We reviewed our tests tonight in class and one student was successful in getting a question dropped. (This surprised me because the teacher normally doesn’t care if a question was ambiguous or had a couple of right answers.) Thankfully, I had missed the same one. I got .666 points back which was just enough to give me a 90.01 – now I have my A!!
Ah – the things that make me smile.
While I was home for Melissa’s wedding, there were all kinds of goodies in the fridge. My favorite was a chicken pasta salad, which is odd because I normally don’t like cold pasta salads. It took me a few months to get the recipe, but I just made it and it is fantastic. I prefer it with Town House Bistro Crackers. Thanks to Joyce Titsworth for the recipe!
1 and 1/2 cup bowtie pasta
1 c. frozen corn
1 c. cooked chicken
1 chopped tomato
1/4 cup olive oil
3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
2 tablespoons pesto
1 tablespoon chicken broth or water
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
Fresh Basil
Cook and drain the pasta. Cook the corn according to directions on the box. Combine the pasta, corn, chicken, and tomato. In a sealable container, combine the oil, vinegar, pesto, broth, salt, and pepper. Shake well. Pour over the pasta and toss gently. Chill for 2-24 hours. Sprinkle with cheese and basil before serving.
My suggestions – more tomato and cut the pasta pieces in half to make it easier to put on a cracker.
I was surprised when I got the recipe and realized pesto was an ingredient. I normally don’t like pesto, but I guess there are always exceptions. I’m off to eat some now!
Nicholas sent me this yesterday. I’m hoping it will work on Wade!
It’s time for my second test in my EMT class. I have an eight hour class tomorrow and half of the day is dedicated to a written and a practical test. I’m not too worried about the written, but I haven’t done a lot of practicing for the practical – which is a run through of a patient assessment. We have a flow chart to follow and specific steps that have to be performed. Wade was a little late getting into town, but he willingly agreed to be a patient and then we didn’t give Madison much of a choice.
To get Madison to cooperate:
First, make sure she is good and tired.
Then she is extremely pliable. Here Wade is playing doctor.
And now it’s my turn. Wade and Madison as seen here have just been in a serious “leash accident.”
Update: I took the two tests. I got an 89.44 (the worst grade in the world – so close to an A) on the written and a 100 on the practical – thanks to my two patients!
I have a slight, no, make that a huge love of chocolate. I’m not even very picky about what kind of chocolate I have, but I’ll admit dark chocolate is my favorite. Back in the spring I overheard a coworker talking about dark chocolate m&ms. I thought “what a wonderful idea” and immediately searched the stores. Wow – they were excellent. I bought a few bags and kept them in my desk at work. Sadly, the dark chocolate was part of M&M’s Star Wars theme and were a limited edition.
Then we got a Halloween box from Wade’s mom. It had dark chocolate M&Ms in it!! I searched the M&M website and found that the dark chocolate m&ms were brought back for Halloween in select stores. One of those stores was my local grocery store, Kroger. I stopped on my way home from work and found four bags in the “cheap-let’s-get-rid-of-it-after-Halloween-candy”. Happiness! At least until I eat them all…
(If you see any at your local Target, Wal-Mart, or Kroger you should buy them for me and I will be forever indebted.)
The biggest change I have noticed in airport security since 9/11 is the need to undress. First it was the need to take off more of the metal jewelry or belts. Then it was the need to take of shoes with metal shanks. Now I have to take off any outer layers and all shoes. What the heck? This summer the guards asked me to take of my flip-flops!
My favorite was this past weekend when we were flying out of DCA. I took off my jacket (my thin, cotton hoodie), but not my shoes. It was cold and I knew my shoes hadn’t set off the detectors in Atlanta. The TSA woman demanded that I take off my shoes. I told her they didn’t set of the detectors in Atlanta and she said it didn’t matter. It wasn’t about setting off the detectors, it was about meeting certain criteria.
So if most of my clothes have to come off, why on earth do I have to walk through the metal detector? And why hasn’t someone invented metal detectors that are smart enough to figure out if my shoes or jacket are dangerous without taking them off? I don’t feel a bit safer, but I am a lot more annoyed….
Melissa and Chris bought a house in Nashville this weekend! I’m excited for them and definitely jealous. Wade and I can’t talk about buying a house till we know where we are going to be for more than six months. Hopefully soon we can join the ranks of home owners!
You can see more pictures of their house on their website.
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