overloaded

Well, my next class has started and so my works begins. I am starting to feel overloaded and that there are not enough hours in the day to finish my work. I am looking forward to spring break next week so I won't be working as many hours and maybe I can get A LOT done...that's the plan anyways but we all know how well plans work sometimes. I don't think the work would be so bad if there weren't so many chapters to read and if the text wasn't so boring. I am having a hard time reading the book and then understanding what I read well enough to answer the questions. I have the night off and I really should get some done...but all I want to do is go take a nap!

Life

I know it has been a while since I have blogged and for that I am sorry. Life has been crazy lately and very busy. Between working 2 jobs, going to Florida, fostering dogs and being in school I'm lucky lately to be at the right place at the right time. I have been getting quite a few subbing days in, which is good, but last week I was asked to be a long term sub as an aide. This is a new position for me and I have mixed feelings but I'm excited to be at the same place day to day, and also to know I am working the next day.

I did sub some last week in a second grade classroom and I have something new to share. We were reading an article about global warming and the Arctic melting. We talked about the Arctic being the North Pole. I asked "what will happen if this continues and the Arctic melts?" All the students said " then Santa won't have a place to live!" I thought this was so cute and definitely in the minds of 8 year olds, this is truth!

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?