I’m Doing Better

Okay, so it’s been a few days since the last time I posted. I was really stressing out on Wednesday but I’m doing better now.

I’ve actually already started on my assignments. I’ve read the first chapter in my Geometry book. I couldn’t do the homework assignment though because I have to know something about high school geometry to do this class. It was 19 years ago when I took high school geometry and I don’t remember any of it. I went to Half Price Books looking for a geometry book but they didn’t have any. I’ll have to go to another one tomorrow because I really need the book.

I’ve already completed my first assignment in my writing class and have read the first chpater of the next writing assignment.

I’ve completed section 5.1 in Calc 2 and started on section 5.2.

I started all this yesterday and have to say that I’m doing a pretty good job so far. But, it hasn’t been a week yet. I’m always like this in the very beginning. Can’t wait to get started and I always start off strong. But somewhere in there life starts to get crazy, I start to get lazy and then I don’t do it everyday like I need to be doing. But my plan is to make a schedule and stick to it so that I am not cramming at the end of the semester. I really don’t want to be donig that.

I’ve been at it all evening and I think I’ve called it quits for the day. I still need to find me a bag that I can carry all my books in but also to carry my computer.

I had a great time with Pudds in between church services. She gave me a rundown of a story she had been wanting to write. Her characters are Frankenstein Jr. and Pumpkin Jr. but she calls them Frank and Pump for short because she got tired of writing their whole name out every time. That girl is hilarious.

Pudds is supposed to be going over her multiplication facts. She’s supposed to do it everyday but instead she’s sitting up on the couch staring into space. Pumpkins is supposed to be cleaning up the kitchen. She was supposed to be cleaning it over an hour ago and she still hasn’t started on the dishes. I really don’t know what she’s up to walking around the house all slow like she’s an old woman.

I’ve got to go. I want to put all my school things away and get ready for work tomorrow.

Until next time,
PEACE!!!!

What Have I Gotten Myself Into?

I went to register for classes today. OMG! What have I done to myself? I’m taking “Writing for Young Audiences”, “Calculus II”, and “Geometry”.

I have to do different things for each one, of course, but it’s stuff that I didn’t know I’d be doing. For instance, for the writing class, I have to write and illustrate a children’s book and write a short story geard towards the preteen/teen age.

For Calc I have to do a project – calculus and baseball. Are you serious? Who cares about the calculus of a baseball? I sure as heck don’t. Even less so than the project I had last year about the calculus of a rainbow.

Geometry would be okay if the book looked like a geometry/math book. But it looks like a literature book. It’s paperback, thin, and there’s a lot of reading to do and hardly any problems with examples.

This is going to be a trying semester and I know that before I begin I have to change my attitude towards my studies. I can’t go into it thinking negatively. I have to be positive so that I can make it through and come out with good grades.

I’m glad hubby went with me today to register. When I asked him I wasn’t expecting him to say yes so I was surprised when he did. He was quiet most of the time but that’s okay. I do know that he’ll never go back with me again. But that’s okay, at least he did go one time.

Oh, and get this. I get to the school bookstore to purchase my books and find out that one of the books that I need for my writing class is sold out. How do you sell out of a book on the 2nd day of registration. They know in advance how many people are registered for the class. Why wouldn’t they at least have that number of books ready. So now they want to order the book and charge me to have it shipped to me. What kind of crap is that. I decided to order the book through Amazon.com. It was cheaper anyway.

Well, I’m going to get some recreation reading done. I want to get this book finished before I have to get started on my studies. I see that this semester there will be no time for any recreational reading.

I’m proud of myself, I’ve been doing a whole lot better with my blogging. I’ve only missed one day and for me that’s progress. I’m not sure how well I’ll do when I start studying but I’ll probably need to rant and this will be where I’ll do that. I know, I know, think POSITIVE.

Okay, I’m out for now,
God Bless

Tomorrow is the Day

Tomorrow school starts. I’m so excited. I’m sure it’s going to be a great year for the kids and they are going to learn so much and grow up so much in the next 10 months.

I’m going to spend more time in the classroom this year and try to become a more involved parent. I know it’s going to have to take some discipline on my part since I’ll be taking 3 classes this semester – 2 of them being math classes.

But if I plan my time wisely and use every bit of time that I have, I know I can make it work.

I’m glad things have slowed down today at work. I’m no where near as busy as I was last week. That’s a great thing since this week is going to be busy outside of work. We have something going on ever day but Friday. That will have to be my relaxation day for sure. Monday – choir rehearsal & church meeting; Tuesday – first day of school & basketball practice; Wednesday – I go to register for school; Thursday – choir rehearsal.

