The last one

Today is the last day to blogg for our English 101 class.  As much as I hated the idea at first I found myself getting to like it around the second month of class.  I know it took me a long time to go into this blogging mode.  It was hard for me to set up and then I felt it was a waste of time having to sit here and do it when I have so many other things to do.  I liked the chance to express what I feel sort of like therapy I guess.  Then it was great because it was not like facebook I liked the fact that it was only writing to you and not having to worry about everyone reading it.  I will miss it but would like to continue.  Hope you had a great vacation.  I hope to see you next week.  I went to library to do research today. 

Help

Professor Help,  Where do I find the information for our last essay?  Help!!!!!

Vacation

Professor I hope you had a great vacation time in Costa Rica.  I want to see the pictures it must of been excitiing for you.  Wish someday I will be able to travel like you.  It must be exciting to see new places and learn about a new place.  Well wishing you a safe return.  See you next week  oh I forgot were going to the library on Monday.  Have a well deserved rest. 

Thanksgiving blues

My daughter had the thanksgiving blues she started to feel sad that all her brothers and sisters were all spending this holiday apart at their new families homes.  She was more heart broken because her father did not even make the attempt of inviting them over for dinner.  We spent it with my boyfriend and his family but it still did not take the place of the memories when they were all at home and we would spend time playing games and cooking together.  I tried to explain that they are all growing up and she too will someday leave and I will only have my memories. 

Stressing out about end of semester

As the semester ends the increase in streess grows higher.  It now is coming to the day of having to study and figure out when do I study, what do I need to know, and projects due.  Last of all when do I find enough time to study.  The worst part is when you have been studying for hours, staying up till morning hours not sleeping, and then you get the test and you look at it and you do not remember anything at all.

Tourists swim in flooded Venice | Photo Gallery - Yahoo! News

Tourists swim in flooded Venice | Photo Gallery - Yahoo! News It must be a amazing scene to see people swimming in the streets.   You do not have to go to the beach right? 

Double Majors

So I have been hearing about graduating with double majors.  If you have time can you explain it to me.  I feel that I can talk to you about everything.  So if you do not mind please explain it to me.  I am trying to major in child development.  Do you think I could do that?

Toothaches

I hate going to the dentist.  I hate the site of all those machines in the table by the chair.  I hate the idea of having to feel pain.  I just hate going to the dentist.  When I went in with a toothache, they decided to first take xrays, then tell me sorry your tooth is infected take antibiotics and pain pills and then come to have the tooth drilled for a rooth cannal.  So the pain goes away and I felt like forget it I am not going back.  Now the pain came back.  The tooth is broken and has to be removed.  I hate the dentist. 

Dinner is on me

My very macho boyfriend went out on a dinner date with me for a experiment for my sociology class.  It was so funny the way people look at you when you do something out of the norms.  I opened the door for him, drove, ordered his food, payed and decided where to go after.  It was so funny the looks that people gave him.  I took him to a latino restaurant.  People looked at us with wonder of what was going on, they gave him looks of disapproval.  At first I found myself a little worried at the way people looked at us, then I just decided to enjoy it and get back at him for a couple of embarrasing things. 

Mechanics

I hate the idea of the need to look for a mechanic.  There are so many out there that are out to take advantage of any opportunity that they come across.  This is especially seen when they know that they are taking to a woman.  Woman are taken advantage of far more than men.  If a mechanic tells a woman all of the things that the car needs sometimes we do not know what they are or if they are telling us the truth.  I try to read up on any part that they want to change and I carry my cars manual.  There are so many things to learn about a car we should be able to find someone we can really trust and believe in. 

Unemployed

In todays economy we have been faced with a huge wave of unemployment.  I am part of that wave.  Once I found myself unemployed I decided to go back to school.  I have one more semester of full time classes to take in order to receive my AA.  I am now faced with the decision of what to do because on December 29 it will be the last day to receive unemployment extension payments.  So now do I continue the spring semester and try to make ends meet with welfare?  The other option is to only take two classess work and try to finish in about one or two more years.  I am so confused what do you think professor?

A dog?

My daughters have always asked me to get them a puppy.  I have never wanted to have a puppy I feel it would just add to the stress and the problems.  Puppies are cute when they are small.  Once they grow they are always causing problems and stress.  Dogs are a man's best friend but they are also one more mouth to feed. 

Education in Jail

I went to a confrence that was offered by a man who wrote a book about bank robbery.  He talked about all of the issues that he face while he was growing up and what he thought pushed him to do what he did.  One thing that made me very upset was that by being in jail he had access to the very best and most current issues of literature and other educational materials for free.  He was also offered the opportunity to take classess and get eucation from professors from the Universities of Yale, Harvard, and Princeton.  I really think that it is very unfair that we are not able to reach those professors easily but with great sacrifices.  That I feel is not fail.

