so heather's comin over and i promised paella. we're going out of town tomorrow, so i have four loads of laundry and a load of dishes to do. i also wanted to mop the floors. go figure that today would be the day that we would be without water since approximately 10 this morning. they say it'll come back on 'sometime this afternoon'. well, i need to do dishes so i can make the paella. the paella needs at least 3 1/2 to 4 hours to cook in the crock pot. heather's coming at 6. this isn't adding up right in my head....
hmm... we do have some distilled water in the laundry room... i could use that to wash the frying pan...
but the clothes that need to hang dry will never be dry by tomorrow morning.
grrrrr water
Tuesday, December 21
Monday, December 20
yay! profile pic!
look at me. it only took one lazy monday afternoon and a quick sign up at villagephoto.com and i got myself a profile pic.
it's what i've always wanted.
or at least since mel and ashley got theirs up and running and i was left painfully behind.
but now i have one. i am once again part of the in-crowd.
so what do you think?
i look like mr. ed don't i.
it's what i've always wanted.
or at least since mel and ashley got theirs up and running and i was left painfully behind.
but now i have one. i am once again part of the in-crowd.
so what do you think?
i look like mr. ed don't i.
Tuesday, December 14
one-liner
ironic (i-ron-ik): i'm not allowed painkillers; therefore, i get headaches for the first time in my life.
Saturday, December 11
Wednesday, December 8
that 70's uterus
that title is dedicated to ashalily.
so i went to the doctOr (thanks frankie) yesterday to hear the baby's heartbeat. yay!
but she couldn't find it. boo.
she also made me pee in a cup again. booo.
she said that either my uterus is 'retroverted' which i think means backwards? (she said not to worry about it...) or my own heartbeat was so rediculously loud that it smothered the sounds my baby could have been making. i'm already sensing that this baby could be more like josh than me...
then she scheduled me for an utrasound, which i went to today.
so i got to sleep in today! all the way til 7:30 ( a whole hour and a half!) and went to my appointment at 8:45.
i still didn't get to hear the heartbeat. but i got to SEE it!! the baby is so tiny! but still somehow bigger than i thought. it's an inch long from "crown to rump" which is the scientific way of saying "head to butt."
and i got pictures!! but i still haven't figured out how to post pictures on blogger, so i'm going to need a tutorial.
anyway, it's 10:30pm and i'm tired, so good night!
so i went to the doctOr (thanks frankie) yesterday to hear the baby's heartbeat. yay!
but she couldn't find it. boo.
she also made me pee in a cup again. booo.
she said that either my uterus is 'retroverted' which i think means backwards? (she said not to worry about it...) or my own heartbeat was so rediculously loud that it smothered the sounds my baby could have been making. i'm already sensing that this baby could be more like josh than me...
then she scheduled me for an utrasound, which i went to today.
so i got to sleep in today! all the way til 7:30 ( a whole hour and a half!) and went to my appointment at 8:45.
i still didn't get to hear the heartbeat. but i got to SEE it!! the baby is so tiny! but still somehow bigger than i thought. it's an inch long from "crown to rump" which is the scientific way of saying "head to butt."
and i got pictures!! but i still haven't figured out how to post pictures on blogger, so i'm going to need a tutorial.
anyway, it's 10:30pm and i'm tired, so good night!
Saturday, December 4
a doctor and a mantainance (sp?) guy
ok, so it's the weekend and i'm actually home. that means i'm not working, and i'm not sleeping, so i'm actually writing in my blog!!
i went to the doctor on monday. it was very exciting. i am spelling doctor right... aren't i? ever since i met matt docter... doctor... i get messed up which is the real way to spell the word. way to go, matt. thanks a lot. but anyway. i actually didn't even see a docter.. doctor... i saw the 'nurse practitioner' and she was really nice. she told me i was pregnant. after she made me pee in a cup. i hate peeing in cups... grrr.... and then she tried to hear the baby's heartbeat! she thought she heard it briefly.. but josh and i didn't hear anything. so i'm going back on tuesday to hear the heartbeat and i'm bringing a tape recorder. i'm thinking cheap gifts for the grandparents... well, that's all i can think of that i want to talk about that. except for the brief warning to the girls out there... pregnancy exams are invasive. josh already said that i've gone through more than he'd be willing to. he said he would have wussed out at the blood test. guys are weak.
so anyway. about the maintainance (sp?) guy. actually... i really don't feel like talking about that right now. josh is making pancakes and that takes presidence (sp?) over lazy, gross, mean maintainance men.
so while i'm eating pancakes, you can see what the baby might look like by clicking here.
check out those elbows!
oh, and the due date is officially July 6, 2005, give or take two weeks.
oh oh, and i need names for girls. for boy names we like Malachi and Isaac and maybe Isaiah. but we can't find any girl names we agree on. we don't like ordinary names... that's the only hitch. it would be cool if they came from the bible, but it's not a necessity.
bye!!
i went to the doctor on monday. it was very exciting. i am spelling doctor right... aren't i? ever since i met matt docter... doctor... i get messed up which is the real way to spell the word. way to go, matt. thanks a lot. but anyway. i actually didn't even see a docter.. doctor... i saw the 'nurse practitioner' and she was really nice. she told me i was pregnant. after she made me pee in a cup. i hate peeing in cups... grrr.... and then she tried to hear the baby's heartbeat! she thought she heard it briefly.. but josh and i didn't hear anything. so i'm going back on tuesday to hear the heartbeat and i'm bringing a tape recorder. i'm thinking cheap gifts for the grandparents... well, that's all i can think of that i want to talk about that. except for the brief warning to the girls out there... pregnancy exams are invasive. josh already said that i've gone through more than he'd be willing to. he said he would have wussed out at the blood test. guys are weak.
so anyway. about the maintainance (sp?) guy. actually... i really don't feel like talking about that right now. josh is making pancakes and that takes presidence (sp?) over lazy, gross, mean maintainance men.
so while i'm eating pancakes, you can see what the baby might look like by clicking here.
check out those elbows!
oh, and the due date is officially July 6, 2005, give or take two weeks.
oh oh, and i need names for girls. for boy names we like Malachi and Isaac and maybe Isaiah. but we can't find any girl names we agree on. we don't like ordinary names... that's the only hitch. it would be cool if they came from the bible, but it's not a necessity.
bye!!
Sunday, November 14
dedicated to fj
i would like to take this opportunity to personally thank frankie for never giving up on this blog. i hereby declare you This Blog's Most Faithful Reader. congratulations! what are you going to do now?
so, what have i done in the past month of blog-silence? umm... i still work 10hr days... i try to sleep more... and i try to convince josh that getting a B in grad school isn't the end of life as we know it.
speaking of josh and grad school... he's going to be working on Taylor's satellite for his assistantship, and writing his thesis on his attitute control thingamabob, so that's really cool. he might even be able to graduate early because he's done so much work on that crap... er... stuff... already. and he might be going to reno in january to see if taylor wins the satellite contest. but he says i can't come unless i wanna buy my own ticket out there. stupid taylor. don't they realize how much i have put into this satellite? i went out to TWO satellite conferences in Utah already. i stayed up all frickin night with the rest of them to take pictures of their last-minute craziness. and most importantly, i put up with two and a half years of neglect from a husband who couldn't leave nussbaum to save his life. I DESERVE RENO.
yay, i hear josh doing dishes. sigh. it's a beautiful sound.
now i'm trying to think of any three-year-old-stories that i could tell you... i don't think i've told you very many at all, and that's a real shame cuz they're priceless. did i tell you about my one boy who got suspended for a week for hitting a teacher in the nose? that's right. a three-year-old who got suspended for taking down a teacher. it wasn't me that he hit, it was his afternoon teacher. it was really wierd, too, cuz he had been having a great day, he even was my line leader. (by the way, this is the same boy who locked himself in the handicapped stall, if you read my earlier blog about my boys). They were in the bathroom and he was trying to wash his hands. but our bathrooms are not age appropriate for my three-year-olds, so this boy (he's the smallest) has to hoist himself up onto the sink to reach the faucet to wash his hands. Anyways, the afternoon teacher sees that he is slipping off the sink and so she goes in to help him back up, and he goes to elbow her in the face! he missed (the first time) and she said "DON'T hit the teacher!" and so he starts to slip again and she goes in again to help him back up and this time he yells "NO" and swings his elbow back with all his little three-year-old strength and makes contact with her nose (right at the sensitive spot between the nostrils). the teacher stands back and covers her nose because she's sure it's bleeding, and blinks back the tears as the rest of the boys crowd around the guilty party and go, "you hit the teacher!!" "you're not supposed to hit the teacher!!" "Why did you hit the teacher??" and one boy comes and gets me (i'm right next door getting ready to go up to fourth and fifth grade) and says "The teacher got hit!" So i take the guilty boy down to the principals office and we don't see him again for a week. it was a quiet week.
well, that's all i can think of for now, besides josh is antsy; he wants the computer back. (he's the reason i've not been able to blog, if you're looking for someone to blame.)
don't know when i'll be able to blog again... hopefully soon!
by the way, i'm pregnant.
so, what have i done in the past month of blog-silence? umm... i still work 10hr days... i try to sleep more... and i try to convince josh that getting a B in grad school isn't the end of life as we know it.
speaking of josh and grad school... he's going to be working on Taylor's satellite for his assistantship, and writing his thesis on his attitute control thingamabob, so that's really cool. he might even be able to graduate early because he's done so much work on that crap... er... stuff... already. and he might be going to reno in january to see if taylor wins the satellite contest. but he says i can't come unless i wanna buy my own ticket out there. stupid taylor. don't they realize how much i have put into this satellite? i went out to TWO satellite conferences in Utah already. i stayed up all frickin night with the rest of them to take pictures of their last-minute craziness. and most importantly, i put up with two and a half years of neglect from a husband who couldn't leave nussbaum to save his life. I DESERVE RENO.
yay, i hear josh doing dishes. sigh. it's a beautiful sound.
now i'm trying to think of any three-year-old-stories that i could tell you... i don't think i've told you very many at all, and that's a real shame cuz they're priceless. did i tell you about my one boy who got suspended for a week for hitting a teacher in the nose? that's right. a three-year-old who got suspended for taking down a teacher. it wasn't me that he hit, it was his afternoon teacher. it was really wierd, too, cuz he had been having a great day, he even was my line leader. (by the way, this is the same boy who locked himself in the handicapped stall, if you read my earlier blog about my boys). They were in the bathroom and he was trying to wash his hands. but our bathrooms are not age appropriate for my three-year-olds, so this boy (he's the smallest) has to hoist himself up onto the sink to reach the faucet to wash his hands. Anyways, the afternoon teacher sees that he is slipping off the sink and so she goes in to help him back up, and he goes to elbow her in the face! he missed (the first time) and she said "DON'T hit the teacher!" and so he starts to slip again and she goes in again to help him back up and this time he yells "NO" and swings his elbow back with all his little three-year-old strength and makes contact with her nose (right at the sensitive spot between the nostrils). the teacher stands back and covers her nose because she's sure it's bleeding, and blinks back the tears as the rest of the boys crowd around the guilty party and go, "you hit the teacher!!" "you're not supposed to hit the teacher!!" "Why did you hit the teacher??" and one boy comes and gets me (i'm right next door getting ready to go up to fourth and fifth grade) and says "The teacher got hit!" So i take the guilty boy down to the principals office and we don't see him again for a week. it was a quiet week.
well, that's all i can think of for now, besides josh is antsy; he wants the computer back. (he's the reason i've not been able to blog, if you're looking for someone to blame.)
don't know when i'll be able to blog again... hopefully soon!
by the way, i'm pregnant.
Saturday, October 23
home again home again...
isn't that a nursery rhyme? i thought it was... someone tell me the rest of it.
anyway, i'm back in mendota for the weekend so that we could see josh's lil sister's basketball game. she's apparently a superstar. also, we finally FINALLY got the check for the (ford) probe and we needed his dad's signature on the check. i had to put (ford) so that ppl wouldn't think dirty thoughts. sick people. sometimes i tell ppl about our probe and i forget that they don't know that ford ever made probes and so they look at me wierd and back away slowly.
well, i gotta go.
anyway, i'm back in mendota for the weekend so that we could see josh's lil sister's basketball game. she's apparently a superstar. also, we finally FINALLY got the check for the (ford) probe and we needed his dad's signature on the check. i had to put (ford) so that ppl wouldn't think dirty thoughts. sick people. sometimes i tell ppl about our probe and i forget that they don't know that ford ever made probes and so they look at me wierd and back away slowly.
well, i gotta go.
