courtney rebecca

Today I am thankful for my librarian friends. We're all in a tough place right now with the budget cuts, but I have two really good librarian friends who are so wonderful. We're all supporting each other through this hard time, and we all want good things for each other! Today, my friend N's job, which we thought she was for sure going to lose, was posted for all applicants. That means that she can apply for it! And certainly her principal will have her back, because she's done a great job this year. I'm so thrilled for her opportunity, and I'm hopeful I'll be in the same situation soon. Our other friend L hasn't been so lucky... she's been pushed out of her job and she has to go teach in the classroom for three years before they'll let her back in the library. A tad ridiculous, as she's done such a good job this year. But whatever... Today I met up with N & L for happy hour at Baker St. Pub. It's so awesome how different we all are, ...

This is one of my go-to recipes. We celebrated Easter with Jarrod & Rachel on Sunday, and I made these scones for our brunch to go with the amazing quiche and creme brulee that Rachel made. I love these scones because they are pretty easy to make, and they always turn out fantastic. I know they look a bit like biscuits in the picture, which is why I usually cut them into more of a triangle shape. I was lazy this time and just used a biscuit cutter! This time I made them with dried cherries, but I've also made them with fresh or frozen blueberries, dried cranberries, and fresh raspberries. I'd also like to try them with some dark chocolate chunks in with the fruit. The recipe is available on the Food Network website here !

In lieu of a regular post today, I'd just like to ask anyone reading this to pray. I have a tech guy at work who takes care of all the hardware and network issues for our computers at work. He is probably in his late 60s. He had a heart attack yesterday and is now in the hospital. His name is Jim. Jim is absolutely essential to what I do at work, and he is just the sweetest guy. I've heard that he's doing okay in the hospital, but I just want to surround Jim & his family in prayer. Please pray for healing and that he will get out of the hospital soon and be able to go home. Thank you!!

For this Media Monday, I have to write about Doctor Who. I absolutely adore The Doctor... and the sixth season just premiered this past Saturday! The first four seasons are on Netflix instant watch as well! I highly recommend watching it if you are at all interested in sci-fi. It became my favourite show almost immediately. I am now a giant Doctor Who freak. Love it. Anyway, the show has been on since 1963, but I've just watched the modern reboot that started in 2005. It's fantastic! I've got a video trailer for the first 5 seasons I want to show you, but first I should explain who The Doctor is. Or at least show you. The Doctor, an alien from Galifrey called a Timelord, is a time traveler. The neat thing about The Doctor is that he doesn't die, he regenerates. Which means the show can go on forever, with a different actor playing the Doctor every couple of seasons. The 2005 series picks up with number nine. This is Nine. And this is Ten. And now this is Eleven. Now th...

Every Friday morning at work, someone brings in treats. Cleverly, we call it Friday treats. It was our turn (my aide and me) last week, so we decided to bring in Easter treats! Originally I was going to make cupcakes and put my cake decorating skills to work. Gotta make that class count for something... but then I realized that by Thursday night, I wouldn't feel like putting in that much effort. And when I saw this recipe on The Alchemist 's blog, I knew I had to try it. I could not resist these! The ones in my picture are not exactly following the recipe... but they still turned out okay. I actually made two different batches with slightly different recipes so that I could use up the whole box of Fruity Pebbles. The original recipe is here ! Enjoy!

He is risen! And as one of my Facebook friends posted on my status today, " So that we can live abundantly, hallelujah! " Amen. This is one of my very favourite worship songs, from one of my very favourite albums. There's just something about David Crowder. And what better way to celebrate his resurrection? Here is our King!

Today I am thankful for amazing sweet parents, who sent me a DIY Easter basket. ;) Thank you mom & dad! I totally cried when I opened it. It was a nice pick-me-up today. And mom, I loved the Book Fair stuff. Mine starts next week! I'm also thankful for an encouraging email from our district library coordinator. All the librarians in our district are getting shuffled around (or laid off) and it's a stressful time for everyone. I found out that the librarian at RR got a full time position, but I still didn't know what that means for me. I emailed our library coordinator, with a couple of questions about timing and the likelihood of me having employment next year as a librarian. This is what she wrote: " Now that Cami has accepted the position at Peiffer, I think you have a great shot at the GG/RR pairing or a number of other jobs. ... Stay hopeful~ I believe in you! " There was other stuff in between, but you get the point. My hope is hanging in there! Not...