Thanksgiving and more

I have so been enjoying this 4 day weekend. I really needed this break from those students of mine. Those students drive me nuts and I really don't enjoy the job but at least it is a job and I have a paycheck. I just have to continue to repeat that to myself. The one thing I don't especially like about the schedule for this year is the fact that school doesn't let up until December 21st. Yep, just a few days before the holidays. Not fun. I was really looking forward to a longer break this winter instead of a week and a half.

But Thanksgiving was great. We spent it with my family and my mom really made the family favorites. We're really not turkey people so she just made a little bit, but we had a bunch of steamed and sauteed veggies, coarsely mashed potatoes, rice, and cake/pies for dessert (which was actually eaten many hours later). Always good to eat and enjoy good company. We did end up working on my brother's costume, but we'll not get into that at the moment.

Jakob is getting ready for his student teaching. He'll know where he's student teaching next Friday. It'll be good to know so I can do some research on the programs and Jakob could possibly go out and meet with the teacher before hand and make sure things are ready. It'll also give him the chance to get familiar with the curriculum before he is "thrown" into it.

We don't really have many plans for the next while. We're trying to stay within our means because Jakob may not be working while he is student teaching and I really don't want to get another job, but it looks like I'll have to get a temporary evening job to make sure things stay afloat.

We both have a film coming up in the next few weeks, so Jakob does get to fight a bit and I get to do some costumes again, but that is all the way at the other end of the state so we're not looking forward to that drive on those days. Then Jakob is thinking about going down to the Fiesta Bowl with some friends to do the parade the day before. I'm not a fan of that, but if he wants to go, I can't exactly stop him. I can't go because the day after is when school starts up again and when you are a hourly employee you only get 4 days the entire school year that you can miss and I don't want to use them unless I absolutely have to.

Anyway, 1 year into the house ownership and we're finally putting stuff up on the walls. I haven't taken any pictures yet, but we have a few pictures, movie posters, and a few swords up on the walls and we're still looking around for some more frames. We should have the armory shelving up soon and most of the stuff in my sewing room will finally move into the armory and onto the shelves. Although I'm using my sewing room, it still isn't the way I want it to be. I need to get a TV/DVD unit down there so I have something going on when I'm working. Most of the time I still have to move my projects upstairs and use the living room because of how open the floor is. My sewing room isn't that big and we're thinking of moving it upstairs into the back room and moving the "storage" downstairs into that room, but I'm not too much of a fan of that idea.

Sadie and Jimmy are still with us and being silly as ever. Sadie likes to snuggle with you if you have a blanket, but Jimmy doesn't like to. If he jumps up, he just wants to sit on Sadie. Yes, sit on her. I don't get it either. They have figured out our routine and when we divert from that, they get a little antsy. They know when we're supposed to be home and they meet us at the door; which is nice unless Jimmy tries to move around and get outside.

Well, I've got to go shovel the driveway before it starts to freeze underneath. I hate snow, but at least it is the fluffy stuff and not the icy stuff.