tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71895110824669836422024-03-05T18:31:16.255-06:00My Love, the NerdAna Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15400013547037745025noreply@blogger.comBlogger70125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189511082466983642.post-40155979906812867652010-03-26T19:18:00.003-05:002010-03-26T19:36:07.510-05:00ReviewMy Husband the fearless cook!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjogzpbgCPIj1Bmhi2G8_CmI04IGEsh2xTxz1ksY-BGQGIVULNwm9gcPCE0e92r3rTDXgDeQETTBdVbXPTtK_N5ImJjbXovMLL9ox6wmDhD0uwU7stz19N8N0x3n4VACWWB8-Zm9gUxctw/s1600/IMG_0269.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjogzpbgCPIj1Bmhi2G8_CmI04IGEsh2xTxz1ksY-BGQGIVULNwm9gcPCE0e92r3rTDXgDeQETTBdVbXPTtK_N5ImJjbXovMLL9ox6wmDhD0uwU7stz19N8N0x3n4VACWWB8-Zm9gUxctw/s320/IMG_0269.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453101767393324002" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The Machine!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8zX5AtMlLoQG40K3kAv51cLF6n_seAbgkZC_HkgOdMwyjqL6gK99igSPSLV9skSdUsMxclM07uKRw8uAPRkpZQcu9zXceoiqLxPSr0_6w3S3-CLqdJ7lRTp_fgUDhD8hAG1W3yg86C74/s1600/IMG_0270.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8zX5AtMlLoQG40K3kAv51cLF6n_seAbgkZC_HkgOdMwyjqL6gK99igSPSLV9skSdUsMxclM07uKRw8uAPRkpZQcu9zXceoiqLxPSr0_6w3S3-CLqdJ7lRTp_fgUDhD8hAG1W3yg86C74/s320/IMG_0270.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453101769952991202" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The wonderful meal!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUp2QP3L9r4Um4xDO9SvMQ5K7456-7ynjvTn1RGO3KCgrX-3qhwauM1lQ8it6j1-Jsgt0YtlUoxHFCKq_BLji2jbXd9XXErpTh-Npkb_gbeDDFQ8g_zrlMMz9ACGwEUdOS_TZnqZ4WlNc/s1600/IMG_0278.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUp2QP3L9r4Um4xDO9SvMQ5K7456-7ynjvTn1RGO3KCgrX-3qhwauM1lQ8it6j1-Jsgt0YtlUoxHFCKq_BLji2jbXd9XXErpTh-Npkb_gbeDDFQ8g_zrlMMz9ACGwEUdOS_TZnqZ4WlNc/s320/IMG_0278.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453101778952476402" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This is the second attempt... Yum!<br />So the veggies were green giant steamers, but the chicken was so juicy and tender! It almost tasted like rotisserie chicken, but less greasy.<br /><br />So I promised a review of the flat iron steak, well... it was a little red for my taste, but Joe and JJ loved it. I like well done steaks... but if I liked medium to rare it would have been great.Ana Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15400013547037745025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189511082466983642.post-66602635883807251022010-03-19T16:00:00.002-05:002010-03-19T16:26:22.583-05:00Sous What?I had felt kind of weird before about posting some of my husband's extreme nerdy-ness, but after I said something about posting about all of his crazy ideas he jumped right on board. I have been given free reign to post about all of his (our?) adventures.<br /><br />For those who don't know, I have a very nerdy husband who gets on a kick and searches the mess out of it. When he wants to know something, he figures it out to the point of almost becoming an expert. Because of this, he enjoys puzzles and mind games. Any way the latest in a long line of obses... I mean hobbies... is Sous<span class="status-body"><span class="entry-content"> Vide cooking. From what I can understand, sous vide is a style of cooking that originated in the 70's? Any way basically you use Food-saver bags, water, and this sous vide machine to cook your food. It keeps your food at a certain degree to cook the food without over cooking it. You can keep it on for hours and it won't over cook... and because it keeps the water below boiling, it doesn't use much electricity. So after you pull the meat out of the food-saver bag, all that is left to do is brown it and it is supposed to stay moist and keep its flavor. Vegetables cooked in it are supposed to retain their vitamins and nutrients. </span></span><span class="status-body"><span class="entry-content"> It is pretty much the nerdiest way to cook that I have seen so far.We are supposed pick it up from Fed-ex this evening since the place we pick up packages is closed for spring break. I'll tell you how it goes. I think the first meal is going to be flat iron steak...<br /></span></span>Ana Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15400013547037745025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189511082466983642.post-25688722307518192592010-03-17T19:00:00.002-05:002010-03-17T19:20:22.820-05:00Spring BreakSo far this spring break...<br /><br />We have began to eat healthier. Trying Splenda sweet tea, Greek yogurt, adding more fresh fruit, and trying to eat three balanced meals a day.<br /><br />Last night we had a Caesar salad but with baby spinach, light Caesar dressing, croutons, and part of a rotisserie chicken shredded without the skin.-- Very yummy!<br /><br />Tonight we had pesto chicken with spinach and mozzarella pizza.-- Also very yummy, and we were good and had normal portions. There are even left overs for tomorrow.<br /><br /><br />Anyway, it has been great to have time with Joe and not have to worry about night classes. Next week is going to hit hard, but not too much longer, right?Ana Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15400013547037745025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189511082466983642.post-26135581698079245572010-03-05T22:43:00.002-06:002010-03-05T23:03:11.882-06:00I haven't posted recently partially because I am pressed for time and usually prefer a nap when possible, but also partially because I have little to post about. The past few weeks I feel I have constantly been going in the most mundane way. Work, home, class, sleep, work, home, class, sleep, homework. Sadly if I get a moment I am usually trying to complete something that has been put off for a while, be it homework, chores, or something for work. Needless to say, running has come to a rushing halt after the second trip to the Dr. (you know the one in between kidney stones). I have been trying to constantly catch up on sleep, especially since the snow day. I am still feeling the after effects of the snow day in my head and chest. I know that I will be thankful when the semester is over, and it will be nice not to have to worry about another semester like this, but at this point I am just trying to survive it. I am trying to be responsible for with my time so that I won't miss work or class, but I feel it is a never ending cycle of getting run down and then sick and trying to get over it. If I had better management skills, I would probably be fine. I could run, work, and go to class and nothing will falter. I don't, I am trying to become better when it comes to planning and being diligent. I think my biggest issue is breaks and break time. I feel I deserve both, and if I am not a productive break taker I feel I still need a break to relax. All this to say... I am falling alseepAna Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15400013547037745025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189511082466983642.post-33351694955172893542010-02-12T14:38:00.017-06:002010-02-12T15:43:35.196-06:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZHB0SG9IUZ6YRGd0Cfs_FVnRO5WGS-MzAT8CyWUT8G5_ij4xFdGst1oe1eLkV1q5h2ycXhzExSyxPdxvwQTliw_5Ke5dPNovgOkPXvIzogiQSz9Zm1y4sOJEqrZQhfowNLyQmjJTlQtQ/s1600-h/Snow.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 190px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZHB0SG9IUZ6YRGd0Cfs_FVnRO5WGS-MzAT8CyWUT8G5_ij4xFdGst1oe1eLkV1q5h2ycXhzExSyxPdxvwQTliw_5Ke5dPNovgOkPXvIzogiQSz9Zm1y4sOJEqrZQhfowNLyQmjJTlQtQ/s320/Snow.