Labor Day Weekend

Has it really been a week since I posted? Wow - I've been so busy!

My divorce was final this past Tuesday. Let's hear it for me - YAY!!! It only took over 18 months to get it done.

School? Most of the week was spent in the kitchen practicing our knife skills.

I received the remainder of my Pell Grant in the mail yesterday, so I went to Sam's Club and bought some items I'll be needing for school. A temperature gauge, and a set of kitchen shears. At Target I purchased a set of Henckels paring knives for $16.00 - not bad, eh? My shoes are on order and my uniforms are too. I'm going to corner Chef Ashman tomorrow and inquire about buying a set of F. Dick knives that he has. I think he said they were $99 for the 7- or 9- piece starter set (I can't remember how many pieces there were exactly).

This afternoon, Erin & I are heading out to Super Wal-mart and I'm going to buy myself a fishing tackle box to keep my knives and gadgets in. Chef recommended them as an excellent way to transport your equipment. And it sounds like a good idea to me and relatively inexpensive too.

The biggest news of the week: Friday we had the first meeting of the Student Chef's Club on our campus. The decision was made to elect new officers for this year. They passed around a piece of paper and people self-nominated themselves (is that bad grammar or what???) for the position they thought best suited them if they were interested in serving. I put my name under Vice President or Secretary. Well, as it turns out, only one guy signed up for the position of President. When he introduced himself, it turns out he's only 18 years old! (I could've sworn he was about 30!). So when Chef asked if anyone else might be interested, my hand shot up. Needless to say, we will be having a vote this coming Friday during our weekly Student Chef's Club. Hey - I've always heard you could be President if you really wanted to!!!