it's the little things....

Feckles has confiscated all of Amberly's 'talking' toys. She has a Dora doll (that is REALLY annoying at 6 am, especially when you have a headache), a husky from build a bear, and two puppies that look like her and make dog noises. Oh and a furbie. She is fascincated with them. We have had several people looking at both trucks. Someone might buy Shawn Jr.'s thursday, we will see. It's tempting to put my car out there, lol. They are both going in the thrifty nickel too, maybe I will have to call and have them both dropped!

Shawn got up at 3 am and I woke up with a headache. It is a little bit better this morning, but it needs to go away so I can study. Hopefully when I get on the elliptical it will go away. :( This is day 2 of my diet. I have gained another 3 lbs for 13 in total. NOTHING fits, so I have a month to wage war against the waistline. Please pray that DH will start exercising again. When he does his blood pressure is normal. Right now it is just above or at borderline (130/90 or a little above). If he will do something now, he can prevent taking meds which is is opposed too. I'm concerned it will get worse and that he will refuse meds and that is not a good thing. So pray for God's convictn, sic' em Lord. Speaking of, God is faithful for even the little things. I got a call Sunday morning that Shae had lost Shawn Jr.'s senior ring (and don't mention it to her, I wouldn't say anything except for the good end result needs to be shared). She was really upset and had been crying and was afraid to tell me. (I had made Rachel talk with her about being careful with it, etc... when she first got it) so anyway, I kinda figured that would happen when he gave it to her (not because of her, just because that is the way I think, lol). But I was very calm when Rachel called and told her it was not like she chunked it, an accident is an accident and that I bet someone would find it, see FHS on it and send it back to the school. Well I called Mrs. Janet to let her know my schedule for the week and what do you know, some from Texas had found the ring in the mall parking lot and called the school with it, so it is on it's way home ;-).

Hey Lisa, you still want to decorate my blog page???

So today is haircut at 9 am. Study for reading test, then hopefully go to texarkana and take it and then be free. It really depends on this headache I think and how quickly studying goes....Oh I almsot forgot, Amberly and I started polishing the antique stilver plated coffee service that my dad just brought (I didn't want the case to get broken in the trailer), that was my great-great-grandmother's and wow, silver cleans up really easily. I can't wait to get it all finished. There are some spots, so I am going to read up and see how to get rid of them, if I can....

Have I lost it?

I think I have lost my mind. I'm going to switch my internet class to statistics and take it mon-wed from 4-5:15. A friend that can help me if I need it is in there and I just saw this morning it's the easy guy whohoo. Perfect. So this summer I can just take two internet classes.I was concerned about stat's only being offered on campus. I also really wanted the easier guy. YAY. So here's my lonnnggg schedule. Monday 10-12 invertebrate zoology, 1-3 Genetics 4-5:15 statistics 6-10, Tuesday 3-4 biology semina,r Wed 10-12, 1-3 repeat of mon morning. That will be a realllllyyy long day monday, but I will be thre any how, so might as well take statistics. And I'll have to go straight to church on wednesday's. I'm really glad the end is almost here. I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. Just one last push to study for two tests. Just gotta stay focused a few more days...

We had a really nice lecture yesterday. :/ We were supposed to be lectured on rarity and extinction. But apparently the nutty professor was listening to hanity on the way to school so instead we got an angry lecture on cap and trade, welfare economics, really fun interesting stuff and just so related to rarity. We have decided to sabotage his radio haha, not really but wish we could!

The Lord is always so faithful. He always takes care of our needs. Every year I don't know how we will manage Christmas and every year He always comes through! Not that the focus is on gifts and such, but He cares about it because we care about it. My kids don't get much throughout the year so it is nice to bless them at Christmas. I didn't get to get an Angel tree gift, but I plan on getting some groceries and I have two kids on my mind that I might try to buy gifts for.

Closer

Ok, I am NOT buying any more vehicles right now, lol. Although technically, Shawn Jr. bought his. I have to say Mil-Way is really good, we are moving all our stuff over there. It's really nice to not have to worry about Blake driving my car. It has no heat and no defrost, so winter time is not a great time to drive it. And it also shakes after you get to a certain speed. It is also nice to not have to worry how Shawn Jr. will get back and forth to college. That has beena good little truck, but we know it won't last forever. They ought to be happy this Christmas with each a new truck!
I moved my hair appt to tuesday. I will be almost out of school, lol. That is funny, because I won't have to fix my hair that much. That's ok, though I am ready to get it done! I am also ready for my break. So we got the wrong title for Blake's truck, we now have the correct title, so I have to go get his tagged today. Then I am done with that business. I have sped class (3 quizzes) thursday, a final monday and a final tues or wed just whatever I decide on that one. Then I am FREE for about a month. YAY. Rachel and I are hosting the ladie smeeting in janurary, the first one I get to go to in a while! I'm glad about that.

TGIF

I've gotten lots of research done for my EIS project this morning, so now I need to compile and reword. (from the nutty professor of course!) I had my last IS395 class last night. YAY -now I only have one class on thursday next week. NO Comprehensive finals. A few open book quizzes in SPED and a big test in ecology and one in reading and them I am done. And of course finish this enormous project. In Ecology, I've got 1/3 of a book to finish, read the chapter on population dynamics (and whatever else he decides), view all the videos, (well with the exception of those 15 that aren't classroom appropriate), finish 2 chapters in reading, do my response journal, read two chapters of SPED, start making a study guide for ecology and flash cards for reading. UGH I need more time!! It's looking like i might have to stay home Sunday. I'm praying I get a lot done tomorrow so I don't have to. I really don't like missing sunday morning. I also need to clean house sometime, but the family will be able to help.

