this is me addicted to food network

So yes, as my title tells... my new thing is Food Network.... loving all of the new exposure to foods I cannot pronounce, but can find in the store (as long as they show a picture of it)! ha! Further, I think we have all established that I suck at updating my blog.... however, I figured I would throw out a bone or two and see if I could get any bites. As for the update since my last post, I now live in Durant Oklahoma... and I cannot even begin to explain to you how I never thought I would move to an even smaller town then Abilene! However, good things are happening. Cody is really being recognized for his gifts and talents, and enjoying his job... plus we literally live across the street from the church, so we are able to maintain an active and peaceful family life while working.

Funny story, upon moving here I was praying and desiring to not just find a job, but to go into a job with calling a purpose... and the more I prayed about it the more that I felt like I should be working at the church.... now I am working on a Masters of Counseling Psychology.... and mental health is a HUGE part of the work force up here.... and I am thinking about working at the church?? Well then, I start asking the Lord about where in the church I should be... and I get the feeling that I should be working at the school (which made my fleshly insides curl... never have I wanted to work at a school)... that is almost identical to the high school I went to.... so, I am like great.... I can be the school counselor!.... so my husband Cody and I e-mail the school administrator to see if there are any positions open... she responds with a NO... to my relief I thought I missed God... and was totally okay with it.... then... about a week passes by and the administrator goes running into Cody's office and is almost begging him to talk me into subbing for the rest of the school year (3 weeks left) .... this was at like 8 am and I am suppose to answer her back a 11am.... and I am really loving this stay at home wife role...lol.... well, I end up agreeing to taking over a teachers position in teaching history... now if you are at all familiar with small private schools... the teachers don't exactly just teach one class or one grade... therefore, I had just signed up to teach 7th through 11th grade History..... LOL.... new appreciation for my HS teachers! After getting to know the kids and fudging my way through teaching Oklahoma History (.... I mean, really?!)... I made four different final exams and survived coming in as a sub at the end of school with little to no direction (due to the prior teacher being extremely sick and in the hospital... didn't even get to talk to her)......... so , anyways... in making a long story longer... I am now the new History teacher at Victory Life Academy, they liked me enough in the subbing to bring me on as the 7th - 12th grade history teacher along with taking on the Jr. High performing Arts class... LOL..... I decided that this is just very poetic with my life... and I am going to roll with it! I will only be taking 6 hours this fall, so my school won't be so crazy... and this summer I am learning Oklahoma History... I now know that the Sooners are not just a football team! ..... So now I am just waiting for my e-mail or phone call telling me that I won the HGTV dream home and I am going on a long vacation and paying of my student loans... lol....

commercial is over... time to learn more about food.... lata!!