I have a doctor's appointment this afternoon to find out what they want to do with things for my back now that I'm starting to go to physical therapy. I'm hoping to find out if they are going to do something more aggressive - like start giving me shots to put it in the areas that are bad or whatever is going to happen.
It's intersting what they are making me do in physical therapy. They want me to sit on one of those fitness balls and basically belly dance to build my core. I can see how that would build the core muscles around that area that I need because when I've done the exercises, my abdomen and back are sore. Not painful, but definitely sore.
I'm grateful for the people that I'm seeing about my physical therapy and my chiropractor, etc., because I do feel a bit better - it's just that one spot in my back - the pain receptors there on my right side of my back are something interesting. I'm still just trying to figure that out.
I can't wait for the school to be done tomorrow. I can't wait to get away from this place. The kids are starting to get under my skin and the adults aren't very far behind. Everyone is stressed and tired. We definitely need a break to get away from the drama in the high school setting. Augh.
Why is it that there is so much drama in high school anyway? There are so many people just looking to get other people in trouble - to catch someone in the act of doing something wrong - or even catching the kids doing something that they KNOW that they shouldn't be doing! I don't get that. I really don't. I wish that I could understand that.
Tonight is the band concert that the kids are going to be in. It starts at 7 PM. It's going to be another Christmas holiday concert where I get to see all three of my kiddos play in it. I'm so very proud of all of them. They are working hard on their music so that they can move on to another band for the state. :)
Perhaps when I get home, I can work on some much needed audio work that needs to get done.
~MJ
16 December, 2010
15 December, 2010
Dec 15 - Birthday
Today is Meghan's birthday. She's 18. Eighteen! Oh my goodness - do I feel old today. Not only am I falling apart, I'm old. Oh holy cow! 18!!!
I'm so very proud of my daughter. She's grown into a beautiful young woman. So, watching her leave to go into the army this year is something that I'm going to have to get used to. I know that I'm going to lose it. I really am. She's my only baby girl. :(
I"m working hard to try to finish some of my Christmas presents or they are going to be late. I honestly don't think that my recipients will be upset with me about getting them late thought. It's just getting them done. It's just sitting down and doing it actually. So - here's to hoping that I can get them done.
It's going to be an interesting time in physical therapy too. I've been asked to basically belly dance on one of those exercise balls. It's going to be more and more interesting as it progresses I'm sure. So, I'll be working on that.
~MJ
I'm so very proud of my daughter. She's grown into a beautiful young woman. So, watching her leave to go into the army this year is something that I'm going to have to get used to. I know that I'm going to lose it. I really am. She's my only baby girl. :(
I"m working hard to try to finish some of my Christmas presents or they are going to be late. I honestly don't think that my recipients will be upset with me about getting them late thought. It's just getting them done. It's just sitting down and doing it actually. So - here's to hoping that I can get them done.
It's going to be an interesting time in physical therapy too. I've been asked to basically belly dance on one of those exercise balls. It's going to be more and more interesting as it progresses I'm sure. So, I'll be working on that.
~MJ
13 December, 2010
Dec 13 -- Back Issues
I know that I've complained and complained about my back, but I guess I'm done with it now. I'm done. I will try not to say anything else about it - unless I hear more information from the doctors about the back will I report on it. I will do my best not to talk about it anymore.
I have read other blogs that people put up and I find myself looking at mine and wondering why I'm not as philosophical as others. I guess that I'm not geared that way. I see how so many write and make some inspiring writing - some very strong logical or even theoretical thoughts and I'm just talking about my day - the students and I find that my blog is more of a diary than anything else. I guess that I'm just not one of those philosophical people.
I have read other blogs that people put up and I find myself looking at mine and wondering why I'm not as philosophical as others. I guess that I'm not geared that way. I see how so many write and make some inspiring writing - some very strong logical or even theoretical thoughts and I'm just talking about my day - the students and I find that my blog is more of a diary than anything else. I guess that I'm just not one of those philosophical people.
11 December, 2010
Dec. 11
It's a lovely thing to see people getting married - coming together before God and their friends and family to share in their love and to show how they are blessed to finally meet someone who fulfills them.
It's something that everyone should get a chance to see, do and feel. I understand why some people are traditional - that it should be man and woman sharing that sentiment of love. Who are we that we can judge who can share that magical moment? Who are we to decide if a woman can married another woman, or a man marry another man?
I'd like to call myself an open person - someone who is willing to accept people as they are - no matter who they love.
It's a blessing to find someone who will (for lack of a better word) put up with me for as long as Matt has. In May, it will be twenty years. It seems like a lifetime. I don't remember ever not being with him.
Here's to couples regardless of gender to find the love of their life and continue with a relationship for a long period of time.
~MJ
It's something that everyone should get a chance to see, do and feel. I understand why some people are traditional - that it should be man and woman sharing that sentiment of love. Who are we that we can judge who can share that magical moment? Who are we to decide if a woman can married another woman, or a man marry another man?
I'd like to call myself an open person - someone who is willing to accept people as they are - no matter who they love.
It's a blessing to find someone who will (for lack of a better word) put up with me for as long as Matt has. In May, it will be twenty years. It seems like a lifetime. I don't remember ever not being with him.
Here's to couples regardless of gender to find the love of their life and continue with a relationship for a long period of time.
~MJ
30 November, 2010
Nov. 30 - Fire and Teeth, oh my!
Meghan had her wisdom teeth taken out today. She is really one of those people who react to medication really weirdly, so we had her grandmother come over to the house and watch her.
You know how even when we plan things that they sometimes do not work out well? Yeah, it is one of those things that happened today. Meghan was laying down on the couch totally whacked out from the medication that had been given to her. Her grandmother laid down on the couch beside her and fell asleep.
Meghan woke and thinking (in her odd state) that she was going to help us with getting things ready for the cold snap decided that she would clean out our pot-belly stove of the ash and coals. She put them in the bucket, then took them outside. She poured them by the rail road tie that was by her room. It was really windy and it the coals (that weren't totally dead) caught the railroad tie on fire. Since the end of the tie was against the house, it went toward the house and caught the side of the house on fire.
Meghan and her grandmother smelled the smoke and raced outside callng 911 and Meghan even in her medicine state grabbed the water hose and began dousing the house with it. By the time that the fire fighters come, Meghan almost had it already out. The men had to cut a 5 foot by 6 foot part of the siding off the house to make sure that the insulation was not on fire and not burning up into the attic.
Damage to Meghan's room was: a small football size hole where one of the elecrical outlets burned, a small part of her carpet was burned. Her wall has a flashburn on it from the electrical outlet going, and there is smoke damage somewhat throughout the house.
No one was hurt. I'm very thankful about that. I'm proud of Meghan even though she did something when she shouldn't have done that. I'm also glad that it didn't damage the house more. Of course, we have insurance to take care of it.
Matt and his father put up plywood up over the spot where the siding was taken down. That of course is a temporary fix, but the chemical smell from the insulation burning and the electrical wires getting burned -it doesn't help things when we go home in the evening. It really is bad because I'm allergic to smoke, period. I have a headache now from the smell alone.
~MJ
You know how even when we plan things that they sometimes do not work out well? Yeah, it is one of those things that happened today. Meghan was laying down on the couch totally whacked out from the medication that had been given to her. Her grandmother laid down on the couch beside her and fell asleep.
Meghan woke and thinking (in her odd state) that she was going to help us with getting things ready for the cold snap decided that she would clean out our pot-belly stove of the ash and coals. She put them in the bucket, then took them outside. She poured them by the rail road tie that was by her room. It was really windy and it the coals (that weren't totally dead) caught the railroad tie on fire. Since the end of the tie was against the house, it went toward the house and caught the side of the house on fire.
Meghan and her grandmother smelled the smoke and raced outside callng 911 and Meghan even in her medicine state grabbed the water hose and began dousing the house with it. By the time that the fire fighters come, Meghan almost had it already out. The men had to cut a 5 foot by 6 foot part of the siding off the house to make sure that the insulation was not on fire and not burning up into the attic.
Damage to Meghan's room was: a small football size hole where one of the elecrical outlets burned, a small part of her carpet was burned. Her wall has a flashburn on it from the electrical outlet going, and there is smoke damage somewhat throughout the house.
No one was hurt. I'm very thankful about that. I'm proud of Meghan even though she did something when she shouldn't have done that. I'm also glad that it didn't damage the house more. Of course, we have insurance to take care of it.
Matt and his father put up plywood up over the spot where the siding was taken down. That of course is a temporary fix, but the chemical smell from the insulation burning and the electrical wires getting burned -it doesn't help things when we go home in the evening. It really is bad because I'm allergic to smoke, period. I have a headache now from the smell alone.
~MJ
28 November, 2010
Nov. 28- Back at work...
I went back to work on audio today. I decided to get back at it because Jerry did tell me to take a week off - so, I did. I took the week away from audio - none. Did nothing on audio. Went to bed early on various nights sometimes at 9 PM! Matt actually asked me if I was okay one night.
So, I spent some time on Green Lantern and finished that up - only need the announcer lines - and that is if we can find the announcer. John told me that he thinks that we lost the man. :(
Then, I spent the remainder of the day working on Jarrem Lee Ep 24. I was able to get through the whole episode. I will probably have some work to do on some of the episodes, but then again, I'm okay with that.
When I emailed Jerry tonight, I did tell say something about getting back to RUE THE DAY - a Vincent Price audio, but the email that I got back said that I need to wait until we polish up Prince and the Pauper for CD and then we can go back and get everything finished with Jarrem Lee. I understand. I just want to move on. :-)
I just hope that Jerry likes what I'm doing. I know that he is under serious stress with things and I just want him to not have to worry about me or anything that I do for CRT.
~MJ
So, I spent some time on Green Lantern and finished that up - only need the announcer lines - and that is if we can find the announcer. John told me that he thinks that we lost the man. :(
Then, I spent the remainder of the day working on Jarrem Lee Ep 24. I was able to get through the whole episode. I will probably have some work to do on some of the episodes, but then again, I'm okay with that.