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437466112798850722" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP3wwF4bAxEXINiM6hr_VWeisEekj6yuGwAUGP1Oz7684_keUmcoUeSJmjiYHRwAnbZSYTbJElXlI7bf6a4OJsOKzOmU0H51ibF_zXolI4S22Ir7GiGIx1-6SVI6tk8rMQB8AMB6zYl9o/s1600-h/IMG_0214.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP3wwF4bAxEXINiM6hr_VWeisEekj6yuGwAUGP1Oz7684_keUmcoUeSJmjiYHRwAnbZSYTbJElXlI7bf6a4OJsOKzOmU0H51ibF_zXolI4S22Ir7GiGIx1-6SVI6tk8rMQB8AMB6zYl9o/s320/IMG_0214.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437466389043602370" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />So today I woke up to a winter wonderland, and it kept snowing. I think it just stopped after it started last night around 7:30. It started to stick around 10:30 last night, so when I woke up there was already 2 1/2 to 3 inches on the ground at 5 this morning. The picture to the side right side was taken at around 8 this morning and the picture below was taken closer to 6:45.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij6Pf8v_Ee2pUPcHu4PNLgZ-NjF4uZ7J8qhMe1k1UOUryX9cmwXH6JnXSfv7izCrXb1qbqXl79E00eHh3_l1m4uVrB-DLkzJTmmDkniyR51-1fE02Gx3mincgfvT2hQSqyLq7MoL6i0Xo/s1600-h/IMG_0211.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 194px; height: 260px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij6Pf8v_Ee2pUPcHu4PNLgZ-NjF4uZ7J8qhMe1k1UOUryX9cmwXH6JnXSfv7izCrXb1qbqXl79E00eHh3_l1m4uVrB-DLkzJTmmDkniyR51-1fE02Gx3mincgfvT2hQSqyLq7MoL6i0Xo/s320/IMG_0211.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437466653790413666" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEWFiyxsl7g0a_gu4jwTD0DdHpP9QNzMDn6fzAkIT-VA793TSp2VroT0gr1uANnnAG-7g1-Hq1zpXmcuPUcuZYc_nkNrVUIf6kcK7H-NQ5QYa87TmvEwcKLzuFkQ9oTt1Rpowk8E8h_xA/s1600-h/IMG_0212.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 193px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEWFiyxsl7g0a_gu4jwTD0DdHpP9QNzMDn6fzAkIT-VA793TSp2VroT0gr1uANnnAG-7g1-Hq1zpXmcuPUcuZYc_nkNrVUIf6kcK7H-NQ5QYa87TmvEwcKLzuFkQ9oTt1Rpowk8E8h_xA/s320/IMG_0212.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437463886589360658" border="0" /></a>I love the "scary tree" that we can see from our bathroom window especially now since it is covered in snow!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLz8rnG34iritN6VwxcZ66AznbQtbcvVlT50HZG07rUjq6OOl-7gB8ZtrL46CIGP2ZFhkfSppWHS9QmsV3wcsa9gPNxJgVzrek7N_h7Y9ZChPI46UA2HEfomJFaiz48XxyGgbO5FAiUmA/s1600-h/IMG_0213.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLz8rnG34iritN6VwxcZ66AznbQtbcvVlT50HZG07rUjq6OOl-7gB8ZtrL46CIGP2ZFhkfSppWHS9QmsV3wcsa9gPNxJgVzrek7N_h7Y9ZChPI46UA2HEfomJFaiz48XxyGgbO5FAiUmA/s320/IMG_0213.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437461945182529762" border="0" /></a>Closer to 8, I took this from the same window, now you can see the snow on the road... it is kind of slushy now, which will be bad tomorrow morning, but hey it look pretty then.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivoFcprRiVghId2OraRwqFZK4KKxkqQeY3gGQ5bL5FHoQ-mlTImL1CR3QFlAm7PwKp6wPNUTdxxqeexUy5YIFHeTT_ZgRaMIjLqr7afZCs2JsAjQ54IMhP45520IKPerlzw3_J7cgjuM8/s1600-h/IMG_0217.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivoFcprRiVghId2OraRwqFZK4KKxkqQeY3gGQ5bL5FHoQ-mlTImL1CR3QFlAm7PwKp6wPNUTdxxqeexUy5YIFHeTT_ZgRaMIjLqr7afZCs2JsAjQ54IMhP45520IKPerlzw3_J7cgjuM8/s320/IMG_0217.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437461957958523538" border="0" /></a><br />When I went walking before waking up Joe, at least before he woke up. I tried to wake him up earlier, but he wouldn't budge. But then again he didn't go to bed early like I did...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn0T2LDp4E8ENn3l6HHTwg94ioPR6Dum1EFZl0rOpukETRKdHcWx0KRjUB1SWwL2wdBjoL6vbQbO6NJQhKitXB3wFc6hwZBzO2uA7rKNz48OsWVtWbLyjbMdxSobWcZ-Cv-X6ot_n7a6U/s1600-h/IMG_0218.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn0T2LDp4E8ENn3l6HHTwg94ioPR6Dum1EFZl0rOpukETRKdHcWx0KRjUB1SWwL2wdBjoL6vbQbO6NJQhKitXB3wFc6hwZBzO2uA7rKNz48OsWVtWbLyjbMdxSobWcZ-Cv-X6ot_n7a6U/s320/IMG_0218.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437461966604340050" border="0" /></a>The total of snow on the back of our car around 8:30 or so... almost 4 inches! In Clinton that has to be some kind of record, not to mention snow was still falling!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRaaXIk2zECDgCzQViMnBnhaRNrGz2riewWKrDfIKpuYp9pTrSZlV5nH4aRYTEvr1jvnhdHyPqn1y1uHEflSCpkVAz7Gta_MtIQFQ0wckLfjp38iyWXUnReYsemBNuh7-ODg7r7XvsBXI/s1600-h/IMG_0219.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRaaXIk2zECDgCzQViMnBnhaRNrGz2riewWKrDfIKpuYp9pTrSZlV5nH4aRYTEvr1jvnhdHyPqn1y1uHEflSCpkVAz7Gta_MtIQFQ0wckLfjp38iyWXUnReYsemBNuh7-ODg7r7XvsBXI/s320/IMG_0219.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437463354059483906" border="0" /></a>Lol, Even in snow as the pledge says, the mail will be delivered (except on holidays of course).<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioLRT20Za6QldBL-mRw37To5u36lo73djktcV4VntTklNTNaeHYvKbky_oBfEGlQ84MiU-su-DltftZpAKkYs9UpVKBZj-cpZGArowcVfTd8iBaunIzLGS0x81FViuNEN4iss-RoHLkKY/s1600-h/IMG_0224.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioLRT20Za6QldBL-mRw37To5u36lo73djktcV4VntTklNTNaeHYvKbky_oBfEGlQ84MiU-su-DltftZpAKkYs9UpVKBZj-cpZGArowcVfTd8iBaunIzLGS0x81FViuNEN4iss-RoHLkKY/s320/IMG_0224.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437463360631441138" border="0" /></a>So this is where I work, or didn't work today. I woke up early just so I could get the news that we were closed. It is very pretty covered in snow. I wish I could have gotten a picture of the playground it was very pretty. It is also on a hUgE hill and would have been fun to sled down.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKmSlXvrJ2alQmUu-GX6lkcC00TlVOj23LVUDUSmihHcvWX7DSsdhr2_9ML0_XUOiQtBPp_WJtlR1GU1bt6XocqVlheeFs6Miw8m3odJ2ZBvCZlHg42ajd-IJkuBH3HUM2jgyW3j9-T5Q/s1600-h/DSCN0788.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 282px; height: 211px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKmSlXvrJ2alQmUu-GX6lkcC00TlVOj23LVUDUSmihHcvWX7DSsdhr2_9ML0_XUOiQtBPp_WJtlR1GU1bt6XocqVlheeFs6Miw8m3odJ2ZBvCZlHg42ajd-IJkuBH3HUM2jgyW3j9-T5Q/s320/DSCN0788.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437463549623042482" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhe-5PVl2QNBCva5Zjs2mEzoN-9zrDyTYfPMBhaa2GBgTKpViYvEKkaeC9M1EQ6BlOlIKuBPH7uFjaRdz6XRfQZvZIV9tQRmjw02Lmor2YxEcaVhWrBmrKEjQrdzxhk9EMQPQHx0pqMrs/s1600-h/DSCN0790.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 222px; height: 296px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhe-5PVl2QNBCva5Zjs2mEzoN-9zrDyTYfPMBhaa2GBgTKpViYvEKkaeC9M1EQ6BlOlIKuBPH7uFjaRdz6XRfQZvZIV9tQRmjw02Lmor2YxEcaVhWrBmrKEjQrdzxhk9EMQPQHx0pqMrs/s320/DSCN0790.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437465502069136978" border="0" /></a><br /> Anyway, it was a lot of fun today playing in the snow. Our camera died so I don't have the pictures of building a snow bride and groom with Matt and Kristy, or Kristy and my snow angels, but Oh well. I thought I would leave you with two of my favorite pictures. Especially with Valentine's Day coming up. The monument to the left is on our college campus, but I rarely pay attention to it. Today it stuck out with the snow piled up on it, so we took a picture. The snow was wonderful, but now I am off to find something for the hubs for Valentine's day. Sadly it is less dangerous to get out on the roads now than it will be tomorrow, so I am off to bundle up and brave the snow once more. Have a great rest of the day, and if you got it, enjoy the snow!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoSALbcN2iqdFl-hIBvNncmxUw9noye8hsPnH5agv3qoYFWXUfLF9shkZ1jyAji7k6iOIsL0N-j4ru3ae48yx8GFww90vjVgAEG79LiwRwEgc8rokpXekaFHtt1UPWauHxOz6uD80h8io/s1600-h/With+Love.