In the remainder of my life, we may have found a good deal on a vehicle for Blake. We worked with Milway and I really like them, so we will finally move all our accounts over there. The guys are going to look at the truck tonight. The funny thing is, this is the guy that had a hand in us finding out about the house. He is the one that told Bobie it was for sale. Small world, eh? I missed a call to sub this morning, but I guess it was for the best, I needed to get some work on that project done. I hope to finish it up this weekend and get that class off my plate because next saturday we have the GA Nursing Home visit. I really hope to do a service project next quarter. And I really want it to be the Children's Hospital...

Crunch time

The semester is almost over and the next few weeks are going to be reallllyyy busy. I feel a little behind after taking a break over thanksgiving. Really I just need to be really busy getting ready for those last tests. I did my last observation yesterday, so this morning I've got to finish up that report to turn in. I have a sped test tomorrow to study for, plus shawn and I have to go to the bank, so I hope to start studying for it some today. I've got to get started on the videos for ecology and finish reading chapter 11 for reading. (Gotta start 12 this weekend). My grade in there is going to be close. At this point, I am just ready to finish, the straight A's don't pay off as well as they did at TC. I also finally get my 2nd ecology test, he was still grading them monday. We'll see if he is fair! I haven't hunted much and the few times I have gone I haven't seen anything. Maybe Friday if I feel caught up enough!

We've got the car fixed, but I think we will still try to get Blake a vehicle. There is no heat and therefore no defrost in my car so it's very hard to drive in bad weather. I'm really glad I get to go to church on wed next semester and some of the ladies meetings. ;-) Ah on another note, I'm trying to talk Mr. Nelson into teaching biology next year and holding the job for me ;-P ha, pray he has a sudden desire to teach biology hehe. He might throw rocks at me when he finds out I told Mr. Sanders and when I see Lairemore again, I'll tell him. You never know, it could happen.

Thanksgiving visit

We had a really nice thanksgiving. Dad made it in a little early tuesday and Carlton and his family arrived late wednesday evening. We enjoyed the fried turkey, it was really moist and surpising to me, went well with dressing (smoked turkey does not, so I don't like having it on thanksgiving). Alex and Amanda had a great time and I hope they come stay for a while this summer. Shawn brought Shae over for a while, it was nice for everyone to meet her, they are usually over at Dennis and Rachel's. They also went to her Aunts and then came back. Dennis and Rachel stopped by for a while, but they missed meeting Carleton and Laura.

I have only hunted once this week (yesterday morning) I saw four doe. I shot at one a missed. It was cold and I was sssshhhiiivvering. I pulled or shivered when I shot so I knew I missed her. 3 Other deer ran in behind her. I waited a while and went to check on her and they were all still in the woods right there, oh well, that is hunting! I wanted to go this morning, but was up worrying about school work so I figured it is time to get back to reality. I'm going to have a busy week, well the next few weeks should be busy. I've got to work on my next chapter in reading (and finish reading the first). Do my internet field trip and report, start researching for the 'football stadium' EIS we have to make, study for a quiz in SPED, and work on a project for ecology. And clean the house back up. Oh and get ready for GA's tomorrow. And wrap the presents I bought yesterday.

Rachel, Amberly and I had a nice time shopping yesterday. We left around 11 or so. We only made a few stops and avoided you- oh I mean 'the' crazy people ;-P. We went to Sam's, Show Carnival, Gander mtn., Lowe's and the mall. We made a stop at walmart on the way in for a few groceries and wrapping paper of course. We of course had to eat at Amigo Juan's, although we almost went to red lobster. Rachel and I had a shrimp dish there and it was goooodddd. Amberly got her ears pierced (3rd time's the charm right?). Aeropostale had everything 50-50% off so we got a few good buys there.

It's time now to hit the elliptical hard! I haven't been on it all week, it's been so busy. I've got to really start watching what I eat too. OY-everything is getting tight. OK I better get to work or it would do me no good to skip hunting.... and I want to hunt this evening...

AHHHH

Well it hasn't quite been calgon take me away, and I do have to go to school tomorrow, but I am enjoying the 'break'. I went hunting this morning and this doe came out of the woods and ran along side it (all I could see was the white flag) and then ran and I mean RAN across the line in front of me and immediately back again. It reminded me of the way Bear laps the yard when the weather is cool. She came by again and again and finally someone was following her. I though man she came back fast, but my dh let me know it was a buck. hehe I thought she was playing. Well, the other kind of playing ;-). Then after I waited a while, I heard horns rattling in the woods, I thought they would burst out of the woods at any moment. It was really loud. I knew that sound! I've heard the guys rattle their horns too much, 2 bucks fighting. So I waited and they never came out. that was after about three hours, so then, it was time to pee :P haha. So maybe next time. I enjoyed it though, I would have come in earlier had I not had all that excitement.

So I've been cleaning and cooking the rest of the day. Also trying to straighten out my brother's odd directions to the house. Most of it was right, just street names, but the end of it was just weird. SO I am worn out and will enjoy sitting in my stand this evening because all I will be doing is reading. By the time I get done, dad should be arriving. He should have no trouble finding us, he is from the county1 :-P Shawn also put some deer antlers on the mail box haha. Carleton and Laura will be arriving late tomorrow after dark, so they won't see them. I will do nothing but cooking (and one class tomorrow) for the next few days, but I am happy about it. I love cooking thanksgiving dinner. The xmas decorations someone gave me have made a nice touch to the house. It looks all Christmasy ;-)