Cremini Mushroom Risotto...yum
For those in the know, you are very aware that this has been a stressful week. Without going into too many details, there always seems to be a lot to do. We just finished the first quarter of the year. That means two things, 1) quarter final grades need to be submitted, and 2) parent-teacher conferences are coming. I (Tim) am one of those teachers that never seems to have his grades updated. I know I should just do it a little at a time, but there just seems to be so much other things that are more pressing than entering grades. This means I had a lot on my plate to get grades in. Luckily, I made it on time and all my grades were turned in. Next step, get ready for conferences. When preparing for conferences a teacher needs to be able to demonstrate how a student is doing in his or her classroom. This requires printing off grade sheets, missing homework lists, etc. Additionally, every parent wants to hear good things about their student, so we need to make sure we have good things to say (even when it might take a little work). :) We had parent-teacher conferences on Thursday and Friday. Each day school was let out 1 hour early. Thursday was the late conference schedule, 5-7pm. Compared to last year, we had a great turnout. Kaitlyn saw 5 parents and I saw 6-7 (I have more students because I teach middle and high school). Friday was a little slimmer at around 3-4 each. This time last year we might have seen that many total. Both nights went pretty fast. Instead of staying in our classrooms, we went into the commons and had tables set up so parents could hit up all the teachers quickly. It worked great, and it meant that us teachers could socialize a little. Overall, this school year has been going much better than last. The students are more agreeable, the administration seems to really care, and the overall feeling of the staff is much higher.
At the end of the week, both Kaitlyn and myself were exhausted. All we wanted to do was relax and not even think of school, however, that never really happens. I (Tim) went with a few other teachers down the beach to see how far we could go on our four wheelers. Our new four wheeler was built for things like that, so it handled driving in sand/mud/whatever really well.
Saturday night, Kaitlyn and I just stayed home and relaxed. We made an awesome dinner and just enjoyed each other's company. We received our vegetable shipment this week and it had cremini mushrooms in it. I didn't have any steak to use, so we decided to make a risotto instead. Risotto is difficult to make and I've had many of my attempts flop, but this one seemed to turn out well. In fact, I could go as far as to say that it was awesome! I simply love risotto. :) The creamy texture is fabulous. We also had herb crusted pork loin and Grandma Myrna's cabbage salad. Great way to end a stressful week.
At the end of the week, both Kaitlyn and myself were exhausted. All we wanted to do was relax and not even think of school, however, that never really happens. I (Tim) went with a few other teachers down the beach to see how far we could go on our four wheelers. Our new four wheeler was built for things like that, so it handled driving in sand/mud/whatever really well.
Saturday night, Kaitlyn and I just stayed home and relaxed. We made an awesome dinner and just enjoyed each other's company. We received our vegetable shipment this week and it had cremini mushrooms in it. I didn't have any steak to use, so we decided to make a risotto instead. Risotto is difficult to make and I've had many of my attempts flop, but this one seemed to turn out well. In fact, I could go as far as to say that it was awesome! I simply love risotto. :) The creamy texture is fabulous. We also had herb crusted pork loin and Grandma Myrna's cabbage salad. Great way to end a stressful week.