When I emailed Jerry tonight, I did tell say something about getting back to RUE THE DAY - a Vincent Price audio, but the email that I got back said that I need to wait until we polish up Prince and the Pauper for CD and then we can go back and get everything finished with Jarrem Lee. I understand. I just want to move on. :-)
I just hope that Jerry likes what I'm doing. I know that he is under serious stress with things and I just want him to not have to worry about me or anything that I do for CRT.
~MJ
27 November, 2010
Nov 27. - Bunnies
It's going to be an interesting thing to have bunnies. Matt and the kids left this afternoon to go to various places. First to go get 8 bunnies for the boys agriculture class and then to a football game in Throckmorton. I decided this morning to not go to the game (over three hours away) because that's a lot of driving and my back isn't good on those long drives anymore. :(
As far as the game went they (Throckmorton) use the 45 mercy rule. If there is at least a 45 minute spread, they then end the game. Matt told me that they had to wait until after half time to get the spread. Wow. What a massacre!
I hate it that I wasn't able to go; however, what did I get done today? I worked on a present for one of my friends and I also got to watch a bunch of TV that I wanted to see - some CSI and even some Law and Order - SVU.
I mostly laid around in the bed and just relaxed the back. It was really just relaxing and nice to be able to not doing anything really.
I at least hope that I can finish up the project for my friend quickly because I'd like to get it to him by Christmas. :)
~MJ
As far as the game went they (Throckmorton) use the 45 mercy rule. If there is at least a 45 minute spread, they then end the game. Matt told me that they had to wait until after half time to get the spread. Wow. What a massacre!
I hate it that I wasn't able to go; however, what did I get done today? I worked on a present for one of my friends and I also got to watch a bunch of TV that I wanted to see - some CSI and even some Law and Order - SVU.
I mostly laid around in the bed and just relaxed the back. It was really just relaxing and nice to be able to not doing anything really.
I at least hope that I can finish up the project for my friend quickly because I'd like to get it to him by Christmas. :)
~MJ
26 November, 2010
Nov. 26 - Just things...
I have a lot of things to put into my blogger. I have been writing my thoughts in a notebook and I need to put them in here. That way I have a log of it and I won't forget the things that I wrote down - or lose them.
I saw this on Jerry's facebook this morning: "WORLD PREMIERE! First public performance anywhere! CRT presents its lavish new production of Mark Twain's THE PRINCE AND THE PAUPER! A two hour holiday special - coast to coast - on Sirius 117 and XM 163 at 7PM EST."
What on earth is this man trying to do? Give me a friggin' conniption fit? That sounds so formal - so cool! :) I worked on this show back in May/June and finally got it all finished just a few weeks ago. (I believe that I have some things written in my notebook that I wrote about this particular audio. I may not even put it in here, because I was a bit frustrated and more than a bit irritated with things in general when I wrote it and I will have to take the explicit words out of it.)
Thank goodness for getting things out of the system, huh?
~MJ
I saw this on Jerry's facebook this morning: "WORLD PREMIERE! First public performance anywhere! CRT presents its lavish new production of Mark Twain's THE PRINCE AND THE PAUPER! A two hour holiday special - coast to coast - on Sirius 117 and XM 163 at 7PM EST."
What on earth is this man trying to do? Give me a friggin' conniption fit? That sounds so formal - so cool! :) I worked on this show back in May/June and finally got it all finished just a few weeks ago. (I believe that I have some things written in my notebook that I wrote about this particular audio. I may not even put it in here, because I was a bit frustrated and more than a bit irritated with things in general when I wrote it and I will have to take the explicit words out of it.)
Thank goodness for getting things out of the system, huh?
~MJ
23 November, 2010
Nov. 23
Our day at school has already started off rather weirdly. We had an electrical fire in one of the air conditioning systems. We had to stand outside until almost 9:30. Let me tell you it was hot outside! And what was I dressed in? Black. Bleck. Talk about hot!!
At least we were able to come back inside and get in the cool air once more. Yay for air conditioning!
We also had our Thanksgiving meal by the staff. It was really good, too!
I had a teacher talk to me about an idea that she had after going to a conference. It was about how to change up the room and have various things up on the wall that remind us of us – the things we like – what makes us who we are. So, what does that mean for me? What would my room be? A café? A room? A blank slate?
I love movies – of all kinds. Perhaps a theater? A stage? A play? What would be on the walls then? Posters? What?
I also like music. So what would it be then? Pictures of all the various singers I like? Hmmm.
I also like to write. Do I put up authors who inspired me?
Last, but not the least – I’m a producer for Colonial Theatre and it’s something important as well. Do I put up plays that I’ve done? Moonfleet? Prince and the Pauper? Father Brown? Jarrem Lee? Treasure Island?
What would my room be? In which I can incorporate everything I’ve been talking about here? What would it be? Hmmmm….
I started my day by listening to an audio by Colonial in the car on the way to school. Jerry told me to make sure that the kids were not around when I listened to it. I can definitely understand why. BARRYMORE is a really great audio! I so need to email Jerry today and let him know that I listened to it.
Jerry is a very good actor. I wish that I could have seen him when he was still on stage. I think that I would have really enjoyed watching him. I’m just glad that I was lucky enough to make the grade to be working with Colonial. Very lucky, indeed. I do believe that is the ONLY thing that I can honestly thank Chris Snyder for. T’were it not for him “introducing” me to Jerry – I wouldn’t have “met” and be working for a great audio company!
At least we were able to come back inside and get in the cool air once more. Yay for air conditioning!
We also had our Thanksgiving meal by the staff. It was really good, too!
I had a teacher talk to me about an idea that she had after going to a conference. It was about how to change up the room and have various things up on the wall that remind us of us – the things we like – what makes us who we are. So, what does that mean for me? What would my room be? A café? A room? A blank slate?
I love movies – of all kinds. Perhaps a theater? A stage? A play? What would be on the walls then? Posters? What?
I also like music. So what would it be then? Pictures of all the various singers I like? Hmmm.
I also like to write. Do I put up authors who inspired me?
Last, but not the least – I’m a producer for Colonial Theatre and it’s something important as well. Do I put up plays that I’ve done? Moonfleet? Prince and the Pauper? Father Brown? Jarrem Lee? Treasure Island?
What would my room be? In which I can incorporate everything I’ve been talking about here? What would it be? Hmmmm….
I started my day by listening to an audio by Colonial in the car on the way to school. Jerry told me to make sure that the kids were not around when I listened to it. I can definitely understand why. BARRYMORE is a really great audio! I so need to email Jerry today and let him know that I listened to it.
Jerry is a very good actor. I wish that I could have seen him when he was still on stage. I think that I would have really enjoyed watching him. I’m just glad that I was lucky enough to make the grade to be working with Colonial. Very lucky, indeed. I do believe that is the ONLY thing that I can honestly thank Chris Snyder for. T’were it not for him “introducing” me to Jerry – I wouldn’t have “met” and be working for a great audio company!
19 November, 2010
Nov. 19
It’s been a bummy bumpy day today. I helped to go through Donna’s room to gather things together for Michel, her son. It was really surreal because I wanted to just sit down and cry. I did later. As long as her belongings were in the room, I was okay. Now they are all gone.
Tomorrow is her memorial service. I’m going to go because I need to be there. I have “pieces” of Donna in my room. They will be a constant reminder to be of the lovely, strong, dependable woman known as Donna Michel.
Tomorrow is her memorial service. I’m going to go because I need to be there. I have “pieces” of Donna in my room. They will be a constant reminder to be of the lovely, strong, dependable woman known as Donna Michel.
18 November, 2010
Nov. 18
It’s been an interesting day so far. The kids are funny about doing the pronouns and antecedents. They think that they can’t do it – but they can. They are so funny when they think that they can’t and then do. I always know that they can – it’s if they will. That’s always the question that I have.
I heard something interesting on the Doctor Oz show which kind of surprised me. They were saying that people who write things down with pen and paper instead of typing it on the computer make a longer – healthier life. How interesting is that? They said that the reason this is – is because when you are writing it down with pen and paper that you are using more of your brain as well as your fine motor skills. Since I heard that, I’ve been writing things down a bit more to help those cognitive and fine motor skills.
I heard something interesting on the Doctor Oz show which kind of surprised me. They were saying that people who write things down with pen and paper instead of typing it on the computer make a longer – healthier life. How interesting is that? They said that the reason this is – is because when you are writing it down with pen and paper that you are using more of your brain as well as your fine motor skills. Since I heard that, I’ve been writing things down a bit more to help those cognitive and fine motor skills.
16 November, 2010
Nov. 16
I woke this morning to a cramp that ran up and down my back. It was living having a leg cramp in your shin. Bad. Very bad. I went to work and I shouldn’t have gone. It would not go away. At least it didn’t until I went home from work – I left at 12:15 and took some meds and went straight to bed. I slept some and it seemed to take the edge off.
I woke around 4 PM and then just relaxed for a little bit until I began to work on some audio for THE PRINCE AND THE PAUPER. It’s such an awesome production. Jeffrey Gage did an outstanding job on the music for this show. It’s just absolutely beautiful. It’s amazing what that man can do with that program that he has. It makes the production (my part) seem flawless.
I’m hoping that I just get PRINCE AND THE PAUPER done so that I can turn it in tomorrow. I have a version done – so here’s to hoping that Jerry likes it.
I’m actually not trying to make things worse on my back. I’m not. I’m going to the chiropractor. I’m in pain therapy. I’m tired of having to deal with the stress of it. I’m going to have to go to my principal and talk with him about this so that he doesn’t think that I’m leaving to go joy riding.
I woke around 4 PM and then just relaxed for a little bit until I began to work on some audio for THE PRINCE AND THE PAUPER. It’s such an awesome production. Jeffrey Gage did an outstanding job on the music for this show. It’s just absolutely beautiful. It’s amazing what that man can do with that program that he has. It makes the production (my part) seem flawless.
I’m hoping that I just get PRINCE AND THE PAUPER done so that I can turn it in tomorrow. I have a version done – so here’s to hoping that Jerry likes it.
I’m actually not trying to make things worse on my back. I’m not. I’m going to the chiropractor. I’m in pain therapy. I’m tired of having to deal with the stress of it. I’m going to have to go to my principal and talk with him about this so that he doesn’t think that I’m leaving to go joy riding.