I do not understand polynomials

I just took the math test and I feel so depressed.  I think I completely bombed it.  I have never felt so lost.  It felt like I was looking at something that was written in martion or some other language.  It looks so easy when everyone does it in front of me but when I tried to remember I was lost.  Formulas , factor, Foil,  why is this a requirement to graduate when I just want to teach preschool. It is not something that I am going to teach a 4 year old. 

Tutor

I went to get tutored today for my math class.  I have to let you know that the math lab has great tutors.  They are patient and they try to listen and explain to you anything that you are not sure of.  The teacher that I have for math she just goes through everything once and if you ask a question she raises her voice and asks you what is it you do not understand?  Then she tells you it is easy see as she goes through the problems at 100 miles an hour.

End of the Semester

Professor the semester is quickly coming to an end.  I really hated the idea of writing in this blog.  It made me feel like you were making me waste my time sitting here in front of the computer when I usually have so much to do.  Now that it is almost over I think I am going to miss it.  Maybe if you do not mind I would like to continue writing my thoughts.  I has served as a way of letting go of some of the stress that I have getting rid of ideas. A way of relaxing and it has been theraputic. Thank you for the torture I felt at first and for the time you have given me and actually commenting on my blogs.  Somedays I really felt that you were the only one I could tell my thoughts and feelings.  Sometimes I felt embarrased to see you the next day in class.  Yet through it all I think you have helped me more than just by teaching me english.  Thank You.

Yoga

I never thought that yoga would help me with my insomnia.  It has taught me to relax and I use this technique when I am trying to fall asleep.  I have been amazed that it really has worked for me.  I have also gained some muscle strength.  I can actually see some of the difference in my muscle resistance.  I am able to do some poses that I never thought I could do.  Now if I can only find a way to teach my children they think it is funny. 

Writing

I have never thought of myself as some one who knows how to write well.  I feel that all my punctuation and my level of writting have to much to improve.  Today I was writing a thesis paper with my group of another class.  I could not beleive what I was reading, I thought it was horribly written.  The girl was writing it like if she was speaking with her friends.  The tenses were different in almost every sentence.  The other girls were not able to catch on to the way the paper did not make sense.  It is very sad to see that young children are having so much problem writing a paper.  I do not write well like I would like to, but if you compare my writing to theirs what a difference.  I felt sad to know that these young people will be our future. 

Twenty nine

My oldest daughter Mariana had her twenty nine birthday today.  I can not believe it that it was so long ago that I held her in my arms for the very first time.  Well she is all grown up where did all those years go.  They seem like they just flew by time passed so quickly.  As I have gotten older I have found out that there are so many things that I can not remember.  I still remember some things about her that probably were important to me others do not exsist in my memory.  The one thing I do remember was the way she looked the first time I saw her.  She is today a professional nurse with four children of her own and I still can see that smile on her face the first time I saw her.  My baby is all grown up.

No school

No school on Monday, November 12, 2012.  The news hits my children they are happy because it means not getting up early, staying up late the night before, no homework, an extra day with no school.  I  on the other hand see it as OH NO!!!!!  This means children are going to be awake till late, sleeping in, lazy in pj all day until I get upset, trips to the kitchen to check the refrigerator every ten to thirty minutes.  It is so funny to watch them they go to the refrigerator they open the door look at it and close the door.  Next they sit and watch tv then they go to refrigerator again look inside and close the door.  When they do this about two or three times I begin to find something for them to do get dressed that is the first thing I tell them.  Next it is clean up and last we are going out.  These trips back and forth are a clear indication that they are bored. The last thing they tell me I can not wait to go to school tomorrow.  Well I can not wait either.

Rain

It is raining.
 When I was little I did not like the rain.
 I had to stay inside and could not go out.
When it rained I missed riding my bike, or playing jump rope.
When I was a teenager I did not like the rain.
I had to stay inside I could not go out.
I missed being able to go shopping, or on a date.
As an adult I did not like the rain.
I had to stay inside I could not go out.
I missed being able to walk with my children.
Today as a grandmother I do not like the rain.
I have to stay inside I can not go out.
I miss being able to go to the park and play with my grandchildre.

What I decide will have a effect on my children.

  What I do with my life has such a huge effect on my children.  No matter what I choose to do weather it is good or bad it still affects them.  Every time I make a decision even if it is the smallest one it still affects them.  If I spend money then it might be needed for something that they want.  If I decide to break up with my boyfriend they are affected too. Why is life so hard sometimes.  Do I stay and stop them from having to adjust to yet another person, or should I leave the relationship and try to stay alone and then they have to adjust to not having that person in their life.  No matter what I decide it will still have a impact on them. 

