$100 challenge-days 4 and 5

Last week was Regents week, when the students take high stakes NY state graduation exams. Classes are suspended during exams, and for students who only take one or two Regents, or none at all, the week is more or less an extra vacation.

For a variety of reasons, being home for a week always seems to stress out the majority of our kids, and the first week back from school after a long break is usually tough and drama-filled. Yesterday, a few teachers and I decided to go out for a mid-week drink. My friend bought me a beer (which I realize is questionable, but our ground rules are no deals, no IOUs, and the person has to offer without any prompting). It felt good to de-stress with colleagues and to have a cold beer from the tap.

Today, I finally finished the pork, which provided me with five meals overall, the last of which I had to eat cold (which was kind of gross--I was off-site grading 7th grade English exams and the building I was in didn't have a microwave for us to use). Pete and I agree that it already feels way longer than Day 5.

By the way, this is my new favorite thing. The only ingredients are peanuts and salt. Once you get over the layer of oil and the gloppy heaviness, it kind of reminds me of the inside of a Reese's. Plus, it's perpetually on sale at C-town for $1.99.