Hello again! I've got big news...you are reading the blog of a brand new Certified Teacher!!! I'm now authorized to teach any subject grades PreK-8! I'm sooo excited to be finished with student teaching and can't wait to get my first teaching job. The only problem, jobs are few and far between around here. In the meantime I've applied for a PreK aide job at the school I've been student teaching/subbing at and I'm hoping it'll get my foot in the door until someone leaves.
I ended up subbing everyday this week and I have Monday and Tuesday lined up for next week! I'm happy that I'm busy but boy am I tired at the end of the day. The hardest part is switching all about, one day Kindergarten, next day 3rd, then down to 1st....crazy!
So, I haven't had much desire to cook lately because of the crazy so I came up with a recipe that I think if you enjoy Chinese food you will love it too. It's super simple, so simple in fact I had the Hubs do most of the work. As you know most of my Crockpot recipes I've posted are set on low for a whole school day so I usually start them in the morning so they'll be good when we get home. Well, I first tried this recipe on a weekend and found that it doesn't take all day so, since Mr. Man comes home for lunch each day, I prepped all the ingredients (all 3...yes THREE) and left a note for him to follow.
I adapted this from the BBQ pulled pork recipe I post in the past but this time we used chicken. I love sweet chicken dishes and that's usually what I get when we get Chinese. When I first made, I never intended for it to turn into a Chinese dish but while we were eating our BBQ Chicken sandwiches the Hubs said, "I think this would be great on white rice." Now really this isn't a shocking statement since he could eat rice with every meal....I'm thinking although he clearly looks Irish, with the red hair to prove it, there has to be some Asian blood in there or something.
So here we are eating my Chinese food knockoff tonight and it's awesome! Pretty sure there won't be any leftovers. Sadly, he refused to take photos for me so I don't have any to post for you but I hope you give this meal a try. If you are looking for this simplest dinner this is it.
Ingredients:
Boneless Skinless Chicken Tenders (About 6)
Chopped Onion (I used the frozen kind because I didn't have a fresh one. About half the bag)
Kraft Honey Hickory BBQ Sauce (Last time I just used Honey and it was almost too sweet)
White Rice
Put the chicken and onion in the crockpot. Pour BBQ sauce over until well saturated, stir until well coated. Cook on low for about 4-6 hours. Since I got home after it had cooked for about 2 hours I cranked it up to high for 2 more hours. Follow directions on the package for the white rice. We just scooped out our desired amount of rice and poured the chicken on top but you could mix together and serve if preferred. It's that simple!
Friday, December 9, 2011
Friday, December 2, 2011
Busy Bee
Hello there whoever might actually be reading this. I never get any comments so I'm probably just rambling to myself but that's ok. This often feels more like a journal to me. So no word yet on my certification. Does anyone else find it frustrating when you send an email to someone and it takes them forever to get back to you, especially when it's important and not just a Hey, How are ya? Well, I completed all of the online training hours that my supervisor told me to but the problem is it looks like I will be 2 hours shy of the 300 I need to complete my program. I emailed my field supervisor about it on Tuesday only to get an auto response that said she would be out of the office until Friday....well today is Friday and still no response!!!
I hate to be that annoying person that keeps bugging you about something over and over but I think I've now sent 4 emails total. I took it upon myself to sign up for an additional online course to see if that will cover the 2 hours and when I got my completion certificate I emailed it to her. I know, I know I shouldn't be complaining....I've been in this program for close to 2 years now so what's just a few more days right? I'll tell you....TORTURE! I'm just ready to be down and a certified teacher. Plus, I'm currently subbing and I will get $5 more a day when I have my cert, hey it adds up people. Ok........rant over!
I got to sub 4 out of 5 days this week in Kindergarten, First and Third grade. Wow it was an adjustment that first day back since I've been in 5th grade math world for so long. I'm at is the same school I did my student teaching in and they have PreK-5th on campus so I still get to see some of my kiddos from time to time. Today was so precious, during bus time I was walking my last few 1st graders to their buses and had to walk by all the 5th grade bus riders. They all shouted my name when they saw me...the 5th grade teachers just laughed and laughed. I got to catch up with my mentor too afterwards and she told me the students who saw me each day would come report back to all the others what grade I was in. Now, how could you not want to be a teacher the way these kiddos just want to love you....most of them anyways.
Since I'm back to the life of a sub now I will say, you're day is not complete without someone telling you they love you after knowing you for 5 minutes or making at least one kiddo cry for having to change their color from green! Oh the joys of early ed! :)
I did get a chance on the one day I had off to get a little bit crafty. My mom and I used to make these ornaments all the time when I was little. She being a teacher herself would make these for all her little darlings each year and I got to be her helper. I saw them again on pinterest and never realized how easy the recipe is since you know as a kid you only pay attention to the fact that you get to get your hands dirty. I thought I would share it on here just in case you've never heard of them....although you'd probably have to live under a rock for this to happen. So, if you're looking for a super easy Christmas craft to do that will make your house smell so yummy and your kids can join in check this out!
I hate to be that annoying person that keeps bugging you about something over and over but I think I've now sent 4 emails total. I took it upon myself to sign up for an additional online course to see if that will cover the 2 hours and when I got my completion certificate I emailed it to her. I know, I know I shouldn't be complaining....I've been in this program for close to 2 years now so what's just a few more days right? I'll tell you....TORTURE! I'm just ready to be down and a certified teacher. Plus, I'm currently subbing and I will get $5 more a day when I have my cert, hey it adds up people. Ok........rant over!
I got to sub 4 out of 5 days this week in Kindergarten, First and Third grade. Wow it was an adjustment that first day back since I've been in 5th grade math world for so long. I'm at is the same school I did my student teaching in and they have PreK-5th on campus so I still get to see some of my kiddos from time to time. Today was so precious, during bus time I was walking my last few 1st graders to their buses and had to walk by all the 5th grade bus riders. They all shouted my name when they saw me...the 5th grade teachers just laughed and laughed. I got to catch up with my mentor too afterwards and she told me the students who saw me each day would come report back to all the others what grade I was in. Now, how could you not want to be a teacher the way these kiddos just want to love you....most of them anyways.
Since I'm back to the life of a sub now I will say, you're day is not complete without someone telling you they love you after knowing you for 5 minutes or making at least one kiddo cry for having to change their color from green! Oh the joys of early ed! :)
I did get a chance on the one day I had off to get a little bit crafty. My mom and I used to make these ornaments all the time when I was little. She being a teacher herself would make these for all her little darlings each year and I got to be her helper. I saw them again on pinterest and never realized how easy the recipe is since you know as a kid you only pay attention to the fact that you get to get your hands dirty. I thought I would share it on here just in case you've never heard of them....although you'd probably have to live under a rock for this to happen. So, if you're looking for a super easy Christmas craft to do that will make your house smell so yummy and your kids can join in check this out!
I thought these stars would go great with our Texas themed tree!
I'm going to include the link to the blog I found the recipe on...I'm just to lazy this afternoon to type it out! haha I didn't follow her instructions exactly. I used the small applesauce packages that you would put in your kid's lunchbox since I didn't want to make a big patch. It's really adaptable so play with it for how much you want. I will probably make another batch this weekend in different shapes!
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