Friday!!- Saturday

Today I have no school. :)
However, that does not mean that I am being lazy by any means. I have already been to Belleville and back. I have a baby sitting job this evening. The little one I am watching is a brilliant 2.5 year old.

I am trying to get my phone fixed, I have had several phone calls to customer support. I need to make one more. :(

I need to go grocery shopping, the menus are planned for the week. :)

Tomorrow, I am going to be running around like crazy, my schedule looks something like this:
7:00 am  Get up
7:15 breakfast
7:30 Shower
7:45ish check to see if dinner is in the oven
8:00 Be on the road headed to a different town
8:30-13:00 Church related class
(after this is subject to change if I don't get the groceries today.)
13:30 arrive home
14:00 start reviewing for Mondays class quiz #1
15:00 break for "tea"
15:45 back to studying
16:30 start prepping for dinner
17:00 dinner
17:45ish start doing dishes
18:00 check laundry
18:30 lay out clothes for Sunday
18:45 find directions for church
19:00 start the wind down process
20:00 head to room
23:00ish Lights out.

So tomorrow is a very busy day, but, its better than being bored.
The next few Saturdays are the same, different activities but the same amount of things to get accomplished.

Pax
 

Last 2 Classes for the Week

Today was my last 2 classes for the week.

Linguistics II and ASL 3. I had ASL on Tuesday so today was no surprise. Linguistics II is going to be a little different than I thought. I think it might be more fun.

I felt more confident today after class. I ran into an old friend who was surprised by my hair. She had to run her hands through it. Remember my hair is VERY short so it was just funny.

I think I have figured out a pattern for my week during the school year, but I will have to wait and see if it works. I think I will be at school until 5pm, 3 days a week. It will make it easier to share the truck.

Dinner tonight was awesome, we had... crockpot Italian beef. SOO good and easy. Plus we went to the farmers market after class and got our produce box. We saw some desserts that called our names. They came home with us, a blackberrie upside down cake and a rubarb___ pie. I had the blackberry with a cup of coffee.

Now its time for homework to begin. :) Its not too bad yet....

Pax

2nd day

So today for classes I had 2

1) ASL 3. It is a long class but it was good. We use the books/dvd's from Signing Naturally. Camp used the same one. So, today was a bit of a review for me. It felt great to be back in an all ASL classroom.

2) Interpreting 1, that was fun. I am not being sarcastic. :) My brain is a bit fatigued . I think it might become my favorite class.(maybe)

I came home and tonight's dinner was spaghetti with homemade sauce YUM!!

Right now my family is a bit bigger than it used to be, we have 2 small people living with us, one of them decided spaghetti is not THAT bad. I read a book he would take a bite or two. It worked.

1st day of my last year of college

Today was the 1st day back to college this semester, it is the beginning of the end. I have less than 1 year left and then I graduate!!

I am looking at my schedule and realizing that life is going to be complicated. I have a giant planner with all my classes and other appointments color coded!! I am attempting to be organized. I will eat, sleep and shower at home. But I will need to study at school. There is a lot of homework and with kiddos in the house it is challenging to actually study. This week looks like it is going to be long. We will see. The homework is " not that" bad, but with 2 kids in the house it is just a bit different. I am excited to see what this year and its changes bring. I am going to try to take every opportunity I can to be exposed to as much ASL and interpreting as humanly possible.

Tomorrow I will be in class from around 9 am until almost 4pm. That means leaving home around 8:20am, depending on traffic.

I will try to update as the week progresses.

 

School Starts Monday

So this week has been "interesting".


I have had a mostly good week. I got to work 2 days this week. My school schedule is done. I am gathering all of the stuff I need for classes. (which isn't much)


Pre-planning meals for college is a bit different. Going to Canada influenced the way I plan meals. (that is a good thing)


 The "interesting thing?" My phone decided not to function, I have the black screen of death :( I have already spent almost 2 hours on the phone trying to fix it. But the next stop for this saga is to let it die and do a factory reset. BUT I did get my pictures from Canada loaded. (Thank you God) Apparently the phone itself is working, just the screen is done. I have to let it almost die.

Canada Recap

I spent an entire week not using my voice! It was awesome. The time difference however is kicking my bum.


I am back in the United States and truthfully I am glad to be back.

I visited Ohio and I might have found a new "home". I liked it alot. I am already starting to learn the street names. The terrain is different too. There are jobs and different opportunities available for after I graduate. The cost of living isn't too bad, its not the cheapest but its not the most expensive. There are plenty of places to rent and or buy in the future.  

Quick prayer/praise

Hi guys, I know its way early in the morning for me but... Remember earlier this week I talked about "M", the little one who needs a heart? Guess what? Her new heart is on the way!!! So big prayers are needed for everyone involved in the next several hours. She is scheduled to have her transplant sometime  this morning. God is good. Pray for her ,the doctors and her family, but also for the donors family. It's a big praise and a big prayer. I checked my page on a whim. I am so glad I did, what a great way to end my day.

4 days!!

Ok, 4 days until camp starts!!
3 Days until I go completely offline. I will be back online on the 18th.

I am in contact with my ride, I found all the stuff  that was AWOL.
I have 2 more days of work and then VACATION!!

And 1 day until I pack up all my bags :)

I looked at the forecast and decided that I am going change what I am packing. It is not going to get above 80*F. The high is supposed to be 75 with low humidity. I am so ready. I am packing my hoodie and maybe a longer pair of jammies too.

Wish me luck. I will proably do one more post before I leave... But it will depend on how well I get packing done.

Sunday

This post is slightly longer than I had planned!!


Sunday. This was the first Sunday I have been in my home church in a month. I have been doing practicum events. I enjoyed being back. Its fun to compare different church's and worship services. 
People got to see my new haircut. I cut my hair very short. People seem to be responding to it positively. I cut it for a different reason completely.

I leave in LESS than a WEEK!! AAHHHH. I need to find a few things( my passport, I know its in my file, my textbook, and my jacket.) Pray that this trip goes well.

Today I got on Facebook after church and saw the news about the bombing in Las Cruses, NM. If you haven't seen it on the news, 2 different churches had bombings this morning. NO ONE was injured. (thank you GOD) . Keep them in your prayers please, my other family attends one of the churches.

Speaking of prayer,
I am on a prayer list for children with severe medical conditions. All have heart issues, but most have multiple issues. There are good days and bad days. Today so far has been a mix. There is one little girl who has wrapped her way around my heart. I have never met her in person, but I have seen pictures. Her name is "M*", she needs a heart. She is in sever cardiac failure. She is a fighter, but this week has been hard, she has been re-admitted to the hospital and she won't be leaving until she has a new heart. :( . She looks so healthy, you would never guess she is soo sick. There is another little girl on my list "G*", she has received her new heart, but there seems to be some kind of complication. So she also has been re-admitted. Keep their families in your thoughts as the day continues.

**I have used the kids initials to protect their identities. Please don't ask me for their names.**

Life continues to throw curve balls, I decided it was time to learn how to catch instead of letting the balls knock me down. :)  But if I miss a few, (shrug) then I will just get back up again.

Pax