This and That
Hello! It has been a long time I know. Be nice and I promise to give you the most detailed update I can.
I hope you all had a wonderful holiday, and got just what you wanted from Santa. I didn’t get the first thing on my list but I am not complaining cause I never told anyone what it was. I did however get some great things, which is surprising considering who they came from. My mother went all out this year and actually got me things I like. I received a nice brown pin-striped suit, which I love and she got me a DS! Woo-hoo and a crap load of games, most of which I actual like. I do have to say that the most amusing gift came from the Step family in which my step grandma got me a half gallon of Rum. And then in true redneck fashion left the brown bag on it and wrapped it in the bag. Mind you I don’t drink much lately and I have never really been a rum drinker but if you knew the people I was talking about you would be just as amused as I am. You know it’s the thought that counts, and with that present I am still giggling at what the thought might have been?
Meanwhile I LOVE the weather! I know I fear the effects of global warming have gotten so much more prevalent but you know what a green x-mas in Michigan makes me so happy I haven’t once had to worry about crashing my car because of the road conditions! Its WONDERFUL. Sorry mother earth.
I have worked exceedingly hard on juggling all the stuff I need for baker to fix the financial aid issues and to get my last four classes lined up for winter. All while trying hard to find a internship for the winter and while trying to fill out this very poorly conceived graduation packet that baker wants me to fill out? I mean I imagined I would have to fill some papers out but this packet is just busy work, the last five pages have all just been me printing my name, not signing anything mind you just printing my name!
I have until February to fill this out but I want to have all this done incase I ever do find a place to intern at.
Health wise I feel better. While my new glasses still are fuzzy I have adjusted enough to live with it. And other then some minor complaints about my anemia I feel good, better then I have in a long time. I say this waiting with baited breath for something to come and be wrong but I say it and rejoice in feeling ok anyway.
I got a visit from my old friend Trav and we had a nice long talk. It was nice to just sit and talk for hours. Even if part of the time I feel he was trying to bait me into a rousing good discussion/argument about my sanity. Perhaps he was angry that I said something about him not feeling as real anymore. Some people just don’t like the truth.
In completely random news I have been working with a step cousin who has a reading problem. Mainly being the school she went through sucks and should be examined by the state board or something. But anyway I have been working with her, with phonics and vowel sounds and syllables and such and she made real headway last night. She got through a whole book and only stumbled once and she really connected to the clapping the syllables I showed her. I am happy because I love reading and helping her makes me feel good. It makes me shudder to think that some one could get through and graduate high school and still have problems reading Dr. Seuss. I know I am not a trained teacher or tutor but ya know what she is reading and she wants to learn and if no one else will help her F the system! I will help her.
Well that’s about it….
No I lied
I am having a small new years thing as normal. Just like every year… though I do not think that many people at all will show this year. I called Christy but ….no calls yet… and I told Jeff but who knows if he will be in town Trav will already be back in Oregon by then so I guess its me and all my munchies tv surfing on new years. No problem though not such big deal.
I hope you all had a wonderful holiday, and got just what you wanted from Santa. I didn’t get the first thing on my list but I am not complaining cause I never told anyone what it was. I did however get some great things, which is surprising considering who they came from. My mother went all out this year and actually got me things I like. I received a nice brown pin-striped suit, which I love and she got me a DS! Woo-hoo and a crap load of games, most of which I actual like. I do have to say that the most amusing gift came from the Step family in which my step grandma got me a half gallon of Rum. And then in true redneck fashion left the brown bag on it and wrapped it in the bag. Mind you I don’t drink much lately and I have never really been a rum drinker but if you knew the people I was talking about you would be just as amused as I am. You know it’s the thought that counts, and with that present I am still giggling at what the thought might have been?
Meanwhile I LOVE the weather! I know I fear the effects of global warming have gotten so much more prevalent but you know what a green x-mas in Michigan makes me so happy I haven’t once had to worry about crashing my car because of the road conditions! Its WONDERFUL. Sorry mother earth.
I have worked exceedingly hard on juggling all the stuff I need for baker to fix the financial aid issues and to get my last four classes lined up for winter. All while trying hard to find a internship for the winter and while trying to fill out this very poorly conceived graduation packet that baker wants me to fill out? I mean I imagined I would have to fill some papers out but this packet is just busy work, the last five pages have all just been me printing my name, not signing anything mind you just printing my name!
I have until February to fill this out but I want to have all this done incase I ever do find a place to intern at.
Health wise I feel better. While my new glasses still are fuzzy I have adjusted enough to live with it. And other then some minor complaints about my anemia I feel good, better then I have in a long time. I say this waiting with baited breath for something to come and be wrong but I say it and rejoice in feeling ok anyway.
I got a visit from my old friend Trav and we had a nice long talk. It was nice to just sit and talk for hours. Even if part of the time I feel he was trying to bait me into a rousing good discussion/argument about my sanity. Perhaps he was angry that I said something about him not feeling as real anymore. Some people just don’t like the truth.
In completely random news I have been working with a step cousin who has a reading problem. Mainly being the school she went through sucks and should be examined by the state board or something. But anyway I have been working with her, with phonics and vowel sounds and syllables and such and she made real headway last night. She got through a whole book and only stumbled once and she really connected to the clapping the syllables I showed her. I am happy because I love reading and helping her makes me feel good. It makes me shudder to think that some one could get through and graduate high school and still have problems reading Dr. Seuss. I know I am not a trained teacher or tutor but ya know what she is reading and she wants to learn and if no one else will help her F the system! I will help her.
Well that’s about it….
No I lied
I am having a small new years thing as normal. Just like every year… though I do not think that many people at all will show this year. I called Christy but ….no calls yet… and I told Jeff but who knows if he will be in town Trav will already be back in Oregon by then so I guess its me and all my munchies tv surfing on new years. No problem though not such big deal.