30 January 2011

Woke up round 730 this morning and did the usual routine. ☺ Dave watered the garden while I made him a lunch and did dishes. I had the strangest dreams last night. Dave and I were Iooking for an apartment, and then I gave birth to triplets. Shit, that would be a nightmare!!!

Dave went into the wood shop and I stayed behind looking at some teaching books Megan had given me. The books are written by a woman named Sheena Cameron and everyone out here thinks that she is really amazing in education. Megan is going to try to get me into a professional development that Sheena is running this Thursday and Friday. We’ll see, but I hope I can go to them. :)

After drinking coffee, I got ready and Megan took me down to Ahipara Elementary to talk to the Principal, Jackie Osbourne. This time, she was in her office so I was able to speak with her and give her my CV, which went very well. She said she would put my name on the list of relief teachers straight away. Also, Megan was with me and was pretty persistent so she said maybe I could volunteer once per week so I could get to know the staff and students, and the Principal though that was a good idea, and so did I. Maybe after this week, I can go in on Monday or Tuesday to get a feel for the school. That would be fun!

I came home and printed up a couple more CVs and took a nap, quite sleepy today. Woke up, got some beach things together, put a basket on my bike and rode to the wood shop to meet up with Dave when he finished up. We went for a quick dip in the ocean and then headed back home to drink beer, tend the garden and make dinner. I used a couple bell peppers from the garden and stuffed them with tomato, onion, garlic, zucchini and brown rice and we ate that with cottage cheese, kale salad and salsa. Yum! We’re really trying to get in better habits of being super frugal so that we can pay off my student loans ASAP, and start saving. So, Dave was drinking the nasty box wine with cranberry juice and I only had 2 beers. I think this week at the market, we may buy one of each type of box wine and mix them cause they are either very tart or too sweet. I sound like my Irish Grandmother who would mix the red and the white Carlo Rossi and think she was a genius for creating her own special blend. Ghettooooo!!! But who cares if its cheap and tastes alright.

Looking down the front of the Gallery and woodshop Dave works at. :)