Summer is here!

I am so excited to have walked away from the school at almost 4pm on Friday! In 13 years of teaching, I can say that has never happened. It's quite an accomplishment for me. I am definitely a workaholic who is learning to balance my life. So, I will be returning on Wednesdays beginning 6/18 - to do administrative stuff, work with a few students, etc. Right now, I am blogging. Actually, I am prepping to clean my house and do the laundry as I will be having surgery on Wednesday. I don't want to return to a upside down house. And if my mil wants to visit, I am certain it needs to be somewhat presentable.

I am cooking a vegetable soup - carrots, potatoes, onions, zuchinni squash, butternut squash - ummmm, yum! I bought an immersion blender last night so that I can puree it when everything is soft. I have a food processor, single serve blender, and an immersion blender - I think I am ready for this surgery.

So, I am more than a little fearful of the surgery itself. Putting myself on the op table, having them cut me open (no matter how small), how much it is going to hurt afterwards, healing, getting lots of exercise, etc. Steve is frustrated b/c I have been throwing out the food that will tempt me later - the man needs his junk food. I don't. Fortunately, we don't crave all the same kinds of junk food. So, some of it doesn't bother me. But I told him no cookies in the house for a few weeks - ugh, he is not excited about that one. I am going to have to find someone to give this 12 pk of Diet Cokes to....;)