Monday, July 4, 2011

Teacher or Student?

So this June I have been taking a summer course for my technology concentration. Thankfully I have only 3 classes left! WOO-HOO! I had originally registered for 2 June classes but ended up dropping one because I was stressed that it was going to be way TOO MUCH to deal with considering I was going to Florida for 8 days. In a way I wish I would have taken two just to have them done but oh well, it makes no sense to worry over spilt milk. 


Anyways...to the point. So my class hasn't really been that hard but there is a 300 point project due at the very end. I have tried to stay on top of things and work ahead so I got my project submitted Friday and it's not even due until this coming Friday. I login to my email Saturday morning and my professor has sent me an email saying that the URL to my website is incorrect and that my videos are not on my website. I was freaking out because all of that was correct when I submitted my WORD document. So of course I send her an email and she replies a few minutes later saying that she was also confused and had sent the email to the wrong person! I was like OMG! How can you send emails like that out to the wrong person concerning a 300 point project? Seriously? I mean this is a GRADUATE CLASS...it is extremely important, not to mention it is just a 5 week class. Ugh, I get so irritated with some of my professors in these graduate classes. It all seems to be a huge waste of time. The only classes that I feel I learn anything in are my technology classes...the rest have been nothing but BUSY work. Professors continue to do the same thing, semester after semester. Writing a research paper is not helping me become a better teacher! Well, I have I have complained enough. I had to get that off my chest though. I am going to post a blog about our Florida trip soon...just haven't sit down at the computer without an assignment to work on in the last couple of weeks and m laptop is about to go dead as I type this! I hope everything has a great 4th of July!

Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Politics

Now don't get me wrong...I love where I live, but I ABSOLUTELY HATE the fact that you have to know "someone" in order to get anywhere in this town. It is so unfair! I whole-heartedly believe that if you have worked hard enough that you deserve what you want, but of course many people in this town do not follow that same philosophy. I would love to go into more detail but I feel that I should remain professional and keep my thoughts to myself at this time...maybe later I will tell more.

On a positive note...there is only 1 more day of school! Yah! And only 9 more days till we leave for Florida! I am so excited. It is going to be so nice to go to Disney and to the ocean with the girls for the first time. I will miss Brian dearly but it is a well deserved vacation indeed!

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

A Long Long Long TIME!

WOW! I had no idea it has been almost a year since I have logged in to update my blog. I guess that goes to show how busy I have been lately. So what have I been up to for the past year? Well, I started my masters degree program last May and I had originally planned on taking it slow but once I got started I got the graduation fever so I haven't take a break. I took three classes last summer, 1 in the fall, 1 during winter term, and I'm currently finishing up2 this week...but on the bright side I only have 4 more classes to go! YAH! It feels good to almost be finished but it it sure will be a busy next 7 months till I am finished! I can say this for sure, "I will NEVER take another class as long as I live!" Don't get me wrong, having a college degree is very important but after 13 years of grade school, 5 1/2 years to get my bachelors, then another year and a half to get my masters I am SPENT! And I mean that emotionally, physically, and financially! It wouldnt be so bad if the state helped pay for your masters considering they are the ones that require it but oh well...no point in fussing about something that can't be fixed anytime soon!

The girls are getting so big. They will be 4 in July and boy has it been a long 4 years with so much going on. Back in March I registered them for preschool so hopefully the preschool class will receive their funding so that the girls can go. I think it will be good for them to be with other kids for a change. If all goes as planned I am going to put them in different classrooms...I think that is best and my family agrees. They recently started attending gymnastics at Total Cheer. They seem to really like it. I was amazed at how good they were the first night we went. Zoie acted up one night but since then she has been good. Not getting a popsicle like the rest of the kids really threw her for a loop! LOL.

School gets out in 15 days! We just began testing this week. The school year has flew by it seems. I am anxious for summer break because we are taking the girls to Disney World! We are going to be gone 7 nights...shew I will need a vacation from my vacation. Jon and his family are meeting us in Florida on June 17th and the girls are staying with them for several more days so really they are getting a 2 week Disney vacation. I'm worried that might be too long for them to be gone like that but it does save them from driving to and from Florida twice which makes me more comfortable with the situation. You gotta do what you gotta do... Me, Mom, Rachel, and the girls are going as well as My Aunt Lynn, Gina, her girls, Amy, and her daughter Korie so it should be quite interesting. We are staying in two seperate condos. We got a 3 bedroom, 2 bath for only $450 for 5 of the 7 nights. We are going to stop and spend the night on the way down and we are trying to add one more night to our condo stay because we changed our mind about staying another night to meet Jon and them after we had booked. Oh well though, it will all work out. I never knew how expensive a Disney vacation could cost. If you are planning to go you better start saving ASAP! The price of the park tickets are enough said...$70 something for a 3 year old! Seriously?!? The memories will be well worth the money though.

As for my relationship status, I am now in a relationship with Brian, 4 months and counting! I couldn't be happier! It was wierd how it all came about because we went out back last August and we werent interested in each other at all! He is a great guy and I hope things continue on the path that they are on right now. I will have to post pics later!

Well I think I have written enough for now, I will try to log on more often and update. It's just one of those things I forget about easily! Until next time...