Today it is foggy and cold outside, what happened to the warm weather we have been having? Everyday except today we have woken up to snow but it melts by the afternoon. I am sooo ready for spring!
The boys have been antsy wanting to do something so Kristopher and Michael have been oustide making movies on the ipod...lol. Pretty creative. Kamryn is not a cold weather person so he is inside watching tv.
Monday is the start of school for me, I am nervous and excited! I have to meet with my class on the computer twice a week on video. It's a new experience. Thankfully I had the opportunity to do an orientation to see how it all works and now I am ready for my classes. I will be graduating with my Masters of Arts in Teaching in May next year!
Monday also happens to be my birthday...did you all know if you have Monday off it is because of me :) Ok, ok not really but it was worth a shot! Enjoy your three day weekend and hopefully the sun will shine...
Saturday, February 19, 2011
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Back to School!
I know, I know, back to school happens in August/September but this is me not the kids :) I got accepted into the Masters of Arts and Teaching program at University of Southern California. EXCITING!!! I am nervous and a little concerned about getting everything done that I need to before I start class on Monday!
I have filled out all the paper work, set up my e-mail account, talked to numerous people about those things not working, signed more papers, registered for classes...thought that was never going to happen with all the problems I have been having :) Now I am waiting for another phone call from one of my many advisors to talk about registration. I am so nervous about starting on Monday because that's only 1, 2, 3, 4 days away!! To top it off it's supposed to be a holiday but 2 of my 3 classes are meeting that day and it's my birthday...happy birthday to me!
This is not typical online classes where you go in at your own time I have set times I have to be online! Oh man, it's almost like being on campus again. A little thought that just went through my mind, why do online courses say work at your own pace? Every online course I have ever taken there have been deadlines for every assignment, test, reading, etc. So, is it really at your own pace? I think not. I like the idea of a schedule for online because then I know I have to be in class and I won't, hopefully, procrastinate :) but you all know me, the queen of procrastination!! Oh what a journey I have ahead of me!!
I have filled out all the paper work, set up my e-mail account, talked to numerous people about those things not working, signed more papers, registered for classes...thought that was never going to happen with all the problems I have been having :) Now I am waiting for another phone call from one of my many advisors to talk about registration. I am so nervous about starting on Monday because that's only 1, 2, 3, 4 days away!! To top it off it's supposed to be a holiday but 2 of my 3 classes are meeting that day and it's my birthday...happy birthday to me!
This is not typical online classes where you go in at your own time I have set times I have to be online! Oh man, it's almost like being on campus again. A little thought that just went through my mind, why do online courses say work at your own pace? Every online course I have ever taken there have been deadlines for every assignment, test, reading, etc. So, is it really at your own pace? I think not. I like the idea of a schedule for online because then I know I have to be in class and I won't, hopefully, procrastinate :) but you all know me, the queen of procrastination!! Oh what a journey I have ahead of me!!
Sunday, February 13, 2011
A beautiful day for...cleaning?
My intentions today were to go back to my sisters house and help her finish cleaning. I came home from church and decided to help the boys clean their room. For the past 2 hours I have been in there cleaning, thankfully we got it done.
It amazes me the things my boys think they need to keep. In the toy box was trash, dirty clothes and broken toys. We cleaned it out and it is only about a quarter of what it was. I help Kamryn make his bed and under the bed there was More trash, dirty clothes and some not so pleasant stuff...lol.
Now the room is clean and I will be heading to Rachelle's to help her clean in a little while. Maybe after this weekend I won't have to do any heavy cleaning for awhile...
It amazes me the things my boys think they need to keep. In the toy box was trash, dirty clothes and broken toys. We cleaned it out and it is only about a quarter of what it was. I help Kamryn make his bed and under the bed there was More trash, dirty clothes and some not so pleasant stuff...lol.
Now the room is clean and I will be heading to Rachelle's to help her clean in a little while. Maybe after this weekend I won't have to do any heavy cleaning for awhile...
Saturday, February 12, 2011
It's been awhile...
I have not been on here in a long time mainly because I keep forgetting about it :) Since my last blog a lot has happened. I started the teaching job only to lose it in November because my teaching license was denied. I was devastated and have been waiting since then to get a notice of hearing in the mail just to send a letter back saying I want a hearing. FINALLY the letter came in on Friday so I wrote the letter and sent it off. Now I have to wait for a hearing date. In the time of not working, we got to spend Christmas with My Dad, Step-Mom, and Step-Brother and got to see Sean, that was a blast. After that I decided to look into getting my Masters in teaching which I would have had to get within 3 years if I was still teaching. Since January I have been getting things done to get into school. It is an online school BUT they are just as strict about getting in as a graduate on-campus school. Today, I got an e-mail from the school and I have been accepted!! I have my Bachelors in Music and I was planning on getting my Masters in Teaching to teach music. Last week I got a call before I was accepted and was told that my undergrad grades in science and social science classes were not good enough for an elementary ed degree so that looked at my transcripts and said my English grades were outstanding and my writing is amazing so that would like me in the English program. This will allow me to teach English to 7-12 grades. So now my course has changed and I am starting a new adventure! When I think about taking all the tests at the end of grad school for music I freak out and worry about how I am going to remember everything I learned let alone "listen to this song and tell who is the composer and the name of the song." I can't remember "old" songs for the life of me. When I accepted the change for my degree I was thinking about it and I feel 100 % comfortable testing in English. I really enjoyed the English classes I took for my Bachelors so much that I took ALL the English classes offered :) New adventures here I come!!! I start classes, how convenient, on the 21st which happens to also be my birthday!!
Kris is still working at Home Depot and is about to come up on his 1 year! March 3rd he will have been there for a year. I am so proud of him! He has gotten associate of the month twice, once in August and again in October. He found out from co-workers that he has been nominated every month but because of policy he can't get it more than every other month, lol. His hard work will pay off before we know it and who knows where that will take him :)
Kristopher and Kamryn both played football this fall and Kamryn is currently playing basketball. I signed them both up for baseball in the spring, this is the first year either of them have played. Kamryn excels at most sports he plays so it will be no surprise if he does well at baseball. Kristopher is yet to find his sport although I believe that baseball will be it! He is left handed so we are hoping for pitcher :) They are doing really good and both growing so fast, before I know it they will both be in high school.
On another note, while I was getting ready to write I was thinking that my blogs didn't need to be just about how things are going in life so I need to change them up. I have decided to write about anything and everything that comes to mind, which I do believe I was doing in the beginning. My next blog will be about anything but the family :) Stay tuned.....
Kris is still working at Home Depot and is about to come up on his 1 year! March 3rd he will have been there for a year. I am so proud of him! He has gotten associate of the month twice, once in August and again in October. He found out from co-workers that he has been nominated every month but because of policy he can't get it more than every other month, lol. His hard work will pay off before we know it and who knows where that will take him :)
Kristopher and Kamryn both played football this fall and Kamryn is currently playing basketball. I signed them both up for baseball in the spring, this is the first year either of them have played. Kamryn excels at most sports he plays so it will be no surprise if he does well at baseball. Kristopher is yet to find his sport although I believe that baseball will be it! He is left handed so we are hoping for pitcher :) They are doing really good and both growing so fast, before I know it they will both be in high school.
On another note, while I was getting ready to write I was thinking that my blogs didn't need to be just about how things are going in life so I need to change them up. I have decided to write about anything and everything that comes to mind, which I do believe I was doing in the beginning. My next blog will be about anything but the family :) Stay tuned.....
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