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 198px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoSALbcN2iqdFl-hIBvNncmxUw9noye8hsPnH5agv3qoYFWXUfLF9shkZ1jyAji7k6iOIsL0N-j4ru3ae48yx8GFww90vjVgAEG79LiwRwEgc8rokpXekaFHtt1UPWauHxOz6uD80h8io/s320/With+Love.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437473902359419458" border="0" /></a>Ana Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15400013547037745025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189511082466983642.post-35380679946255637192010-02-09T17:30:00.010-06:002010-02-09T19:28:18.666-06:00InspiredSo today has been a day full of very adult things, Career Fair, in which I met with eleven school districts for the coming year and handed out resumes, and then paying bills. I am still dealing with quite a few things from that wonderful ER visit about a month ago, but thats how life goes. Thankfully God has provided by cutting my bill at least in half if not more. I will find out about the final bill's actual amount a week from Friday, but until then I am thanking God for providing so much already.<br /><br />While taking a break before starting to fill out applications and work on homework, I went back to a few of my favorite sites, and felt inspired to share some of the things I have enjoyed.<br /><br />Kevin & Amanda <a href="http://www.kevinandamanda.com/">www.kevinan</a><a href="http://www.kevinandamanda.com/">damanda.co</a><a href="http://www.kevinandamanda.com/">m</a> is a fun blog I stumbled upon, and honestly I can't remember how! Amanda has tons of free fonts up for download. There are actually two sites full, broken apart into scrapbook and handwriting. She even has an explanation on how to use the fonts on your blog, but it was a little complicated so I haven't tried it yet. Here are a few I like, sorry if they are blurry that is me trying to put them in to a compatible, yet small file.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwhR-MR8WrR0hN54yKGS92Yy9dKfplqdysUCMPq9C1qOJgc8EQ3ck8vkTwSEASXSvrOHE1DIhng9Pt00_xptzsPgcMZBToxcv5eznkpqTECbNedfjCThcuV3bKAA3iT837TPLzRd-4_3U/s1600-h/Chewy+Stewy+is+one+of+my+favorites.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 357px; height: 146px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwhR-MR8WrR0hN54yKGS92Yy9dKfplqdysUCMPq9C1qOJgc8EQ3ck8vkTwSEASXSvrOHE1DIhng9Pt00_xptzsPgcMZBToxcv5eznkpqTECbNedfjCThcuV3bKAA3iT837TPLzRd-4_3U/s320/Chewy+Stewy+is+one+of+my+favorites.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436398607424168834" border="0" /></a><br />There are other fun things on their blog as well, like recipes and decorating ideas... I have wandered around it for hours and probably still haven't discovered everything yet.<br /><br />Other things that inspire me are our newly rearranged bedroom and our ever-in-progress bathroom.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHKyA1Hw4DRaefLMBnpVeJkEA3uHErctO6kR4edVirVvICPV5783wdMAFgw6ZAZZqOSuF11agslx7Efi_9IUsf1Z-qBJO1AQ9OtNfQZazKO3nnPjWS5UlNAtKDiSwOFfMSHEgn1NxnSfI/s1600-h/IMG_0184.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHKyA1Hw4DRaefLMBnpVeJkEA3uHErctO6kR4edVirVvICPV5783wdMAFgw6ZAZZqOSuF11agslx7Efi_9IUsf1Z-qBJO1AQ9OtNfQZazKO3nnPjWS5UlNAtKDiSwOFfMSHEgn1NxnSfI/s320/IMG_0184.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436401578640030994" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPP8IwYJZdhyV1dygPB8esJqz8ZPfXSvtP3jOjXywT2HElDQtRr30fi0j8gwHRc117x0S3Xq1NaiEtdskTBTMB6wWB8fjacvDmgd68HxiaqkLH4d7-ranU7cR8IfoRc2yRmL5kXlM4Vqo/s1600-h/IMG_0182.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 291px; height: 221px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCdSYU03BX8zrH7I-y3b_ftF4Yc_EnKLCMNMveIzLAQnJcdYNMK7UEZ_9VwIoO14Y8RciJKHctcgUI5XEUgO25qV4dRod3YyqEFKTgCAHzV-cMjZu5jxzKDquWwpKGhjOzRoHFgqR7nwY/s320/IMG_0185.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436401583999749602" border="0" /></a><br />Bedroom (obviously)<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQJgz7FbUnG0DLHCwdFPothkdHH3FZ3YuNP-rcrbSCUfrFD6pfrjcNpnwh-esWhDG9zt8iAn8za2Cl_QwQFh-B8Bf5R0h4dS78e_Ot08spF8rgWHhwAfkk-vPRzV-mjQ6SvlddClLSw-4/s1600-h/IMG_0204.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQJgz7FbUnG0DLHCwdFPothkdHH3FZ3YuNP-rcrbSCUfrFD6pfrjcNpnwh-esWhDG9zt8iAn8za2Cl_QwQFh-B8Bf5R0h4dS78e_Ot08spF8rgWHhwAfkk-vPRzV-mjQ6SvlddClLSw-4/s320/IMG_0204.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436411625203625906" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja-z2AioKUCX9Fln6s_7UdkdDP4eAvPU02fR0V8vwibcxVSvmxLSUfx-F3JDtZXnK5O2OC6bKVcUcb8aeWvgEwWakbqabx-duCu0q-2nMPEkS7-0Zf1b2KshlfFUePY6TK81LUeG85lHU/s1600-h/IMG_0205.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja-z2AioKUCX9Fln6s_7UdkdDP4eAvPU02fR0V8vwibcxVSvmxLSUfx-F3JDtZXnK5O2OC6bKVcUcb8aeWvgEwWakbqabx-duCu0q-2nMPEkS7-0Zf1b2KshlfFUePY6TK81LUeG85lHU/s320/IMG_0205.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436411628737056802" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6kfXQ92NPb_fOQ7w4MqzdMtEcMnu-sdhtI0wCWteCK9-nqpj_5U-SJt9HgynbwQjmJVP3EoykHspMTbzk694Yn_ynRH3yA1PQdAWrgKuS52I2HcJwC4ERyjAYxTbt24ITG4bU55uQUeo/s1600-h/IMG_0209.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6kfXQ92NPb_fOQ7w4MqzdMtEcMnu-sdhtI0wCWteCK9-nqpj_5U-SJt9HgynbwQjmJVP3EoykHspMTbzk694Yn_ynRH3yA1PQdAWrgKuS52I2HcJwC4ERyjAYxTbt24ITG4bU55uQUeo/s320/IMG_0209.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436411637570689522" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1bKAB0msKYPGpqAuMquxly9olbkZc-bPdr5qI3RMqXw2_g4xu6Rx6i-wO7k1HvhDmbUlA-z0Tmlnyj9r6VQuw58ewKN3t1nqjljLcBW91zOaCDB7i_Pe6QWYVTedt3-ubYKLRnzvdnvc/s1600-h/IMG_0206.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1bKAB0msKYPGpqAuMquxly9olbkZc-bPdr5qI3RMqXw2_g4xu6Rx6i-wO7k1HvhDmbUlA-z0Tmlnyj9r6VQuw58ewKN3t1nqjljLcBW91zOaCDB7i_Pe6QWYVTedt3-ubYKLRnzvdnvc/s320/IMG_0206.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436411630676262898" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Its not perfect, but it does look better than it did. I finally found a place to stow away the unmatched towels. We found some cute baskets at Walmart to hold our odds and ends on the shelf, and we bought the shower curtain in the window so that during the day we could have more light. For the bedroom, we only had to buy curtains, which actually aren't shown in the pictures (we already had the ones shown). I have been on a spree the last few weeks. I blame it on wanting to be productive, but not wanting to do school work.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8yyyYTIcIAPKmdiBRFZekQs1NYc8UT5XBttyB84l7ydfshDAqJUtjEiVpM4s7ahqfgFjcatZ4At42hpyzcGK3_52Ch3cfd4_T1yO2JcV2brzXLE-KlcRygZq4uiai7LGCZddID8PS37w/s1600-h/So.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 374px; height: 141px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8yyyYTIcIAPKmdiBRFZekQs1NYc8UT5XBttyB84l7ydfshDAqJUtjEiVpM4s7ahqfgFjcatZ4At42hpyzcGK3_52Ch3cfd4_T1yO2JcV2brzXLE-KlcRygZq4uiai7LGCZddID8PS37w/s320/So.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436418846784211378" border="0" /></a>Ana Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15400013547037745025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189511082466983642.post-41397046202743331402010-02-06T18:40:00.002-06:002010-02-06T19:29:25.497-06:00Cranberry Juice and Birthday Celebration<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVbphPWVOZThiaN4SZlb202xCgXbSBfX3w7dYRQod4uEXilp57oJq2vsJy0CxJ48TM0gpYhcYqHe-dMwRt77V4nlnog1Q8ACAw1S5T_driFdjd5y88GhX7xjvGHeFKIilUfDJuMgQclUw/s1600-h/IMG_0197.