15 November, 2010
Nov. 15
I know that I need to take a break and relax. I know this. So - how can I do so when I have so much stuff to do?
I've been working on a lot of audio. A lot. Since this summer, I've worked on the following: Buck Alice, Jarrem Lee, Prince and the Pauper, Father Brown, Vincent Price (not completed) that I can just think of my own without looking back.
Prince and the Pauper is not completely done yet and it's due in 2 days!! 2 DAYS!!! The music is still being worked on and Jerry wants things changed now. I'm so seriously worried that they will not be completed b the 17th. It's just a constant worry and I don't want to make Jerry further behind. I do know that a bit of this is still because of what Chris did to Colonial. It's just nuts!
Jarrem Lee is supposed to get done as soon as possible because it's already on the air. We have two more to finish - the one that I'm working on right now and then the last one. Here's to hoping that I can get it done fairly quickly. It's just with Prince and the Pauper looming - it's hard to get focused on this - especially when I'm not really into Jarrem Lee anymore.
I do want to get back into Vincent Price. It was one of those fun things - turning Anastas into an ape was/is a rather daring task as well as keeping it decent sounding yet scary! It has some really interesting things in it and yet - I can't get to it because I have to go back and finish what someone else someone else can't do.
I really don't get that - I guess. I don't understand how I get picked to do some things when it seems that others can't. I'm not sure how that makes me feel. I know that I can get things done - even when I don't like to do it - but come on - why can't others do the same? Buck down and just do the work!
I have found out on the health front what is wrong with my back. My L1, L2, L3, L4, L5 and S1 (that's all of my lower back going into my hip area) is degenerative. I don't have much "goo" in between the vertebrae anymore - so I'm going to have to go to physical therapy and then I was also told that I'm a prime candidate for cortizone shots in my back. I'm in pain. Sometimes constant, sometimes ache. It’s crappy that I have to have a lot of meds – Vicodan for pain and then Restoril for help with sleeping because Vidocan doesn’t put me to sleep anymore. This is starting to get a bit ridiculous. I’m tired of going to the doctor. I’m tired of being in pain. I’m tired of it all --- and I’ve not even started on physical therapy.
That’s something else. Physical therapy. They want me to leave during the school day to go to this and it’s not going to work. My principal is not going to let me leave during the day to do that when it comes down to it. I mean really.
So, now, I’m at school thinking about all of this and can only get more and more stressed because how am I going to get better if I don’t do the physical therapy or whatever my doctor wants me to do?
I’m just tired of all the pain – tired of being stressed out and tired of being tired. It just sucks! MAJORLY!
Frustrating.
On a totally other topic going back to audio – I’m starting to work on Quantum Retribution once again. It’s slow going but it’s going. At least it’s something – right? Right.
I've been working on a lot of audio. A lot. Since this summer, I've worked on the following: Buck Alice, Jarrem Lee, Prince and the Pauper, Father Brown, Vincent Price (not completed) that I can just think of my own without looking back.
Prince and the Pauper is not completely done yet and it's due in 2 days!! 2 DAYS!!! The music is still being worked on and Jerry wants things changed now. I'm so seriously worried that they will not be completed b the 17th. It's just a constant worry and I don't want to make Jerry further behind. I do know that a bit of this is still because of what Chris did to Colonial. It's just nuts!
Jarrem Lee is supposed to get done as soon as possible because it's already on the air. We have two more to finish - the one that I'm working on right now and then the last one. Here's to hoping that I can get it done fairly quickly. It's just with Prince and the Pauper looming - it's hard to get focused on this - especially when I'm not really into Jarrem Lee anymore.
I do want to get back into Vincent Price. It was one of those fun things - turning Anastas into an ape was/is a rather daring task as well as keeping it decent sounding yet scary! It has some really interesting things in it and yet - I can't get to it because I have to go back and finish what someone else someone else can't do.
I really don't get that - I guess. I don't understand how I get picked to do some things when it seems that others can't. I'm not sure how that makes me feel. I know that I can get things done - even when I don't like to do it - but come on - why can't others do the same? Buck down and just do the work!
I have found out on the health front what is wrong with my back. My L1, L2, L3, L4, L5 and S1 (that's all of my lower back going into my hip area) is degenerative. I don't have much "goo" in between the vertebrae anymore - so I'm going to have to go to physical therapy and then I was also told that I'm a prime candidate for cortizone shots in my back. I'm in pain. Sometimes constant, sometimes ache. It’s crappy that I have to have a lot of meds – Vicodan for pain and then Restoril for help with sleeping because Vidocan doesn’t put me to sleep anymore. This is starting to get a bit ridiculous. I’m tired of going to the doctor. I’m tired of being in pain. I’m tired of it all --- and I’ve not even started on physical therapy.
That’s something else. Physical therapy. They want me to leave during the school day to go to this and it’s not going to work. My principal is not going to let me leave during the day to do that when it comes down to it. I mean really.
So, now, I’m at school thinking about all of this and can only get more and more stressed because how am I going to get better if I don’t do the physical therapy or whatever my doctor wants me to do?
I’m just tired of all the pain – tired of being stressed out and tired of being tired. It just sucks! MAJORLY!
Frustrating.
On a totally other topic going back to audio – I’m starting to work on Quantum Retribution once again. It’s slow going but it’s going. At least it’s something – right? Right.
07 November, 2010
Nov. 7 - Ms. Michel
Donna Michel - my friend and co-worker passed away on October 28, 2010 a little past noon. I've not mentioned it on here because I've not been in the best of moods to mention anything on my blog. I've been stressed out beyond belief. and I've been more than a bit upset. I miss her and it hurts to walk by her room and know that she's not going to be there anymore.
And that's all I have to say.
And that's all I have to say.
10 October, 2010
10 October - Updates
Various things have been happening this week.
With my kids and band:
My kids are royally awesome. They went to a band marching contest on Saturday and they won 7 awards - one of them being overall best performance. I'm SO proud of my munchkins! They are so talented! I'm the proud momma. :D
With Donna:
The doctors had found out that it was a parasite that was causing all of the masses in her abdomen (or thought that they had). Then, on Tuesday, they found a lesion in her brain - somehow those pesky parasites had traveled up to her brain. The doctors were worried about the amount of pressure on her brain, so they operated on Thursday morning. By today, Donna is much better. She's more of herself.
I was asked to get pictures of her students for her to continue to get better - something to pep her up during the day. I'm more than happy to do that. :) YAY! I'm so glad that Donna is getting better!
Audio update:
I've been working hard on various things for Jerry. Between Prince and the Pauper and Jarrem Lee - I'm going to have enough to do without having to worry about Vincent Price. I'm kinda upset about that, but meh. I'll get over it.
School update:
At this point in the game, it's almost the end of the nine weeks and we aren't even close to being done with the book that we are reading. I'm not surprised. I really want them to understand and GET it - even though it is "Jungle Book".
So... now, I'm going to go ahead and get a bit more done on this audio and then, after having some warm tea that Meghan made for me, I'm going to go to bed so that I can get ready for work tomorrow.
I've been sick this weekend - and my body is sore from being at the porcelain goddess. The only good thing about it is that I've lost some weight! Not exactly how I wanted to do it, but I did lose weight.
~MJ
With my kids and band:
My kids are royally awesome. They went to a band marching contest on Saturday and they won 7 awards - one of them being overall best performance. I'm SO proud of my munchkins! They are so talented! I'm the proud momma. :D
With Donna:
The doctors had found out that it was a parasite that was causing all of the masses in her abdomen (or thought that they had). Then, on Tuesday, they found a lesion in her brain - somehow those pesky parasites had traveled up to her brain. The doctors were worried about the amount of pressure on her brain, so they operated on Thursday morning. By today, Donna is much better. She's more of herself.
I was asked to get pictures of her students for her to continue to get better - something to pep her up during the day. I'm more than happy to do that. :) YAY! I'm so glad that Donna is getting better!
Audio update:
I've been working hard on various things for Jerry. Between Prince and the Pauper and Jarrem Lee - I'm going to have enough to do without having to worry about Vincent Price. I'm kinda upset about that, but meh. I'll get over it.
School update:
At this point in the game, it's almost the end of the nine weeks and we aren't even close to being done with the book that we are reading. I'm not surprised. I really want them to understand and GET it - even though it is "Jungle Book".
So... now, I'm going to go ahead and get a bit more done on this audio and then, after having some warm tea that Meghan made for me, I'm going to go to bed so that I can get ready for work tomorrow.
I've been sick this weekend - and my body is sore from being at the porcelain goddess. The only good thing about it is that I've lost some weight! Not exactly how I wanted to do it, but I did lose weight.
~MJ
04 October, 2010
04 Oct - Emotional
I can't help but be a little emotional... read on to see why...
Donna (the teacher friend that's in Dallas because of something in her abdomen) - they were calling it a tumor. It wasn't just one. it was four. They went in last Tuesday and took out her adrenal gland. It was then on Thursday when I talked to Donna and asked how she was doing. Her response was "Tell Debra that she was right!"
I wasn't quite sure what that meant. I went ahead and asked her exactly what she meant by that. It seems that Donna went to Argentina a little over a year ago. She picked up a parasite when she was down there. The "amoeba" as Donna was calling it had been leaving it's mark on various areas of her body and replicating. That's what the tumors were from - a parasite - an amoeba. They know what it is now. Finally. That's some good and bad news. Good because they can go in and take care of that and make her well again. The bad - Donna's already weak. I'd hate for them to start on this new medicine and it not work and things turn south again. I'm trying to remain positive that she will be better. I can't help but think that she will be better and that she will come back to school better than ever. I can't help but think that.
Hearing that news from her was like a weight lifted from my shoulders. I am so thankful that the doctors found out what it was. I'm not sure why it took so long to figure it out... but still... I'm elated.
Now... the bad....
I'm finding that my producing time has become almost nil. I'm not happy about this and I know that my director antzy to get the file that he needs. School has been so hard on me this year. I can't seem to get my head wrapped around things and it's driving me nuts. It's like every other day, I'm trying to push on and forward and I keep running smack into a wall.
