James worked extra hard this week to get his teacher work sample done. Yes, he's down to the last week of student teaching! He has officially gotten a job at the night school as a security guy, so now he just needs to find an additional job for summer, and then a "real" job for fall. For some reason, I just don't feel too worried. I'd love to stay here, but it's still pretty likely that we'll move in August, even if just to Boise. Timing is a funny thing. James is covered by the school's insurance until April 16th. Phew! That means I'm definitely taken care of, even if I'm overdue. I can't help but feel that this baby is coming at a perfect time. The same was true for Joseph, and he's been such a delight for the last almost 2 years.
On a different note, I've been studying up on vegetarianism before I embark on my "experiment" next month. What I've read confirms what I already know: a healthy diet with a variety of plant foods really doesn't need many animal products. Even by considering myself "vegetarian" for a month, I'm sure there will be days when I exceed 5% of my caloric intake from animal products. Yeah, I like cheese. For the most part, I don't think that I'll miss the meat all that much. I rarely eat any before dinner, and it's not like those meals seem to be missing anything. The idea doesn't seem as crazy as I originally thought. It's a big motivation to do it, because meat gives me indigestion and heartburn more than anything else right now! Sugar would too, if I were eating any.
On another random note, I figured out a system for not reading the same children's books over and over. Joseph has about 50 books, so I divided them up into 3 bags. Each weeek, I can rotate which group of books we read. 15 books is plenty for a week, and he doesn't really miss the ones that are put away. It also means 1/3 of the mess to clean up, because Joseph tends to be a little overzealous in pulling books off the shelf. I love reading time and seeing how much Joseph learns. He's a little sponge. Still, It's nice to get a 2-week break from each book that I've already read about 50 times. :)
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