the Cave

Yesterday I had an interview in a cave for a short-term, part-time job. Yes, a cave! Apparently some guy saw this giant limestone cave and figured it'd be a great water company and storage facility. I'll be helping in the document storage part, getting papers ready for scanning...pretty mindless and awesome! The boss is super nice and even lived in Missouri for over a decade. I forgot to ask him when we had the interview about the dress code so I emailed him...he said he was glad I asked and that I should dress comfortably since it's a cave and we don't see clients, just each other. AWESOME!! The thing about seeking temporary work (only plans to be in KY for another 15 or so months) is that I don't want to have to go out and buy new clothes for part-time, minimum wage work and well, fancy clothes are uncomfortable. God has provided some cool opportunities to make a bit of money. This next week I should hear back from another job interview I had last week but with tutoring and the cave, we'll definitely survive.

I'm still trying to get this blogging thing into my usual routine. This past week I actually attempted chicken and dumplings (and had success twice!). I had to work quick so I didn't get to take any photos (also, I didn't really think about it because this blog thing is still new). I was shocked at how easy it was to make! I just used the carrots and celery I had in the fridge. I boiled water and dropped in some chicken bouillon cubes (one cube per 3-4 cups of water) and then some frozen chicken (boiled it all until it seemed done). I added some thyme, rosemary, basil, and a bit of pepper and salt (add the last two at the end when you can taste it). Since I didn't have most of the ingredients for the dumplings I just did Bisquick ones (recipe on the side of the box)...when the chicken was done I pulled it out to cut up and while the pot was less full, I dropped in the bits of Bisquick dough, cut the chicken up into pieces and tossed it back in...about 10 minutes later on a reduced heat, it was all done! The first time I made it, I was finished from start to finish in about 45 minutes.

That was my week...I have a wedding to go to today and lots of typing work to get done, then church tomorrow and more typing. Fun times!