I need more hours in the day to get stuff done that I want to get done.
After a long conversation with Matt a couple of days ago, I know that I need to make more time for the family instead of time for audio and what not. I guess that I need to leave school at school, but if I'm not prepared for school - I'll get in trouble. I need to be prepared. I can't not have it done. It's not me not being prepared... it's me going to and fro so much that I can't seem to get anything done.
Traveling here - traveling there... getting more paperwork and more people on my caseload. I don't know what else I'm to do. I'm just doing the best that I can and I can't do no more. (Sorry for the incorrect grammar there - but it's the damn truth.)
Taking a break and relaxing isn't going to help me. I wish that it could. It only backs things up further and then I'm not getting anything done. So... what do I do?
I don't know. I wish I knew.
Donna (the teacher friend that's in Dallas because of something in her abdomen) - they were calling it a tumor. It wasn't just one. it was four. They went in last Tuesday and took out her adrenal gland. It was then on Thursday when I talked to Donna and asked how she was doing. Her response was "Tell Debra that she was right!"
I wasn't quite sure what that meant. I went ahead and asked her exactly what she meant by that. It seems that Donna went to Argentina a little over a year ago. She picked up a parasite when she was down there. The "amoeba" as Donna was calling it had been leaving it's mark on various areas of her body and replicating. That's what the tumors were from - a parasite - an amoeba. They know what it is now. Finally. That's some good and bad news. Good because they can go in and take care of that and make her well again. The bad - Donna's already weak. I'd hate for them to start on this new medicine and it not work and things turn south again. I'm trying to remain positive that she will be better. I can't help but think that she will be better and that she will come back to school better than ever. I can't help but think that.
Hearing that news from her was like a weight lifted from my shoulders. I am so thankful that the doctors found out what it was. I'm not sure why it took so long to figure it out... but still... I'm elated.
Now... the bad....
I'm finding that my producing time has become almost nil. I'm not happy about this and I know that my director antzy to get the file that he needs. School has been so hard on me this year. I can't seem to get my head wrapped around things and it's driving me nuts. It's like every other day, I'm trying to push on and forward and I keep running smack into a wall.
I need more hours in the day to get stuff done that I want to get done.
After a long conversation with Matt a couple of days ago, I know that I need to make more time for the family instead of time for audio and what not. I guess that I need to leave school at school, but if I'm not prepared for school - I'll get in trouble. I need to be prepared. I can't not have it done. It's not me not being prepared... it's me going to and fro so much that I can't seem to get anything done.
Traveling here - traveling there... getting more paperwork and more people on my caseload. I don't know what else I'm to do. I'm just doing the best that I can and I can't do no more. (Sorry for the incorrect grammar there - but it's the damn truth.)
Taking a break and relaxing isn't going to help me. I wish that it could. It only backs things up further and then I'm not getting anything done. So... what do I do?
I don't know. I wish I knew.
03 October, 2010
03 Oct. -- Cookoffs
I have officially been in two cookoffs. The first one - I flopped at making my chili. The chili was good, but it didn't place in any word of the imagination - except my teammates thought that it was pretty good.
This time, I placed 4th out of the eleven people that cooked chili. That's not too bad.
But bed calls... and the back hurts... so it's time.
Short but it definitely tells how my weekend went... and I'm tired.
This time, I placed 4th out of the eleven people that cooked chili. That's not too bad.
But bed calls... and the back hurts... so it's time.
Short but it definitely tells how my weekend went... and I'm tired.
27 September, 2010
Sept 27 - Relax!
“The time to relax is when you don't have time for it.”
~~~Sydney J. Harris
As David pointed out to me yesterday in post a response and in an email - I have to relax. But as Mr. Harris pointed out in the quote above - I don't have time for it.
BUT...
I'm relaxed / relaxing this evening. I checked my email, watched some TV as I lolled on the couch.
I didn't touch audio.
I didn't touch the presents that I'm working on for my friends.
I just relaxed and did nothing.
So... I'm relaxing... feel a little blah because of it because I feel like I should do SOMETHING.... but I'm not doing anything.
So - good night all.
~~~Sydney J. Harris
As David pointed out to me yesterday in post a response and in an email - I have to relax. But as Mr. Harris pointed out in the quote above - I don't have time for it.
BUT...
I'm relaxed / relaxing this evening. I checked my email, watched some TV as I lolled on the couch.
I didn't touch audio.
I didn't touch the presents that I'm working on for my friends.
I just relaxed and did nothing.
So... I'm relaxing... feel a little blah because of it because I feel like I should do SOMETHING.... but I'm not doing anything.
So - good night all.
26 September, 2010
26 Sept. 2010 - Sanity...
Looking back over the last few days, I'm coming to the realization that I fear that I'll never be "fine and dandy" again. The issues with my back, the fear of losing a dear teacher/friend, and constantly doing something is not helping me at all. I also fear that my one and only thing - my sanity - will be leaving next. When that goes, I'm not liable.
So much has piled up on top of me... work being the main thing - my job. I'm not talking audio... I'm talking just doing my work at school - and then helping to keep Donna's classes going - that's another added on that I did to myself - but I don't want her to worry about her classes when she's in the hospital wondering what the hell is growing in her abdomen. She has enough stress.
I'm just going to ignore the pain in my back - do what I must do to survive and hope that I won't lose what little sanity I have left.
So much has piled up on top of me... work being the main thing - my job. I'm not talking audio... I'm talking just doing my work at school - and then helping to keep Donna's classes going - that's another added on that I did to myself - but I don't want her to worry about her classes when she's in the hospital wondering what the hell is growing in her abdomen. She has enough stress.
I'm just going to ignore the pain in my back - do what I must do to survive and hope that I won't lose what little sanity I have left.
20 September, 2010
20 Sept - Annoyances
I guess that I need to quit griping about school. It's not going to change and it's just going to be totally annoying. It's sad that this year that I don't like teaching.
That in of itself really bothers me. I can't seem to do anything at all without getting more stuff to do. I guess perhaps that I am majorly stressed over things. It doesn't help that I'm worried about my kids passing a test hat they will never ever pass. I just know that they are going to go in and think that I'm a horrible teacher. I'm trying - but it's hard when you have four classes in one - etc.
I feel like I need to give up. I don't want to, but I feel that way. I try not to give up on anything.
Perhaps I'm just tired.
Speaking of annoyances, my back isn't helping me either. I've been fighting with it for so long now. Nothing seems to help - not the vicodan, not the flexeril, not anything. My tolerance level is just so high on that stuff. Ugh.
I'm hoping to get a new chiropractor this afternoon so that I can get an appointment. I'm hoping that it will help me out some. I do think that I'm going to have to do something drastic to get some help with it.
So - for the time being - I'm annoyed and frustrated over everything.
~MJ
That in of itself really bothers me. I can't seem to do anything at all without getting more stuff to do. I guess perhaps that I am majorly stressed over things. It doesn't help that I'm worried about my kids passing a test hat they will never ever pass. I just know that they are going to go in and think that I'm a horrible teacher. I'm trying - but it's hard when you have four classes in one - etc.
I feel like I need to give up. I don't want to, but I feel that way. I try not to give up on anything.
Perhaps I'm just tired.
Speaking of annoyances, my back isn't helping me either. I've been fighting with it for so long now. Nothing seems to help - not the vicodan, not the flexeril, not anything. My tolerance level is just so high on that stuff. Ugh.
I'm hoping to get a new chiropractor this afternoon so that I can get an appointment. I'm hoping that it will help me out some. I do think that I'm going to have to do something drastic to get some help with it.
So - for the time being - I'm annoyed and frustrated over everything.
~MJ
12 September, 2010
12 Sept - Having Time
Sunday 12 September, 2010
In the last two - three weeks, I've been so busy that I've not had an opportunity to post anything to the blog. Sighs. Imagine that - that you are so busy that you don't have time to put down a few sentences to keep track of your days.
I really don't have time to really post, but I'm going to make the time right now.
Worries
I'm worried about a fellow teacher. Her name is Donna. Donna has been a friend of mine now for about 6 years. I've come to be very close with her. She's a cancer survivor and now it looks as if she may have something similar to cancer. She's had two biopsies now with the tumor (that's what the docs are calling it) that has been steadily growing inside. It's wrapping around her kidney, her adreneal gland near the kidney, a part of her liver and also an artery that's going down her leg. I don't want anything to happen to her. If something does - it's going to be very very hard for me to loose someone so special to me.
I'm also worried about work and things in general there. I've mentioned the 4 classes in 1 period already in my journal. It sucks that they think that my class is a melting pot. I was really worried about the kids being a handful this year - so far it's only going to be perhaps one or two students that I may have to pin back their ears. No, this year, it's the administration that's going to drive me to the brink. It's going to be one of those most interesting and frustrating years and that's starting to piss me off more than anything else.
Busy busy busy
I have three games this week to be at. I have to be at a Tuesday, Thursday and Friday game. It's going to be one of those weeks where I don't know if I'm coming or going quite honestly. Indeed, I may meet myself somewhere in between and when I do, I may have to shake my own hand and see if I can help myself out.
On top of that, I'm working on a couple of different audios at the same time. It may be interesting to see how that works out. I'm not sure at the moment how it will all work out or not. Hmmm.
With Donna being absent, I also have to grade her papers that I've been getting together and put in her grades for the kids. I know that she's going to be out so, I'm setting up her lesson plans as well as doing my own. I guess that I'm going to have to be on the ball at least while I'm at work. I still think that it's humorous that I'm helping to teach World Geography right now. Gees.
Physically
I'm having some really big issues with my back. It's starting to spasm more and I don't know if it's from stress or if it's from just the muscles/bones that are out of whack. I know that I need to work out more, but it just hurts to do so. I guess that I'll just have to bear with it.
At least I'm not getting sick. Oh boy. Now that I've written that out, I'm sure that some kind of luck will come down and smite me with something horrible that I'm going to have to get over. *knocks on wood* I do hope that makes it enough so that I don't have to worry about that anyway.
Overall
Overall - I guess that I'm just coping like anyone else in my situation who is worried about friends and family and dealing with life. I know that I'll make it through - because God will only give me as much as He thinks that I can take. I know this - and I know that He thinks that I can do an awful lot.