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVbphPWVOZThiaN4SZlb202xCgXbSBfX3w7dYRQod4uEXilp57oJq2vsJy0CxJ48TM0gpYhcYqHe-dMwRt77V4nlnog1Q8ACAw1S5T_driFdjd5y88GhX7xjvGHeFKIilUfDJuMgQclUw/s320/IMG_0197.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435298792743713634" border="0" /></a><br />This week started off pretty rough. This kids were crazy at work, and Wednesday I woke up with a pain in my side... You've got it, another kidney stone. I took some meds and went back to bed. Later that evening when I was talking to my mom she suggested cranberry juice, which I asked Joe if he could pick up for me... the above picture is what I woke up to the next morning... plus two more in the fridge. Sadly, I later looked up the benefits of cranberry juice on Kidney stones, and there aren't any. There have actually been studies that say that drinking too much can cause kidney stones... so I will drink in moderation, and I guess Joe will drink the rest ;)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLh_3LBAgwXUdcPK5A-TQxJhJ8KZqhyOPrLKVfXxR-NeqDzOmHiF65b79709VdI1t1wZYdabYktkFCHENvk8dSY20Fc9D_df9xS3-rsCXF0vmY3yKDveieBAsDikdgOkEokY9XE7PqxJM/s1600-h/IMG_0199.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLh_3LBAgwXUdcPK5A-TQxJhJ8KZqhyOPrLKVfXxR-NeqDzOmHiF65b79709VdI1t1wZYdabYktkFCHENvk8dSY20Fc9D_df9xS3-rsCXF0vmY3yKDveieBAsDikdgOkEokY9XE7PqxJM/s320/IMG_0199.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435298786898145906" border="0" /></a>Anyway, The rest of the week was rough, but got better as I was able to celebrate with the amazing man above. Yesterday was Joe's birthday! We celebrated yesterday with a fish fry with friends. We also tried out the new reeses ice cream cake from DQ, which was delicious. Today we went out to eat at the fish house in the Bass Pro Shop, but neither of us had fish. Joe had a buffalo burger, and I had a cajun chicken pasta dish. We stuck around a few extra min after we finished to see the fish feeding, and then headed off to dogwood.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJUaFQfdtvEiNmoi3KDhUDAERt7quW5LtwymrAUtouV3Lo6cl1kjP9LmqVzPfp5ypni6RkQxXColbueuGapvS4-cgYX2xvEk5TcNkxfUxPBHDFDHsVcbUFRTwUoJRHzHRQwZHPtxWSK2k/s1600-h/IMG_0203.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJUaFQfdtvEiNmoi3KDhUDAERt7quW5LtwymrAUtouV3Lo6cl1kjP9LmqVzPfp5ypni6RkQxXColbueuGapvS4-cgYX2xvEk5TcNkxfUxPBHDFDHsVcbUFRTwUoJRHzHRQwZHPtxWSK2k/s320/IMG_0203.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435298784182294738" border="0" /></a>This is what I "surprised" Joe with last night, and below he is showing off his gift he picked out today. Yup it is the same watch Chuck wears, without the communication device. His watch died early this morning... perfect timing to get an awesome watch that just so happened to be at Sams. It is solar powered, and it updates by the atomic clock. There are many other very nerdy features but I can't remember them all. Needless to say he was very excited. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7LjGQWV17lKSaxlJUyR8mtr0CxEfL6RzW55UWFsMNkWdVEMpnaE0-brw2JaNbFkkNmW1h2GW80ozgnOYlMwKFPlsQjsrta4k-p3eWPSrqMjXO2Ju-0SLGhiXQdmixQxY87RyNfvlalr4/s1600-h/IMG_0202.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7LjGQWV17lKSaxlJUyR8mtr0CxEfL6RzW55UWFsMNkWdVEMpnaE0-brw2JaNbFkkNmW1h2GW80ozgnOYlMwKFPlsQjsrta4k-p3eWPSrqMjXO2Ju-0SLGhiXQdmixQxY87RyNfvlalr4/s320/IMG_0202.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435298780577532418" border="0" /></a>In other news, this semester is killing me. I'm trying not to stress out but I really do feel I am doing things very halfheartedly. I know I need to manage my time better, but I really like being able to relax a bit during the week. I'm not sure if I am really going to be able to keep running normally right now, with everything else going on. Anyway that is what is going on in my neck of the woods. Enjoying the weekend.Ana Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15400013547037745025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189511082466983642.post-41411863662304905452010-01-26T19:10:00.002-06:002010-01-26T19:40:11.821-06:00Run and Freezer MealsSo I had my first run back since the stone and I guess since classes started. Five miles, five tough miles, but five tough miles outside in warmer than cold weather :). I can't believe I skipped two weeks, no wonder it felt tough. It was great to run outside again, it felt different but it was ok.<br /><br />Now I'm watching the biggest loser and doing homework. About to throw a freezer meal in the oven, cheesy hash-browns. It has been so helpful to have freezer meals, I love just being able to defrost a great meal and throw it in the oven. it gives me time to finish up homework, go for a run, or take a nap. My next cooking day is going to be either Saturday or Sunday, so I'll try a few new ones and throw a few out. Anyway, I should probably stop procrastinating... back to the hw.Ana Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15400013547037745025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189511082466983642.post-54161514975375429332010-01-17T00:03:00.003-06:002010-01-17T00:45:18.829-06:00The Hundred DressesThis semester I am in Children's Literature. In this class we have to read about seventy children's books through out the semester. All this to say tonight I read the first book I needed to read and summarize for the class, The Hundred Dresses. I picked up the book at Borders today when I was going to pick up Tuck Everlasting. It was a short book that was a Newbery Honor, met the criteria, and looked cute, so I picked it up. I didn't really know what to expect when I opened it up, but shortly after I started reading it, I became aware that it was a book about teasing. Most of the book if from a little girl's point of view who isn't really teasing but is standing by while her friend teases. The book was written in 1944 by Eleanor Estes, and it is beautifully illustrated in what I assume is watercolor pencil by Louis Slobodkin. The girl who was being teased ultimately moves away to a big city where their Polish name won't be made fun of, but it really isn't the journey of the girl being teased that we see. We see the sleepless nights of the girl that is not much better off financially and is scared that she might be the next butt of the joke, and so she doesn't step forward to tell her friend she is wrong. We see that everyone has talents and worth. We also see that sometimes thing will stick with us because we knew they were wrong and we can't take them back. For a children's book it sure does have a lot of truth to it. Am I standing by, while I know I can do something to stop what is happening that is wrong? Am I keeping my mouth shut so that I don't become the next butt of the joke? Am I seeing the worth and talents of even the people that annoy me? Talk about a heavy first book.Ana Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15400013547037745025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189511082466983642.post-24812482584647439882010-01-12T19:58:00.002-06:002010-01-12T20:37:25.588-06:00ERAt 4:30 this morning I woke up again in pain, same place, same intensity. I took some medicine and tried to go back to sleep with no avail. Hours later, still in pain, I ended up going to the campus nurse practitioner. To make a long office visit short, he sent me to the emergency room because of the place of pain (right trunk) and the possibilities of what it could be. I went to baptist's ER, which was without water... Little crazy. Anyway, after a long day in the er, we found out I had a kidney stone, and there are more in my kidneys. Thankfully now we know, and I can be prepared when it happens again. Needless to say the run is out for tonight. Please pray that this passes quickly and that I'll be able to sleep tonight.Ana Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15400013547037745025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189511082466983642.post-19011734076317474882010-01-11T21:14:00.002-06:002010-01-11T21:36:31.261-06:00Cooking day was a success, but...Yesterday was cooking day... drum roll please.... I made 5 meals in 5 hours! I split all the meals in half. We ate half of a meal. Calculating... there are nine meals ready in the freezer! I also made a big pot of veggie soup the night before that is sitting in the fridge and we are eating off of it slowly. The only meal I forgot was the honey lime chicken, but it can wait for next time.