My favorite weather is bird-chirping weather. ~Loire Hartwould

Truman and I went for a walk at the park today. We did 1.5 miles around. What a sweet guy! There was a little boy that wanted to pet him, and Truman was such a GOOD BOY...he let the little boy come up and pet him while he sat on the ground. Awww...it was so cute. Then the boy ran away and was like, "Thank you!" What a cutie!

I have been doing the best I can about eating healthy this week. Minus the McDonalds I ate Tuesday night -- I had to! It was McTeacher's Night! --I have done okay. I know that I will never be able to be 100% perfect about eating healthy, but I know that I can do better than I have. With that said, I really do love hummus. Yum!

Tomorrow is Friday. I AM SO HAPPY! I can't wait to have a weekend that isn't cold.

I have some lovely papers to grade. *crossing fingers* Hopefully my kids did well on their division tests.

"A change will do you good." Sheryl Crow

I have been to the gym, let's see, a total of 4 times this week? Each time I went I ran 3 miles. 

Okay, ran might not be the right word for it...I combined running and walking for 3 miles. I would love to be able to run a full 3 miles and not stop. About.com has a great plan for traning that I should start following next week. I am a person that needs an ultimate goal to train for so that all the work seems worth it. Yep. Thanks to yourwishcake (Click on the name to go to her blog!) for the thoughts here. If you have not checked out her fun and quirky blog, you should!

I bought The Biggest Loser Cookbook. I have yet to cook from it, but I have made a grocery list and I am ready to go.

I am laying here on my couch with my dog (See, after he wakes up to go to the bathroom REALLY early of a morning, he won't sleep back in his crate. If I put him in there, he whines and barks, and I feel HORRIBLE because our roomie is sleeping. So...I get up. Sometimes it is 6am, like today. Most days it is somewhere between 4:45 and 5:30. I try to tell Mr. S. I am just conditioning for having a baby someday. Haha! The only way that the dog will let me get any extra amount of sleep is if we lay on the couch. Now, if we get home at like midnight from our friends' houses, then 5am is TOO early for me to want to be awake, and I need extra beauty sleep on the couch. Mr. S. is tired of not waking up together. I am tired of not sleeping in my bed. Someday. Someday.

I need some breakfast. My tummy is rumbling. But first, a nap.

"The key to change is to let go of fear." Rosanne Cash

I have been debating this post today. I haven't been sure exactly what I wanted to post about, but I know that I want to. So...here it goes.

Some things that I want to accomplish in 2009:

*Touch base with my friends more. Some friends live here and some live far away. I feel like our friendships have been neglected lately and I can't deal with not having them in my life as much anymore. 

*Manage our finances. I am going to begin keeping track of where my money goes every month once my January paycheck gets here at the end of the month. I have to start putting more money back and figuring out where my money is going each month.

*Be healthy. This does not mean lose weight, but hey, I am all about that, too! I am just thinking more along the lines of doing something active each day for at least 30 minutes. Also, cooking healthier and making better food choices. I feel really good about this choice. I have to do this for my health. Does this mean I can't have junk once in awhile? Heck no! Just no more hanging out in the teacher's lounge snacking!

*Be more organized. Wow, this is a big one for me. I need to really sit down and concentrate on this one and I am not expecting it to hit all at once. I am going to take on a little at a time so I don't overwhelm myself. I just need to get a handle on life.

I know this is a lot of stuff to accomplish. I have 365 days to work on these things. I am not tackling them all in one day or even all in one month. I am going to try them a little at a time. If I do too much then I will definitely just stop and not get anything accomplished.

Okay...I am going to consult this post once in awhile to see where I am throughout the year! Haha! Alrighty...off to organize something...tee hee.

"All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others." - George Orwell

A few of us went to see Marley and Me over the weekend. I had been very excited about this movie because I read the adult version of the book over the summer and I had just read the teen version to my students before Christmas break. I was so excited to hear that there was a movie coming out based on the book. Now, if you have read the book and you want to go see the movie, go in with an open mind. A lot of things are different in the movie from what is in the book. With that said, the movie is not bad. I really enjoyed it, but it was hard to stop reverting back to the book and picking out what they had left out or changed. Take tissues...it is a tear-jerker. Mr. S. said he had to bite his tongue so he wouldn't cry. Aw.

We had our final Christmas dinner for the season at his parents' house yesterday. His mom makes this awesome tortellini soup...it is SOO good. Mm...and she sent some home with us. Yum! It was a good time to stop by there and have Christmas. Truman went and behaved himself, which was so nice. But he ate a rawhide bone all day and his tummy is a little upset today.

I have decided not to make my resolution for next year to be to lose weight, but to be healthier. I have to start eating better because I think that it might help me feel better. I have been feeling icky...so I think it will help.

So....Tyra is on TV. Is it just me or does it look like she had a nose job? Maybe it's the makeup. Oh, and the Kardashian sisters...annoying. Their voices grate on my nerves.

Have a wonderful day!