Tuesday, October 19
quick! renaissance me!
my school's fall festival is nov. 4 and i'm supposed to be all renaissancy. that's like a LOT of work, since the stupid renaissance women had to wear such dumb fancy clothing. why couldn't they have worn jeans and a hoodie? maybe 500 years from now they'll have fall festivals where you dress from the 21st century. and everyone will shed their form-fitting space suits (they'll be living on mars by then) for the good ol' jeansandhoodie look. they would be so lucky.
but not me.
oh, and since this is soo much work, of course, i've done nothing on it, even though i've known for over a month.
anyone wanna loan me a dress like this? please?
but not me.
oh, and since this is soo much work, of course, i've done nothing on it, even though i've known for over a month.
anyone wanna loan me a dress like this? please?
Monday, October 18
smells fattening...
i got an apple pie candle. i highly recommend them. so when you're all full on frozen pizzas, you can light an apple pie candle instead of cramming yourself fuller with strawberry ice cream. just light up a pie candle and inhale the calories.
it doesn't work if you're actually hungry though, cuz then you'll actually want to eat apple pie.
but anyway, that's my new diet craze. inhale your food. literally.
can't you see it now?
steak candles... mmmmm.......
it doesn't work if you're actually hungry though, cuz then you'll actually want to eat apple pie.
but anyway, that's my new diet craze. inhale your food. literally.
can't you see it now?
steak candles... mmmmm.......
Saturday, October 16
i win
i have to be the most horrible blogger ever. worse than those who blog every little movement they make... i am the blogger who forgets she has a blog. but that was because i didn't have a desktop, but rather a laptop that i had to take the time to set up everytime i wanted to use it. i also had dialup (read "slow, frustrating, not-worth-my-time"). I also had only 45 outgoing local calls a month, and every dial up was a local call. did i mention that i work 10 hr days? with three year olds? and finally.. to end the justification and cast some of this blame off me... josh was rebuilding a computer in the office so i didn' teven have a desk or a chair to sit in while on the computer. there were computer parts everywhere. it wasn't good.
well, i still work 10 hr days, and still work with three year olds, but! we have unlimited local calls now. and josh finished the computer, so i have a desk in an office with a chair that has a cushion! and this new computer is superfast, so even dialup isn't that frustrating. and i definately don't have to set up the desktop everytime i wanna use it.
so hopefully all that means that i'll be online more often now.
as for the immediate, it's almost 1am and my husband is missing me, so i'm done writing for now except to say that...
i'm not pregnant.
well, i still work 10 hr days, and still work with three year olds, but! we have unlimited local calls now. and josh finished the computer, so i have a desk in an office with a chair that has a cushion! and this new computer is superfast, so even dialup isn't that frustrating. and i definately don't have to set up the desktop everytime i wanna use it.
so hopefully all that means that i'll be online more often now.
as for the immediate, it's almost 1am and my husband is missing me, so i'm done writing for now except to say that...
i'm not pregnant.
Tuesday, September 21
i teach three year olds
i've been collecting some stories and it's high time i shared them with the world.
i have six three-year-old boys. for their privacy, i will call them billy bob, jimmy joe, abdul, john, paul, and ringo.
billy bob doesn't like to color in the lines, follow rules, obey the teacher... but he's cute as all get out.
jimmy joe is also cute. and he likes to follow billy bob. the only difference is that when he gets in trouble, he cries. billy bob shows no emotion. at all. ever. actually, jimmy joe is much better behaved than billy bob. except when he follows billy bobs bad example. and that's a lot.
abdul doesn't speak much english. i'm not sure when he's disobeying and when he's genuinely confused at the words coming out of my mouth.
john ... john is definately the most mature one of the bunch. sometimes i think he's forty.
paul is very sweet and always follows directions. he's very cute. i want to take him home with me.
ringo. hmm... ringo. he's.... cute. :-D he can follow directions. he can obey. he can diliberately deceive. he's tricky tricky. and his dad looks like adam sandler.
hmm.. so now for the stories. i won't tell them all at once. must ration.
so... my discipline method is colored bears, ok? green is good. if you end your day on green, you get a sticker on a card and a marble in the jar. when your card is full, you get a prize just for you. the the jar is full, we get a class party. next color is yellow. this is a warning color. the only thing that happens is no sticker or marble. then it's orange. this means time-out (and no sticker or marble). the red bear is reserved for those who cannot obey to save their lives and it means a note home and a trip to the principal (cue dark threatening music).
anyways, stories. yay!
billy bob's gotten a lot of red bears. bet you couldn't figure that one out. he makes my day interesting. he also makes me go crazy. for example. the first day he got a red bear: he locked himself in the bathroom stall and refused to go potty or come out. he literally ran around in there (it was the handicap stall) for like at least five minutes. finally i tell abdul to crawl under the door and unlock the door. that was the dumbest thing i could have done in that situation. after i mimed to abdul three times the motion of crawling under the door, he finally went under, but then he just stood in there. i was looking through the crack trying to get him to unlock the door, but he just stared blankly at me. why didn't i choose a native english speaker? because i'm retarded. after a couple minutes, i convinced abdul, with the rest of the boys cheering him on, to unlock the door, and i proceeded to open the door (the boys were cheering at my victory - except billy bob) and grab billy bob by the arm to take him out. then, what does he scream? "i gotta go POTTY!!!" well, even in this situation, an experienced teacher does not ignore a plea like that. so i let him go, and he's not been allowed to lock a stall door ever since.
well, it's dinner time. i hope you enjoyed my story! there are lots more to come, don't worry.
bye!
and by the way.. NOT pregnant.
i have six three-year-old boys. for their privacy, i will call them billy bob, jimmy joe, abdul, john, paul, and ringo.
billy bob doesn't like to color in the lines, follow rules, obey the teacher... but he's cute as all get out.
jimmy joe is also cute. and he likes to follow billy bob. the only difference is that when he gets in trouble, he cries. billy bob shows no emotion. at all. ever. actually, jimmy joe is much better behaved than billy bob. except when he follows billy bobs bad example. and that's a lot.
abdul doesn't speak much english. i'm not sure when he's disobeying and when he's genuinely confused at the words coming out of my mouth.
john ... john is definately the most mature one of the bunch. sometimes i think he's forty.
paul is very sweet and always follows directions. he's very cute. i want to take him home with me.
ringo. hmm... ringo. he's.... cute. :-D he can follow directions. he can obey. he can diliberately deceive. he's tricky tricky. and his dad looks like adam sandler.
hmm.. so now for the stories. i won't tell them all at once. must ration.
so... my discipline method is colored bears, ok? green is good. if you end your day on green, you get a sticker on a card and a marble in the jar. when your card is full, you get a prize just for you. the the jar is full, we get a class party. next color is yellow. this is a warning color. the only thing that happens is no sticker or marble. then it's orange. this means time-out (and no sticker or marble). the red bear is reserved for those who cannot obey to save their lives and it means a note home and a trip to the principal (cue dark threatening music).
anyways, stories. yay!
billy bob's gotten a lot of red bears. bet you couldn't figure that one out. he makes my day interesting. he also makes me go crazy. for example. the first day he got a red bear: he locked himself in the bathroom stall and refused to go potty or come out. he literally ran around in there (it was the handicap stall) for like at least five minutes. finally i tell abdul to crawl under the door and unlock the door. that was the dumbest thing i could have done in that situation. after i mimed to abdul three times the motion of crawling under the door, he finally went under, but then he just stood in there. i was looking through the crack trying to get him to unlock the door, but he just stared blankly at me. why didn't i choose a native english speaker? because i'm retarded. after a couple minutes, i convinced abdul, with the rest of the boys cheering him on, to unlock the door, and i proceeded to open the door (the boys were cheering at my victory - except billy bob) and grab billy bob by the arm to take him out. then, what does he scream? "i gotta go POTTY!!!" well, even in this situation, an experienced teacher does not ignore a plea like that. so i let him go, and he's not been allowed to lock a stall door ever since.
well, it's dinner time. i hope you enjoyed my story! there are lots more to come, don't worry.
bye!
and by the way.. NOT pregnant.
Sunday, September 19
gmail invite competition
i have 6 gmail invites.
i have no clue what to do with them.
does anybody out there want one?
are they still in high demand?
should i sell them on ebay?
or should i set up my own competition right here and now?
hehe. competition.
tell me why you deserve my gmail invites.
maybe i'll agree.
maybe i won't.
bye.
i have no clue what to do with them.
does anybody out there want one?
are they still in high demand?
should i sell them on ebay?
or should i set up my own competition right here and now?
hehe. competition.
tell me why you deserve my gmail invites.
maybe i'll agree.
maybe i won't.
bye.
Wednesday, August 25
a sorely needed update
i'm not pregnant. there. now that that's out of the way, you can concentrate on the rest of this blog.
i have a job at gray road christian school. it's over full time, and pays decent for a small broke christian school (the janitors at IPS make more than me...)
i teach the three year olds on tuesdays and thursdays.
the three year olds that come mondays wednesdays and fridays (because of working parents or whatnot) go to 'clubhouse' which is a relaxed, fun, educational half-day thing - i do that too.
so that's monday - friday with three year olds from 8:00 til 11:15.
from 12:30 till 3:15 i am in the combined 4/5th grade classroom where i teach 5th grade reading and help out as an aide for science, which taught to all of them at once.
then from 3:15 til 5:30 i supervise 'aftercare' (for those who's mom's can't pick them up til whenever). we have fun making up games that we think should be in the next olympics. if you see the lacrosse longthrow or volleyball doublebounce in the 2008 olympics, that's all me baby.
so M-F, 7:30-5:30. whatever pays off those expensive private christian university bills. which, by the way... i'm supposed to tell them i moved, aren't i. crap.
let's see what else is new.
our apartment is all set up and very homey already. we were able to actually screw things into the walls so we could put up a bunch of stuff that just sat in our closets in briarwood (they have a strict nail-size policy). josh finished the fishtankstandholderthingy and it's gorgeiouas. i chose the stain and it doesn't match any other piece of furniture we own. so it fits in perfectly.
well, i'm spent.
by the way, we only have free dial up, and everytime we connect, it takes one of our 45 local calls a month (we broke, so we have the cheapest phone plan possible), so we try to only connect once a day. there. that should be a good enough excuse for now.
love you all and PRAISE GOD for everything that fell into place in my life. (think: "to Him who is able to keep you from falling...") i've got the benidiction thing goin on here.
good night!!
beth
(name the passage that benediction came from and you get a prize)
i have a job at gray road christian school. it's over full time, and pays decent for a small broke christian school (the janitors at IPS make more than me...)
i teach the three year olds on tuesdays and thursdays.
the three year olds that come mondays wednesdays and fridays (because of working parents or whatnot) go to 'clubhouse' which is a relaxed, fun, educational half-day thing - i do that too.
so that's monday - friday with three year olds from 8:00 til 11:15.
from 12:30 till 3:15 i am in the combined 4/5th grade classroom where i teach 5th grade reading and help out as an aide for science, which taught to all of them at once.
then from 3:15 til 5:30 i supervise 'aftercare' (for those who's mom's can't pick them up til whenever). we have fun making up games that we think should be in the next olympics. if you see the lacrosse longthrow or volleyball doublebounce in the 2008 olympics, that's all me baby.
so M-F, 7:30-5:30. whatever pays off those expensive private christian university bills. which, by the way... i'm supposed to tell them i moved, aren't i. crap.
let's see what else is new.
our apartment is all set up and very homey already. we were able to actually screw things into the walls so we could put up a bunch of stuff that just sat in our closets in briarwood (they have a strict nail-size policy). josh finished the fishtankstandholderthingy and it's gorgeiouas. i chose the stain and it doesn't match any other piece of furniture we own. so it fits in perfectly.
well, i'm spent.
by the way, we only have free dial up, and everytime we connect, it takes one of our 45 local calls a month (we broke, so we have the cheapest phone plan possible), so we try to only connect once a day. there. that should be a good enough excuse for now.
love you all and PRAISE GOD for everything that fell into place in my life. (think: "to Him who is able to keep you from falling...") i've got the benidiction thing goin on here.
good night!!
beth
(name the passage that benediction came from and you get a prize)
Wednesday, August 4
satellite widow
so i find myself home alone a lot lately. josh goes into work at 8 and comes home for lunch and dinner and to sleep .. and well, last night that was one in the morning. i think i just described the term 'satellite widow' correctly, no? i am more married to my television set than my own husband right now. i'm trying not to wallow in self-pity, but at least self-pity keeps good company.
what a spoiled little child i am
God has been so good to us this summer, and i don't deserve it at all. i whine,i complain, i eat too much, i worry, and worst of all, i sit around all day and waste 24 hours of God-given opportunity to get to know Him more.
and what has God done for me lately, anyway....
