Florida here I come!

Well, I am sooo ready to head to Florida! I need warmth! I finally mailed in my CD portfolio, which was a huge relief. I also finished my essay and emailed that to the professor but I haven't heard from him on if he received it or not. Now that my homework is officially done I can start packing. I have no idea what I want to take with me. At least I know what I will be wearing to the wedding! That is one of the advantages to being in the wedding.

On another note, I now have a tooth that is giving me a lot of trouble. I went to the dentist, he thinks it might have an infection so he gave me antibiotics. While I was there though he kept tapping my sore tooth with his instrument and now that aggravated it and made it worse. Isn't going to the dentist supposed to fix that problem, not intensify it?

OK, enough complaining. I think it is time for a nap!

Class is done...maybe

Well, my class is done, kinda. I still have to finish my CD and do my essay question, plus I need to start getting ready to leave for Florida. I feel like there is so much I need to get done this week with not much time to do it. Luckily there is no school tomorrow so my 'plan' is to get a lot of it done then, but we all know how well our plans work sometimes! I hope I can get much of it done.

On another note, I am really looking forward to the time away in Florida. Sometimes we just need to get away and I really feel like I do. It will be refreshing, and hopefully warmer. I really pray for warm weather since I am going done there for a wedding and the wedding is on the beach. Yea!

Well, I am going to try to go relax and figure out a game plan for the week. I hope everyone has a great week!

Times almost up!

Well, I am sitting down and finishing up my "lose ends" with my homework. It is now time to reflect on my experiences. Some of the assignments I have really liked and will probably continue using but yet others are just not right for me, although they may work well for others. I have enjoyed this class, it has definitely put me in state of disequilibrium several times but that is a good thing. It has made me get out of my comfort zone and explore. I am really looking forward to a few weeks break from homework. That will be nice. I joined this cohort so I could be more tech savy and more comfortable and confident with technology and I really think I am reaching my goal. Being out of school for a couple of year though I had forgotten how much work could be involved! Don't get me wrong, I have learned A LOT but I will really enjoy the next couple weeks.

Well, I think this will be my last blog until after class so good luck with your homework and I'll see you in 2 days!

Random thoughts

Well, thanks to the help from a friend and A LOT of exploring and experimenting I am getting close to being done with my website. It is such a relief! I have learned so much but I am starting to feel the time crunch. Did Dr. Merrill say he wanted us to keep our website simple and easy? I was trying to save my lesson plan stuff onto the CD and it wouldn't work so even though I am almost done with things, I am running into problems. I think my E drive is not working. Now I am emailing my work to myself....and going to try to save it from another computer. I hope it works!

I can't believe that Friday is our last class. This month has flown by so fast! It will be nice to have a few weeks break between classes. It seemd unreal to think about how much more is out there for us to use in the classroom!

Once again it is snowing here....again! I know I shouldn't complain because I do live in Michigan afterall but we haven't had this much snow in a long time. I guess you could say that we have been a little bit spoiled with how little snow we have gotten in the past several winters and now that we have gotten this much snow we can't believe it. Also, it is FREEZING outside!!!!

Well, I think I am going to take a break from the computer and homework. I hope to get everything done tonight so I can burn it all tomorrow and then not worry about it anymore.

Good luck with your homework!

Exhausted

Ok, today I just feel exhausted. I feel like there is SO much for me to do and I am tired. There is no energy left and I am still trying figure out this website. I have it created...sort of but I can not figure out how to link sites and attatch other things. I think I am going to call it a night and spend more time, earlier in the day to work on it. I feel completely lost! Anyone else feel the same way?

snow day again?

I can't believe we had another snow day! I don't ever remember having this many! It was nice to know Wednesday night that there would be no school on Thursday because then I knew I could sleep in. I also got a call a little before six in the morning on Friday that school was closed that day too. Even though the call came late I was pleasantly surprised. I was able to get some things done and also able to go visit a friend of mine. The only problem is we have had so much snow and ice that as of Friday we are officially over our limit of snow days and have to make one up! One doesn't seem that bad but then I think that it is only the beginning of February and if this weather continues it will become more than one! Is anyone else's school districts over on their snow day count?

On another note, less than one more week of class! I need to get busy with my homework! ;-)

politics

Well, it is icy and snowy outside and as much as I want summer to be here I also am ready for November. Why you may ask. I am already tired of the presidential debates and campaigns. Every time I turn on the TV there is more about it. Also, how do you know what and who to believe, and what each person stands for. It is very hard to make an informed decision on any of the candidates. There is so many smear tactics that you don't know what is truth. I must say that I am not one too interested in politics but I also want to make sure to vote and I want my vote to be based on facts, not lies. Does anyone else feel this way?

Votes are in!

Ok, the final result from the poll is more people like fall! NO ONE voted for winter....probably because most people are ready for it to be over with until next year! Unfortunately it doesn't look like that is going to happen anytime soon. It sounds like another storm is headed this way. I am soooo ready to break out the flip flops though, and they may come back out soon. Even the students I have been working with seem to be ready for sunnier and warmer weather! It's sad when 40 degrees feels like a heat wave! I would be just as happy skipping spring and heading right into summer, although I do enjoy seeing the flowers start to come out during these times. As for now, I will just look forward to heading to Florida at the end of the month. It will be nice to have a change of scenery.

Snow predictions

Well, the storm has now passed. It is funny how they were predicting this HUGE storm! When I was subbing on Thursday a student even came up to me and asked if they could do Friday's work instead of the plans for the day because there wasn't going to be school on Friday. There was even a few cancellations in the area on Thursday night before a snow flake had even fallen! I had been watching weather reports and some were saying we were going to get 6-10 inches and others were saying 5-8. By the time the storm has passed we had a whopping 3 inches!!! I must say I am kind of glad since I am not particulary fond of the white stuff but every one was getting ready for so much more. Oh well, it is pretty but if they are right about tomorrow's temperature it will all be melted tomorrow!

Yea for time off!

Well, today we had another snow day and I have been able to enjoy it and get a few things done. One of which has been to set my computer back up. It was in getting fixed and also getting more memory. I felt lost without this one piece of equipment and I am very thankful to have it back! It makes me wonder what we ever did without computers!