<br /><br />Here comes the but part... While cooking was a success, what was not a success was waking up in the middle of the night in serious pain! I woke up about three o'clock with a solid pain on the right side of my stomach and felt sick. I tried to deal with the pain thinking of anything it could be, anyway I took a Tylenol and prayed it would stay down. I finally fell asleep in the recliner. Thankfully the pain was gone when I woke up but I still felt queasy. I called in to work and stayed in bed all day watching the 6 hour version of Pride and Prejudice. My wonderful husband brought me lunch in bed and took care of me. Still have no clue what it was, don't think it was a kidney stone, but I have had one before... Hopefully I won't have to find out what it was because it won't happen again. Back to work tomorrow, off night for classes, and its a run night. Off to bed for me, goodnight.Ana Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15400013547037745025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189511082466983642.post-10971763597555755542010-01-09T18:35:00.002-06:002010-01-09T18:48:40.566-06:00Freezer friendly cooking day!Today I went for a run (at the gym) and then braved the cold to buy food for our freezer friendly cooking day... It was in the 20's for most of the day so at least there was no worry that the food would spoil. So here is the line up for tomorrow's day of cooking:<br /><br />Cream cheese chicken<br />Cheesy Ham and Potatoes<br />"So Simple I can make it- Vegetable soup"<br />Swiss Chicken<br />Italian Sausage and Pasta Bake<br />Honey Lime Chicken<br />Beef Stroganoff<br />White Chili (Joe's going to make)<br /><br />I also picked up some easy meal ideas, such as frozen pizza, and tortellini. I hope I am not trying to take on too much the first time around... I'll tell you after tomorrow.Ana Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15400013547037745025noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189511082466983642.post-7067988709458051992010-01-05T20:07:00.002-06:002010-01-05T21:44:00.606-06:00ResolutionsSo Last year I had a couple crazy resolutions...<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">I have some pretty strange resolutions this year... some of which I still haven't started yet but here they are.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">-Read my Bible everyday</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">-Wake up before 9:30 every morning</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">-Work out in some way every day</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">-Get involved in a Church</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">-Drink 8 glasses of water a day</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">- By the end of the year I want to learn how to knit socks.</span><br /><br /><br />Needless to say... The only successful one was finding a church. And even then I'm not sure how "involved" in it. So much has changed this past year... we went back to school, moved again, found a job, found a church, started running again... All this to say I am hoping this year's are different. So here they are!<br /><br />- By this time next year I want to be prepared to and run the 1st light marathon in Mobile.<br />- I still want to be more involved in our church, but I also want to prayerfully consider how God wants to use me.<br />-This next one I don't want to sound vain, but I am going to try to make an effort everyday to look the best that I can. I haven't done so well with this but I know I need to put effort in to the way I look... wake up earlier and take time to take care of my self.<br />- Part of the waking up earlier I will also take time to spend time with God, I have a reading plan and plan on reading through the reading plan consistently.<br />-Finally I want to be more organized, I haven't come up with a measurable outcome to judge this by for next year but I am going to try.<br /><br />2010 here I come... <br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span>Ana Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15400013547037745025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189511082466983642.post-82568271501976684052009-12-22T21:15:00.002-06:002009-12-22T21:33:02.253-06:00New Year...With this semester over and the new year coming up, it made me think about our schedules for next semester. I registered for classes for a few weeks ago, Joe registered today and then we bought books online... and next semester we are both trying to take full loads, 9 hours a piece... So needless to say it is going to be a bit busy in our house. Joe has classes on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. I have classes on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday. We will have Friday, Saturday, and Sunday to see each other at night. I am still planning on running at night between work and class. I wish it was easy enough to snap my fingers and the semester would be over, but that is not possible. I am trying to prepare myself by thinking about meals and other things I should have planned out ahead of time. While this past semester we kind of let things go meal wise, if we do that this semester we will either never eat or gain a hundred pounds. So I am trying to find healthy meals I can cook ahead of time and freeze.<span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><br /><br />This is my plea... anybody out there know any cheap, healthy meals that freeze well? </span>Ana Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15400013547037745025noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189511082466983642.post-88811776877063390062009-12-20T23:16:00.004-06:002009-12-21T10:41:12.695-06:00RunningSo I recently began running again, about two weeks before my birthday, and have had quite a few funny stories from over the past few weeks. A few were painful, some included dogs, and others aren't really about running but about injuries that caused me to take a break from running.<br /><br />Here are a few of the painful... well mainly one long painful one.