Mundane news on the day the world didn't end.

Today was supposed to the Rapture Day (according to some.) We didn't have any excitement, but here are some other things going on with me.
Kids: (And by kids I mean my students.) I still have not heard whether I have a job next year or not. In April, my district laid off all its teachers that had been with the district 3 years or less. No secret. It was on the news. They plan to rehire "some" of those teachers back.  If they don't, then this is my last year of teaching. Pretty heavy thought with 9 school days left. I'll keep you posted on any news on that front.

Kitchen: I have a new recipe. I made this delicious chicken stir fry on Wednesday. It was supposed to be grilled but I had no charcoal. Then it became a chicken salad on Thursday. The chicken and veggies (including half a red onion, chopped red bell pepper, zucchini and yellow squash) were marinated in lemon juice, coriander, cumin, salt, and paprika. I served it over brown rice. The salad is mixed greens topped with leftover veggies, canned chickpeas, feta cheese, and a dressing (balsamic vinegar, lemon juice and dijon mustard.) I thought it was all very tasty. Sexy Lawyer Man liked the stir fry, minus the peppers, but visibly winced when he tried the salad. He doesn't like mustard. Oh well. It sure was pretty, though.

Kitchen Garden:The potato in my garden is getting pretty huge. It was small and cute when it first sprouted, but now I'm really not sure how it is going to grow potatoes in the corner of the narrow pot it's in. It was a total experiment. I now know that I can grow potatoes, at least into healthy looking foliage. Next time, I'll cut the sprouted potato into bits before planting, and spread them out. No idea yet on what's going on below the soil. 

Also in my yard is a cute rabbit! She's my front yard rabbit (I think it's a lady rabbit) and she's been out there almost every day since she was handful-sized. Our duplex-buddies feed her and she let me get pretty close and watch her eat for a while this week. I'd try to get closer but she'd probably run away or maul me, and I don't want to be in the ER explaining that it was "no ordinary rabbit."

Oh, and I have a video of our pretty cool hailstorm.  You can't exactly see the hail, but you can sure hear it on the patio roof. I'm not sure why I included this. Mom may be the only weather nerd who feels the need to see a video of my hailstorm.  But here it is nonetheless.