Hopefully we’ll be able to go to the fair tomorrow. I want to go and get another ribeye sandwich. I’m thinking about getting a soft serve ice cream also but I know I don’t need it and will probably not like it because of the sugar. Yesterday was 5 weeks of biggest loser challenge and I’m down 10 pounds. That’s good – about 2 lbs a week.

Well, need to get back to work. Only 3 more hours and then my work day is over!

Lazy Day

Today was a lazy day. Well, from the afternoon on. Went to the 8am church service, went to the grocery store, then took the girls to their ice cream social. Paid out $137 while at the school – sport fees and planners.

After returning home, I chilled out on the couch for the evening. Watched the Bratz movie with Pudds and then she and I went through the 5 boxes of school supplies and divided them up between she and her sister.

I gave hubby a card and a watch today. He asked what it was for. My answer – just because; I love you; you’re my husband. He then said that now he has to buy me something. Ha. That is not why I gave him a gift.

Well time to straighten up before I go to bed. It’s going to be a busy week.

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Getting Closer

Only a few more days and another school year will begin. Went shopping this morning to get enough food for their lunch for at least a month. Man food is so expensive. Spent $270 and still there’s more to get. But that’s okay, we’ve got to do what we’ve got to do. Even though the kids don’t appreciate it right now, they will recognize the sacrifices we made for them when thay have kids of their own.

But my biggest concern is being strong enough to keep it together. Pumpkins is 13 and this teenage thing is CRAZY. I know because I’ve been there and because of that I don’t want her to make the same mistakes I made. I’ve broken the cycle of not being honest with your kids and being the type of parent that they can come and talk to. But sometimes it just seems that despite all my efforts, she’s still headed in the same direction. But I’m leaving it in God’s hands. I’m going to keep praying and holding on. I know eventually it’ll click for her, hopefully sooner than it was for me.

Pudds, she’s so head strong. With her being my baby, she’s the one I fear for but she’s the one that I know can take of herself. She can be so focused and so responsible that it’s hard for her sometimes to just relax and be a kid.

I love my girls so much.

Gonna relax and read a book now.

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Something New

It is really late and I need to be sleep but I wanted to try out this new thing…sending a blog to WordPress through an email from my phone.

If this works, then maybe it will be easier for me to keep up with my blogging since I wouldn’t have to actually sit down at a computer to do it. I will be able to do it from anywhere.

Okay, going to bed now and I’ll check in the morning to see if it worked or not.

Until next time,
Peace
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It’s That Time of Year Again

It’s school time! The kids will be returning next Tuesday and  I’ll be returning on Wednesday.

This summer sure has gone by fast. The couple of months they were off seems like only weeks. And the 2 weeks I’ve been out only seems likes days.

Time flies and I guess that’s why it’s important to live each day to the fullest and to not take anything for granted. You could have it all one day and the next not have anything.

My two girls have really grown over the summer though. They have become more mature and have become more responsible. I smile when I think about the women they are becoming. I’m really proud of them and they are so good.

Hubby has been sick the last couple of days so he’s been off work. The girls have been staying at home with him while he’s sick. Even though I hate that he’s sick, I’m glad that they are getting to spend some time with him before they go back to school. With his job, he doesn’t get to spend much time with them.

Other than that, nothing else is really going on. There’s work and church and that’s about it. But then again, I really don’t have time for much else anyway.

I’ve been enjoying my leisurly reading because I know I won’t have that opportunity after next week. I’m also trying to do some research on buying a house. I need to get as much research done now before school starts because then I’ll be really busy.

Well, until next time….

Glad for a Break

I’m so glad to be getting a break from school. Although it’s only going to be a 3-week break, I’m happy nonetheless. My plans for these 3 weeks is to sit back and enjoy them. I’m going to do a lot of reading. I started it off by reading Worth a Thousand Words by Stacy Hawkins Adams in one day. I started it this morning and was finished reading it by 5pm today. I’ve already started on my second book during this time off, The Devil is a Lie by Reshonda Tate Billingsley. I am on a roll. There are at least 2 more books I want to read during this time off. The other books that I read will be a matter of pulling something off my shelf or out of the many bags of books that I have.

The other thing I’m going to do in these 3 weeks is get my kids ready for the next school year. It’s going to be an exciting but also a busy school year. They are or will be involved with so many things. There is: volleyball (for both), basketball, girl scouts, church choir rehearsal (for both of them), track (for both of them), CLD classes. And all of this while I’m going to school taking 3 classes the first semester and probably 3 classes the second sememster. I’m still trying to figure out how I’m going to get 63 credits done by the spring of 2012. I guess they know something that I don’t know. But we’ll see.

Well, that’s really all I wanted to say today so I guess I’ll be getting off of here until next time.