1) got josh into a great grad school
2) gave josh an assistantship that
a) takes care of any tuition costs and
b) pays a $13,000 stipend
3) gave me this past week off to work on my job search
4) given me a wonderful, supportive, understanding husband who makes life soo much easier
5) helped us to find an amazing apartment that we can afford that is in a good neighborhood that isn't ridiculously far from IUPUI (and all they had left were two bedrooms, just what i wanted!!!)
6) AND NOW... i just got a call 15 minutes ago from a small Christian school in Indy that's going through some changes and therefore will most likely be hiring this late in the summer! (no i don't have the job yet, they're sending me an application and want me to call to set up an interview...)
7) as if that wasn't enough, after i hung up with them, i held my breath while maquesting the distance from our new apartment to Gray Road Christian School. see, our apartment, though i LOVE it, is on the southside, almost out of indy completely. all the bigger christian schools are on the north side. so i was expecting a 30 minutes drive at least. BUT NO. God loves me and i have no clue why. this school is 7 miles from our new apartment. 7 MILES.
SO. i don't have the job yet, but i definately have something to pray for. and if you don't mind, could you pray for me too?
by the way, what has God done for you lately? :-D
and what has God done for me lately, anyway....
1) got josh into a great grad school
2) gave josh an assistantship that
a) takes care of any tuition costs and
b) pays a $13,000 stipend
3) gave me this past week off to work on my job search
4) given me a wonderful, supportive, understanding husband who makes life soo much easier
5) helped us to find an amazing apartment that we can afford that is in a good neighborhood that isn't ridiculously far from IUPUI (and all they had left were two bedrooms, just what i wanted!!!)
6) AND NOW... i just got a call 15 minutes ago from a small Christian school in Indy that's going through some changes and therefore will most likely be hiring this late in the summer! (no i don't have the job yet, they're sending me an application and want me to call to set up an interview...)
7) as if that wasn't enough, after i hung up with them, i held my breath while maquesting the distance from our new apartment to Gray Road Christian School. see, our apartment, though i LOVE it, is on the southside, almost out of indy completely. all the bigger christian schools are on the north side. so i was expecting a 30 minutes drive at least. BUT NO. God loves me and i have no clue why. this school is 7 miles from our new apartment. 7 MILES.
SO. i don't have the job yet, but i definately have something to pray for. and if you don't mind, could you pray for me too?
by the way, what has God done for you lately? :-D
Tuesday, August 3
Wednesday, July 28
calling all nerds
that's not an insult. i promise. see, i married a nerd. therefore, i must love nerds. and if i love nerds, and you are nerd, then i must love you.
anyway.
i want to put my pic on my profile here in bloggerland, but have no idea what they mean when they ask for my photo url. who is this url? he must be dumb. he mispelled his own name. stupid url. url has to die. 'lil dixie chick moment for ya. oh wait.. are they still public outcasts since their humiliating moment of Bush-bashing? if so, and if it offends you that i apparently support them by merely mentioning them in my blog, well, then you are entirely too sensitive.
all that to say:
put my pic on my profile, please
peter piper picked a peck of pickled peppers
peter piper put my pic on my profile, please.
ha.
i just love a good tongue twister.
hope you enjoyed the randomness of this crazy blog.
time for spaghetti.
bye
anyway.
i want to put my pic on my profile here in bloggerland, but have no idea what they mean when they ask for my photo url. who is this url? he must be dumb. he mispelled his own name. stupid url. url has to die. 'lil dixie chick moment for ya. oh wait.. are they still public outcasts since their humiliating moment of Bush-bashing? if so, and if it offends you that i apparently support them by merely mentioning them in my blog, well, then you are entirely too sensitive.
all that to say:
put my pic on my profile, please
peter piper picked a peck of pickled peppers
peter piper put my pic on my profile, please.
ha.
i just love a good tongue twister.
hope you enjoyed the randomness of this crazy blog.
time for spaghetti.
bye
Monday, July 26
just kidding
turns out the people living in the apartment i showed you in my last post decided not to move. so we had to go down yet again (our third day) to indy and spend a mind-frying several hours navigating those city streets until we found this. As of yesterday, Beechmill Apartments in Southern Indianapolis will be the new place of Zapf residence. it's really quite secluded and very beautiful. if you find yourself exploring the above link, we have the 2 bedroom, 1 1/2 bathroom floorplan with the living room extension. we're on the second floor (there are only two floors) and our balony looks out into some trees. and just beyond the trees, i have my very own jehovah's witness center. you wish you were so lucky. well, anyway, we're moving the third week in august, so if you're free... and have a big truck... just kidding. it doesn't matter what size your truck is. :-D wish i could tell you more, but the library closes at five and i still have bills to pay online. i was serious about the helping with the moving though.. it would be an excellent excuse to come see me!!
Saturday, July 24
Friday, July 16
my response to nancy reagan
she has a plea.
have you heard it?
stem cell research could have saved her husband.
yes, nancy, your husband was a great man.
but he lived a full life.
is it worth it to steal a life from one
barely begun
with so many possibilities
yet unfound
to save another
who has already had his fill
on this world's joy and sorrow?
think on this.
what if the next baby you kill
had within his destiny
the cure
have you heard it?
stem cell research could have saved her husband.
yes, nancy, your husband was a great man.
but he lived a full life.
is it worth it to steal a life from one
barely begun
with so many possibilities
yet unfound
to save another
who has already had his fill
on this world's joy and sorrow?
think on this.
what if the next baby you kill
had within his destiny
the cure
Thursday, July 15
i spoke with an angel today
she wanted laundry soap.
she wanted to know me.
she wanted to reassure me.
she gave me strength to hope in God.
there are times when i really really don't like working at the country inn.
then there are times like today. i was working housekeeping, and my boss wanted me to watch the desk for a bit. so i obeyed, like a faithful little servant-girl and was rewarded by the nicest stranger
coming and making conversation with me over the purchase of Tide. then i saw her again in the hallway and she again stopped to talk with me, asking if i went to taylor. i explained i had graduated, and she asked what major (el.ed.) and where i was looking for jobs. that's when
the eternal torment of my undecided future came into the conversation. i explained how i didn't know the city where we would live six weeks from now. i explained how i didn't know if we could afford to live with josh in grad school. i guess, in general, i explained my frustration in the lack of control i had over my life. she stopped, looked at me, and said the most calming and reassuring thing she could have at that point in time. 'when i saw your smile, and observed your attitude, and heard you went to taylor, i know you were a Christian who was solid. this is a time you need to trust God. if you can get thru this time of trust and leaning on Him to direct your path, think of how you can use that experience to teach others, especially your students.' maybe it didn't go exactly like that, but that's the gist of it. nobody had ever told me that they knew i was a Christian from the way i acted, but it has always been a deep untold, and i suppose selfish and self-centered desire. nevertheless, when i heard it today, combined with her message of hope and faith, it was the right time and place. the rest of the day, my heart was filled with a peace i cannot explain. i felt a hope deep inside my chest that burned with an unquenchable fire.
that experience alone was enough to praise God for the rest of my life.
then i came home.
turns out God remembers birthdays.
(josh's was yesterday.)
he got a late present.
an assitantship!
we're going to indy!!!
:-D
she wanted to know me.
she wanted to reassure me.
she gave me strength to hope in God.
there are times when i really really don't like working at the country inn.
then there are times like today. i was working housekeeping, and my boss wanted me to watch the desk for a bit. so i obeyed, like a faithful little servant-girl and was rewarded by the nicest stranger
coming and making conversation with me over the purchase of Tide. then i saw her again in the hallway and she again stopped to talk with me, asking if i went to taylor. i explained i had graduated, and she asked what major (el.ed.) and where i was looking for jobs. that's when
the eternal torment of my undecided future came into the conversation. i explained how i didn't know the city where we would live six weeks from now. i explained how i didn't know if we could afford to live with josh in grad school. i guess, in general, i explained my frustration in the lack of control i had over my life. she stopped, looked at me, and said the most calming and reassuring thing she could have at that point in time. 'when i saw your smile, and observed your attitude, and heard you went to taylor, i know you were a Christian who was solid. this is a time you need to trust God. if you can get thru this time of trust and leaning on Him to direct your path, think of how you can use that experience to teach others, especially your students.' maybe it didn't go exactly like that, but that's the gist of it. nobody had ever told me that they knew i was a Christian from the way i acted, but it has always been a deep untold, and i suppose selfish and self-centered desire. nevertheless, when i heard it today, combined with her message of hope and faith, it was the right time and place. the rest of the day, my heart was filled with a peace i cannot explain. i felt a hope deep inside my chest that burned with an unquenchable fire.
that experience alone was enough to praise God for the rest of my life.
then i came home.
turns out God remembers birthdays.
(josh's was yesterday.)
he got a late present.
an assitantship!
we're going to indy!!!
:-D
Saturday, July 3
lost forever
i had a huge long updated post and was almost finished when... ie went poopy. grrrrrr. send error report?! i'll send an error report! right up your... er... nose.
now it's lost forever. nothing is ever done with the same gusto, expression, ferver, excitement, or manner as the first.
so i apologize, but this is going to be dull, dry, and boring.
first off. sorry i haven't been online for a month. i told you i can't be on my boss's computer, but recent developments have prohibited me from partaking in domestic internet experiences as well. our neighbors, with whom we have been sharing wireless internet, moved one apartment over, placing too much space and too many walls in between their antenae and our laptop. so we no longer get any service.
"so how am i online right now?" you ask? nevermind.
second off. josh didn't get a math assitantship at purdue in west lafayette. so if iupui gives us any help at all, we'll be in indianapolis for the next 4 years. i'm not sure i like that, to be brutally honest. i'm petrified of large cities. by the way, i found out the correct way to pronounce the name of that school. turns out it's oo-ee-poo-ee. not I-U-P-U-I. say it with me. oo-ee-poo-ee. that's right
what else did i have to say..?
oh, i'm leaving for michigan right after work today (after i pack, assuming josh hasn't done that... cuz he hasn't... cuz he's a boy.) we're going to be staying at the foso house in holland until monday. fun times! and i made cookies.*
uuuhhhmmmmm....
i got to play computer technician at work yesterday. i got paid to sit back here and search & destroy 222 spywares and adwares and 1 virus, thus increasing processing speed tenfold. then today, on the computer upfront, i installed more recent virus software (they had mcafee '96!) and solved 462 more viral issues. so far i've held every position here except manager. and i still haven't gotten a raise. that's right, front desk, common area/laundry housekeeper, real-honest-to-goodness-cleanin-rooms housekeeper, computer technician... honestly. i don't care if they do catch me on this stupid computer... they can't afford to loose such a valuable asset as myself.
well, it's time to end the shift.
sorry that was so dry, boring, and dull.
i have the hiccups.
josh just called - he's actually packing!!
beth
*don't use black pans when baking cookies. turns out 9 minutes burns cookies on black pans.
now it's lost forever. nothing is ever done with the same gusto, expression, ferver, excitement, or manner as the first.
so i apologize, but this is going to be dull, dry, and boring.
first off. sorry i haven't been online for a month. i told you i can't be on my boss's computer, but recent developments have prohibited me from partaking in domestic internet experiences as well. our neighbors, with whom we have been sharing wireless internet, moved one apartment over, placing too much space and too many walls in between their antenae and our laptop. so we no longer get any service.
"so how am i online right now?" you ask? nevermind.
second off. josh didn't get a math assitantship at purdue in west lafayette. so if iupui gives us any help at all, we'll be in indianapolis for the next 4 years. i'm not sure i like that, to be brutally honest. i'm petrified of large cities. by the way, i found out the correct way to pronounce the name of that school. turns out it's oo-ee-poo-ee. not I-U-P-U-I. say it with me. oo-ee-poo-ee. that's right
what else did i have to say..?
oh, i'm leaving for michigan right after work today (after i pack, assuming josh hasn't done that... cuz he hasn't... cuz he's a boy.) we're going to be staying at the foso house in holland until monday. fun times! and i made cookies.*
uuuhhhmmmmm....
i got to play computer technician at work yesterday. i got paid to sit back here and search & destroy 222 spywares and adwares and 1 virus, thus increasing processing speed tenfold. then today, on the computer upfront, i installed more recent virus software (they had mcafee '96!) and solved 462 more viral issues. so far i've held every position here except manager. and i still haven't gotten a raise. that's right, front desk, common area/laundry housekeeper, real-honest-to-goodness-cleanin-rooms housekeeper, computer technician... honestly. i don't care if they do catch me on this stupid computer... they can't afford to loose such a valuable asset as myself.
well, it's time to end the shift.
sorry that was so dry, boring, and dull.
i have the hiccups.
josh just called - he's actually packing!!
beth
*don't use black pans when baking cookies. turns out 9 minutes burns cookies on black pans.
