Looks like it will be another year of subbing

Well, as the beginning of school is only days away here in the fox valley, it looks like for the 5th year in a row I will not be setting up a classroom. I know there are still 2 days before school starts, but things are not looking to hopeful for me to still get in. Of course, just because the school year starts, doesn't mean hiring won't be done.

I did have one interview this summer. A few weeks ago I applied and interviewed for a 50% preschool position at the Kaukauna Catholic School. I have subbed for them many times last year, and knew the principal and staff. I was really hopeful that this year would be the year I would get to decorate a classroom again. No luck-2 days after the interview i was called and told she was going a different route. So, I was back to where I started from.

Last week, I went to get my TB test so I could continue subbing in the Menasha district. I also got a confirmation e-mail from the Kimberly district reminding me to make sure my online profile is up to date (they use an automated system to call subs). I also have to e-mail the principal at the catholic school and let her know that I am still interested in subbing for them (even if I am not good enough to teach for them!!)

So, stay tuned for all the adventures that I go through this year as a sub. With 3 districts, you would think I would be kept busy. Keeping my fingers crossed for that!! But probably not for a few weeks. How many teachers call in sick the first few weeks of school?!?!

National S'more Day

Yesterday was National S'more Day.

Now, I am not one who usually celebrates days like these, but since our backyard has a fire pit (which looks more like a tiny pond this morning), I decided that this was one day worth celebrating. I read in the paper last week about this day and the different variations that the S'more can now have. I thought that it would be great reason to have some friends over and do a bonfire.

Brian decided that with the newly seeded lawn spots, he didn't want to have the friends (with children) over because they like to run around the yard and that could get messy. Okay, so it would just be the 2 of us around the campfire. Well, when I was watching the weather yesterday morning and saw the big green word HUMID across the whole week I figured that it might just be too hot to sit around the campfire. (And Brian does not handle humidity well, so I knew the grill was out as an option)

Now, I wasn't going to let a little humidity stop me from celebrating-especially when chocolate was involved!!!! So we did S'mores in the microwave-something neither of us had tried before. I must say there are pros and cons to this "new" way of making a S'more. Pros-the chocolate melted better when it hit the marshmallow. Cons-due to the melting, it was messier; the marshmallow didn't have that crisp crunch that it gets from being lightly flame kissed; it didn't have the same taste as a marshmallow toasted over the fire.

So, is this a way that I will be using again? You bet!!!! However, I still prefer the old fashioned way of toasting a marshmallow over the open flame of the campfire. And I still have all those variations that I am dying to try. (Using white chocolate, a fudge stripes cookie instead of a graham cracker) Guess I will have to wait for the grass to grow and the weather to cool off a bit before trying my new S'mores recipes!!!