A Sighing Pot

This morning while getting Sophie's food together I swear I heard my coffee pot sigh longingly...I then realized it had been weeks-WEEKS since I had last taken the time to make a pot. I've had my caffeine fix thanks to Mickey D's, Starbucks, Red Bull and diet soda along the way. Realizing there was no reason not to make some, I went ahead and brewed my first pot of coffee in ages and the smell was heavenly! Since I now have a mug-o-java to sip, figured I'd update here as well.

Life has been hectic these past few weeks with the start of school and all that goes in to it. I have to say that other that a student (not mine) up in a tree outside my window (that class period was shot) and another student urinating outside the portable next door, this year has gotten off to a fantastic start! Life is never dull in middle school!

New-to-Me things:
I found a new lunch option. Actually DH saw it in the newspaper and pointed it out to me.
An apple sandwich!

• Cut 2 half-inch slices of apple (core out the middle)-I chop up the rest of the apple to eat along with it. You can squeeze some lemon juice on the slices to keep from turning brown.
• Spread some peanut butter or almond butter on the bottom slice.
  
• Then sprinkle with some granola and chocolate chips. Top with the other slice, pressing down gently to make the sandwich.
• This is my new favorite lunch along with a yogurt!
  

Another new-to-me thing is the use of different colored highlighters to keep track of the different cable stitches. I stumbled across the idea here -my favorite podcast BTW-and could hardly wait to get a pack a highlighters and try it out. It's great!


I haven't done much knitting other than at SNB, but know things start to settle in a normal rhythm after Labor Day so I'll have more energy/time to knit throughout the week. I have been focused on finishing my reading of The Time Traveler's Wife and am anxious to see the movie! If I don't finish this weekend, definitely will by next weekend.