Monday, June 21
conglomeration: part 2
ok, so three weeks later...
lemme just say... spyware is of the devil. it put my computer out of commision. anyone who was talking to me in those final days of attempting to ignore the obvious hostile takeover surely foresaw the unfortunate outcome... you had plenty of time to mull it over anyway, in the half an hour it took me to complete one sentence on aim.
bethibaby22 signs on
bethibaby22: hey
bethibaby22 signs off
bethibaby22 signs on
bethibaby22: what's
bethibaby22 signs off
bethibaby22 signs on
bethibaby22: up
bethibaby22 signs off
bethibaby22 signs on
bethibaby22 throws computer out window
bethibaby22 signs off
but it's semi better now.
but back three weeks ago (before someone correct me, i know i'm exaggerating and i know i spelled that wrong, so don't bother)
anyway, back three weeks ago, i was talkin bout some every cloudy crap in reference to my future. i said that because i had just found out that josh might go to iupui (indiana university purdue university of indianapolis) instead of purdue in w. lafayette. and we were less than a day away from choosing an apartement in w. lafayette. we had it narrowed down to three, and then one came out with the huge sale where rent was lowered from $589 to $399. and it had wireless internet, it was only half a mile from campus, it had tons of recreational activities.. indoor pool... but that deal ended the day after we found out we might not even be in that town. so we didn't sign a lease.
it seems to always happen like that. just when i start planning my life and start to think i actually might have a grasp on my future, God's like, Hehe, just kiddin ya'll. don't know why i decided God would have a hick accent. but hey, if He created hicks (which we have to admit He did, despite attempts at denile), then the hick characteristic must reside within the hick Creator, right? and that was religious hick philosophy 101. one might then argue that evil exists, therefore God created evil, therefore God is evil... but who's to say God created evil, and who's to say evil isn't simply the lack of good? WHOA offtrack.
but at least i can say i actually grasped something from my 4 years of christian liberal arts education.
what was i talking about anyway...ahh yes... do not be anxious about anything but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. and the peace of God, which transcends all understanding will guard your heats and your minds in Christ Jesus. trust in the Lord with all yourh eart and lean not on your own understanding. in all your ways acknowledge him and he will make your paths straight. well, if every i needed the peace of God or the straightening of my paths, it would be now i guess. first one to tell me what two verses i quoted gets a free oreo. double stuffed.
so i need to apply for a job. i real job. with a real resume. and a real cover letter. i don't wanna. you know that feeling you get when you have a paper due in a month, and you know you should start it now but whenever you sit down at the computer, you stare at the monitor and the keys and your mind goes absolutely blank? well, that's what happens whenever i think of writing a cover letter. i can't brag on myself. and that's all a cover letter is. but then, a cover letter should also give the bossman an impression of who you really are as a person. so what if i'm not the braggin type of person? so the one part cancels out the other and i'm left with a blank monitor save the "to whom it may concern" at the top.
so! who wants to write a cover letter for me? anyone? anyone at all.
come on
i'll give you an oreo
double stuffed.
oh! funny story. i tried to spend my $2 bill. (i'm afraid only taylor grads will know the significance of this, if you bug me enough i might explain later). so anyway, i tried to spend my $2 bill. and it wasn't really of any dire importance, or even any importance at all. i was just really cravin an auntie anne's pretzel. and they're just over $2 and i had no other cash. they didn't take credit cards or checks. so i quickly weighed the decision in my head: give back to the alma mater which already took so much from me, i mean gave.. so much.. to me.. what the crap, i mean what i said. OR enjoy the salty buttery warm chewy wonder of an auntie anne's pretzel. hehe, so i decided on the pretzel. i carefully tore the yellow paper backing off and placed the bill on the counter. the girl (i'm guessing 16 yrs old?) realized what it was and looked quickly back and forth from the bill to me with extremely large eyes. i felt the heat rise to my face as i reached for the bill muttering something to the effect of 'oh, you don't take these either...' i started to turn away, when she said, 'no, that's not it, i .. i just.. you don't really want to spend that, do you?!' it took me a moment to realize what she meant. 'yeah, well, not, i ... i really want a pretzel!' again her glance went from me to the bill i had half-reached for. my hand loomed large in midair.. indecisive. 'oh, don't spend that! just take the pretzel, i won't charge you.' whoa, could it be? that $2 bill has indeed come in handy already! better than any scholarship i (n)ever received, i now was the proud owner of a free auntie anne's pretzel. i'm definately going back to that pretzel shop again. and i'm bringing my lucky $2 bill with me. even if they do take it.. i have at least 10 more at home just like it. i'm pullin this scam all over the country.
well, that's certainly enough for one night.
i'll have to write about my adventures in indy tomorrow. let's just keep you hanging with these carefully chosen suspenseful phrases:
1.) the road with five names
2.) passed out drunk
3.) non-existant I-65 N tomfoolery
enjoy!
beth
lemme just say... spyware is of the devil. it put my computer out of commision. anyone who was talking to me in those final days of attempting to ignore the obvious hostile takeover surely foresaw the unfortunate outcome... you had plenty of time to mull it over anyway, in the half an hour it took me to complete one sentence on aim.
bethibaby22 signs on
bethibaby22: hey
bethibaby22 signs off
bethibaby22 signs on
bethibaby22: what's
bethibaby22 signs off
bethibaby22 signs on
bethibaby22: up
bethibaby22 signs off
bethibaby22 signs on
bethibaby22 throws computer out window
bethibaby22 signs off
but it's semi better now.
but back three weeks ago (before someone correct me, i know i'm exaggerating and i know i spelled that wrong, so don't bother)
anyway, back three weeks ago, i was talkin bout some every cloudy crap in reference to my future. i said that because i had just found out that josh might go to iupui (indiana university purdue university of indianapolis) instead of purdue in w. lafayette. and we were less than a day away from choosing an apartement in w. lafayette. we had it narrowed down to three, and then one came out with the huge sale where rent was lowered from $589 to $399. and it had wireless internet, it was only half a mile from campus, it had tons of recreational activities.. indoor pool... but that deal ended the day after we found out we might not even be in that town. so we didn't sign a lease.
it seems to always happen like that. just when i start planning my life and start to think i actually might have a grasp on my future, God's like, Hehe, just kiddin ya'll. don't know why i decided God would have a hick accent. but hey, if He created hicks (which we have to admit He did, despite attempts at denile), then the hick characteristic must reside within the hick Creator, right? and that was religious hick philosophy 101. one might then argue that evil exists, therefore God created evil, therefore God is evil... but who's to say God created evil, and who's to say evil isn't simply the lack of good? WHOA offtrack.
but at least i can say i actually grasped something from my 4 years of christian liberal arts education.
what was i talking about anyway...ahh yes... do not be anxious about anything but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. and the peace of God, which transcends all understanding will guard your heats and your minds in Christ Jesus. trust in the Lord with all yourh eart and lean not on your own understanding. in all your ways acknowledge him and he will make your paths straight. well, if every i needed the peace of God or the straightening of my paths, it would be now i guess. first one to tell me what two verses i quoted gets a free oreo. double stuffed.
so i need to apply for a job. i real job. with a real resume. and a real cover letter. i don't wanna. you know that feeling you get when you have a paper due in a month, and you know you should start it now but whenever you sit down at the computer, you stare at the monitor and the keys and your mind goes absolutely blank? well, that's what happens whenever i think of writing a cover letter. i can't brag on myself. and that's all a cover letter is. but then, a cover letter should also give the bossman an impression of who you really are as a person. so what if i'm not the braggin type of person? so the one part cancels out the other and i'm left with a blank monitor save the "to whom it may concern" at the top.
so! who wants to write a cover letter for me? anyone? anyone at all.
come on
i'll give you an oreo
double stuffed.
oh! funny story. i tried to spend my $2 bill. (i'm afraid only taylor grads will know the significance of this, if you bug me enough i might explain later). so anyway, i tried to spend my $2 bill. and it wasn't really of any dire importance, or even any importance at all. i was just really cravin an auntie anne's pretzel. and they're just over $2 and i had no other cash. they didn't take credit cards or checks. so i quickly weighed the decision in my head: give back to the alma mater which already took so much from me, i mean gave.. so much.. to me.. what the crap, i mean what i said. OR enjoy the salty buttery warm chewy wonder of an auntie anne's pretzel. hehe, so i decided on the pretzel. i carefully tore the yellow paper backing off and placed the bill on the counter. the girl (i'm guessing 16 yrs old?) realized what it was and looked quickly back and forth from the bill to me with extremely large eyes. i felt the heat rise to my face as i reached for the bill muttering something to the effect of 'oh, you don't take these either...' i started to turn away, when she said, 'no, that's not it, i .. i just.. you don't really want to spend that, do you?!' it took me a moment to realize what she meant. 'yeah, well, not, i ... i really want a pretzel!' again her glance went from me to the bill i had half-reached for. my hand loomed large in midair.. indecisive. 'oh, don't spend that! just take the pretzel, i won't charge you.' whoa, could it be? that $2 bill has indeed come in handy already! better than any scholarship i (n)ever received, i now was the proud owner of a free auntie anne's pretzel. i'm definately going back to that pretzel shop again. and i'm bringing my lucky $2 bill with me. even if they do take it.. i have at least 10 more at home just like it. i'm pullin this scam all over the country.
well, that's certainly enough for one night.
i'll have to write about my adventures in indy tomorrow. let's just keep you hanging with these carefully chosen suspenseful phrases:
1.) the road with five names
2.) passed out drunk
3.) non-existant I-65 N tomfoolery
enjoy!
beth
Sunday, June 13
Ugly Dress.com - Bridesmaid Dresses From [a very bad place]
Ugly Dress.com - Bridesmaid Dresses From [a very bad place]
enjoy hours of entertainment feeding off the embarrassment of unfortunate bridesmaids. pg-13 for language - they cuss a few times, sorry.
make sure you look at the shoes category as well... the maxipad slippers make it worth your while.
enjoy hours of entertainment feeding off the embarrassment of unfortunate bridesmaids. pg-13 for language - they cuss a few times, sorry.
make sure you look at the shoes category as well... the maxipad slippers make it worth your while.
Wednesday, June 9
conglomeration
so here's my update:
while i was home in illinois, i spent way too much time shopping and bought no clothes at all. messed up, huh? hehe. we bought a car! we searched monday through friday and purchased a white 98 ford taurus se on saturday. it has everything i've ever dreamed of - four doors and a scan button (josh's car has two doors and neither a seek nor scan button - VERY annoying). it's in really good condition. we now have two cars, but i don't know for how long. the probe's alternator's acting up. we thought the ratiator AND the alternator were busted, and that's why we were searching for a new car. half-way through the week, we found that the problem was most likely the radiator hose which was leaking onto the alternator. $70 and 30 miles later, when the battery died, we realized there was probably more to the story. looks like the alternator needs new brushes. look at me, all car-smart. i never would have known before this vacation that alternators need brushes. apparently those are cheap to fix, and the car place would have only given us $500 for the probe, so we are now a 2 car family. the only problem is both those cars are fords...
on saturday, the day we bought the taurus (help me think of a cool name for it, 'taurus' isn't workin), my cousin jason got married! we actually had to go to the car place all dressed up for the wedding so we could make it on time (we were soooo almost late). it was my first catholic wedding. it wasn't as long as i thought (and was told) it would be. and it was really good, i'm assuming. i couldn't see well from our seats in the rear corner and i couldn't hear with all the echoing with the tall ceilings and everything. there were a ton of times when everyone else knew what to do or say, and i was left completely in the dark, being the protestant that i am, but oh well! gloria looked beautiful, as every bride always does. the reception was a blast, i got to meet family that i've actually never ever met before and hang out with family that i haven't seen in a long time. my cousin alison was all excited cuz i was finally 21 and not under a legally binding contract that controlled my beverage consumption habits. so she bought me a drink i can't even pronounce. it had lemonade in it - i can pronounce that much. i didn't realize i was supposed to stir it and took a sip off the top and WHOA was that stuff strong. i then proceeded to stir it and the taste improved significantly. it gave me a funny warm feeling in my belly :-D. but i didn't even get to finish it completely before josh was dragging me out the door. it was our last night in town and he wanted to see some more of his friends. so no, i did not get drunk. i didn't win the 50-50 either.