So... here's my favorite quote and I'll leave with that:
"God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference."
~MJ
In the last two - three weeks, I've been so busy that I've not had an opportunity to post anything to the blog. Sighs. Imagine that - that you are so busy that you don't have time to put down a few sentences to keep track of your days.
I really don't have time to really post, but I'm going to make the time right now.
Worries
I'm worried about a fellow teacher. Her name is Donna. Donna has been a friend of mine now for about 6 years. I've come to be very close with her. She's a cancer survivor and now it looks as if she may have something similar to cancer. She's had two biopsies now with the tumor (that's what the docs are calling it) that has been steadily growing inside. It's wrapping around her kidney, her adreneal gland near the kidney, a part of her liver and also an artery that's going down her leg. I don't want anything to happen to her. If something does - it's going to be very very hard for me to loose someone so special to me.
I'm also worried about work and things in general there. I've mentioned the 4 classes in 1 period already in my journal. It sucks that they think that my class is a melting pot. I was really worried about the kids being a handful this year - so far it's only going to be perhaps one or two students that I may have to pin back their ears. No, this year, it's the administration that's going to drive me to the brink. It's going to be one of those most interesting and frustrating years and that's starting to piss me off more than anything else.
Busy busy busy
I have three games this week to be at. I have to be at a Tuesday, Thursday and Friday game. It's going to be one of those weeks where I don't know if I'm coming or going quite honestly. Indeed, I may meet myself somewhere in between and when I do, I may have to shake my own hand and see if I can help myself out.
On top of that, I'm working on a couple of different audios at the same time. It may be interesting to see how that works out. I'm not sure at the moment how it will all work out or not. Hmmm.
With Donna being absent, I also have to grade her papers that I've been getting together and put in her grades for the kids. I know that she's going to be out so, I'm setting up her lesson plans as well as doing my own. I guess that I'm going to have to be on the ball at least while I'm at work. I still think that it's humorous that I'm helping to teach World Geography right now. Gees.
Physically
I'm having some really big issues with my back. It's starting to spasm more and I don't know if it's from stress or if it's from just the muscles/bones that are out of whack. I know that I need to work out more, but it just hurts to do so. I guess that I'll just have to bear with it.
At least I'm not getting sick. Oh boy. Now that I've written that out, I'm sure that some kind of luck will come down and smite me with something horrible that I'm going to have to get over. *knocks on wood* I do hope that makes it enough so that I don't have to worry about that anyway.
Overall
Overall - I guess that I'm just coping like anyone else in my situation who is worried about friends and family and dealing with life. I know that I'll make it through - because God will only give me as much as He thinks that I can take. I know this - and I know that He thinks that I can do an awful lot.
So... here's my favorite quote and I'll leave with that:
"God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference."
~MJ
25 August, 2010
Aug. 25
Wednesday.
Ok. I'm definitely tired. There are not enough hours in the day already to get all the things done that I need to get done and that really bothers me. I would love to get more and more done than ever before now and ... it may look like I'm going to have to pace myself a bit more.
Tomorrow is the first actual game for Burnet - and for me as the Treasurer of the Esprit de Corps - I have a job. I guess it's going to be a very interesting day tomorrow.
5:30 AM comes way too early... I have a feeling that I won't get home until late.
Ok. I'm definitely tired. There are not enough hours in the day already to get all the things done that I need to get done and that really bothers me. I would love to get more and more done than ever before now and ... it may look like I'm going to have to pace myself a bit more.
Tomorrow is the first actual game for Burnet - and for me as the Treasurer of the Esprit de Corps - I have a job. I guess it's going to be a very interesting day tomorrow.
5:30 AM comes way too early... I have a feeling that I won't get home until late.
24 August, 2010
Aug. 24
Tuesday.
The second day of school...
Oh my goodness. 38 in a class. EEP! Ok. It's the inclusion class, but still it's a bit much for the second day of school!
I do like it that I have some really good kids in that second period class. I can already tell who is going to be the class clown and who is going to be a hard working student. It's amazing that you can tell that right off the bat. :)
On the audio front -
I was able to get some more things done on Jarrem Lee. As soon as I get this series finished, I can start working on Vincent Price Presents! YAY!
~MJ
The second day of school...
Oh my goodness. 38 in a class. EEP! Ok. It's the inclusion class, but still it's a bit much for the second day of school!
I do like it that I have some really good kids in that second period class. I can already tell who is going to be the class clown and who is going to be a hard working student. It's amazing that you can tell that right off the bat. :)
On the audio front -
I was able to get some more things done on Jarrem Lee. As soon as I get this series finished, I can start working on Vincent Price Presents! YAY!
~MJ
23 August, 2010
Aug 23
Monday.
The first day of school. It was relatively painless. Hectic but painless.
I have pretty much the same kids that I had last year and I'm enjoying being around them again. It's funny and a little interesting to know that I missed them over the summer - some more than others. But I did miss them just the same. It's kinda odd that way.
My feet are more than a little tired... but I'm okay so far. :) YAY!
The first day of school. It was relatively painless. Hectic but painless.
I have pretty much the same kids that I had last year and I'm enjoying being around them again. It's funny and a little interesting to know that I missed them over the summer - some more than others. But I did miss them just the same. It's kinda odd that way.
My feet are more than a little tired... but I'm okay so far. :) YAY!
22 August, 2010
Aug. 22
Sunday.
I've been getting ready for school. Tomorrow the kids come in and we get a chance to meet them. I'm not really too nervous - it's more that I'm leery of the schedule that they have placed on me. Between the schedule and the new people to get used to - I'm hoping that I'll be okay to get things....
I've been getting ready for school. Tomorrow the kids come in and we get a chance to meet them. I'm not really too nervous - it's more that I'm leery of the schedule that they have placed on me. Between the schedule and the new people to get used to - I'm hoping that I'll be okay to get things....
21 August, 2010
Aug. 21
Saturday.
I tried to spend some time on audio and working on various things as well as cleaning the house and working on the laundry. Mundane tasks - save the audio.
The highlight of the day was actually going to help Matt over at the reception that he was helping Dean out with. They were cooking BBQ and it was such a laid back atmosphere, it was really nice. We finished up the meal - I was invited to join in the meal and it was just really nice. The bride (Michelle) was very hospitable. They married in London - then came back home to celebrate Texas style.
~MJ
I tried to spend some time on audio and working on various things as well as cleaning the house and working on the laundry. Mundane tasks - save the audio.
The highlight of the day was actually going to help Matt over at the reception that he was helping Dean out with. They were cooking BBQ and it was such a laid back atmosphere, it was really nice. We finished up the meal - I was invited to join in the meal and it was just really nice. The bride (Michelle) was very hospitable. They married in London - then came back home to celebrate Texas style.
~MJ
20 August, 2010
Aug. 20
Friday.
Oh my great goodness - it's been a VERY L O N G day. Between teacher in-service (with various drama and being talked at like we (the teachers collectively) as 12 year olds), being mad and frustrated at various people, then coming home and having to get kids clothes for the tax free weekend and eating out (wonderful food by the way) and getting home at 10:30PM... yeah. LONG day.
Tomorrow, after getting the kids some breakfast, I will be working on audio and getting this Jarrem Lee that is not cooperating with me finished. Then begin working on the next one. :)
That's my job tomorrow - getting things done... and feeling more confident in the fact that this school year will be a good one.
~MJ
Oh my great goodness - it's been a VERY L O N G day. Between teacher in-service (with various drama and being talked at like we (the teachers collectively) as 12 year olds), being mad and frustrated at various people, then coming home and having to get kids clothes for the tax free weekend and eating out (wonderful food by the way) and getting home at 10:30PM... yeah. LONG day.
Tomorrow, after getting the kids some breakfast, I will be working on audio and getting this Jarrem Lee that is not cooperating with me finished. Then begin working on the next one. :)
That's my job tomorrow - getting things done... and feeling more confident in the fact that this school year will be a good one.
~MJ
19 August, 2010
Aug. 19
Thursday.
It doesn't matter how many times I have started school, I seem to always stress over it. I guess it would be nice for my school to actually give me something that I'm USED to be doing - you know - like the same assignment instead of changing up the game plan on me. That just frustrates me to no end. I mean, really. How are you going to get the best if you continue to change things?
Change may be good - but too much is ridiculous. It's gotten to that point. Adding more and more to my plate is not making good on anything. All it does is stretching me to the point where I can't be stretched anymore.
I'm hoping that what Mrs. Hobson and Mrs. Brown told me will help out this year. It's just getting used to the newness of it. I'm going to have to take on that Nike Motto: "Just do it."
School is going to start on Monday - and although I'm changing up the schedule some, even being stressed out because of all the changes up at the school, I think - no, I know that I'll be able to handle it.
I'm just so ready to get into a schedule!
~MJ
It doesn't matter how many times I have started school, I seem to always stress over it. I guess it would be nice for my school to actually give me something that I'm USED to be doing - you know - like the same assignment instead of changing up the game plan on me. That just frustrates me to no end. I mean, really. How are you going to get the best if you continue to change things?
Change may be good - but too much is ridiculous. It's gotten to that point. Adding more and more to my plate is not making good on anything. All it does is stretching me to the point where I can't be stretched anymore.
I'm hoping that what Mrs. Hobson and Mrs. Brown told me will help out this year. It's just getting used to the newness of it. I'm going to have to take on that Nike Motto: "Just do it."
School is going to start on Monday - and although I'm changing up the schedule some, even being stressed out because of all the changes up at the school, I think - no, I know that I'll be able to handle it.
I'm just so ready to get into a schedule!
~MJ
18 August, 2010
Aug. 18
Wednesday.
We wonder why the kids go nuts on us when there is some dry unrelevant material! Oh man, the material today was very dry and very choking as far as swallowing some of the information that they wanted us to cover and do for English. I understand that it's important to follow a Scope and Sequence from school to school and that we really need to be teaching rigourously as well... but if you have to make it so dry to push it down - at least give us something to drink before hand. AUGH.
