Wow has it really been nearly two weeks since the last update? Man has time flown.

1. I'm kicking it up a notch on school. I have quite a few things to get done and this week is my spring break. I'm planning having my major paper finished by the end of the week as well as two side-projects. I really don't care about the side-projects as they are pointless and a waste of time for this class, but since the teacher wants it, she's going to get it. On those two things a friend of mine once said, "if there's time to do it, there's time to do it half-assed."
2. I now have my school placements. Both of the schools are rural/small school but since my adviser is having a hard time finding schools I think I have to take what I can get. Both teachers seem eager to take me and I hope its a very positive experience. I'm kinda nervous but I am going to set up observation times with them so that I can get a good idea of how their classes run.
3. I made the most delicious stuffed shells from my friends recipe. I'll post that below- the only change I made was adding a little bit of scallions to the mix.
4. Easter is upon us and I trend more to prayer than ever before. There are a lot of things on my mind and I pray to God for clarity. When it comes to listening to God I feel like a stupid monkey and he needs to be pretty loud and obvious with me.
5. As the good weather starts to show up I've taken to walking in the local parks again. There isn't much to see right now except that the canal here is nearly drained. I've managed to spot about 5 or 6 bikes tossed into the canal, along with a dozen tires, a shopping cart and an old-fashioned typewriter. It's fairly brown and muddy, but there are signs of life.
6. A couple days ago I started looking at abdominoplasty, the skin removal surgery. After reading a couple testimonies, it looks like I should probably wait until my weight-loss stops for two months before I start looking further into it. Two months ago I was 12lbs heavier so I'm still dropping.

So far, so good. Things have been pretty crazy around here and I'm hoping for it to settle down for a little bit(fat chance of that I guess).