Happies & Crappies 2/14

Thank goodness it's Friday again!  Not only is it my favorite day of the week, but it's also time to link up with Amber and Steph for Happies & Crappies!

Happies
~Scott and I went grocery shopping yesterday!  We have tons of food, and it feels good to know we can have just about anything we want to make!
~There are a few odds and ends we didn't pick up yesterday, but Scott is going to stop at the grocery store on his way home from work to get them!
~It's Valentine's Day, and our marriage anniversary is tomorrow!  :)  We don't typically do anything special, but it's just nice that these days are here.  I am blessed to have a marriage anniversary (in February) and a wedding anniversary (in August).  Since there are so many new people around here, please check out our love story.  A year ago today (and tomorrow), I wrote post explaing why I get to have both!  Our Story and Our Story Part 2

~I have a new sponsor on my sidebar!  Stop by and say, "Hi!" to my friend Kristin from Life's an Adventure!
Crappies
~There is SO. MUCH. SNOW.  It's supposed to snow more tonight.
~I got my car stuck trying to pull into my parking space in front of my house.  I had to shovel myself out, and THEN I had to shovel snow out of the way to actually get into my spot.  <sarcasm>Thanks so much to the borough for plowing my space after I went to work.<end: sarcasm>
~My arms and back hurt from all of that shoveling.
~My students really got on my nerves today.  We had our Valentine's Day party, and truthfully, those 6th graders had worse behavior than my first graders EVER did at their parties.  Sheesh.

Happies & Crappies 2/7

Happies

~It's Friday!  These work weeks seem so long lately that I'm extra glad it's Friday!
~January is OVER!!!  January always drags on and on and on.....I'm glad that it's February!
~On Sunday, I get to join the ladies in my family for a basket bingo at the local high school.  It's a great fundraiser that makes lots of money for our cheerleaders!  I love getting together with the girls in my family.

This is us two Christmases ago at our Ladies Christmas Tea :)

~We are taking the kids outside to play in the snow this afternoon as a reward for our quarterly behavior (TOP HAT- Top Habits and ATtitudes) and grades (Principal's Awards) programs!  It's cold, and I'm pretty much over snow, but the sun is out, and this girl needs some light and some crisp, fresh air!

~I am part of (or hosting) THREE giveaways right now!  Head over to The Young Retiree to enter the GALentine's Day giveaway.  (There's a little over 12 hours left!)  OR stop by and visit Susannah at Simple Moments Stick and celebrate her blog's 2nd birthday by entering to win $200 PayPal CASH!  And lastly, I am giving away a set of mini casserole dishes right here on Rebeckann's Random Thoughts!  You can also check out my buffalo chicken dip recipe!

Crappies
~It's cold, and there's probably more snow coming our way next week.  Is it spring yet??
~We don't really have a lot of food in our house right now.  We have random items, but nothing that really makes a meal.
~I've been very unhappy with food lately.  I can't seem to figure out what I really want.  When I do figure it out, it's usually something bad for me.  :-p

That's about all I have for today!  Guess it's good that the happies outweigh the crappies this week! 

What's happy (or crappy) for you this week??

Chivalry is Not Dead

It's Thursday again, which means it's time to link up with Jamie, Lindsey, Jenni, & Sarah for "Live and Learn Thursday"! 

This week has been super crazy in terms of winter weather here in Pennsylvania.  On Monday, we had a sudden snow squall long after the time when school could be delayed or cancelled.  I walked out to start my car, and was surprised by how much snow there was.  I headed off to work, already dreading my drive up the mountain because the roads aren't usually good on a mildly snowy day. 

I started losing traction right here in my hometown part of the trip, and I probably should've just turned around, went home, and used an emergency day.  BUT I had things to do at school and classes that I didn't want to miss because I was supposed to be out on Tuesday for a conference.  So I pressed on.

I typically am a slow driver in the snow, but I was actually doing pretty well.  I was going between 35-45 on the mountain (which has a speed limit of 55 mph).  Soon, I started to catch up to an SUV in front of me, so I needed to slow down.  Unfortunately, as the mountain became steeper, and because I started slowing down, I began to lose traction and was having difficulty climbing upward in my Prius.  My speed ended up being around 20 mph, and I was FINALLY able to get to the top.  I was so frustrated and a bit scared by this point, so I pulled off the road at a pull off spot and grabbed my phone to call off of work.

I saw a truck pull off in front of me, but I didn't think anything of it.  Just as my school's phone started ringing, I looked up and saw Tony, the security guard at my school.  It turns out that he had been traveling a few cars behind me that day.  He asked if I was ok, and if I wanted to ride in with him.  At first, I hesitated because I can be an even more paranoid passenger than a driver, but really, what else was I going to do?  I maneuvered my car (with a lot of difficulty) to the best place I could to leave it, grabbed my things, and climbed into his truck. 

His truck handled the crazy roads much better than my car, and even though we were late, we weren't the only ones!  It turns out that a few hours earlier, when the decision needed to be made for a delay or cancellation, things were fine.  The roads were mostly clear, and there wasn't any precipitation.  It just hit all at once.

I am truly grateful that Tony was traveling to work at the same time I was that day.  He didn't have to stop.  He could've kept going.  Honestly, if he hadn't, I probably would've been stuck waiting for AAA to come pull me out of the area I pulled off of the road.  I wouldn't have been able to get out.  (Luckily, when we returned that afternoon, I was able to pull back onto the road without any trouble.)

So, it is true.  Chivalry is not dead.

What did you learn this week??