This week

Not too much to talk about today. I've got to write a paper on flu & tecnology, clean house, get fingerprinted, jog and work on ecology. There is a TON of information to learn so I need to get on with it. I took my reading test yesterday, but I regret not going over my flashcards beforehand. OPPS. i guessed way too much. UGH Not too much going on this week. No other test because my SPED teacher was sick and we had an online module. no IS395 this week. Good thing because I need to work on ecology and housework so hopefully I will be able to take most of Saturday off.

Our heat is not working. PTL we got a 'home warranty'. I called sunday, but haven't gotten a response, so I need to add that to the list to do today, call them back... Our fireplace needs something, but we aren't quite sure what, lol. They told us the insert was cracked, but it appears that there is no insert and we think maybe that is it, we just need to buy an insert?? There was a lady at the Dr.'s office with the flu. I'm praying that we didn't pick it up there.

The Propitiation

I John 2:2 He is the propitiation for our sins, not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world.

propitiation: an appeasing, propitiating - sin-offering

So I had this dream last night. Well first, Sunday morning, I was reading some footnotes & scriptures when Audie was preaching, and came across propitiation. I know what propitiation means, but the Lord said, "I'm going to show you what propitiation is". It's one of those ok, if you say so moments, lol. Well I had a dream last night. I was in this 'event' in a stadium like place. It was supposed to ge a game, but as it went further and further with me narrowly escaping each time. I was being hunted. A man was with me. I had to go through all these obstacles and it was getting harder and harder to escape. When it was clear we could no longer escape, he turned to me and said to go on, that they would not be satisfied without blood. He would stop them and I would escape. He made an atonement for my sin, took my punishment....That's propitiation.

Back online

My dear husband picked up my modem for me yesterday and I got it installed this morning. It may be slow but it is better than the cell phone or nothing, let me tell ya!

Rachel cooked dinner for me last night for my birthday, it was really sweet. No one has done anything like that for me in a long time. Noel used to cook me Brie en Croute (a pastry with Brie cheese, mushrooms and other stuff), I had forgotten that, it was yummy! Other than that, no one else has gone to the trouble, it meant alot. Funny, I think only two people remembered my birthday last year and I couldn't count this year(hmm would Fb have anything to do with that?). Anyhow, their house is a ruckus. It was wedgie city and I wish I would have had a camera, hilarious those kids. I was hoping to at least have lunch with Tori before she left, but they were to far away. She needs to post some kind of itenerary next time she comes so we have a clue when we can see her.

Things are still fairly quiet, but I know it will all hit soon enough. No tests this week, two next week and I am not sure when the next ecology test will be, but there is certainly a ton of info. to cover so I am starting now. Today I've got a science club meeting at 12. I'll have to leave early to get to the next campus. It takes 15-20 minutes to get to the new campus from the old one because of all the construction and traffic. I use cowhorn creek which keeps it from being 30 minutes, but it still takes a bit. Then I may go look for a birthday gift for my mom and work in the computer lab for just a short bit. If I try to go for the entire 3 hours, it makes the day way too long and makes my back hurt. We are supposed to be outside today for a lab, but we shall see. Trying to decide about a laptop and if it will help any. I think I will stop at walmart and use some bday money to buy some rubber boots- it looks like I will be needing them.

I also found out I have to take genetics with my *favorite* instructor. The main issue now is whether or not I am getting the information I need to pass my test after I graduate. Guess I will have to study hard on my own. I may have to take him for my science elective also, but I am going to try not to...

Next few days

Ok, so here are the next few days: Ecology today then Forensics test tonight, NO lecture so I will be home before 8 I think. Thursday maybe meet for debate project (haven't heard from 3rd person, UGH), present posters in SPED class (no test this week yay!), puppet practice after class. Friday get up EARLY (be there by 7:30)and go to STEAM conference, here are my chosen workshops: Mat/sci applications in water industry, podcasting in your classroom, lunch, Come Wii with Mii -and I think I'll skip the last one so I do not have to worry about a babysitter (it ends at 3:30). Friday night go to tex with DH and buy freezer, saturday school stuff then Campmeeting. Sunday reverse that :-)

