Whew! I have had a very busy day!

My aunt brought her maid "glossie" over to spend the morning cleaning some on my house. This is always nice! I only get the luxury every few months....I did hire a lawn crew they came yesterday and did a GREAT job! So I have a clean yard and house. Lord have mercy that helps!

OF course I have yet to do my spring cleaning---mainly my closet---yet to do. A LONG AND TEDIOUS PROJECT.

When they left, I went to see my principal. I had not spoken to him since the LAST day of school (a month ago). I left him damn near hysterical with the mound of shit he dumped in my lap for this up coming school year. On the last day after his plans for me next year---I seriously considered going to the super and getting out of my contract. Having to deal with my mom's cancer has taken so much life out of me. All I do is worry and wonder and pray. This second SET of chemo has been so tough on her physically. ( He knows what is going on with her, i broke down on him in April at school, and I took a week off for her surgery) Lets just say he had other options....but I was easier to deal with and to dump on.

After leaving his office I spent the afternoon at the public library with my partner from Grad school. I set up an interview with the Public and Community relations chair. We video taped it and I had a set of like 20 questions. We have a research paper and PowerPoint presentation to put out there in 2 weeks. We did get alot accomplished today. WAHOOOO

After all of this I brought my aunt some fresh gumbo and ran a few errands. Yes, I made fresh gumbo today. YUMMY!

There is only one rule that remains constant in making gumbo: First you make a roux. The roux, a flour and oil or butter mixture, which acts as a thickening agent, is the gumbo's base. There are no other hard-and-fast rules for the ingredients used in making gumbo - anything that flies, crawls, creeps, or lies still may end up in the gumbo pot. There are as many recipes for gumbo as there are cooks in Louisiana. The making of gumbo draws out the competitive streak in most Louisianans, and most cooks closely guard their recipes.

How many of my weight loss bloggers keep a food diary? Did it help?

I am thinking of going back to New Orleans this weekend. I desperately need to be around some people I love! I need my friends that I hold dear to my heart. My class was cancelled for Thurs evening...so I could go that morning and come back Tues or Wed. I could have cold milk and a beignet at Cafe Dumone on Jackson Square. I could hit some of the galleries on Royal Street. I could shop and shop and shop...I could have a Fleur De Lis painted on my face.

If you find a true friend, hold on to them for dear life. They come into your life so infrequently, especially as we age.