January 7, 2012

Today I went to NYC with Frank and Chris to see the opera Hansel and Gretel.  The day was gorgeous - 15 degrees above the normal temperature for this time of year.  We walked up 8th Avenue from 42nd Street after parking in the Port Authority lot -- for someone who considers herself New York savvy, I can't believe I've never parked here!  Anyway, we took a quick tour of Hugo Boss on our way up to Rosa Mexicano for our usual delicious meal - no guacamole this time, though!

Although the music in the opera was beautiful, the sets were a disappointment to me - so gray and utilitarian.  You would think the set designer would make use of the entire stage, but no!  Frank said it was supposed to look like the page of a book, but I don't buy it, especially when the audience was full of kids probably seeing their first production at the Met.

We had to hurry back after the opera because Frank and Chris were going to a party in Rehoboth Beach, DE, this evening.  I stopped at Jamie Hollander on the way home to get a sandwich for dinner.

Breakfast: two mini-scones
Lunch: queso fundido
Dinner: Italian meats on a panini roll
Beverages: coffee, coconut water, pinot noir, pomegranate margarita!!

I finished The Paris Wife!  Well done; it gave me a new interest in Hemingway, especially if I end up teaching American Lit in 2012-13.  I actually read a sample of A Moveable Feast by Hemingway after I finished the novel because it dealt with the same time period as The Paris Wife.

January 6, 2012

This week went by so quickly - how great is that!  
It's almost a full moon tonight -- the month went by so rapidly.   I think of Sammy every time the moon is bright in the sky...
I had dinner with Nancy, Beth, and Kathy S. - Beth and Nancy gave me birthday presents!

LESSON  PLANS: Vocab. quiz #6; Discuss laws, written and unwritten, in the play.

Breakfast: same old, same old
Lunch: ditto...
Dinner: bread, salad, and lobster ravioli in vodka sauce at Bensi's - it was DELICIOUS!
Beverages: coffee, pinot noir

Reading the same book as yesterday...

January 5, 2012

LESSON PLANS: Review voc. ex. #6 and discuss symbols (dance, macaroons, calling cards, costume) in the play

Breakfast: lowfat yogurt and blueberries
Lunch: greens, cheese, egg
Snacks: chocolate, cheese and sweet pita
Dinner: turkey burgers
Beverages: coffee, coconut water

Still reading The Paris Wife

January 4, 2012

LESSON PLANS: Quiz on Acts 2 and 3 of A Doll's House.  Then I showed them a website that showed the alternative ending that Ibsen wrote after all the controversy.  It was changed back about 12 years later.

Breakfast: lowfat yogurt and blueberries
Lunch: greens, cheese, egg
Dinner: half a cheese steak
Snacks: chocolate, cheese, and sweet pita
Beverages: coffee and vita coco water

Still reading The Paris Wife

January 3, 2012

LESSON PLANS:
Today we watched Act III of A Doll's House, which took all period.

Breakfast: lowfat yogurt and blueberries
Lunch: greens, egg, and cheese
Dinner: blue corn chips, 1/2 cheese steak sandwich, chips
Snack: chocolate
Beverages: coffee, vita coco, and beer

Still reading The Paris Wife

January 2, 2012

Driving to school today was a breeze because EVERYONE ELSE HAS OFF!!!


LESSON PLAN
Go over vocab. #6 words
Have the students get into groups and come up with four "kid" rules and four "society" rules of behavior: later classes, just kid rules

Breakfast: plain lowfat yogurt and blueberries
Lunch: greens, egg, shredded cheese
Dinner: sausage and pepper sandwich, chips and guacamole, cheese and pepperoni, cookie
Beverages: coffee, margaritas
Snack: chocolate, sweet pita

Still reading The Paris Wife

January 1, 2012

Today I said good by to Bob for two weeks - I did wash, read the paper, and watched a movie.  I'm trying to blog every day with my food for the day and my lesson plan during the week.  We'll see.

Breakfast: scone
Lunch: sausage sandwich
Dinner: sausage sandwich (different roll)
Snacks: cheese and crackers
Beverages: coffee, 4 oz. of beer, 1 container of coconut water

I'm reading The Paris Wife by Paula McClain, a fictionalized biography of Hadley Richardson.