Couldn't care less when the Super Bowl is

or who is playing but it has been brought to my attention that Boston and New york are at odds and it might be this weekend. I do like the half time commercials and sometimes the show.

My back is killing me. The chiropracter doesn't work, the drugs don't work, rest helps but I have been at work putting on the Book Fair. We seem to be doubling the money each day. It's a lot of work though.

I had a pantry made and it is done and due to be delivered and installed this weekend.

Armando is in LA for work.

It's been cold and rainy and we've had our annual snow on them there hills at 1500 ft. elevation. Since we just see it in the distance and don't have to shovel or drive through it, it's pretty.

Book Fair

I'm getting ready for the annual Scholastic Book Fair. We have Mon. off and Tues is an in service day. All the containers should arrive on Wed and on The followwing Monday they come. We hope to made a thousand dollars or so

I got upgraded to Vicodin for my back.

rain and cold

We've just begun and I'm already tired of it. There is snow on the hills.

Armando may go to LA for business.
He promised to help me take down the Christmas tree and put up the ornaments. Then again, he promised to help me roll out christmas cookies too and frost them.

Once he told me that he apsolutely was going to stop drinking. That lasted one day. He siad he was the kind of person that once he decides to do something, that's it. well I see how acurate that was...like me and loosing weight.

Glad to have a new raincoat

With 5' of snow in the mountains I'm glad I'm not on the roads or traveling.

It poured yesterday and just to go 15' from one building to another with a huge umbrella I was drenched from my knees down from the blowing rain. The kids were soaked.

The last two days have been difficult physically on my back. By the end the the day I was ready to head home.

Had some comfort food, pasta last night and may make bread and beef stew tonight. Stick to your ribs stuff.

I took the wreaths down on the front doors, Now it's time for the tree and all the decorations. It's 3 kings day tomorrow. I may make a 3 kings cake - la rosca de reyes with apples. (actually it would be a good thing to do with cranberries or those dried nectarines I don't like. It's a yeast bread.

I went out on the patio to pick a lemon for my tea and was soaked. Lacey is so funny. She wants to go out and explore but doesn't want to get her feet wet so she shakes them every step.

Back to work

I should have left a list of all the things I was in the middle of because I can't remember all of them. That's what day timers are for. I had to pause to remember all the passwords I use here too.

At least there are kids to take down the Christmas decorations here.
Well I have someone at home too to take them down. Boy were the boughs dry when we tossed them from the table in the library. Glad Armando has been giving my tree at home a lot of water. Not that I think that will help much.

I have a physical therapy apt. today and I can already feel the strain in using the keyboard and lifting.

I went to the chiropractor at 3 by then I was wrecked. He put on ice and heat in 2 places and cracked my neck and hip back into alignment. It felt better like the energy flow was improved, My endorphins were flowing and I felt dizzy if I didn't puke. I was sweating like in labor when he pushed down on my back.

I was glad to get home.

I go back tomarrow.

...the last day

I go back to school tomorrow. Vacation was nice and the 2 weeks went quickly.

Today after physical therapy I saw the Dr and now start seeing a chiropractor too.

My back seems to be better but I am still limited to lifting 15 lbs. I'm sure that will thrill my assistant.

Marilyn's son Jesse is coming to stay 2 nights a week rather than commute and hour each way from Berkeley to his job in San Jose. He works 6 to 6.
He's an electrician.

I'm going to replace the fixture I put up before Christmas and return it and today Armando painted the area and sanded, not in that order, so it's ready to go. Unfortunately the color paint I got was not quite what I had before. 10 years later sometimes they just don't make the same ones. I had a book on all my household stuff I don't know were it got to.

He also painted some wood near the door on the patio and the mailbox flag. Last time he painted it white not knowing the flag was red.

My pantry maker came today and I got to show him a picture the had space for cookie sheets and cereal boxes on their sides. I compromised and made it only 28 in deep and 3 ft wide.

I decided I'll take my lobster straight or in better not in carrots and celery and shallots..it takes away from the glory of the lobster.

Happy New Year 2008

Wishing everyone a healthy and safe New Year.

We left Karen's shortly after the ball dropped.

She and her boyfriend, an Israeli and his mom were there with his 2 kids and her son Max.

Got up just in time to miss the parade, finished my book and started Rosie's Celebrity Detox. I had a bagle and some fresh squeezed tangerine juice and a bath. Then I made a high rise apple pancake.

Armando's roommate is over and they are being macho over the grill lighting wood from by bushes and adding lighter fluid to self lighting charcoal because they say it may be damp. (It was inside)

THEY ARE MAKING CARNE ASADA, sausages and ribs. Such a healthy way to start the year. They forgot my caso fresco.(cheese) Aren't you glad you tutored me in Spanish on the bus Karen!

I have carnitas and tortillas and made a salad. Later, I'm making lobster!