what else did i say i would talk about? oh. my 5k aspirations. and my 'ever cloudy'... something, oh yeah, future. i'll talk about the 5k. josh's sisters are running in a 5k on the 20th and they want me to run too. yeah, the last time i ran that distance, i was trying to get in shape for my wedding. so, i ran with them at the track to see what i could do, and yeah, definately pooped out after a mile and a half. that's only half of the 5k which is only 10 days away. so if there's anyone in town that wants to train with me, i mean seriously train with me... get in touch, otherwise i think this ain't happenin.
well, i'm fixin to be late to work, so i'll write about 'ever cloudy' crap tomorrow.
bye!
while i was home in illinois, i spent way too much time shopping and bought no clothes at all. messed up, huh? hehe. we bought a car! we searched monday through friday and purchased a white 98 ford taurus se on saturday. it has everything i've ever dreamed of - four doors and a scan button (josh's car has two doors and neither a seek nor scan button - VERY annoying). it's in really good condition. we now have two cars, but i don't know for how long. the probe's alternator's acting up. we thought the ratiator AND the alternator were busted, and that's why we were searching for a new car. half-way through the week, we found that the problem was most likely the radiator hose which was leaking onto the alternator. $70 and 30 miles later, when the battery died, we realized there was probably more to the story. looks like the alternator needs new brushes. look at me, all car-smart. i never would have known before this vacation that alternators need brushes. apparently those are cheap to fix, and the car place would have only given us $500 for the probe, so we are now a 2 car family. the only problem is both those cars are fords...
on saturday, the day we bought the taurus (help me think of a cool name for it, 'taurus' isn't workin), my cousin jason got married! we actually had to go to the car place all dressed up for the wedding so we could make it on time (we were soooo almost late). it was my first catholic wedding. it wasn't as long as i thought (and was told) it would be. and it was really good, i'm assuming. i couldn't see well from our seats in the rear corner and i couldn't hear with all the echoing with the tall ceilings and everything. there were a ton of times when everyone else knew what to do or say, and i was left completely in the dark, being the protestant that i am, but oh well! gloria looked beautiful, as every bride always does. the reception was a blast, i got to meet family that i've actually never ever met before and hang out with family that i haven't seen in a long time. my cousin alison was all excited cuz i was finally 21 and not under a legally binding contract that controlled my beverage consumption habits. so she bought me a drink i can't even pronounce. it had lemonade in it - i can pronounce that much. i didn't realize i was supposed to stir it and took a sip off the top and WHOA was that stuff strong. i then proceeded to stir it and the taste improved significantly. it gave me a funny warm feeling in my belly :-D. but i didn't even get to finish it completely before josh was dragging me out the door. it was our last night in town and he wanted to see some more of his friends. so no, i did not get drunk. i didn't win the 50-50 either.
what else did i say i would talk about? oh. my 5k aspirations. and my 'ever cloudy'... something, oh yeah, future. i'll talk about the 5k. josh's sisters are running in a 5k on the 20th and they want me to run too. yeah, the last time i ran that distance, i was trying to get in shape for my wedding. so, i ran with them at the track to see what i could do, and yeah, definately pooped out after a mile and a half. that's only half of the 5k which is only 10 days away. so if there's anyone in town that wants to train with me, i mean seriously train with me... get in touch, otherwise i think this ain't happenin.
well, i'm fixin to be late to work, so i'll write about 'ever cloudy' crap tomorrow.
bye!
sheesh!
i guess i now know exactly how pathetic and bored... er.. i mean... caring and interested-in-my-life... my friends are. thanks for all those reminders that i hadn't updated my blog in two weeks. here are the reasons:
1) i went home to josh's house for a week and a half. the internet there is scarce and slow.
scarce=his dad's always on it
slow=dial-up
2) i had to sign a paper at work saying i would only use the internet for news-related and educational purposes. i tried to convince my boss that a blog is both (educating the public on the recent news of my life), but that didn't go over so well. and since i'm at work 40 hrs a week, that's a huge chunk of my free time.
3) i have to do full-time wifely duties. yeah, remember that blog lamenting the losses of college life? remember the part about missing (seemingly) free and pre-made meals? well, i'm livin it now folks. i have to go shopping for food and then cook the food. and then clean the dishes. all while simultaneously doing continuous loads of laundry.
anyways, that's my excuse. but tomorrow, i don't have to work til 3 (which means i don't cook!)so i'll be online most of the day i'm guessing. and i hereby solemnly vow to spend that precious free time educating you on the recent news of my life: my vacation, my new car, my aspirations of running the 5k, the new guy at work, my ever-cloudy understanding of exactly where i'll be two months from now... that should be enough to keep you on the edge of your sadly over-used and dilapitated computer chairs.
good night
1) i went home to josh's house for a week and a half. the internet there is scarce and slow.
scarce=his dad's always on it
slow=dial-up
2) i had to sign a paper at work saying i would only use the internet for news-related and educational purposes. i tried to convince my boss that a blog is both (educating the public on the recent news of my life), but that didn't go over so well. and since i'm at work 40 hrs a week, that's a huge chunk of my free time.
3) i have to do full-time wifely duties. yeah, remember that blog lamenting the losses of college life? remember the part about missing (seemingly) free and pre-made meals? well, i'm livin it now folks. i have to go shopping for food and then cook the food. and then clean the dishes. all while simultaneously doing continuous loads of laundry.
anyways, that's my excuse. but tomorrow, i don't have to work til 3 (which means i don't cook!)so i'll be online most of the day i'm guessing. and i hereby solemnly vow to spend that precious free time educating you on the recent news of my life: my vacation, my new car, my aspirations of running the 5k, the new guy at work, my ever-cloudy understanding of exactly where i'll be two months from now... that should be enough to keep you on the edge of your sadly over-used and dilapitated computer chairs.
good night
Thursday, May 27
366 days
yesterday was josh and my one-year anniversary. i can't believe it's been a whole year of marriage already. it didn't seem wierd, or even special really. it just felt.. normal. in my defense, we did date for three years before we got married. although i know some have gone longer (*cough* tree...) for those who don't know me, tree is a person... not a plant.
after josh got off of work, we went to ft. wayne to celebrate. we ate at the olive garden, and for the first time, we were able to say, "yes!" to the free wine samples. she didn't even card us, just asked if we were old enough. but we ended up ordering raspberry lemonade (virgin).
after dinner, which i didn't really like mine by the way (only get the parmesian chicken if you really really really like strong parmesian) but that's ok because then the waitress took it off the bill (wow, they give you free alcohol and food too, if you don't like it!) we went and saw the movie, Troy. the movie was really good... with the small exception of the acting ability of one particular actor: brad pitt. maybe i'm being unfair, maybe i just have preconceived notions about him as an actor and therefore could not properly place him in the role he was playing. but during the movie, i kept getting distracted and pulled from the experience because it seemed brad pitt wasn't playing achilles, he was playing himself. he was playing Pouty-Faced Bad Boy Who Gets To Walk Around Naked And Sleep With All The Girls Cuz I'm So Hot. i know, i know... that's achilles! but! pitt didn't have the right persona for that age, i didn't think. he's just not one who transcends theatrical history very well. don't get me wrong, i like him as an actor - loved fight club - but this movie would have been better if they would have gone with talent over name. orlando was awesome. whoever played hector was unbelievable. sorry, i didn't stay for the credits to find out names of actors. the movie got out at 12:15, and i had to get up at 5:30 to go to work!
so, we came back to our humble little apartment, where paul was sleeping on the couch, and went straight to bed - we'll have to fulfill that stale-cake-tradition tonight.
we might have a cook-out tonight! if it doesn't rain and get everything all soggy. all the foso guys who are here for the summer will come, i believe. if you're in the area, stop on by! (don't know what time...) if you don't know where i live, then i probably don't know you, in which case, please don't come. if i do know you and you don't know where i live, then you'll know who to ask to find out, won't you? it's BYOM (bring your own meat) except i think joel's bringing a bunch of hamburger...
anyway, i should get to work. anytime one of the housekeepers walks by, they give me dirty looks cuz they're working and i'm NOT. :-D
remind me to talk about the new guy i had to train. that's a blog in itself.
bye!
after josh got off of work, we went to ft. wayne to celebrate. we ate at the olive garden, and for the first time, we were able to say, "yes!" to the free wine samples. she didn't even card us, just asked if we were old enough. but we ended up ordering raspberry lemonade (virgin).
after dinner, which i didn't really like mine by the way (only get the parmesian chicken if you really really really like strong parmesian) but that's ok because then the waitress took it off the bill (wow, they give you free alcohol and food too, if you don't like it!) we went and saw the movie, Troy. the movie was really good... with the small exception of the acting ability of one particular actor: brad pitt. maybe i'm being unfair, maybe i just have preconceived notions about him as an actor and therefore could not properly place him in the role he was playing. but during the movie, i kept getting distracted and pulled from the experience because it seemed brad pitt wasn't playing achilles, he was playing himself. he was playing Pouty-Faced Bad Boy Who Gets To Walk Around Naked And Sleep With All The Girls Cuz I'm So Hot. i know, i know... that's achilles! but! pitt didn't have the right persona for that age, i didn't think. he's just not one who transcends theatrical history very well. don't get me wrong, i like him as an actor - loved fight club - but this movie would have been better if they would have gone with talent over name. orlando was awesome. whoever played hector was unbelievable. sorry, i didn't stay for the credits to find out names of actors. the movie got out at 12:15, and i had to get up at 5:30 to go to work!
so, we came back to our humble little apartment, where paul was sleeping on the couch, and went straight to bed - we'll have to fulfill that stale-cake-tradition tonight.
we might have a cook-out tonight! if it doesn't rain and get everything all soggy. all the foso guys who are here for the summer will come, i believe. if you're in the area, stop on by! (don't know what time...) if you don't know where i live, then i probably don't know you, in which case, please don't come. if i do know you and you don't know where i live, then you'll know who to ask to find out, won't you? it's BYOM (bring your own meat) except i think joel's bringing a bunch of hamburger...
anyway, i should get to work. anytime one of the housekeepers walks by, they give me dirty looks cuz they're working and i'm NOT. :-D
remind me to talk about the new guy i had to train. that's a blog in itself.
bye!
Sunday, May 23
it is finished... it is beginning
i'm a college grad. i'm a taylor alumnus. alumni. alum. and to prove it, i'll show you the receipt for the $1 i already gave them as such.
the graduation ceremony was beautiful. you could tell a lot of prayer went into it. for example: it was the first day in two weeks where not only were there no storms, but there were blue skies! and a lot of sunburnt noses. every member of the class of 2004 now has the 'mark of the grad' - a v-shaped tanline on the forehead. except deborah moody, whose hat flew off while singing in chorale.
i didn't get to see melissa. i did get to hug lori. and we got a picture. ashley spent the night. paul's there as we speak. everyone else is gone. i'll get over it; i always do.
so far, being a college grad is fun. i've gotten a lot of money. that's always good. i've also gotten a lot of dessert. i got free cheesecake at the icehouse because the waitress misunderstood kasper's sarcastic remark on it being my birthday. but i accepted it, on the grounds that i felt college graduation was a better reason for free cheesecake than a birthday anyway. it could also be considered an early anniversary cheesecake. since our first anniversary is on wednesday. anyway, that night josh, paul, ashley, and i went out to applebees for desserts and drinks. yep, that's right folks. we were no longer under the ltc, and we were all over 21, and we designated a driver, and we ordered ourselves some drinks. nothing unlawful. nothing unbiblical. nothing unchristian. :) nothing you can do about it either. and today we went to ivanhoes and i got myself all fat on icecream. so.. the 'real world's' been pretty good to us so far.
so i just realized that i haven't been talking at all about our plans for the future. for those of you who don't talk to me on a regular basis... you have no clue. you also don't know that i have this smooth sultry voice thing going on because of the accumulation of kindergarten germs that culminated in a recent chest cold. i sound sexy.
you're right, flash.. i need attitude control...
anyway, my future! josh and i are going to purdue in the fall where he's working towards a graduate degree (he hasn't decided if he wants masters or doctorate) in electrical and computer engineering. i'm currently looking up job openings in the west lafayette area elementary schools. well, i'm trying to look them up. something always holds me back. i can't really look very long before i find myself at addictinggames.com or some similarly distracting site (such as blogger.com)instead. silly subconcience. subconscious. subconshus. don't you realize that your immaturity is costing me a finacially secure future?
ha! so i'm working at the hotel... and a guest who comes regularly just asked me whether i've put out my resume. he's holding me accountable! i'm glad God uses people like that in my life to keep me on track. isn't it funny? that He would use a complete stranger? the wonders never cease.
