Oklahoma City

Dad got a job in OKC and will be starting on Monday. Therefore, he'll be there the next few months (not entirely sure how long) and I'll be staying in KC with the house. I'm going to miss him, he's a great roommate and we all know how I dislike living alone, but it is a great opportunity for him. He'll be teaching air traffic control at the academy. Luckily, he'll be back for a few days next week for Turkey Day.

I am really excited about the holidays this year. Maybe because I kinda missed them last year. lol.

And I keep reading Kelly's blog in Japan and it's really making me want to go there. So many fun adventures, like all the beautiful pictures, funny toilets, and not being able to find face wash. Ahhh, life abroad.

I went to add Quark to my red sauce the other night as I cooked, but then I sadly realized we don't make it in this country (at least as far as I know), which is a shame b/c it makes red sauce amazing. And tomato soup. Hmmm.

Subbing has been *interesting* lately, as in, I got shoved by a very large boy into a table (I'm fine, no worries) and today I had not only ignorant skinhead wannabes in my class, but also emo kids who I thought were going to break things in the classroom with the slamming, etc. Subbing isn't supposed to be dangerous, right? lol. I feel like I say this a lot, but man, I really need a new job. : D I know, I know. You're shaking your head, right?

Any votes on where I should go next? I'm thinking South Korea, China, Japan.......or should I go to Europe first? Asia seems to pay better. If you know of any good programs, let me know!

Timber!

It is seriously the most beautiful time of year in the Midwest. The trees have turned the colors of fire and we are having an unseasonably warm start to November (hello 70s!).

Dad and I have been cutting down the big-ass tree in the front yard. You can actually see the house now! But it was quite exciting today, as he was cutting it at the base and it was still taller than the house and we didn't know which direction it was going to fall. We ended up getting the neighbor boys and we threw a rope around part of the tree, then we all grabbed hold of the rope and pulled like crazy. I've never seen a tree bounce quite like that before! But it finally gave and we ran like mad and then there was a huge mess to clean up. Needless to say, Dad and I are pretty tired right now.

Congrats to Mary for doing her run the other day! : )

And I've gone back to subbing. I had German and French this morning. It was pretty fun. I think I'm teaching Science tomorrow. I like the variety.

I hope everyone else is having a great week!