<br /><br />When I started running again, it was because I found some cheap running shoes at sams... turns out, the shoes where cheap for a reason. Anyway, the shoes where what started me out. I didn't think about what else I might need I just went for a run, on the Natchez Trace, from one mile marker and back. I had music in and it was great. Looking back I was lucky I didn't get hit by a car but that is not the point of this story. Well the next day my chest hurt a little bit, but I didn't take much notice. So I ran again the next day or the day after I can't remember at Brighton park on the track, and it was great. I felt on top of my game, except my chest began to kill me. I shrugged it off, ran again that week, and the same thing happened. Suddenly it dawned on me that my chest was hurting because of the old bras I had been wearing... apparently it is bad to run with your chest flopping around on to metal... well that night I went out and bought a three pack of sports bras, and after a few days the pain was gone, the shoes weren't doing so great, but again that's another story. I got new shoes, and a nike + about the same time so I started training for a 10K, so I was running longer distances. Well I started feeling a stinging feeling in the lower middle of my chest... and wasn't really sure why. Thought it would go away, washed the area after running and when on. It didn't really go away, it got worse. So much so that I was holding the bottom of the bra in the middle of a treadmill run because I was determined to finish the run. When I check it out after the run it was bleeding and raw. Thankfully I found an abrasion cover so I could keep running that week. I guess the cheap sports bras won't cut it either. What happened was there is a rough seam on the band of the bra that rubbed every wiggle or flop. Anyway, all this to say I learned my lesson... "Save the Ta Ta's" remember the girls and all of their many needs with running or they will fight back.<br /><br />More funny stories later... off to bed for me!Ana Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15400013547037745025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189511082466983642.post-53240784134234890282009-12-10T22:15:00.002-06:002009-12-10T22:31:39.263-06:00Praxis Update!So... We both passed Praxis 2 with flying colors! All that is left for Joe is to get his grades. For me I have one final left to finish and turn in. Hopefully in about a week we will both be eligible for our teaching licenses. Not really sure what is next, but we are signed up for classes next semester. Hopefully I can find a job teaching 4th or 5th grade.... sooner than later.Ana Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15400013547037745025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189511082466983642.post-25498934169313762132009-11-13T18:40:00.002-06:002009-11-13T18:43:05.290-06:00PraxisPraxis 2 in the morning.... Joe and I are both taking our respective tests. Please pray for us.... it is at 7:30 am and we are both pretty nerves. Thanks!Ana Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15400013547037745025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189511082466983642.post-47851203911225334112009-11-08T09:53:00.000-06:002009-11-08T09:54:32.449-06:00Psalm 139:4<br /><br /><center><a href='http://picasaweb.google.com/AnaLouiseK/LifeAsWeKnowIt?authkey=Gv1sRgCJi_mo7c5fTLEg#5401761774245232402'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvni4-3UPjJJZDkmbOAPROIzM0HfFqI6aZDytk6yjjKBHn3sHgyQeVCOgscuI-ngM_jnu0R7ruVsvrgHbdjs24xo5vqRgZjwv-v_mIzr7VbFz4qCbjBAygig2H2hLKnUCgzu6pZmQDCH4/s288/iphone_photo.jpg' border='0' width='280' height='281' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br />Before a word is on my tongue you know it completely, o Lord. <br /><br />So very honesty, it has been a while since I have made time to just sit and read the Bible. Anyone who has been around can probably tell. I felt selfish and pointless going through out the day and many things I said and did reflected that. I'm not really sure how to get back to the point before all of this, but this verse jumped out at me this morning reminding me God cares about my attitude and thoughts as well as actions and words. It is easy to play the part in the south, don't cuss or gossip, but not as easy to keep my attitude focused on God and what I should be greatful for. I know this is milk compared to the big truths but I think that is where I need to start over. I feel like it is as if I have been sick and have to start back on liquids before I can eat steak, otherwise I'll just get sick again. Just like being sick I am still waiting for strenght to come back. I guess it doesn't help that I have been sick as well and I am really waiting for strenght and stamna to come back to my physical self as well. <br />Ana Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15400013547037745025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189511082466983642.post-12676724557160369152009-10-17T17:16:00.006-05:002009-10-17T17:42:01.993-05:00I love Children's Books....Over the past few weeks I have happened on many children's books some through scholastic and others at yard sales but I remembered how much I love them. At a yard sale I found Harry the Dirty Dog, Madeline, an Ollie book, and two scholastic first readers one about frogs and the other sharks. I brought them with me to read to my class and they loved them! Now I didn't really read the frog and shark books, a little over their level, but we looked at the pictures and counted the frogs/ sharks. I haven't looked at some of the other books I got at last weekend yet because they are more for older readers, chapter books and the such, but I am equally excited about getting 4 books for a quarter that will help build my future classroom library. I almost forgot about the MC book bazaar where I found even more books... I should get my scholastic book order on Monday so I will post if the book are really as amazing as I am hoping. One book I really can't wait for is Mouse's First Fall. The Mouse's First series is geared toward Preschoolers but is beautifully illustrated. I have Mouse's First Day of School and the class loves it, they follow the mouse around the classroom where he explores blocks, puzzles, plants, snacks... and other items you might find in a preschool classroom.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW11kPTQuHEFMVCUsMnNLSluNcxQ7Pv1lZg2szDZK7C2PuSjG17qxZDPxFBsw7MvQc1dqCKEOpGuwuBGLXER2LSg_x5dDsUP4TDRf8Y44BUikLLAx029DW45bG7err4LKvoWwchjfyGVc/s1600-h/61NXWzFaOhL._SL160_AA115_.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 115px; height: 115px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW11kPTQuHEFMVCUsMnNLSluNcxQ7Pv1lZg2szDZK7C2PuSjG17qxZDPxFBsw7MvQc1dqCKEOpGuwuBGLXER2LSg_x5dDsUP4TDRf8Y44BUikLLAx029DW45bG7err4LKvoWwchjfyGVc/s320/61NXWzFaOhL._SL160_AA115_.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393702487612901186" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI0WfJ8F1Y_A2-GVjcOokNZvryuQ5x2-8dgmypkoWBTjAlo-jE4bCWjnI26RwW7G8N89cFIKuo7jy_3AvsjQxvORTNcHnoNLvTtkMkFARUCwnBdYDZIb_b3ZE0ACEB5K3D8ZCBENVW-Aw/s1600-h/61T3HK5JKXL._SL160_PIsitb-sticker-arrow-dp,TopRight,12,-18_SH30_OU01_AA115_.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 115px; height: 115px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI0WfJ8F1Y_A2-GVjcOokNZvryuQ5x2-8dgmypkoWBTjAlo-jE4bCWjnI26RwW7G8N89cFIKuo7jy_3AvsjQxvORTNcHnoNLvTtkMkFARUCwnBdYDZIb_b3ZE0ACEB5K3D8ZCBENVW-Aw/s320/61T3HK5JKXL._SL160_PIsitb-sticker-arrow-dp,TopRight,12,-18_SH30_OU01_AA115_.