Yummy Mommy

Absinthe makes the heart grow fonder

Well, I was going to do this cute post showing this wonderful Halloween cake Brodie and I made for my brother's "un-birthday" ~ his birthday was in September but he was still living in Calgary and now he has moved back here so we decided to have a month-late celebration for him ~ but I just went to download the pictures of the cake, and I apparently left my camera at the house where I attended a bit of a Halloween bash last night. I, ahem, may have had slightly too much to drink which may have contributed to the forgetfulness. Actually, I was doing fine sipping on my G & T's till the host brought out the absinthe. Having never tried it, I thought, what the heck, one can't hurt, I'll drink it slowly. Um, wrong. I did only have one, and I did drink it slowly, but about 5 minutes after I finished the darn thing, I had a strong urge to take a nap, which I did, on the couch. Yikes. Anyhow, cute pictures of silly cake to follow when I recover my camera. My dignity will take slightly longer to recover.

Fun facts about insomnia...

There are as many reasons to lie awake in the middle of the night as there are nights to lie awake in the middle of! You can even lie awake in the middle of one night for one reason, and then lie awake in the middle of the very next night for exactly the opposite reason. For example...

I had a job interview 2 days ago, at 5 o'clock in the afternoon after a long day of subbing at a middle school. I found out about my 5 o'clock interview during my subbing gig at about 1:30. Not a ton of time to prepare, but it was for English 9, which I have taught before, not to mention my degree is in English, so...shouldn't be too much trouble, right? Except that apparently my brain shuts down at about, oh, 4:45, so...let's just say I fully believe that 2 days ago, I gave the worst job interview of my life! And that is what my brain started obsessing about when I woke up at 3:30am 2 nights ago: I don't mind not getting a job because I don't have as much experience or seniority as the next person, but to not get a job because I gave a crappy interview would really suck. Except...I did get the job. Imagine my surprise when I received a phone call at my subbing gig yesterday (of course, I'm thinking "Here it comes, the old 'thanks but no thanks'") to hear the principal say "I have good news for you"! He even said that they were impressed by the interview (did I mention there were THREE people interviewing me?). I couldn't help it, I blurted out "You were???". Very cool. He kindly replied that they could tell I had had a long day, but that they were very excited to have me on staff!!! Amazing. So, you would think that tonight I would be having the sleep of my life. Oh no, dear reader (if there are any left after not posting for weeks) I am wide awake at 5am because this morning, my brain decided to start obsessing about what I am going to teach this grade 9 English class whose very literacy I am now responsible for! Don't get me wrong, that is a much better type of insomnia than the "I am such a dolt" kind, but still... the end result is the same ~ extreme tiredness at about 3:30 this afternoon. Oh well. Now, to start my planning...

Wordless Wednesday

More exciting news...almost.

Man, was I ever excited when I heard a news report on the radio this morning stating that researchers at the University of Guadalajara have discovered that the agave plant, from which Yummy Mommy's favorite shooter, tequila, is derived, has some important health benefits, such as blocking absorption of fat in the intestine, which could  help in weight loss. "This is a dream come true!", I thought. Now I can go on that margarita diet I have always dreamed of - think of it, margaritas for breakfast, margaritas for lunch and dinner. And when my boss complains about me being drunk at work, I can just mumble "Oh, give it a resht. Itsh for my health, don't you know, you big..." (afterwards, at the disciplinary hearing, I could claim that the last part was "the tequila talking"). I grabbed my purse and headed for the door to hit the liquor store (not quite open at that hour, but hey, I'd wait), when the radio announcer's words stopped me in my tracks: "Unfortunately for tequila lovers, all the health benefits of the agave plant are lost when it is distilled into alcohol." CURSES! My dreams, popped like a balloon in a toddler's hands. They say red wine is good for you though...