Schedules and Shot Gorillas


On Tuesday we went to register Chaz at Riverton High school. His high school is the largest in Utah. His Sophomore class alone has 1200 students! They assigned all Sophomore students to register in a four hour window. "1200 students in only four hours?" I said to myself "this registration must be really fast." But oh it was not so! When we got there the line to register was out the door, down the sidewalk and almost into the parking lot. I suggested to the administrator there that with modern technology they should set up their registration online. His snappy response was that they were also taking yearbook pictures and that you can't do that online now can you? Nice.


On Wednesday before the mail even came we got the phone calls, Kaitlin's friends wanting to compare schedules. So when the mail came Kaitlin was the first to the box (somehow the Jr. High manages to register by mail - amazing). She opened the manila envelope but rather then a schedule there was a note telling us that Kaitlin was "noncompliant." It took a visit to the school to learn that Kaitlin needed one more shot before they would give us her schedule. My doctor was nice enough to squeeze her in the next day (evidently you can walk in the door of a doctor's office and just get the shot you need, you have to make an appointment for a "well child visit" (Kaitlin does take offence at the label "child")). After looking over her immunizations we learned that Kaitlin actually needed 2 shots and had the option of 2 other shots. Kaitlin agreed to all the shots and she was totally fine with that until.... the Shot Gorilla Nurses appeared. After a 15 minute wait two nurses stormed in the room, rolled up Kaitlin's sleeves and gave her all 4 shots all at once in two arms. Kaitlin told them that she wanted them one at a time all in one arm, but the bigger nurse told her it was easier this way and then they poked her quite abruptly all at once in two arms with no further discussion. Kaitlin was more angry about the Shot Gorillas then about the shots themselves.


Gym first period!!!!

Yes it is sad but true, both Kaitlin and Chaz are cursed with 1st period gym this year.


Salmon with Cranberry-Lime Sauce

One of my friends needs to start eating more seafood. We tried this new Salmon recipe this last week and it was easy and pretty tasty!

From "The Family Dinner Fix" by Sandi Richard

Sauce
2 c cranberry cocktail juice
2 tsp lime juice

Combine cranberry and lime juice in a wide-bottom pot. Bring to a boil and reduce heat to med-low. Simmer until juice is reduced to half.

**meanwhile**

1 1/2 lb salmon
1/4 Mrs. Dash Original seasoning (per fillet)

Spray a pan with cooking spray. Wash salmon under cold water, pat dry with a paper towel and season one side. Cut into 4-6 equal pieces.

Saute spice side down, over med-high heat until nicely seared, approx 2 minutes. Season top, turn and saute other side for 2 minutes. Reduce heat to low. cover and let simmer for 4-5 minutes.

Serve sauce on plate and place salmon on top. Serve with rice and a veggie.