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393702489548643282" border="0" /></a>Ana Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15400013547037745025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189511082466983642.post-20049004019349501322009-10-14T20:59:00.002-05:002009-10-14T21:24:29.085-05:00How I met your motherToday has been a whirlwind. This past weekend when I went home I think I picked up something, crud might be a good word for it. Well this crud continued to grow until it became bad crud last night, when I took something for it. Well this morning I awoke to still bad crud but tried to go to work, which I left two hours later. I debated going to the Dr. when I remembered that I am a student so maybe I could go to the nurse... unfortunately I am only part time and you need to be full time. Anyway I called back just to price a visit and with out tests or anything it was unbelievably reasonable. So I went, letting the nurse know my situation, and no tests were run. They also gave me samples so I wouldn't have to fill a prescription. I am very thankful right now. Well when I got home I started to watch back episodes of How I met your mother. I realized why I really like that show, and it is because it shows me that no matter how I feel my plans should go it doesn't matter God will work it all out, and he will use all we are going though to learn something through it. I can fight it or I can try to enjoy it and stop analyzing everything we are going though just to try to get a peek at the next step. What happens if a decision isn't the wisest we made, we will learn though it and God could use it. Now I am not talking about sinning, I'm talking about things seen as wise though the world's eyes. I don't really have specific examples but its the little things that I think make me look stupid for trying. Anyway those are my thoughts. Wish there was more to them, but its all I've got tonight.Ana Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15400013547037745025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189511082466983642.post-72262998222280828512009-10-02T22:10:00.003-05:002009-10-02T22:44:09.496-05:00Formulating thoughtsI love and hate movies in which someone finds a unexpected passion and in turn finds meaning in their life. I think I love it for the same reason I hate it. Does that make me crazy? I love it because out of the blue here is this amazing opportunity in which everything is at least partially worked out if not hopeful in the end. So here in lies also why I hate it as well, everything just kind of works out, sure there is some friction on how we get to that point, but it ends up hopeful in the end. While I know God works all things to good, that doesn't mean all plans succeed. I am such a sucker when it comes to these kind of movies because I always walk away with a desire to do what ever without understanding the possible pain. Tonight we saw Whip it and even though skating is fun, I realized I would never be able to do that, too much pain. I always want to be great at something, but I know that is a selfish desire. I know it is selfish because I can't seem to embrace something I could like if someone else is good at it. I think I am scared that the only reason I want to try whatever it is, is because someone else is doing whatever and I am just bandwagon-ing. I also don't want to own up to the possibility that I am less that another, and wouldn't be able to cut it. So this take me to the place of there is nothing new under the sun. If it was a God given talent I wouldn't feel this way? So where does this leave me? A bag full of unfinished projects, a guitar, keyboard, multiple flutes, a bike, and no real hobby in sight. I was told this week I live a boring life and it is very true. I guess I wish I just had a passion about something again. Those are the thoughts in my head, not all of them of course, but a few.Ana Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15400013547037745025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189511082466983642.post-60389924610909915172009-09-08T20:59:00.002-05:002009-09-08T22:17:22.473-05:00MinistryI have to laugh a little about the title I chose because of something that happened today. I'm going to give a little back story first though. About a month shy of a year ago, I applied for a job at a daycare that was also in Clinton. At the time I was struggling with Starbucks and the inconsistency of it all, really late/early hours, and constantly feeling I was unable to spend time with family or friends. So I put in my application and the next day my two weeks notice. I wasn't expecting a call or a job offer, but I couldn't wait for either I was miserable and it wasn't helping our marriage. November 1st was my last day at Starbucks, and shortly after was the last day I had insurance. So I applied for other jobs, but with the holiday season at hand we kind of took a break and spent time with my family. It was after new year's day that I heard anything from other employers. I was under qualified for some I understood, but it was fine. I finally had an offer of a job, believe it or not one that I had partially turned down. It seems though that they had another opening and believed I would fit it better than I would have fit the last. At this time it was the beginning of February, and after praying about it I accepted the job. While it didn't have benefits, I had believed those would be easy enough to obtain at least the health insurance part. While I usually love the kids, some harder to love than others, the job has seemed to wear on me a bit. Recently it has taken getting back into classes to encourage me to continue what has felt like a fight, I have to not only survive but thrive in the setting. I had applied for a teacher's assistant position mainly for experience in the classroom, but an added bonus would be the benefits. Sadly this year has had the most applications for that position the school district has seen in quite some time. All this to say where I have been since the application of the first mentioned daycare was placed. Last week I received a voice mail on my phone from the first day care, and ignored it, a little curious but not worth calling about since I had been at the day care I am at now for over six months. I had missed calls ever couple of days but usually I didn't have the chance to call back. Today I saw a had a missed call and didn't realize who it was so I called back. After a second or two I was directed to the person who called me and it had been someone on behalf of the daycare. They had called to see if I was still interested in the job I had applied for. I pointed out to them it had almost been a year ago a little later, but being curious I asked about the position. It was in their toddler class, seven children, they guaranteed that no more than seven would be in the class. They has said I came highly recommended by my previous employer, and they wanted a creative individual willing to deal with diapers and all that entails. So at this point I informed her I already had a job at another preschool in the area, but there is no good way to bring up what I had to next. I asked about the dreaded word in all of childcare... benefits. The phrase I received back is what shocked me the most, even more that calling me back almost a year since I put in my application. "This is strictly a ministry position." As she went on I gathered her meaning behind "ministry position." She had said it would be full time, but only minimum wage (less than what I am making now), and no benefits except after a year's time you would be able to receive some sick leave. I could have understood very easily that it was not possible to provide benefits, but the way she worded it disgusted me. Needless to say without the benefit of having benefits I most definitely turned her down. I am thankful I am at a place where for the most part I can say I enjoy where I work at the moment, knowing that it is not permanent. I would like to say though that hopefully even in ministry positions people would want to take care of their ministers and not just use it as a way to justify not paying more or giving benefits. I could rant on and on about this phrase, but I feel I have said my piece. Seeing that I do have to get up early in the morning for work, I will say goodnight.Ana Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15400013547037745025noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189511082466983642.post-8137002937820979902009-08-09T19:02:00.002-05:002009-08-09T19:46:09.297-05:00Back to where I began....Six years ago give or take a few weeks I moved in to Chrestman as a freshman at MC.... and now I am back where I began, and hopefully about to start classes again. A week ago we moved everything one building over. The next day I went to work, and Joe went on the RD retreat. It seemed strange in the middle of unpacking and putting away to go back to work. I realized I had never had to do that before. So instead of hitting unpacking head on we kind of stretched it through the week, but we are pretty much finished. Things aren't staying on the walls as much as we would like, Joe's Shakespeare has jumped of the wall twice (I'm ok with that), but other than that we are putting our homey touches on the place before students start moving in.