to continue on with the parts of our future that we do know, or are almost decided on, at least... we think we're going to live in married student housing. it's not the biggest. in fact, it's quite small. but it's cheap. and it's on campus, so josh won't have to walk (parking on campus is out of the question - you thought taylor was bad!). all utilities are included. we could even get high speed internet for $50/year. or maybe it was per semester. either way, that's pretty good. we would get a two bedroom... for the child--- i mean josh's office...
that's right. no kids. the plan is not until after grad school. sometimes i whimper and whine and demand a baby. other times i'm glad josh has the good sense to see that financially, emotionally, spiritually... we're not ready. but babies are so CUTE! :-D
well, that's all the future-planning that we've done at the point in time.
i'm going to go do something worth-while...
like read harry potter.
bye!
the graduation ceremony was beautiful. you could tell a lot of prayer went into it. for example: it was the first day in two weeks where not only were there no storms, but there were blue skies! and a lot of sunburnt noses. every member of the class of 2004 now has the 'mark of the grad' - a v-shaped tanline on the forehead. except deborah moody, whose hat flew off while singing in chorale.
i didn't get to see melissa. i did get to hug lori. and we got a picture. ashley spent the night. paul's there as we speak. everyone else is gone. i'll get over it; i always do.
so far, being a college grad is fun. i've gotten a lot of money. that's always good. i've also gotten a lot of dessert. i got free cheesecake at the icehouse because the waitress misunderstood kasper's sarcastic remark on it being my birthday. but i accepted it, on the grounds that i felt college graduation was a better reason for free cheesecake than a birthday anyway. it could also be considered an early anniversary cheesecake. since our first anniversary is on wednesday. anyway, that night josh, paul, ashley, and i went out to applebees for desserts and drinks. yep, that's right folks. we were no longer under the ltc, and we were all over 21, and we designated a driver, and we ordered ourselves some drinks. nothing unlawful. nothing unbiblical. nothing unchristian. :) nothing you can do about it either. and today we went to ivanhoes and i got myself all fat on icecream. so.. the 'real world's' been pretty good to us so far.
so i just realized that i haven't been talking at all about our plans for the future. for those of you who don't talk to me on a regular basis... you have no clue. you also don't know that i have this smooth sultry voice thing going on because of the accumulation of kindergarten germs that culminated in a recent chest cold. i sound sexy.
you're right, flash.. i need attitude control...
anyway, my future! josh and i are going to purdue in the fall where he's working towards a graduate degree (he hasn't decided if he wants masters or doctorate) in electrical and computer engineering. i'm currently looking up job openings in the west lafayette area elementary schools. well, i'm trying to look them up. something always holds me back. i can't really look very long before i find myself at addictinggames.com or some similarly distracting site (such as blogger.com)instead. silly subconcience. subconscious. subconshus. don't you realize that your immaturity is costing me a finacially secure future?
ha! so i'm working at the hotel... and a guest who comes regularly just asked me whether i've put out my resume. he's holding me accountable! i'm glad God uses people like that in my life to keep me on track. isn't it funny? that He would use a complete stranger? the wonders never cease.
to continue on with the parts of our future that we do know, or are almost decided on, at least... we think we're going to live in married student housing. it's not the biggest. in fact, it's quite small. but it's cheap. and it's on campus, so josh won't have to walk (parking on campus is out of the question - you thought taylor was bad!). all utilities are included. we could even get high speed internet for $50/year. or maybe it was per semester. either way, that's pretty good. we would get a two bedroom... for the child--- i mean josh's office...
that's right. no kids. the plan is not until after grad school. sometimes i whimper and whine and demand a baby. other times i'm glad josh has the good sense to see that financially, emotionally, spiritually... we're not ready. but babies are so CUTE! :-D
well, that's all the future-planning that we've done at the point in time.
i'm going to go do something worth-while...
like read harry potter.
bye!
Friday, May 21
oh my
i'm forcing myself to sit and reflect on the ramifications of graduation. bear.. bare...bair with me.
graduation : beth as
1)candy : beth
2)freedom : prisoner
3)thunderstorm : small child
4)funeral : widow
5)sticker : kindergartner
this is it.
no more premade dinners at the dc. no more close friends less than 5 minutes away. no more early-morning-nights (we hope). no more excusable immaturity. no more papers. no more senseless reading. nowhere to go, whenever i feel like it, just to hang out with whoever i find there. no more christian bubble.
many more dishes to clean. many new faces. many hard decisions. much more faith in God. much more money. many more bills. many bad influences. much more required strenth. many new joys, yet undiscovered.
i hate being off-campus right now. this is my last day to spend with my best friends of the past three years. they're packing up, moving out, passing each other on the stairs, exchanging smiles and memories. i'm sitting on my couch crying because i'm missing my good-byes.
tomorrow, they all leave. who knows if i'll see them again before heaven. we all say to call and drop by. but when well i be passing through pennsylvania or florida. when will i be in the neighborhood of maryland that i could just drop by and see any of these people?
see you at the couch? not anymore.
4am conversations on relationships and life in general? not anymore.
senseless study sessions with no studying what-so-ever that left us so much closer after each one? not anymore.
complaining about anything and everything, just to hear ourselves talk? i'm still gonna do that. but with different people. i can only hope i can find them out there. i had everything just right. i liked where i was. i liked who i was with. i liked my life. a lot. now i have to start over.
help me God to find the strength in You.
graduation : beth as
1)candy : beth
2)freedom : prisoner
3)thunderstorm : small child
4)funeral : widow
5)sticker : kindergartner
this is it.
no more premade dinners at the dc. no more close friends less than 5 minutes away. no more early-morning-nights (we hope). no more excusable immaturity. no more papers. no more senseless reading. nowhere to go, whenever i feel like it, just to hang out with whoever i find there. no more christian bubble.
many more dishes to clean. many new faces. many hard decisions. much more faith in God. much more money. many more bills. many bad influences. much more required strenth. many new joys, yet undiscovered.
i hate being off-campus right now. this is my last day to spend with my best friends of the past three years. they're packing up, moving out, passing each other on the stairs, exchanging smiles and memories. i'm sitting on my couch crying because i'm missing my good-byes.
tomorrow, they all leave. who knows if i'll see them again before heaven. we all say to call and drop by. but when well i be passing through pennsylvania or florida. when will i be in the neighborhood of maryland that i could just drop by and see any of these people?
see you at the couch? not anymore.
4am conversations on relationships and life in general? not anymore.
senseless study sessions with no studying what-so-ever that left us so much closer after each one? not anymore.
complaining about anything and everything, just to hear ourselves talk? i'm still gonna do that. but with different people. i can only hope i can find them out there. i had everything just right. i liked where i was. i liked who i was with. i liked my life. a lot. now i have to start over.
help me God to find the strength in You.
Wednesday, May 19
tears of joy
congratulations, ashley and paul! yesterday, paul asked ashley to be his wife! the whole story is here: http://www.css.tayloru.edu/~apeck/wws/ read it; it's cute. i am so happy for them - they are the CUTEST.
sigh, to be young and engaged. the only milemarker i have left in my love life is kids, stretch marks, and fat thighs.
maybe i should talk about happier things...
seriously, i've noticed that my blogs tend to be pessimistic and sarcastic. that's funny because that's not who i am in real life. does it seem that way to anyone else? maybe this is my alter ego's chance to escape. maybe it's sick of the peppy cheery speak. and i can't realistically be sarcastic in a kindergarten classroom, so it doesn't get much escape. this must be my healthy, theraputic alternative.
did i use 'alter ego' correctly? it occurred to me that i'm not entirely sure of the meaning. that's what happens to one's mind when constantly surrounded by five-year-olds. and then going home to a nano-satellite-technology-obsessed husband who insists on explaining to me every detail on his new discoveries in attitude control (this is what keeps the satellite from careening out of control once in earth's orbit). oh wow... some of it's starting to sink in! so you see, my intellectual life is kinda unbalanced, which unbalances all other aspects of my life as well.
that's my excuse and i'm sticking to it.
wow, did i drift off-subject or what.
CONGRATULATIONS ASHLEY AND PAUL!!!!
sigh, to be young and engaged. the only milemarker i have left in my love life is kids, stretch marks, and fat thighs.
maybe i should talk about happier things...
seriously, i've noticed that my blogs tend to be pessimistic and sarcastic. that's funny because that's not who i am in real life. does it seem that way to anyone else? maybe this is my alter ego's chance to escape. maybe it's sick of the peppy cheery speak. and i can't realistically be sarcastic in a kindergarten classroom, so it doesn't get much escape. this must be my healthy, theraputic alternative.
did i use 'alter ego' correctly? it occurred to me that i'm not entirely sure of the meaning. that's what happens to one's mind when constantly surrounded by five-year-olds. and then going home to a nano-satellite-technology-obsessed husband who insists on explaining to me every detail on his new discoveries in attitude control (this is what keeps the satellite from careening out of control once in earth's orbit). oh wow... some of it's starting to sink in! so you see, my intellectual life is kinda unbalanced, which unbalances all other aspects of my life as well.
that's my excuse and i'm sticking to it.
wow, did i drift off-subject or what.
CONGRATULATIONS ASHLEY AND PAUL!!!!
Tuesday, May 18
two more days
i got observed for the last time. it was supposed to be informal, but she stayed allllll day and wrote it up and everything. liar. and of course, the weather was crazy, and i'm still feeling the effects of the night before last, so not only were the kids going berzerk (sp?), but i was too. but i comfort myself with this thought: two days left.
the port is out of my hands and off of my mind. it's done. when my classroom teacher was looking through it, i said, "if you find any spelling errors, don't tell me." that probably came off the wrong way, but i seriously didn't even want to look at those stupid ROY G. BIV painstakingly organized pages. yeah, that's right. i got this fancy pastel paper (because when you're el. ed., it has to sound smart AND look pretty... stupid combination, i know). and then i organized the papers so that they would go in ROY G. BIV order. i'm anal. i hate it.
oh, and the p.m. class finally got fifty pennies (i explained that in a previous blog, right?) so they get free recess tomorrow. yay. wait. i'm not even teaching tomorrow. crap. i work this long and hard and they finally acheive this goal... the day before Mrs. Friday takes over the class again. wonderful.... i love irony. well, at least i don't have to plan anything tonight. sigh. and thursday there's a sub, so i get to teach again, but it'll just be a fun day. i think maybe i'll have them make ME a shirt, since noah's was such a success.
so today, i guess, was my last day of real student teaching. let's all shed a tear...
the port is out of my hands and off of my mind. it's done. when my classroom teacher was looking through it, i said, "if you find any spelling errors, don't tell me." that probably came off the wrong way, but i seriously didn't even want to look at those stupid ROY G. BIV painstakingly organized pages. yeah, that's right. i got this fancy pastel paper (because when you're el. ed., it has to sound smart AND look pretty... stupid combination, i know). and then i organized the papers so that they would go in ROY G. BIV order. i'm anal. i hate it.
oh, and the p.m. class finally got fifty pennies (i explained that in a previous blog, right?) so they get free recess tomorrow. yay. wait. i'm not even teaching tomorrow. crap. i work this long and hard and they finally acheive this goal... the day before Mrs. Friday takes over the class again. wonderful.... i love irony. well, at least i don't have to plan anything tonight. sigh. and thursday there's a sub, so i get to teach again, but it'll just be a fun day. i think maybe i'll have them make ME a shirt, since noah's was such a success.
so today, i guess, was my last day of real student teaching. let's all shed a tear...