From here on out when I think that there is something that the kids must definitely learn - I will most definitely make it relevant to them and at least let them know ahead of time that it might be dry... but we have to get through it to get to the good stuff.
BLECK.
We wonder why the kids go nuts on us when there is some dry unrelevant material! Oh man, the material today was very dry and very choking as far as swallowing some of the information that they wanted us to cover and do for English. I understand that it's important to follow a Scope and Sequence from school to school and that we really need to be teaching rigourously as well... but if you have to make it so dry to push it down - at least give us something to drink before hand. AUGH.
From here on out when I think that there is something that the kids must definitely learn - I will most definitely make it relevant to them and at least let them know ahead of time that it might be dry... but we have to get through it to get to the good stuff.
BLECK.
17 August, 2010
Aug. 17
Tuesday.
It's when one is faced with a hardship regardless of what it is, that you learn how resilent the human spirit is.
A teacher-friend of mine was taken to the hospital over the weekend and all the teachers in our part of the hallway, who know this very intelligent, sweet woman, are worried about her. We didn't know why she was in the hospital. I had tried to get in contact with her various times while she was in the hospital and even let her know that I was worried for her.
She called me later in the day and told me what was going on. I won't blab the information here - however, she told me something that touched my heart. Not only does it validate my friendship with her, but it validated myself as a human-being.
As far as school goes....
Regardless of what the school has me do - regardless of how they stack my classes... I'm going to do to what's best for my students. If I can raise their reading score - great. If I can get them to where they can write a multi-paragraph essay - great. If I can get them to understand the parts of speech - great. But the main thing that I'm going to do this year is to validate them as who they are and build a relationship with them that will help to guide them through their years at school so that they can learn the strategies they need to get through high school and whatever else they plan to do with their lives.
I think that's more important than anything else. Right?
It's when one is faced with a hardship regardless of what it is, that you learn how resilent the human spirit is.
A teacher-friend of mine was taken to the hospital over the weekend and all the teachers in our part of the hallway, who know this very intelligent, sweet woman, are worried about her. We didn't know why she was in the hospital. I had tried to get in contact with her various times while she was in the hospital and even let her know that I was worried for her.
She called me later in the day and told me what was going on. I won't blab the information here - however, she told me something that touched my heart. Not only does it validate my friendship with her, but it validated myself as a human-being.
As far as school goes....
Regardless of what the school has me do - regardless of how they stack my classes... I'm going to do to what's best for my students. If I can raise their reading score - great. If I can get them to where they can write a multi-paragraph essay - great. If I can get them to understand the parts of speech - great. But the main thing that I'm going to do this year is to validate them as who they are and build a relationship with them that will help to guide them through their years at school so that they can learn the strategies they need to get through high school and whatever else they plan to do with their lives.
I think that's more important than anything else. Right?
16 August, 2010
Aug 16
Monday.
A full day of school training. It wasn't too bad. It was quite enjoyable to get to know more of the new teachers that are working with us within the school year. I am going to have a good time working with a variety of people and I know that eventually, the year will be a good one. I will make it a good one. Period.
I will not let someone steal away my joy! It's not right for them to even try to take it away. But eventually, I will make it through.
I still can't believe what they have me doing. We'll have to see what's going on with that. How am I supposed to work?
What am I? A school marm from the 1500's? Geez.
I'm thinking that table teaching is what I'm going to be doing.
Here's to a interesting school year.
~MJ
A full day of school training. It wasn't too bad. It was quite enjoyable to get to know more of the new teachers that are working with us within the school year. I am going to have a good time working with a variety of people and I know that eventually, the year will be a good one. I will make it a good one. Period.
I will not let someone steal away my joy! It's not right for them to even try to take it away. But eventually, I will make it through.
I still can't believe what they have me doing. We'll have to see what's going on with that.
What am I? A school marm from the 1500's? Geez.
I'm thinking that table teaching is what I'm going to be doing.
Here's to a interesting school year.
~MJ
15 August, 2010
Aug 15
Sunday.
We went to the races again today. It was a lot of fun but tiring. I'm glad that we were able to go and watch the big boogers race by. It's amazing the amount of speed and how loud that they are. They actually got a new record set - 255 miles an hour in a quarter of a mile. That's pretty darn fast - a 4 second race!
All it reminds me of is the total amazement of time racing past. We are so caught up with things that we don't stop to smell the roses or have any fun. I'm glad that today was one that was fun!
~MJ
We went to the races again today. It was a lot of fun but tiring. I'm glad that we were able to go and watch the big boogers race by. It's amazing the amount of speed and how loud that they are. They actually got a new record set - 255 miles an hour in a quarter of a mile. That's pretty darn fast - a 4 second race!
All it reminds me of is the total amazement of time racing past. We are so caught up with things that we don't stop to smell the roses or have any fun. I'm glad that today was one that was fun!
~MJ
14 August, 2010
Aug 14
Saturday.
Well - the scrimmage didn't happen. Well, it did... but it wasn't for the concession stand - but not for lack of me trying. It wasn't clean even though we said that we would do it. Anyway, that gave me some time to get out to the store and get ready to go to the boat races.
I went to the grocery store and bought at least enough for 80 poppers. That's a lot of damn poppers and they went fast - even when I cooked them at different times! We had people from all over the place saying (when they came by) that they wanted some of that good bbq and some poppers!
At least they were a talking item! :)
The heat though - oh man... was horrible. No air was really moving. THANK GOODNESS for air conditioning in Greg's trailer!
Now that I'm back home in my own house - I'm looking forward to getting into bed and crashing!
Night!
~MJ
Well - the scrimmage didn't happen. Well, it did... but it wasn't for the concession stand - but not for lack of me trying. It wasn't clean even though we said that we would do it.
I went to the grocery store and bought at least enough for 80 poppers. That's a lot of damn poppers and they went fast - even when I cooked them at different times! We had people from all over the place saying (when they came by) that they wanted some of that good bbq and some poppers!
At least they were a talking item! :)
The heat though - oh man... was horrible. No air was really moving. THANK GOODNESS for air conditioning in Greg's trailer!
Now that I'm back home in my own house - I'm looking forward to getting into bed and crashing!
Night!
~MJ
13 August, 2010
Aug 13
Friday.
IF I was superstitious, I would have thought that today was one that would go down in history as the day that my school was going to drive me into the insane asylum. I mean, really. What are they thinking?
My schedule as it stands right now... is thus:
1st period - English 1, 2, 3 and 4
2nd period - English 1 Inclusion.
3rd period - PLC (Professional Learning Community)
Lunch
4th period - World Geography Inclusion
5th period - English 1, 2, 3, and 4
6th period - Conference
7th period - English 1, 2, 3, and 4
I don't know if it's going to be this way for sure or not, but all I know for sure is that it's really helping the school instead of helping the kids. I don't think so.
After work, I went to the boat races in Marble Falls to see the "Show and Shine". Some of the pictures that are on those boats and helmets - so flipping cool. I'll have to put a picture up as soon as I can get it from my phone to the computer.
I left pretty early because when they started up the boats, even from far away, it was so flipping loud that it was heart stopping. I mean, really...
But then again - those big ass boats the TOP FUEL HYDROS are so loud that when they do race, they literally suck the air out of your lungs - or at least it feels that way.
Tomorrow - scrimmages and shopping and boat races again. Just hope that my back lets me enjoy it as much as I can.
~MJ
IF I was superstitious, I would have thought that today was one that would go down in history as the day that my school was going to drive me into the insane asylum. I mean, really. What are they thinking?
My schedule as it stands right now... is thus:
1st period - English 1, 2, 3 and 4
2nd period - English 1 Inclusion.
3rd period - PLC (Professional Learning Community)
Lunch
4th period - World Geography Inclusion
5th period - English 1, 2, 3, and 4
6th period - Conference
7th period - English 1, 2, 3, and 4
I don't know if it's going to be this way for sure or not, but all I know for sure is that it's really helping the school instead of helping the kids. I don't think so.
After work, I went to the boat races in Marble Falls to see the "Show and Shine". Some of the pictures that are on those boats and helmets - so flipping cool. I'll have to put a picture up as soon as I can get it from my phone to the computer.
I left pretty early because when they started up the boats, even from far away, it was so flipping loud that it was heart stopping. I mean, really...
But then again - those big ass boats the TOP FUEL HYDROS are so loud that when they do race, they literally suck the air out of your lungs - or at least it feels that way.
Tomorrow - scrimmages and shopping and boat races again. Just hope that my back lets me enjoy it as much as I can.
~MJ
12 August, 2010
Aug 12
Thursday.
Last day of Interventionist training.
I wasn't sure if it was going to come to an end or not. I think that I've heard about explicit teaching and that it's the kids educational value that is soooo important about one too many times.
I've also been up to the school and helped out a little with the handing out of new schedules and whatnot - and it's from the looks of it... this new E-School Plus software is going to be rather interesting to learn. Great.
~MJ
Last day of Interventionist training.
I wasn't sure if it was going to come to an end or not. I think that I've heard about explicit teaching and that it's the kids educational value that is soooo important about one too many times.
I've also been up to the school and helped out a little with the handing out of new schedules and whatnot - and it's from the looks of it... this new E-School Plus software is going to be rather interesting to learn. Great.
~MJ
11 August, 2010
Aug 11
Wednesday.
More interventionist training - even though it's not a job that I can have... but interesting none-the less. Very informational.
I found out that I have TBI - It's trauma to the brain without it being from birth defect. It has to do with loss of memory. I could quote it verbatim, but I don't have the paper in front of me to do so. The wreck from 8 years ago proves that I have it.
I was told that most of the time though, it's gone undiagnosed because doctors sometimes don't put two and two together. Imagine that. Who'd have thunk it?
~MJ
More interventionist training - even though it's not a job that I can have... but interesting none-the less. Very informational.
I found out that I have TBI - It's trauma to the brain without it being from birth defect. It has to do with loss of memory. I could quote it verbatim, but I don't have the paper in front of me to do so. The wreck from 8 years ago proves that I have it.
I was told that most of the time though, it's gone undiagnosed because doctors sometimes don't put two and two together. Imagine that. Who'd have thunk it?
~MJ
10 August, 2010
Aug. 10
Tuesday.