<br /><br />I'm excited about this year. I have always, well almost always, loved Chrestman. It just has a feel about it as you walk through the door. I remember sitting in the front lobby watching Princess Bride, and having a girls day with pizza while watching Lauren's VHS copy of Pirates of the Caribbean. I know there are great memories for Joe as well. Freshman dorms always have more of a community feel, you get to know people because you have to. All that to say I am looking forward to having students stop by, who knows I may pick up Kristy's tradition of cooking for the RA's on a regular basis. Some students move in Tuesday, football players move in wed. and RA's move in thursday or friday.... so start your engines, the year is about to begin!Ana Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15400013547037745025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189511082466983642.post-83684619161688416122009-07-10T17:02:00.002-05:002009-07-10T18:05:34.882-05:00Julie & Julia with a little bit of New OrleansI have been reading Julie & Julia, just finished it actually... It was good, different from the previews that I have seen... I'm glad I read the book first so I wouldn't be swept up in the glamor of Julie's life that wasn't really glamorous. Reading the book though I have realized I do not have the patience to accomplish such a feat. I also realized that I would love to write, a book or something important, if I only had something important to say, or in the case of this book something to do. I don't have a long enough attention span to become an expert at anything, or the drive to do a long project. Joe said I should write down the funny things the children do at the preschool, but I'm not really sure how that would work legally... I don't know everything is a little strange when children are involved. It is a good idea though, probably shouldn't use real names...<br />I'll have more time to think about that tomorrow, on the trip down to NO...I can't believe it has been about a year since we moved. There were times this past year I was a little homesick for the place and the people, I guess the same way I was homesick for Clinton. In memories it is easy to forget the large amount of flies that we couldn't get rid of, having to drive thirty min to get to a Walmart, and trying not to worry about money problems. In memories, I never remember getting sick of hearing about Katrina, but we did. I'm ready for the taste again, and to hopefully see some friends. So that is tomorrow. Tonight I hope to convince Joe that Froghead is a good idea... who knows.Ana Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15400013547037745025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189511082466983642.post-13380863017152783722009-06-28T09:40:00.002-05:002009-06-28T10:48:26.910-05:00SimplifyEverything I plan to do usually starts out good, I'm dedicated in the beginning. Then slowly there is a change, the things I was so disciplined at are replaced or worn down to nothing. Habits aren't formed but reality sets in and I begin to no longer care about the things I once did, or to the extreme begin to loath them. For example, the bike that now sits in front of our building rusting. I had such good intentions when we first got it, Joe would eventually get a bike and we would ride together, and if all else fails I would ride it to work. When in New Orleans, riding the bike to work was a great idea, flat straight ride to work, less hassle than walking and great when the car was on the fritz. In Clinton, the hills and the heat make me not even want to think about taking the chain off. So there it sits, dedication out the window with the value and worth declining.<br /><br />I am realizing how many things I have wasted our money on simply by wanting and not really needing. Those are the things that usually sit untouched for the second month of ownership, and have during the first month broken good habits and taken away the desire for steady things. A childish side of me emerges and I want nothing else but the flash and possibility of this thing or activity. I don't know if it is just a distraction from what life is really like or if it something I want to show off. I don't understand really why the cycle continues, but it continues in almost every area of my life; work, home life, church, quiet times all fall prey to it. When I hit the realization, I almost immediately feel the pull back in to it, "maybe a book or bible study could help me with this." Not that either are a bad thing for most people, but I know my tendency to spend money on either and never finish because they will be replaced as the cycle continues because buying it started the cycle.<br /><br />When I say every area of my life, I mean every. Another example college, yes I stuck though and got my degree, but did I ever really stick anything out. I had four majors in four years, my plans went with the wind. Music was something I always enjoyed so thats where I started, until it began to be too hard and no longer something I enjoyed. Then came English education, great plans but I didn't really want to teach in a classroom I thought, I couldn't even spell well enough to teach anyone else. Social work was a brilliant idea, I could help people, that is what I wanted to do anyway seeing that my ultimate goal was to be a missionary, until it became more practical to the social work profession and then I was out. And I wanted to be out, of school, so how could I graduate with the least amount of extra money to be paid and hours to be taken, sociology. I loved the classes, but where has it gotten me? I still wonder if my idealized views of life will follow me through everything, I know that it has job wise. I will always wonder if I should go back to school to do something else, there the cycle continues. It is almost as if I am a piece of paper lit on fire to start a bonfire, without the huge steady logs I am only going to flare up for a short time and disappear, with the logs I could spread and bring meaningful heat. I know what the fire and logs should be focused on (or in the metaphor lit by and be centered around), but I feel I am still trying to find the logs that will last that will bring meaning and that can be centered around God and not try to replace him.<br /><br />I don't want to blame all of this on my American culture, that would be the easy thing to say. I don't want to even blame, I feel like that is just a mechanism to justify instead of change. I do feel bad that I have wasted time, money and talents that have been entrusted to me but I don't feel I should dwell on the things that are now gone. I know that God has forgiven me for my past, and wants me to simplify so I can seek him and he will change my desires for the lasting things.Ana Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15400013547037745025noreply@blogger.com0