Monday, May 17
but for the grace of God...
i wasn't able to post this on the 17th, but thanks to 'post options,' it looks like i did. tricked ya.
anyway, the reason i wasn't able to post this on the 17th... the 17th was a crazy day.
the port(folio) was due. so, being the intellegent person that i am, i stayed up until four a.m. to finish it. but wait.. i didn't finish it. i ran out of ink. oh yeah. so i stayed up til four a.m. to... not finish my port. that's right. do the math. i got two hours of sleep. then i went and taught two kindergarten classes. and during my lunch break, i went to wal-mart and bought more ink.
so i was tired, hungry, frustrated, and... oh yeah, CRAMPY. that's right boys, not cranKy... i was doubled over with horrible gut-wrenching pain. so i bought generic ibuprofen at wal-mart on my lunch break. and a diet pepsi.
so you would think that i would mark this day 'horrible' and file it as such, but no. the title is 'but for the grace of God' for a reason. i had a WONDERFUL day! the kids cooperated, were quiet, worked well together, listened... you name it! i wasn't even tired all day (don't know what was in that diet pepsi...) and i think i even found the miracle cure for cramps... generic ibuprofen and diet pepsi. must be the aspartame, but i have never taken anything that worked like that combination did.
in all honesty, today was a day when God was totally obvious in my life. i knew that nothing i was doing was myself. i was too sleep-deprived to have consciously done anything remotely intelligent. everything i did, every decision i made, even the attitudes of the children.. all God.
thank You.
anyway, the reason i wasn't able to post this on the 17th... the 17th was a crazy day.
the port(folio) was due. so, being the intellegent person that i am, i stayed up until four a.m. to finish it. but wait.. i didn't finish it. i ran out of ink. oh yeah. so i stayed up til four a.m. to... not finish my port. that's right. do the math. i got two hours of sleep. then i went and taught two kindergarten classes. and during my lunch break, i went to wal-mart and bought more ink.
so i was tired, hungry, frustrated, and... oh yeah, CRAMPY. that's right boys, not cranKy... i was doubled over with horrible gut-wrenching pain. so i bought generic ibuprofen at wal-mart on my lunch break. and a diet pepsi.
so you would think that i would mark this day 'horrible' and file it as such, but no. the title is 'but for the grace of God' for a reason. i had a WONDERFUL day! the kids cooperated, were quiet, worked well together, listened... you name it! i wasn't even tired all day (don't know what was in that diet pepsi...) and i think i even found the miracle cure for cramps... generic ibuprofen and diet pepsi. must be the aspartame, but i have never taken anything that worked like that combination did.
in all honesty, today was a day when God was totally obvious in my life. i knew that nothing i was doing was myself. i was too sleep-deprived to have consciously done anything remotely intelligent. everything i did, every decision i made, even the attitudes of the children.. all God.
thank You.
Saturday, May 15
t-7 days
so, a week from today, i graduate from college. woah. (and i'm sure that comment is being echoed all throughout taylor as each member of the graduating class of 2004 comes to this realization, so i know i'm being very unoriginal). but still!
student teaching is going very well. i brought in a penny jar for each class, and a bag full of pennies. I told each class that whenever they did something responsible, respectful, fair, or trustworthy (the four pillars of character), they could get anywhere from one to ten pennies. when they earned fifty cents, they could buy a free recess. its awesome. now, whenever i want their attention, i can just rattle the penny jar. my voice has been saved.
we made noah's shirt the day before yesterday. it's unbelievably cool. (remember, i said that i'd make him a shirt cuz he ran the indy mini.) anyway, it says "i'm the best" on the front, and "hands down" on the back and is covered with little five-year-old handprints. cute and cheesy, just the way i likes it. and he wore it yesterday, to all his classes and then on a date with his girlfriend. awesome. the kids were so proud of their work, they were like, "your brother-in-law is gonna love this! this is sooo coool!" and they were right.
let's see, what else has been going on? my portfolio is halfway done. and it's due on monday, so depending on whether you look at that as half-full or half-empty, i'm either ok, or hopefully lost.
oh! we got to watch a house burn down yesterday at school. there was a really old rundown house actually on school grounds. it was a safety hazard, so they had to get rid of it. so they decided to burn it down. on a school day. wow, they're smart! actually, it was really cool because the kids got to go watch it and the firemen did this whole lesson on what do to if your house catches on fire. a much better learning experience than just watching a video, or listening to firemen speak at an assembly. then, they put the fire out and third through fifth graders got to tour the burnt house. they didn't let the kindergarteners go in. boo. then, after we all went back inside, they finished burning down the house. the pyro in me was satisfied.
well, if i don't stop writing this, you'll never get to read it. so i'm done.
beth
student teaching is going very well. i brought in a penny jar for each class, and a bag full of pennies. I told each class that whenever they did something responsible, respectful, fair, or trustworthy (the four pillars of character), they could get anywhere from one to ten pennies. when they earned fifty cents, they could buy a free recess. its awesome. now, whenever i want their attention, i can just rattle the penny jar. my voice has been saved.
we made noah's shirt the day before yesterday. it's unbelievably cool. (remember, i said that i'd make him a shirt cuz he ran the indy mini.) anyway, it says "i'm the best" on the front, and "hands down" on the back and is covered with little five-year-old handprints. cute and cheesy, just the way i likes it. and he wore it yesterday, to all his classes and then on a date with his girlfriend. awesome. the kids were so proud of their work, they were like, "your brother-in-law is gonna love this! this is sooo coool!" and they were right.
let's see, what else has been going on? my portfolio is halfway done. and it's due on monday, so depending on whether you look at that as half-full or half-empty, i'm either ok, or hopefully lost.
oh! we got to watch a house burn down yesterday at school. there was a really old rundown house actually on school grounds. it was a safety hazard, so they had to get rid of it. so they decided to burn it down. on a school day. wow, they're smart! actually, it was really cool because the kids got to go watch it and the firemen did this whole lesson on what do to if your house catches on fire. a much better learning experience than just watching a video, or listening to firemen speak at an assembly. then, they put the fire out and third through fifth graders got to tour the burnt house. they didn't let the kindergarteners go in. boo. then, after we all went back inside, they finished burning down the house. the pyro in me was satisfied.
well, if i don't stop writing this, you'll never get to read it. so i'm done.
beth
Tuesday, May 11
my comments are on vacation
so, inbetween the time when i set up this account and now, blogger decided, 'hey, we're missing a crucial part of the blogging experience - the comments!' so they changed EVERYTHING to be more user friendly, and added comments as an option. they also come up with sweet new templates. so, me being the change-aholic that i am, i wanted one of their sweet new templates. i also wanted their comment thing because it's, i dunno, easier for ppl? unfortunately, all that change was too much for my poor sickly comments. they have passed on, disappeared, gone on vacation. sadness. so now i need your help. go back and put your comments back on my blog. i hate looking and seeing no comments, it makes me feel rather unloved. and if you knew me at all, you would know that i can't handle that. so help put me at ease... put your comments back where they belong- bring them back from vacation. and ashley, i'll work on bringing your grandma back from vacation... and that chick. :-D
beth
beth
unbelievable
PARTY AT MY HOUSE, I HAD A GOOD DAY!!!
i had my first good observation today. she said my shirt was too short. MY SHIRT WAS TOO SHORT! that was the best critisism she's given me thus far. and i have jamie larson to thank. she came over last night (she's kindergarten endorsement too) and watched my video with me and gave me ideas. actual, concrete ideas for classroom management! my prof has a PhD and she couldn't do that for me!! so i used one of those ideas, and guess what? I ROCK. why can't my prof see that that's what we need. we don't need theory. we don't need curriculum, really, either (just the standards crap). we need ideas, actual concrete ideas, for management. we need a bag o' tricks to pull from.
well, i'm glad i have friends who are supportive and resourceful. lori and jamie are the two people in the world who have brought me through this experience. thank you so much!!
i get observed next week too, but informally. she says she just wants to drop by to make sure everything's wrapping up ok. she needs to gather enough positive feedback. basically she says that previously i sucked and finally now she can write good stuff. oh well. i just hope she writes a lot of good stuff. it looks like i may pass student teaching after all. oh, and the port due date's been pushed to friday, possibly monday.
i'magonna go eat ice cream in celebration of my good day.
beth
i had my first good observation today. she said my shirt was too short. MY SHIRT WAS TOO SHORT! that was the best critisism she's given me thus far. and i have jamie larson to thank. she came over last night (she's kindergarten endorsement too) and watched my video with me and gave me ideas. actual, concrete ideas for classroom management! my prof has a PhD and she couldn't do that for me!! so i used one of those ideas, and guess what? I ROCK. why can't my prof see that that's what we need. we don't need theory. we don't need curriculum, really, either (just the standards crap). we need ideas, actual concrete ideas, for management. we need a bag o' tricks to pull from.
well, i'm glad i have friends who are supportive and resourceful. lori and jamie are the two people in the world who have brought me through this experience. thank you so much!!
i get observed next week too, but informally. she says she just wants to drop by to make sure everything's wrapping up ok. she needs to gather enough positive feedback. basically she says that previously i sucked and finally now she can write good stuff. oh well. i just hope she writes a lot of good stuff. it looks like i may pass student teaching after all. oh, and the port due date's been pushed to friday, possibly monday.
i'magonna go eat ice cream in celebration of my good day.
beth
Sunday, May 9
1 hr 50 minutes
this blog is dedicated to noah zapf who ran the indy mini marathon in 1 hr 50 minutes even with an inflamed tendon in his foot. noah, you're awesome. i hope you got a t-shirt for all your efforts. if you didn't, i'magonna make you one. no, that was not a typo, that was an italian accent. just for you. feel special.
sorry i can't write more about how awesome my brother-in-law is, but i've got stuff do to if i wanna graduate in two weeks (and i do!)
beth
sorry i can't write more about how awesome my brother-in-law is, but i've got stuff do to if i wanna graduate in two weeks (and i do!)
beth
Saturday, May 8
two weeks left
man, i've vented to so many people about student teaching that i really have neglected this theraputic outlet for lack of need. therapeutic? therapuetic? that word's messing me up. it's got a vowel diphthong sound to it, but i can't figure out two vowels that look right together in that syllable. u is a tricky like that, it can sound like a vowel diphthong without help from another letter. and that's your phonics lesson for the day. if you don't know what a vowel diphthong is.. well.. look it up.
anyway.
i'm at work. surprise surprise. josh's parents should be here soon with lunch, i believe. yay to family and free food. noah ran the mini-marathon in indy today. or at least that was the plan. then he got an inflamed tendon in his foot. apparently those hurt really badly. but he was going to get all hopped up on pain relievers and run anyway. i can understand. i mean, he's been training for this for months, and then to not run because of an injury you get in the last week before the race? horrible. as for me, i would never have started training in the first place because i would never desire to run that many miles. therefore i am the smarter of the two scenarios because i am the one without the inflamed tendon.
so, since the title of this blog is 'two weeks left,' i suppose i should talk about how i'm graduating soon.
or i could talk about how my professor says if i don't get better, i won't be passing student teaching, and in that case a more appropriate title for this blog would have been, 'i quit.'
or i could change subjects entirely and talk about how our car broke. in THAT case, i would appropriately change the title to 'can i borrow $1100?' and by 'borrow', i meant 'have'
so many choices!!
how about this:
you choose.
write in my comments what you want to hear about.
and here are my reasons for the copout:
1. i'm not sure that many people even read this, so is it worth writing about ALL that stuff if no one reads it?
2. i hate decisions.
3. why should i tell you about things you don't really want to hear about?
4. i hate decisions.
5. tis the season for voting
6. five reasons is enough
so LEAVE COMMENTS!
oh, and who is 'random guy,' speaking of leaving comments. you left a really nasty comment on one of my friends blogs, and it's just freakyscary, so... stop.
beth
anyway.
i'm at work. surprise surprise. josh's parents should be here soon with lunch, i believe. yay to family and free food. noah ran the mini-marathon in indy today. or at least that was the plan. then he got an inflamed tendon in his foot. apparently those hurt really badly. but he was going to get all hopped up on pain relievers and run anyway. i can understand. i mean, he's been training for this for months, and then to not run because of an injury you get in the last week before the race? horrible. as for me, i would never have started training in the first place because i would never desire to run that many miles. therefore i am the smarter of the two scenarios because i am the one without the inflamed tendon.
so, since the title of this blog is 'two weeks left,' i suppose i should talk about how i'm graduating soon.
or i could talk about how my professor says if i don't get better, i won't be passing student teaching, and in that case a more appropriate title for this blog would have been, 'i quit.'
or i could change subjects entirely and talk about how our car broke. in THAT case, i would appropriately change the title to 'can i borrow $1100?' and by 'borrow', i meant 'have'
so many choices!!
how about this:
you choose.
write in my comments what you want to hear about.
and here are my reasons for the copout:
1. i'm not sure that many people even read this, so is it worth writing about ALL that stuff if no one reads it?
2. i hate decisions.
3. why should i tell you about things you don't really want to hear about?
4. i hate decisions.
5. tis the season for voting
6. five reasons is enough
so LEAVE COMMENTS!
oh, and who is 'random guy,' speaking of leaving comments. you left a really nasty comment on one of my friends blogs, and it's just freakyscary, so... stop.
beth
Sunday, May 2
#5
Here's another addition to the famous people list:
I've also met Steve Green's driver. I got them a room when technically there weren't any rooms to give.
Whoa, I'm using capitol letters.. this is freaking me out.
I'm too distracted by my newly-discovered grammatical abilities to think of anything else to write.
Bye
Beth
I've also met Steve Green's driver. I got them a room when technically there weren't any rooms to give.
Whoa, I'm using capitol letters.. this is freaking me out.
