Eight is great

Eight favorite shows:

The Office, Burn Notice, Psych, American Idol, Lost, Rachael Ray, West Wing, Lois and Clark (an oldie but a goodie)

Eight favorite restaurants:

Olive Garden, The Mandarin, El Matador, Ming Wah, The Roof, The Maddox, Utah Noodle, Noodles and Company

Eight things I've done today:

Woke up to a sub-finder call around 6am.

Listened to my son say/cry, "ALL DONE" while simultaneously eating his breakfast.

Substitute taught Special Ed in the morning and 4th grade in the afternoon at different schools.

Wolfed down my lunch in about 5 minutes.

Made sandwiches.

Folded towels.

Loaded the dishwasher.

Ate a healthy snack (apple, cheese, crackers) followed by a yummy snack: a candy bar (yes, from the bag that is for the 3 trick-or-treaters who will visit this Friday).

Eight things I am looking forward to:

Spending a few minutes with my husband after we finish this tag. Thanks Tara. 

Going to bed.

Looking at grocery ads online tomorrow (a strange one, I know).

Hanging out with a friend tomorrow.

Going to my sis's house for Thanksgiving.

Making pie and rolls for that very dinner.

Going home for Christmas.

That political campaigning will soon take a break. 

Eight things on my wish list:

A haircut/highlight.

A food processor.

Some new clothes for teaching.

A springform pan.

An undershirt for my black dress.

A ton of children's books.

New sheets.

A day at the spa (it's okay to wish upon a star).

Decision 2008? I'm still deciding

 I know some of you are appalled.  That's okay. Here is my story: I have watched the presidential debates, talked with my husband and others, written pros and cons for each candidate, etc. to help myself make a good choice. My loyalty to my family's political affiliation is waging war with my desire to make an independent choice (which, automatically takes on the appearance of voting opposite of what I've been taught growing up).   Although the clock is ticking I will make my decision.  Fortunately for me, our absentee ballots have yet to arrive. Are any of you shocked that I wrote a post on politics? Me too.

running is for the birds

This morning, my new friend and I bundled up our kid(s) in our strollers and ran about 2.5 miles.  It has been about 2 months since I went running, and... wow. Maybe we were going too fast, because, I found that as we talked, I had to gasp- talk slightly faster than normal-and then gasp again. It was a little embarrassing. After a while my ears were plugging up and were hurting.  I was so grateful when she suggested that we walk for a few minutes. Well, anyway, we made it, and saw a few horses and ponies during the journey, which the kids liked.  When we got home, I made it onto my couch and stayed there for quite a while and tried to play with LG while staying seated/horizontal. He was cheery and energetic, of course. Our next run is on Wednesday. It will be better.(?)