Second day of Interventionist training. Very informative day.
It was all about behaviour today. How behaviour is learned, how it sticks to a child and is hard to change.
The question that I need to ask myself over and over and over again this year is the following:
What does the child get to do or what are they trying to avoid by putting forth this behaviour?
If I can answer which one it is, then I can start to analyse how to respond to that child as they continue with that particular behaviour whether if it is a good one or not.
Interesting, huh?
Second day of Interventionist training. Very informative day.
It was all about behaviour today. How behaviour is learned, how it sticks to a child and is hard to change.
The question that I need to ask myself over and over and over again this year is the following:
What does the child get to do or what are they trying to avoid by putting forth this behaviour?
If I can answer which one it is, then I can start to analyse how to respond to that child as they continue with that particular behaviour whether if it is a good one or not.
Interesting, huh?
09 August, 2010
Aug. 9
Monday.
An Interventionist. It's an interesting term. It's a para-professional who helps us to work with the students to make sure that they don't slip through the cracks of the school system. I learnt today about their roles and responsibilities.
I'm a Special Education / Resource Teacher. I am not an Interventionist, however, I am going to this training. I did find out that the training that is lasting for four days is one that is going to cover a lot of things that I need to refresh on anyway - so, I'm going to continue on this journey and enjoy - and be paid for as well.
Score.
An Interventionist. It's an interesting term. It's a para-professional who helps us to work with the students to make sure that they don't slip through the cracks of the school system. I learnt today about their roles and responsibilities.
I'm a Special Education / Resource Teacher. I am not an Interventionist, however, I am going to this training. I did find out that the training that is lasting for four days is one that is going to cover a lot of things that I need to refresh on anyway - so, I'm going to continue on this journey and enjoy - and be paid for as well.
Score.
08 August, 2010
Aug. 8
Sunday.
I spent the majority of the day either cleaning or relaxing - or working on projects that I have for others.
Tomorrow begins a new day for training for the upcoming school year. It's already started off bumpy and rather irritating. Changes in schedule - I've seen the third one so far for me.
Regardless of what my schedule my be... regardless of who I'm teaching with and the subject area, I'm going to have fun this year. I'm going to smile more, question more, and act like a kid.
I don't see the harm in it - as long as I'm doing what I need to do - which is teaching the kids what they need to learn to succeed.
Yeah.
I'm going to have fun.
I spent the majority of the day either cleaning or relaxing - or working on projects that I have for others.
Tomorrow begins a new day for training for the upcoming school year. It's already started off bumpy and rather irritating. Changes in schedule - I've seen the third one so far for me.
Regardless of what my schedule my be... regardless of who I'm teaching with and the subject area, I'm going to have fun this year. I'm going to smile more, question more, and act like a kid.
I don't see the harm in it - as long as I'm doing what I need to do - which is teaching the kids what they need to learn to succeed.
Yeah.
I'm going to have fun.
07 August, 2010
Aug. 7
Saturday.
Looking back over the day that I spent with Mindy, Drake, Kat, Chris, David and my boys at Schilterbahn, it was all in all a good day. I learned more about my audio friends and got to experience first hand the love of these people. Not just the love of a relationship between the couples, but it was also the care and concern that they showed to me. Finding out first hand that there's a gentle hand, a loving touch, a squeeze of concern, or even a 'I got you covered' look helped to make this particular day so memorable.
Even when I was upset - and rightly so - I was comforted and supported. I do appreciate that more than anything else in the world. That let's me know who I can trust... who I can depend on... and who I can open with.
Looking back over the day that I spent with Mindy, Drake, Kat, Chris, David and my boys at Schilterbahn, it was all in all a good day. I learned more about my audio friends and got to experience first hand the love of these people. Not just the love of a relationship between the couples, but it was also the care and concern that they showed to me. Finding out first hand that there's a gentle hand, a loving touch, a squeeze of concern, or even a 'I got you covered' look helped to make this particular day so memorable.
Even when I was upset - and rightly so - I was comforted and supported. I do appreciate that more than anything else in the world. That let's me know who I can trust... who I can depend on... and who I can open with.
06 August, 2010
Aug. 6
Friday.
Working on audio to help me relax today, but it's most difficult when you're brain keeps going back to things - remembering. I did get some work done and for that it was a great day. Busy but great.
Working on audio to help me relax today, but it's most difficult when you're brain keeps going back to things - remembering. I did get some work done and for that it was a great day. Busy but great.
05 August, 2010
Aug. 5
Thursday.
Society:
Oh why can't we get along in our society? Why do we have to discriminate and judge people on the party that they vote for, the way that they want to dress, the church that someone goes to, the people that they want to date whether they are of the same sex or not, or even if they want to marry someone of the same sex?
I don't get it. I don't. Perhaps it has to do with my heart. I wear it on my sleeve. Probably not the best thing to do, but it happens. I get hurt easily and I cry often - sometimes not when I'm hurt, but when I'm happy to boot. I just don't understand why people judge others.
Whatever happened to "Live and let live?" Or "Do unto others and you would have them do unto you"? What's so wrong with society that we have to tell people who they can or can't marry? Who are we to say what's beautiful and god-awful? Aren't we all created in the image and glory of God?
We are so judgmental and I don't like it. I don't like it one bit. Because I don't like it, I do try to be someone who is not judgemental. I want to leave the judging up to the one that created me - the one who is looking out for me and making sure that I'm safe and loved within His arms?
Invitations:
I went against something that I normally don't do - but that darn little green guy was pestering me today. Jealousy. Not a really good creature, but he knows what to push - doesn't he?
I normally don't ask to do anything with anyone. Normally, I wait for the invitation. I don't like to barge in and try to take over. I did today though, but I still was unable to go... parental duties. I could have gotten someone else to pick them up, but I guess in a way, I needed the wake up call. I did.
I needed to actually get away from the situation. I just can't help it though... I'm human and I have my faults.
Even so though - (and here goes the heart again) - why does it hurt when you can't do something that you most truly want and wish to do with friends??
~MJ
Society:
Oh why can't we get along in our society? Why do we have to discriminate and judge people on the party that they vote for, the way that they want to dress, the church that someone goes to, the people that they want to date whether they are of the same sex or not, or even if they want to marry someone of the same sex?
I don't get it. I don't. Perhaps it has to do with my heart. I wear it on my sleeve. Probably not the best thing to do, but it happens. I get hurt easily and I cry often - sometimes not when I'm hurt, but when I'm happy to boot. I just don't understand why people judge others.
Whatever happened to "Live and let live?" Or "Do unto others and you would have them do unto you"? What's so wrong with society that we have to tell people who they can or can't marry? Who are we to say what's beautiful and god-awful? Aren't we all created in the image and glory of God?
We are so judgmental and I don't like it. I don't like it one bit. Because I don't like it, I do try to be someone who is not judgemental. I want to leave the judging up to the one that created me - the one who is looking out for me and making sure that I'm safe and loved within His arms?
Invitations:
I went against something that I normally don't do - but that darn little green guy was pestering me today. Jealousy. Not a really good creature, but he knows what to push - doesn't he?
I normally don't ask to do anything with anyone. Normally, I wait for the invitation. I don't like to barge in and try to take over. I did today though, but I still was unable to go... parental duties. I could have gotten someone else to pick them up, but I guess in a way, I needed the wake up call. I did.
I needed to actually get away from the situation. I just can't help it though... I'm human and I have my faults.
Even so though - (and here goes the heart again) - why does it hurt when you can't do something that you most truly want and wish to do with friends??
~MJ
04 August, 2010
Aug. 4
Wednesday.
Perception and Miscommunication.
Those two words are something that really need to be focused on. They both are two things that can throw you for a loop and then when you get a chance to really see things as they are - you feel like a dope for something that you've done.
And why is it that when you are talking - we don't reall listen - and then hear something else?
Those three things are so important and we need to really focus on all of them.
School.
Oh man... I'm already stressed. I went to the admin building today to make sure that I wasn't going to be losing my stipend money. I get paid by a federal fund - being a special education teacher. On top of that money, I get an extra bit for having to do all the necessar paperwork that we do to make sure that the kids are doing what they need to be doing to learn. Make sense, right?
When I saw my schedule the other day, I needed to know what was going on because they had me teaching two regular classes of English. That would mean that I'm not teaching 5 classes of Special Education. I would only be teaching 3. That's not 80% of the school day. That's 60%. So, in effect, I could lose my stipend.
However, I was told that I would be getting my stipend, that I did not volunteer for the position that they put me in, and I was told that my schedule would probably change because a federally funded teacher can't teach regular education classes.
So, my stress level did go down a bit. Went down a lot. But regardless, I'm better than I was this morning.
Thank goodness for people who listen to me and help me to understand what I need to do. Also thank goodness for Jennifer Key who came in and helped Lisa figure out my schedule. Hopefully it will be better when I go back to school on Monday.
~MJ
Perception and Miscommunication.
Those two words are something that really need to be focused on. They both are two things that can throw you for a loop and then when you get a chance to really see things as they are - you feel like a dope for something that you've done.
And why is it that when you are talking - we don't reall listen - and then hear something else?
Those three things are so important and we need to really focus on all of them.
School.
Oh man... I'm already stressed. I went to the admin building today to make sure that I wasn't going to be losing my stipend money. I get paid by a federal fund - being a special education teacher. On top of that money, I get an extra bit for having to do all the necessar paperwork that we do to make sure that the kids are doing what they need to be doing to learn. Make sense, right?
When I saw my schedule the other day, I needed to know what was going on because they had me teaching two regular classes of English. That would mean that I'm not teaching 5 classes of Special Education. I would only be teaching 3. That's not 80% of the school day. That's 60%. So, in effect, I could lose my stipend.
However, I was told that I would be getting my stipend, that I did not volunteer for the position that they put me in, and I was told that my schedule would probably change because a federally funded teacher can't teach regular education classes.
So, my stress level did go down a bit. Went down a lot. But regardless, I'm better than I was this morning.
Thank goodness for people who listen to me and help me to understand what I need to do. Also thank goodness for Jennifer Key who came in and helped Lisa figure out my schedule. Hopefully it will be better when I go back to school on Monday.
