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Subject: Good news for another 6 months....
Time: 16:42:00 o'clock BST
Author: abicequeen
Mood: Chillin'
Music: Rod Stewart's old tunes...
Well here I am back.....hubby is away to a car auction, so now I can hog the computer all day if I want....First as my subject says my check up went fine...As I mentioned I seem to become very uptight prior to these, but I MUST move on and be able to utter those words, I AM A SURVIVOR!!!
So to continue......I really did not want to leave my job at the Banff Centre as I just LOVED it but I am a firm believer that if at all possible couples need to stay together so I said to hubby well if you want to go to SAIT (Southern Alberta Institute of Technology) for their 2 year Culinary Arts Degree program than what the heck, I will to...(not sure why I decided this but probably thought it would be a slam-dunk)
OH was I wrong....we elected to not be in the same classes and for only a couple we went our separate ways. I remember in one class where my hubby was just across from my station he said to Chef Margaret, "what do you think if I put the make on that little gal over there?" At this time no one really knew that we were married.
Knowing what I found out would I do it again NO....but I loved meeting the kids and although there were a few older students most were just out of school.
I love the privilege of meeting some of the best Chefs around and it became obvious that our "Canadian" chefs were coming into their own as the Europeans had the market cornered for years.
My first "block" was called Breakfast Cookery and so when I had to do the eggs I inquired of Chef Max where the flippers were and he replied, "oh no Lori we do not have flippers, you do it with the pan!" Now, I said well Chef I think God would not have invented flippers if they were not meant to be used....no can convince......so needless to say I had a few on the floor.
At this school the other students come to the Culinary Arts area and are able to eat at a very reasonable price. This is a sensible way to dispose of our cooking and NOTHING went out unless it was perfect.
I received just a passing grade but my Chef gave me such an excellent writing about "age is only a state of mind" I think he realised how hard it was to retrain this homemaker.
It was interesting that with my good memory many years later, while helping some friends in their cafe I saw this fellow and I KNEW him. So I usually start with affiliations in church, where we lived and then asking if they ever attended SAIT....sure enough this fellow was taking a business course and I said "I remember you....."6 eggs whites" was your order"...sure enough that was him. He was perlexed how I remembered..but that was not a typical order.
You would think after years of cooking at home I would find it easy but I struggled so much because you do NOT cook in a commercial setting like you do at home.
I am glad the Chefs took pity on me and would not yell because Mrs. Johnson was an older lady. TRUST me they yelled enough at the other "kids" when they would screw up.
We would take a block every 20 days and then have to write an exam....which was usually about 20 pages long...NOT EASY....
I was able to draw UE while going to school, but my dear hubby worked almost full time and went to school AND at the end of the second year graduated at the top of the class. He also won a scholarship that paid for the second years tuition PTL for his blessings and my smart hubby.
I also knew how intelligent hubby was but realised that he should have pursued University in Vancouver....but then IF he had he would have never met that silly nilly Prairie girl of 15.
The next challenge for me was a class that involved mathematical calculations....no you must remember that I was raised in the Imperial system and now we had Metric. It would be funny when a younger student would inquire, "how much is a cup Lori"
to be continued....
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such an interesting story, Lori; first of all, I'm glad your check up went well and that you are indeed a survivor, but having read a lot of your journal and past story, I know that is indeed a fact for sure that you are indeed a survivor!
I would imagine after so many years cooking as a 'mum', it would be hard to learn how to cook professionally; for you to try to speaks of your dedication to follow your husband and what his interests were; good for him being top in his class!
looking forward to reading more
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Hi Lori, thanks for visiting and leaving a comment. I will put your blog on alerts. Yes, I believe you will be a SURVIVOR. From what I read here and all the things that you have accomplished, you will be. The graphics are fairly easy once you get into it and it's much easier if you don't have dial-up as I do. Please come and visit again and I will try to read more of yours as time permits:)......alice
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Intersting..I have always wondered about Culinary School...I should have wondered more, back about 45 years ago when I was young. I could have increased kinds of dinners, etc that I've cooked all these years. Linda in Washington state http://journals.aol.com/lsfp1
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25/05/08 05:31
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