what.a.week.
let's start with wednesday after school...
i took this afternoon as time to prepare for the next few days. after maple tree dismissed at 2:30 i drove down to the parents plus office to pick up materials for thursday's fall open house at maple tree. counted out 300 copies of various pamphlets and magnets, i filled out a pirc form and was on my way to my my apartment so i could get the quiche recipe i planned on using for friday's potluck at parents plus (i'll include the recipe at the end of this entry). got a start on soaking the lentils for the recipe while running to the grocery store to pick up eggs, milk, and cheese for the quiche. i started working on the quiche as soon as i got home, then started working on dinner.
of course, i didn't realize i had done all of this in the skirt, button down shirt, and heels that i wore to the school that day. words cannot describe how good it felt to put my pajamas on that evening. went to bed at 10.
thursday: the big day...Back to school night!!!!!!
i spent the morning frantically calling parents to confirm who could and could not donate baked goods for the PTO bakesale that we were holding during the open house when a teacher who was supposed to collect the baked goods told me that no one had brought anything in. about seven parents said they would bring something (insert sigh of relief here).
after school dismissed, i decided to drive down to milwaukee outreach center to talk to the director there. i met with him in august to establish connections with him as a resource center, but he had not been returning my calls about getting him or a representative from the center involved in maple tree's action team. when i got there, he told me that they are currently understaffed and cannot make a commitment to being a part of the action team right now. considering that i showed up unannounced, he was pretty darn polite.
after grabbing some snacks at walgreens (in other words, a bag of peanuts...i dont understand my recent addiction to peanuts and peanut products), i went back to maple tree to set up for the open house. i was given a table in a narrow hallway of classrooms. the bad part about this set up was that i was not front and center like i wanted to be. the goods news was that because the hallway was relatively narrow and had several tables set up, parents had no choice but to talk to me while being stuck in front of my table. ms. christy showed up later and took it upon herself to move me to the main entrance area.
my set up was pretty simple: i put together two handouts and a magnet from parents plus in a little information packet that i had out to distribute parents, and i also set out a volunteer sign-up sheet, next to which i put a list of where the school needs parents to volunteer. i also ran off some copies of the action team flyer that i sent home on tuesday, since i had not gotten any responses. by the end of the open house, seven parents signed up to volunteer in the school, and four filled out the form for the action team. considering the light turnout for the open house, this was a pretty big deal for me.
after the open house, i ran home for the season premiere of grey's anatomy. adrian came over to hang out, since i realized that i haven't had much social interaction with people recently.
adrian sends me a text at 1:45 in the morning saying that he's sick. i ask him if i can help in any way, but he says no. not having the energy to insist that i take him to the er, i fall asleep.
i wake up on friday with a sore throat. thinking nothing of it, i drink some cold care tea and head out to parents plus, quiche in tow! at 8:30, adrian texts me and says that he needs to know how i'm feeling. i tell him about my sore throat, but that otherwise i feel normal. he tells me that i need to see a doctor immediately, because a sore throat is the first symptom of swine flu and he had been up all night vomiting and feeling nauseous. i drop off the quiche at parents plus, explain my situation to patrice, then get going on finding a doctor. i left my insurance card at home, so i had to go grab that so i could call them about finding a doctor. got a name of one nearby that doesnt take appointments, drive over there, sit in a waiting room with a surgical mask over my mouth only to be given the inevitable news that i do not have swine flu. big sigh of relief. they took a strep test and stuck a needle down my nose to make me cough as precautions, but they think it's nothing more than a cold. return to parents plus in time for the potluck.
because my birthday was this month, i was given a gift (a mug filled with lollipops) and a card from everyone at parents plus! i also got a card from penny and betsy, which was really sweet. I hung up the cards on my bulletin board at parents plus and plan on bringing the mug to maple tree.
i also talked to suzy about meeting with her friend who runs a therapeutic riding facility, and we set a date to go out there on sunday! i'm so excited to go riding again!
of course, despite the day's earlier health scare, i still went to the gym. if you don't know this already, let's clear it up: i am an exercise junkie.
i wanted to leave half an hour ago to go to the library to distribute SES materials, but seeing as i'm already behind schedule, here's that quiche recipe:
Lentil Quiche
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/2 cup dried lentils
- 2 cups water
- 2 cups broccoli florets
- 1 cup chopped fresh tomatoes
- 4 eggs, beaten
- 1 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ground black pepper to taste
- 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
- 1/2 cup shredded Cheddar cheese (optional)
DIRECTIONS
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Place the onion and olive oil into a 9 inch deep-dish pie plate. Bake for about 15 minutes, or until onion is tender.
- Place the lentils and water into a saucepan, and bring to a boil. Cook for about 20 minutes, or until lentils are tender. Drain most of the water off, then place the broccoli florets on top of the lentils. Cover and cook for about 5 minutes. This will dry the lentils, and cook the broccoli.
- Transfer the lentils, broccoli and tomatoes to the pie plate with the onions, and stir to evenly distribute each item. Stir in cheese at this time if using. In a medium bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, salt, pepper, and Italian seasoning. Pour over the ingredients in the pie plate.
- Bake for 45 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the center is firm when the quiche is jiggled. Cool for a few minutes before slicing and serving.
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