I'm too distracted by my newly-discovered grammatical abilities to think of anything else to write.
Bye
Beth
now he wants pizza
so mr. sean kanan calls down (five times already) and says he wants pizza. well, it's 11pm in the middle of nowhere.. the two places that deliver here quit at 10. we tell him that, and his response is basically, "but i'm famous!" even the bold and the beautiful can't get a hoosier pizza place to deliver past ten on a weekend. sorry pal. just thought that was funny and wanted to pass it on.
Saturday, May 1
i could have been america's next top model
but i was back here writing this instead.
sean kanan is in town on the america's next top model search. yeah, that's right. he's looking for hot hicks, to borrow a term from melissa. and he's staying in my hotel. but i was being a lazy bum. if only i had been a good employee and waited out front to greet the guests, maybe, just maybe.. i mean, he was really wasted... but alas, i never met the guy. and so i'll never be a hot hick.
beth
sean kanan is in town on the america's next top model search. yeah, that's right. he's looking for hot hicks, to borrow a term from melissa. and he's staying in my hotel. but i was being a lazy bum. if only i had been a good employee and waited out front to greet the guests, maybe, just maybe.. i mean, he was really wasted... but alas, i never met the guy. and so i'll never be a hot hick.
beth
the stars come out... to marion, indiana?
here's an updated list of all the celebrities i've met while working here at the country inn and suites:
1. modelle metcalf (only taylor people will understand the significance of this)
2. the guy who invented tuna-in-a-bag
3. the mayor of marion and his brother
4. sean kanan from the bold and the beautiful (k, so i never really saw him, but i talked to him on the phone, convinced him not to walk to the nearest bar, and set a wake-up call for him - he was pretty wasted)
pretty cool, huh. i know you're all extremely jealous.
beth
1. modelle metcalf (only taylor people will understand the significance of this)
2. the guy who invented tuna-in-a-bag
3. the mayor of marion and his brother
4. sean kanan from the bold and the beautiful (k, so i never really saw him, but i talked to him on the phone, convinced him not to walk to the nearest bar, and set a wake-up call for him - he was pretty wasted)
pretty cool, huh. i know you're all extremely jealous.
beth
Thursday, April 29
dramatic interpretation of student teaching in a kindergarten classroom
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!
Tuesday, April 27
kindergarten crisis
hold on, the bunny's on the paper cutter... this is too funny!
ok, she's safe once again.
what is that rabbit's obsession with sharp objects??
in case you hadn't noticed, i'm still at school, and i've let the class bunny run loose while i do stuff. her name is harley. great. now she's under the cabinet.
anyway, i basically logged on to update you: one of our baby chicks has died. he died after class today. The children knew he was sick, and they saw me holding him and thought that would make him better. somehow they thought i had superhuman powers like that. now they're going to know that i don't. crap. so, wait, how do you explain death to a five-year-old again? double crap. maybe they won't notice he's gone. i could tell them he's on vacation... that's right. a chick on vacation. believe it or not, that's easier for a kindergartener to grasp than death.
gotta go, planning really cool zoo activities.
beth
ok, she's safe once again.
what is that rabbit's obsession with sharp objects??
in case you hadn't noticed, i'm still at school, and i've let the class bunny run loose while i do stuff. her name is harley. great. now she's under the cabinet.
anyway, i basically logged on to update you: one of our baby chicks has died. he died after class today. The children knew he was sick, and they saw me holding him and thought that would make him better. somehow they thought i had superhuman powers like that. now they're going to know that i don't. crap. so, wait, how do you explain death to a five-year-old again? double crap. maybe they won't notice he's gone. i could tell them he's on vacation... that's right. a chick on vacation. believe it or not, that's easier for a kindergartener to grasp than death.
gotta go, planning really cool zoo activities.
beth
Saturday, April 24
another week, another dollar
so, this past week started out horrible.
i had an all-day-seminar on monday. that actually wasn't so bad. i got to see people i hadn't in a long time. and i got to sleep in an extra hour. then i sat for eight hours and listened to not-so-interesting people talk... and talk... and talk. ok, maybe it was that bad.
then tuesday... tuesday.. hmm.. i don't remember tuesday. moving on.
wednesday, i got observed. joy of every student teacher's heart! and there was a sub. and the kids were outrageous. let's just suffice to say... not good. i did get good marks, but i think they were mainly from sympathy. oh well. in a couple months, i'll look at that paper, see those marks, and think to myself: man, i'm an awesome teacher. oh and i got to go to a student teacher appreciation banquet. that did put a good spin on my day. good food always does. i also went running with lori. i stretched this time. and it was good.
thursday... the only thing i remember about thursday is that it wasn't as bad as wednesday.
friday, i had to work. i know, i know, it's not one of my usual workdays.. but indiana wesleyan's graduation was on saturday, so friday was hectic (i work at a hotel, for those who haven't spoken to me in over a year, or ever). yay to more hours, though.
saturday is today. wow, i'm smart. hehe. after i dropped josh off at work at 7 a.m., i came back, had breakfast and my survival coffee, and started laundry. i did a lot of laundry. i finished my wedding thank-yous. i'm sure some people of the gambling type lost serious money because of it. ha, i finished, and you didn't think i could. etiquette says you get a year to finish your wedding thank-yous,because traditionally, people have a year to give you stuff. well, i never got anything after the wedding, but i can still use that rule, right? if so, then technically, i was like 31 days early. so there.
hmm.. what else did i do today? i ran again. and then collapsed on the front lawn. it felt wonderful. (don't worry, i stretched prior to the collapse). and then i did more laundry. i watched Finding Nemo. actually, i listened to it while i was doing the thank-yous.
i can't think of anything else.
enjoy my boring life!
beth
i had an all-day-seminar on monday. that actually wasn't so bad. i got to see people i hadn't in a long time. and i got to sleep in an extra hour. then i sat for eight hours and listened to not-so-interesting people talk... and talk... and talk. ok, maybe it was that bad.
then tuesday... tuesday.. hmm.. i don't remember tuesday. moving on.
wednesday, i got observed. joy of every student teacher's heart! and there was a sub. and the kids were outrageous. let's just suffice to say... not good. i did get good marks, but i think they were mainly from sympathy. oh well. in a couple months, i'll look at that paper, see those marks, and think to myself: man, i'm an awesome teacher. oh and i got to go to a student teacher appreciation banquet. that did put a good spin on my day. good food always does. i also went running with lori. i stretched this time. and it was good.
thursday... the only thing i remember about thursday is that it wasn't as bad as wednesday.
friday, i had to work. i know, i know, it's not one of my usual workdays.. but indiana wesleyan's graduation was on saturday, so friday was hectic (i work at a hotel, for those who haven't spoken to me in over a year, or ever). yay to more hours, though.
saturday is today. wow, i'm smart. hehe. after i dropped josh off at work at 7 a.m., i came back, had breakfast and my survival coffee, and started laundry. i did a lot of laundry. i finished my wedding thank-yous. i'm sure some people of the gambling type lost serious money because of it. ha, i finished, and you didn't think i could. etiquette says you get a year to finish your wedding thank-yous,because traditionally, people have a year to give you stuff. well, i never got anything after the wedding, but i can still use that rule, right? if so, then technically, i was like 31 days early. so there.
hmm.. what else did i do today? i ran again. and then collapsed on the front lawn. it felt wonderful. (don't worry, i stretched prior to the collapse). and then i did more laundry. i watched Finding Nemo. actually, i listened to it while i was doing the thank-yous.
i can't think of anything else.
enjoy my boring life!
beth
Sunday, April 18
attention
i have officially mastered the html, or at least enough to get a comment link.
please leave comments. or else all my html efforts will have been in vain.
beth
please leave comments. or else all my html efforts will have been in vain.
beth
color me happy
my online class is DONE! the weather is BEAUTIFUL! josh volunteered to work BOTH MORNING SHIFTS!! sigh. i don't remember being this happy... now if only i could enjoy this beautiful weather with my husband... five more weeks. five more weeks until graduation. five more weeks until josh quits the country inn. five more weeks until i can work weekdays instead of weekends. five more weeks until freedom. sweet blissful freedom.
yesterday i went running for the first time in a year. its been way over 24 hours now and i still cramp up if i sit too long. note to self: STRETCHING IS GOOD.
i also had an awesome picnic with the neighbors, who i had yet to spend significant time with due to my insane schedule. it was nice. i even got some color on this pasty skin o'mine. my nose still has the slightly tight sensation it gets when it's that rosy sun-kissed color. happy sigh.
well, that's all the happy nonsense i can come up with for now. but i still have 5 1/2 hours left in my shift so i'll prolly be back on. oh the boredom.
beth
yesterday i went running for the first time in a year. its been way over 24 hours now and i still cramp up if i sit too long. note to self: STRETCHING IS GOOD.
i also had an awesome picnic with the neighbors, who i had yet to spend significant time with due to my insane schedule. it was nice. i even got some color on this pasty skin o'mine. my nose still has the slightly tight sensation it gets when it's that rosy sun-kissed color. happy sigh.
well, that's all the happy nonsense i can come up with for now. but i still have 5 1/2 hours left in my shift so i'll prolly be back on. oh the boredom.
beth
Saturday, April 17
thank you paul
lesson of the day:
if the time of the blog has not yet occurred, then the said blog does not yet exist, no matter how many times you publish it.
moral of the story:
make sure your blog is set for the same time zone you happen to be residing in.
future lesson i wish to learn:
how does one obtain a comment link
example of my ironic tendencies:
asking for comments on how to obtain a comment link
if the time of the blog has not yet occurred, then the said blog does not yet exist, no matter how many times you publish it.
moral of the story:
make sure your blog is set for the same time zone you happen to be residing in.
future lesson i wish to learn:
how does one obtain a comment link
example of my ironic tendencies:
asking for comments on how to obtain a comment link
hello?
ok, am i blog incompetent? why is there nothing showing up?! did i write that huge long blurb for absolutely nothing? maybe this will work... ugh.
is anybody out there?
hi!
this is my first ever blog, so forgive me in advance. this will be random, and rarely updated. basically, i'm bored.
so i'm sitting here at work (country inn) and i've already checked my email (three times, both accounts), my online banking (yes! still have money!), and read strong bad's new email (eh, so-so). what else is left? what else is out there? ahh... addictinggames.com. maybe i should be playing fishy, but no... i'm creating a blog. be grateful. greatful. whatever.
SO i'm student teaching in a kindergarten classroom. a.m. and p.m., 21 kids in each class. and names like shamesha and da'vontae. i love it. except for this one teacher... who finds it her place to cut of my legs at the knees my second week there. she basically calls me unorganized, unprofessional, and, well, a bad teacher. ugh. i find out later (after many days of agonizing stress and contimplations of dropping out of school five weeks before graduation) that she's an old, stubborn, stuck-in-her-ways woman who makes herself feel better by making sure everyone else knows how bad they are. or at least how they're not as good as her. i LOVE people like that! grrrr. 2 weeks down... 5 to go.
in other news.. one of my little kindergartners, dakota (i have FOUR dakotas...) got run over by a golf cart. how sad is that?? he had huge scrapes all over his body and a dislocated shoulder that his granpa had pushed in himself. :(
i can't think of anything else to say.
if you have any sites of interest that i could waste my time at, let me know. oh, and let me know if anyone is even reading these.
beth
this is my first ever blog, so forgive me in advance. this will be random, and rarely updated. basically, i'm bored.
so i'm sitting here at work (country inn) and i've already checked my email (three times, both accounts), my online banking (yes! still have money!), and read strong bad's new email (eh, so-so). what else is left? what else is out there? ahh... addictinggames.com. maybe i should be playing fishy, but no... i'm creating a blog. be grateful. greatful. whatever.
SO i'm student teaching in a kindergarten classroom. a.m. and p.m., 21 kids in each class. and names like shamesha and da'vontae. i love it. except for this one teacher... who finds it her place to cut of my legs at the knees my second week there. she basically calls me unorganized, unprofessional, and, well, a bad teacher. ugh. i find out later (after many days of agonizing stress and contimplations of dropping out of school five weeks before graduation) that she's an old, stubborn, stuck-in-her-ways woman who makes herself feel better by making sure everyone else knows how bad they are. or at least how they're not as good as her. i LOVE people like that! grrrr. 2 weeks down... 5 to go.
in other news.. one of my little kindergartners, dakota (i have FOUR dakotas...) got run over by a golf cart. how sad is that?? he had huge scrapes all over his body and a dislocated shoulder that his granpa had pushed in himself. :(
i can't think of anything else to say.
if you have any sites of interest that i could waste my time at, let me know. oh, and let me know if anyone is even reading these.
beth
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