AHHHH Quiet

It's been a quiet day (other than Shawn's dog which barks incessantly for no apparant reason!). It's nice to have the entire day at home, I get few of those. Next week, I really need to schedule my last observation. It'll be nice to have that done! I got a 111 on my ecology test (out of 125), that is unless he changes it, we did a group 'peer' type grading. Whew, that is a load off. This test ought to be easier to tighten in on without 50 million videos to watch. Blake seems to like Youngs so far. Funny, you ask them if they like it and they say yeah, we get free food or cokes, lol, BOYS! Shawn jr. will be 18 this sunday, you can tell he is ready to 'make his own decisions', it's funny they think 18 is a magic number. :-)

I'm contemplating getting Hughesnet. It's about 40$ more a month though and money is tight, but it sure would help me out with school stuff. I am thinking of maybe dropping my phone and just getting one like Amberly's. I have to check and see for sure when my contract is up. I also am not sure how it would affect the boys phones. They are running a special so it would be nice to make up my mind by tomorrow, but I am just not sure that I can. Expenses are really heavy this year with senior ring (blake), TWO letterman jackets (sjr changed his mind), senior pic's homecoming, prom& all that stuff, plus a new freezer this weekend, I could go on and on. (You have kids, you know!)

This week, Amberly is going to Laura's but I don't know Blake's reg. schedule yet and I am not sure how she will get to church on wed. Just taking it one day at a time right now! Shawn might could swing through to church that way, but I want to make sure she gets her hw done.
Well that's enough of a break, back to work. I'm tying up lose ends on my ESL reading poster and then back to study environmental history and laws. (exciting stuff, lol)

Upcoming week

This ought to be a decent week, it's not too packed (praying it stays that way). No observations on tuesday, no doctor's appointments. I do have a conference friday, it's called STEAM, it's a math conference, I get extra credit and hopefully I will get there early enough to get some goodies (they usually give out boxes of manipulatives of some sort). I only have one test this week, so I hope to finish up some more work on projects and get ahead a little. I managed to get some progress done on a few projects and all one needs now is tidying up. I have a lot coming up that is due at the same time and the next few weekends will be busy. We've got campmeeting this weekend, Komen next weekend and mom comes the following weekend. We are planning on having a BBQ that weekend, if Shawn can change his work schedule, or we might have everyone out and do hotdogs or potluck. It's hard to believe he will be 18 and graduating. I get plenty of reminders though, Senior this senior that, lol.

interesting

So yesterday, my whole morning was wasted. I showed up at the Lake like we were supposed to(yes I complained the entire time) and I waited. Finally another student arrived and we waited, drove around a bit to see if we were in the wrong area or something....then 2 other students arrived and we waited. The professor never showed up, the Corps guy never showed up. So 25 min after we were supposed to have started I left (after waiting an hour because I left early in case I got lost). He says he had a flat tire, but I am not buying it. He thought the corps guy would be there. I was furious. This man is driving me bananas. I have to stay home this morning to catch up on stuff. Had he not done that, perhaps I would have gotten enough done that I could enjoy church and fellowship this morning. What did he say? oh maybe it was fate GRRR. It was hard not to give him what for. I don't usually get angry easily, but this guy makes me flat mad. He needs another line of work.


Anyhow, despite Mr. Prof's best attempt to keep me behind, I got one project finished and teh second one is well under way. I also started studying for my Forensics test. So today I will finish my reading project, studying a bit for forensics and start on my IS395 project.

Shawn Jr.'s Senior pics from school came in and they are decent(sp?? my mind has no time to spell correctly these days), maybe not the most creative, but I am going to see if he would like to just order from these. It will be hard to hook him up with Sissy Welch considering his current schedule. Speaking of schedules, Blake starts at youngs Monday afternoon. I've got to figure out where I will send Amberly. I have options, I just have to figure out which will work best, and wait to see what days he will have to work.

My family helped in the house again yesterday and I sure do appreciate that. Still plenty to do, but a little help goes a long way. Well that is my allotted time, so I need to go read my bible now. That way I can be angry and sin not :-).