elementary music like crazy!!

Dad's and Drapes

It has been an exhausting day. This goober hurt his back yesterday and "thought" he'd be just fine.

 So he waited until today at 11:00am to text me and asked:

Dad:  "So what are you doing after school?"
My reply:  "Nada, just a meeting."
Dad:  "Ok, call me when you can"

So I called at lunch time, and I had JUST told April how much it worries me sometimes that dad lives all alone etc.. and  as soon as he answered the phone, I knew something had happened. Poor guy had been in pain all morning unable to drive to the doctor.


The stinker... I was so upset that he had been laying there all morning hardly able to get around. So anyhoodle, I left school and got up there and we got him to the car and went to the clinic and then they redirected us to the Workman's Comp. clinic. An hour later we have dad some medicine and then not long after that he's asleep from the medicine. It was a seriously pulled muscle somewhere in his lower back. Dad is a pretty tough/stubborn guy, so if he shows he's in pain.. and severe almost pass out pain... then it's gotta be bad.


So say a prayer for him and for my mom because she has had a terrible time with sickness lately and has a pretty severe ear infection/bronchitis! I wish I could rush over there now and take care of her, too. I hate hearing of my family hurting.. so pray that they feel better soon.

On a much happier note- we finally have some drapes in the front room. They look stellar cute. Here's a before/after photo of the living room now.

Here's a look at a few of the new items up close. 

Anyhoodle, there you have it folks!! Have a fab day!