Family voting

We practice something that I now call family voting.  We get together and start to discuss the propositions and the pros and cons.  Once we do this we are ready to go vote.  We go together and we vote after that we come to my house and discuss how we felt about having the opportunity to voice our opinion.  I made breakfast today early and waited for my children to arrive.  One by one they all gathered and had breakfast.  A quick discussion and review of the propositions and we are off to the voting booths.  This year my daughter that just turned 18 she will vote for the first time.  It is very exciting.  We are taking time to prepare her we are all excited to go together.  Lets save our schools.

The teachers attitude

A teachers attitude is very important.  It can make a student want to attend class or not.   Some teachers do not care or know that it is them that makes or breaks a students learning.  If the teacher is boring or unattentive then we loose interest in the class or in the subject.  When the teacher is able to present the material well and in a interesting form then the students attention and the enjoyment of the subject is nurtured. 

Computer Class

I am going to a Computer class it is a small opportunity to learn a couple of things that I did not know about computers.  I learned that I can make a flyer or a invitation and how to add clip art to it.  I also learned about pre programing a signiture to my emails.  Hopefully I will understand alot more with a couple of computer classes.

November

November is a real busy month.  My boyfriends birthday is on the 5th and my oldest daughters birthday is on the 8th.  Then its time to take a long three day week end for Veterans day and last it is time to celebrate Thanksgiving and then put on the warm jackets and go Black Friday Shopping.  What a busy month

Time

    Time has undergone change this weekend.  On saturday night we were suppose to set our clocks a hour behind.  If you forgot you were late to everything today.  At least they are smart in the sense that they give you time to adjust and figure out that your running late on Sunday.  This is probably done so that on Monday you will not be late to your daily routine. 

Mountain Rock Climbing

My son went mountain rock climbing with the Arc afterschool program.  He had so much fun.  It makes me feel really happy that there are still some programs that offer activities to the children who other wise would not have the opportunity to do them.  The only problem is that his arms hurt from climbing and having to bring his whole body up with the strenght of his arms.   I rather have him out there doing something than staying home on the video games.  You agree?

It is time to get sick

     It is that time of year to get sick again.  The quick change in weather is the cause of all my sinuses.  I get all of those great symptoms head ache, and pressure in the nasal cavities, itchy, watery eyes, congestion, cough, itchy and dry throat, fever.  Hope everyone is well because I feel  SICK!!!!!

Ella Minnow Pea

Just finished reading the book.  It was easy like you said.  I liked the parts where they found ways to make combinations with other letters in order to write the words they needed.  When I almost got to the end I remember reading it in high school.

I am so sick

  I am so sick today.  It started the night of Halloween.  I only took out my children for maybe two or three hours.  Yet my weak lungs could not take the cold weather.  I t is really hard to try and breath when your nose is stuffy, watery eyes, congestion, and cough.  I have been trying to sleep but I can not breath.  So I have been doing my bloggs.  I can not sleep but I am so bores.  So now I think my fever is going up or is it my menapause.  Who knows, I just feel like I was in front of the stove all day. 
I HATE BEING SICK

Mountain Bike Riding

My son attends a after school program called Arc.  They take him to leadership workshops and also on field trips that he enjoys.  It is a great program he is going mountain bike riding on Saturday.  He gets to ride on real good fancy bikes and they provide complete padding and helmets.  This is his second year attending these field trips.  He likes them so much that he hates it when he has to miss one.  He says that besides enjoying the adventure he likes it because he is away from his younger sister. 

Child Support

Child support is to help you with your children.  The agency is suppose to deduct 15% of the gross amount of the parent's pay check.  My ex-husband has been evading the system by getting paid cash or working with his new wife and the paycheck goes under her name.  He has enough money to buy himself and the grandson of his wife new ifones.  He has not paid more than $69.00 every two weeks.  It is so hard to try and make it when there is not enough for the children he still has the nerve to show off his ifone to the children when they are in need of pants and shoes.  Wow I wonder how the agency can think that this is enough.

Sick Baby

     My grandson is two months old.  He has a real bad cough and he has problems breathing.  He has been to the emergency room and the doctors do not want to give him any medication.  I have been looking into natural meds and there is none that can help.  He caughs and then looses his breath after that he throws up flem and the crys when he regains his breath.  My poor baby what to do for him?

Depression

     Post partum Depression.  It is so hard to deal with depression.  It is even harder to get over the feeling when you do not feel that there is someone that you can confine in or receive support from.  It is better to look for a professional to help you when you can not figure things out.