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Kate, you haven't blogged in several days. 

Yeah, I know but I promise nothing all that interesting has happened. This week especially, everyone I know has felt just very tired and whiny. Like I go home and my roommates and I just complain. And then we do things like celebrate wine Wednesday on Tuesday and get 10% off at Hagen das for answering their dumb trivia question correctly. 

I made this chicken salad. It's pretty much the best one I've ever made. I baked the chicken in olive oil, salt, pepper and penzey's bouquet garnis. I also cooked macaroni shells. Then I added some mayonnaise, celery, red onion and pepper. Yup, delicious. 

I also made a coffee cake this morning. I have Tuesday and Wednesday mornings off usually so I like to cook in order to feel productive. Except usually I cook actual foods like meat or black beans or lentils or lasagna that I can refrigerate and eat later. 

This morning I talked to Betsy on the phone. We learned that we both went to the post office yesterday and mailed each other a letter. Weird. My favorite quote was "I ate lettuce. You can't keep buying me shots". 

Oh, and I got to text Liztowne because she is no longer in Germany! She made it home! And soon she's coming to me to establish our new home. 

I ate an avocado at Starbucks. I am addicted to avocados. But grocery outlet sells them 2.35 for 2lbs which lasts me at least a week so that's fine with me. And I really didn't want to go home cranky again so I got a green tea. I might also go get a frosty soon. Wait I have coffee cake. That would taste so good with a frosty. 

Sorry this blog post is dumb. At least it exists. 

Oh, but I'm teaching with the preschool in the fall which means I get to work at 50% of the 4 SGA gyms. These two are two blocks apart from each other. The other ones are further away, really. The thought popped in my head to become a fully certified preschool teacher. Not right away, but maybe eventually. I am really really loving that age group. I've taught it before and it was pretty good but SGA just has a lot more space and equipment for them so it's really fun. 

One more thing: 

Emily is 9 and is part of our program at the community center. 

Me: Emily, do you have any brothers or sisters? 

Emily: nope, only child. 

Contemplates. 

Emily: do you have any children? 

Me: No! Not yet, silly. 

Emily: hmm. Well do you have a boyfriend? 

Me: nope. 

Emily thinks hard about this one and asks, do you have a husband? 

Geeze. Half my kids think I'm 17 and the other half think I'm 35.