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I saw RED! Burritos and Field Trips

March 4th, 2005 at 02:43 am

Only six more school days till Spring Break! I think my kids have been injected with a hyper drug or something. I mean, this WHOLE week most of them have been just plain HYPER!!! Of course during centers today they were hyper as well, and since I had to constantly stop what I was doing (reading one on one with my new boy) I never did get to having them change centers. And of course, my two students who were working in the Card center (which was coincidentally RIGHT next to where I was) took the opportunity when I was either distracted by the kids being off task, or engrossed with listening to my student read, to philfer a bag of skittles from one of the student's cubbies. Oy Vey! I saw red! I spoke to both of their parents today after school. The little girl is going to replace the bag with another bag of Skittles. The little boy (my infamous "M") is going to replace the bag with $1. Both children will be doing this out of money they've earned. The thing of it is, is that this particular child had had his lunch treats dissapear before, but we didn't know for sure who had done it (well, I had my suspicions, but . . . ) and so I was glad that this time I knew who the culprits were. I really, really wish that they DID NOT EVER serve regular sized dessert for hot lunch. I REALLY like it when they just give them two cookies - that's MORE than enough!

Oh yeah. I had a mom of one of my first grade girls come talk to me. She was telling me that her daughter has been coming home acting very sad, etc, and saying that various children were treating her mean/not being her friend. I told her that there was friction between her and one other little girl especially, but that for the most part the other girls always included her. I also told her about how she gives me attitude sometimes (as well as what I call "ugly face") and that she had talked back to one of the ladies who'd taken my kids out to recess (which resulted in her losing her tire swing priviledge for two days). What I DIDn'T say, though maybe I should have, is that her daughter can be just as mean and vicous to the other girls as any of them are to her. Her daughter is just more manipulative (she can turn on the tears at the drop of a hat.) She's an only child, and a pastor's daughter. She does NOT like to be told what to do, or corrected in any fashion.

After work I was feeling reallly stressed out and just wanted some comfort foods. So even though I know my food budgets gonna be stretched till it squeaks this month, I gave in to my junkfood cravings. Frown

At Sam's the other day, one of the things I bought was a 30ct bag of big tortillia's (maybe 12" or bigger). Tonight I made an egg and cheese w/veggie bacon crumbles burrito (actually 2). Mmmm! They were delicous! I wasn't sure of the best way to fold it (you know, so all the stuff doesn't fall on your lap!). So, I googled it and found this great website where it shows you in great detailed pictures exactly how to fold it. Worked great. Smile

Now, this may sound like a pretty stupid question. . . . But, what kind of beans do you use in a bean burrito? I love bean burritos, but I'm just not sure of what kind of beans to use. Thus, my visits to Taco Bell. Frown Now that I have all these great big tortillias, I want to put them to use.

Oh one more thing. Sorry to go back to school stuff. I always try to plan free or inexpensive field trips for my students. Parent's are already paying an arm and a leg to send them here. But, the one place that has a great exhibit for Electricity (which is the unit we're just ending) charges $7 admission. This is the most expensive field trip I'll take them on (the other one is the zoo, which is $5). Well today it was announced that we'll be taking the school on our annual ice skating field trip this coming Friday and that it will be $7 per person. Normally that wouldn't be a big deal, but, you see, MY field trip is on Thursday. So, my parent's are going to have to part with $14 between the two field trips. I hate asking parents for money, but I can't afford to pay for all the kid's admissions (well, I /could/ but I really don't want to spend any money on teaching that I don't have to).

Spending Log:
Today:
Albertsons: $6.31 (junk food)

No Spend Days: 1/12 (actual/goal)

Keeping It Frugal in Texas,
Laura

2 Responses to “I saw RED! Burritos and Field Trips”

  1. Anonymous Says:
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    I think Taco Bell uses refried beans. You can buy them in a can (easiest) or make them yourself by reconstituting dried pinto beans and mashing them with seasoning. Frankly, I buy the can because it is less of a pain in the butt. I've made burritos/tacos with butter beans and garbonzo beans cooked together and mashed with taco seasoning. You can make them with black beans, too. Basically any kind of bean that you like can be used, but refried beans are used most often in Mexican dishes.

    Happy Burrito-ing! and I hope the school year wraps up quickly.

  2. Anonymous Says:
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    Kashi,
    Thanks for the info. I thought I had refried beans in my pantry and so I looked tonight. But all I have are garbanzo
    beans and Bush's Baked Beans (mmmm!!!!) I think I've seen canned Vegetarian Refried beans, so I'm going
    to have to have a looksie on Sunday when I go shopping. Smile

    Laura

    P.S. I got your PM and sent you one back, but I'm not sure if I did it right. Just wanted you to know I wasn't
    ignoring you. Smile

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