News!

This is the update article for all the little news points that have popped up over the last month or so.

1. I got a full time job!!

Remember the full time 1-year job I interviewed for in July, but didn't get? Well about 2 weeks later, the dean of the math department at PCC called me and offered me a full time 1 term faculty position! This means I will have the pay and the responsibilities of a full time faculty member until January. In January, it is possible that I will get another term of it, but not guaranteed. Either way, by then I'll still have a part time job there, and this opportunity will allow me to show them what I have.

2. I can almost do a chin up!

Ok, so this isn't terribly exciting for everyone else, but at my gym, Nick my trainer has been pushing me really hard and among other things, training me to have the strength to do a chin up. On Thursday night, I could see over the top of the bar before my muscles gave out!

3. Betsy has fleas.

This is a not so pleasant update. The other evening while rolling around on the carpet, CJ noticed fleas on her white tummy. Since then I have given her a flea bath, and cleaned and sprayed the whole house, but I still find 1 or 2 fleas on her neck each time I check her. Advantage is in the mail, and I won't be happy until the fleas are gone! And neither will she, because she is kicked out of the house until then as well.

4. I'm going to Scottdale Arizona to visit Alison next weekend!

It started out as a "I wish you were here" and ended as "oh my, I just bought a plane ticket!"
Apparently Allegiant Air has tickets from Bend to Phoenix for 20 bucks each way! So I'm heading to Bend Friday morning to fly to visit my friend who I haven't seen in four years! Yay!

So I think thats about it for the updates. How about a picture of the mutant corn from my garden to finish this up?

Yum.

Quick Weekday Trip to Margaritaville

Yesterday after I made my last post, it did warm up considerably! So I went to the garden and took some pictures of my cute little plants' progress :) I felt inspired after a lovely blended tropical rum cocktail!

These are my green onions I planted from seeds. They are already quite tasty!

I have a mini corn field too!

I'm hoping these little yellow flowers turn into cherry tomatoes soon.

These are my peas. There are a few flowers which I think means the beginning of pods.

I have three strawberry plants. This plant has yielded two strawberries, and none from the others yet.

Now is where the margaritas come in. CJ came home from work (which is going great, by the way,) and I started on dinner. Shish kabobs!

I skewered the chicken after letting it soak in Sweet Maui Teriyaki Sauce, and skewered pearl onions that had already boiled for a few minutes, red orange and green peppers, and fresh cut pineapple. Yes, the one in Chilly Summer Day. I then grilled them outside in the sunshine.

I made the margaritas myself. I put about 4 shots of tequila in a shaker (with ice) about 1 shot each of limeade and lemonade, a dribble of cointreau, and a squeeze of real lime. I then strained it into salted rim glasses. They were so tasty that we went back for a few more...

Complete meal with a rice bed for the skewers and salad! The rice was Jasmine Basmati rice. It really added to the flavor of the skewers.

This morning CJ and I felt a bit of jet-lag from our quick return from Margaritaville. But it was worth it!