Once I was done with my initial small group of first graders, I had two more kids to test who missed testing yesterday. Then, it was lunch time so I had my lunch: almonds, beef jerky, and an orange. But when 2:00 and dismissal duty rolled around I was quite hungry. I had a diet Dr. Pepper and a very small handful of mixed nuts after duty to tide me over until I got home.
When I got home, my son was in the kitchen doing his homework and my husband and daughter were upstairs on my bed. Since this was the perfect pay back, I flopped onto them and announced, "Group hug!" I allowed all my weight to rest on my ten year old daughter. Her breathing became shallow but she wasn't about to tell me to get up. This was like a dream come true for her! Mommy AND Daddy all to herself!
For dinner, I asked for my shake to be made with ice. I figured that way I could eat it more than drink it. So, my husband loaded up the blender with ice and water, added flax seeds, and two scoops of chocolate soy protein meal replacement and a few pieces of frozen peaches. Buzz. Buzz. It was blending away, chopping up the ice, and then nothing... Our trusty Kitchen Aid mixer finally bit the dust.
Before I became a school teacher I worked for Williams-Sonoma and for The Rolling Pin. I think that I won that blender in a sales contest. We used to have sales incentives sponsored by the vendors and then at the end of the contest you would be rewarded with free products. I am an loyal Kitchen Aid fan, so winning that contest was a no brainer. Anyway, I've been teaching full time for fifteen years and quit working in retail a year before that. So, the blender was at least sixteen years old. Sadly, the part that failed is the cog that drives the blender blades...the motor is still running like a champ! We'll see if Kitchen Aid can send us a replacement part. Since they are a company that I respect, I hope they can help us out.
My milkshake was quite delicious but still full of ice chunks. Dutifully I chewed up the ice and shivered my way to the bottom of the cup. Then I was frozen to death! I had to sit with my hands over my mouth and under a blanket for a few minutes before I could even begin to function again. Figuring that I must have burned some extra calories by eating ice and processing a cold milk shake, I looked up that question on the Internet. Unfortunately, the folks at Livestrong burst my metabolic bubble: -calories-burned-eating-ice. In order to burn enough calories to lose one pound by eating ice, you would have to eat 1.5 tons! So much for that.
On another note, luckily, I was remorseful enough in my last post to earn back my wine and chocolate! But first, I had to choke down an enormous fish oil pill and a prune. I don't think one prune is going to do much for me but my husband says that the fish oil is a double strength dose. I sure do hope that fish oil improves something tangible like hair, nails, skin, etc. Taking that whopper is no fun, even if you chase it with red wine and dark chocolate.
Today I took over 15,000 steps and walked over six miles. Jeans week at school has meant that I've been wearing sneakers every day. Next week it is back to regular teacher clothes and proper shoes. I wonder if that will effect my daily steps?
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