~MJ
03 August, 2010
Aug. 3
Tuesday.
What an interesting day. I met some more of my fellow cohorts at work and have found out a very interesting schedule that they plan on me to follow. It's rather interesting and intriguing of course:
1 - English 1 and English 2 Resource
2 - English 1 Regular
3 - PLC - Professional Learning Community
A Lunch
4 - Conference
5 - English 1 Regular
6 - English 3 and English 4 Resource
7 - English 1 Inclusion
So, I get to flip flop back and forth on things all year long unless they decide to change it before school starts. It could change. Truly. The board isn't set, but this is going to be hard to make it to the games on Thursday and Friday on time because I won't have a way to get over to the bank before the games start to set up the concessions.
I'm going to have to delegate - BIG time.
Man, I'm already getting a headache just thinking about it.
HELP.
~MJ
What an interesting day. I met some more of my fellow cohorts at work and have found out a very interesting schedule that they plan on me to follow. It's rather interesting and intriguing of course:
1 - English 1 and English 2 Resource
2 - English 1 Regular
3 - PLC - Professional Learning Community
A Lunch
4 - Conference
5 - English 1 Regular
6 - English 3 and English 4 Resource
7 - English 1 Inclusion
So, I get to flip flop back and forth on things all year long unless they decide to change it before school starts. It could change. Truly. The board isn't set, but this is going to be hard to make it to the games on Thursday and Friday on time because I won't have a way to get over to the bank before the games start to set up the concessions.
I'm going to have to delegate - BIG time.
Man, I'm already getting a headache just thinking about it.
HELP.
~MJ
02 August, 2010
Aug. 2
Monday.
Today was more than interesting.
There was a big mishap with Meghan and band. I don't want to actually go into it here just because I don't want to think about it much longer. I'd like to forget it. She's just going to have to learn that she can't run away from things and own up to her mistakes. Bleck.
On the other side of things though, I went to my first EDC meeting and had everything set up for my first business as treasurer. It's going to be an interesting year between running around like a chicken without a head, but I kinda did this to myself. After this year though, I believe that I'm finished. I will have been so worn smooth out that I won't know what to do any more.
I will be praying for strength, endurance and patience during the coming months. Anyone who wants to help out with that, please feel free.
~MJ
Today was more than interesting.
There was a big mishap with Meghan and band. I don't want to actually go into it here just because I don't want to think about it much longer. I'd like to forget it. She's just going to have to learn that she can't run away from things and own up to her mistakes. Bleck.
On the other side of things though, I went to my first EDC meeting and had everything set up for my first business as treasurer. It's going to be an interesting year between running around like a chicken without a head, but I kinda did this to myself. After this year though, I believe that I'm finished. I will have been so worn smooth out that I won't know what to do any more.
I will be praying for strength, endurance and patience during the coming months. Anyone who wants to help out with that, please feel free.
~MJ
31 July, 2010
July 31
Today, I was able to spend the day with the most wonderful man - David Ault.
It was interesting how the day started off - the whole thought of spending the day with THE David Ault was exciting and invigorating to me. I mean, yes, we "talk" with each other over the internet, but being IN company with him was something else.
I picked him up at 8:30 at Mindy Rasts house in Austin. From there - we drove back to the house. While I made him breakfast - deer sausage and eggs with toast - David played with Little Britches. For a man who isn't a "dog person" - he didn't show any fear of her. The picture on Facebook proves that. What was kinda funny though was what I did to him after he had a couple of bites of his breakfast. I did ask if he now wanted to know what he was eating. The look on his face was priceless. When I told him that it was deer, he was very surprised. He didn't know that we butcher the deer that the family gets and then process it, add seasoning and make it all ourselves. He hadn't had deer before. At least he got to experience something new! He tried to clean up afterwards, but a soft warning whisper to put the dish down was all it took for the young man to put it down and say, "Yes ma'am."
After breakfast, I then put him to work recording lines for me. He had a few things to record for Colonial and that was done rather nicely. We weren't sure about a name, but I had him say it various ways to make sure that we had it regardless.
We then went to the grocery store and got the makings for Jalapeño poppers. We then came home and made poppers and talked - relaxed while the poppers were cooking. He even checked his email for a bit, sent an email to his sweetheart so that I could get some information from him about a project that I will be working on for him. I sensed after David had read some email that he was tense, so I made him sit on the couch and I massaged his back. My guests aren't allowed to be stressed out. I can't help it - it's a rule of the house. Come on, now! Geez.
After poppers we went out to ride around - a tour of Central Texas. He saw the replica French castle we have on park road 4, we went to Longhorn Caverns - built by Walt Disney with help by the Chinese, Ronald Reagan, Kennedy and 2'5 workers that he will have to talk with Snow White about when he sees her next) and then to Inks Lake Park where my daughter works. While in the park, I drove on the "right" side of the road (the left) so that David could feel back at home. We paddled (waded) in the lake and then went back to the house.
I have learned the following from David:
1) Not to say "doggoneit". He kept asking me where the dog was and why was it on it?
2) To be more observant to the signs around me. For example:
--- Look for church warning signs. They usually appear BEFORE the church. They might convert you.
--- No outlet and no exits - aren't they basically the same?
--- Longhorn Cavern - why is it really called Longhorn Cavern? Did the Longhorns live there? Why would longhorns be in the cavern in the first place? Wouldn't they get stuck?
3) I'm now curious as to why Americans see cartoons and think that they are documentaries.
4) To learn my history a bit more - because I was obviously off that water made the cavern - it was as I wrote above.
5) How to make the PERFECT cup of Spiced Chai tea - he taught me. It was sooooo good!!!
6) I have also learned the David is one of the most respectful, charismatic, funny, humble and a genuine decent man who can follow the directions of the woman of the house. :)
After we got back home, David met my husband and my sons. He told my sons about the program called Stellarium and played with the boys. Michael and Mason really did enjoy spending some time with David as well. Actually, I do think that David sat on Mason and for some reason Mason wouldn't stop shaking the man's hand. Michael did try to arm-wrestle David - but of course the Brit won - but it wasn't for lack of Michael not trying.
We talked more about friends and work and how much we enjoyed the day then went to dinner with Mark and Janice Vanderberg, Mindy Rast, Clay and Debby Dugger. It was such a nice evening - had so much fun.
Regardless of everything written here... I shall miss that young British man, but I will get to meet him again. I know it. I have this weird feeling about it.
Thank you, David, for being yourself - and giving me the opportunity to get to know you even more.
~MJ
It was interesting how the day started off - the whole thought of spending the day with THE David Ault was exciting and invigorating to me. I mean, yes, we "talk" with each other over the internet, but being IN company with him was something else.
I picked him up at 8:30 at Mindy Rasts house in Austin. From there - we drove back to the house. While I made him breakfast - deer sausage and eggs with toast - David played with Little Britches. For a man who isn't a "dog person" - he didn't show any fear of her. The picture on Facebook proves that. What was kinda funny though was what I did to him after he had a couple of bites of his breakfast. I did ask if he now wanted to know what he was eating. The look on his face was priceless. When I told him that it was deer, he was very surprised. He didn't know that we butcher the deer that the family gets and then process it, add seasoning and make it all ourselves. He hadn't had deer before. At least he got to experience something new! He tried to clean up afterwards, but a soft warning whisper to put the dish down was all it took for the young man to put it down and say, "Yes ma'am."
After breakfast, I then put him to work recording lines for me. He had a few things to record for Colonial and that was done rather nicely. We weren't sure about a name, but I had him say it various ways to make sure that we had it regardless.
We then went to the grocery store and got the makings for Jalapeño poppers. We then came home and made poppers and talked - relaxed while the poppers were cooking. He even checked his email for a bit, sent an email to his sweetheart so that I could get some information from him about a project that I will be working on for him. I sensed after David had read some email that he was tense, so I made him sit on the couch and I massaged his back. My guests aren't allowed to be stressed out. I can't help it - it's a rule of the house. Come on, now! Geez.
After poppers we went out to ride around - a tour of Central Texas. He saw the replica French castle we have on park road 4, we went to Longhorn Caverns - built by Walt Disney with help by the Chinese, Ronald Reagan, Kennedy and 2'5 workers that he will have to talk with Snow White about when he sees her next) and then to Inks Lake Park where my daughter works. While in the park, I drove on the "right" side of the road (the left) so that David could feel back at home. We paddled (waded) in the lake and then went back to the house.
I have learned the following from David:
1) Not to say "doggoneit". He kept asking me where the dog was and why was it on it?
2) To be more observant to the signs around me. For example:
--- Look for church warning signs. They usually appear BEFORE the church. They might convert you.
--- No outlet and no exits - aren't they basically the same?
--- Longhorn Cavern - why is it really called Longhorn Cavern? Did the Longhorns live there? Why would longhorns be in the cavern in the first place? Wouldn't they get stuck?
3) I'm now curious as to why Americans see cartoons and think that they are documentaries.
4) To learn my history a bit more - because I was obviously off that water made the cavern - it was as I wrote above.
5) How to make the PERFECT cup of Spiced Chai tea - he taught me. It was sooooo good!!!
6) I have also learned the David is one of the most respectful, charismatic, funny, humble and a genuine decent man who can follow the directions of the woman of the house. :)
After we got back home, David met my husband and my sons. He told my sons about the program called Stellarium and played with the boys. Michael and Mason really did enjoy spending some time with David as well. Actually, I do think that David sat on Mason and for some reason Mason wouldn't stop shaking the man's hand. Michael did try to arm-wrestle David - but of course the Brit won - but it wasn't for lack of Michael not trying.
We talked more about friends and work and how much we enjoyed the day then went to dinner with Mark and Janice Vanderberg, Mindy Rast, Clay and Debby Dugger. It was such a nice evening - had so much fun.
Regardless of everything written here... I shall miss that young British man, but I will get to meet him again. I know it. I have this weird feeling about it.
Thank you, David, for being yourself - and giving me the opportunity to get to know you even more.
~MJ
23 July, 2010
July 23
Audio Work from June 17 - July 23
It's amazing... I sat down last night and actually looked at what I had done since my computer had a blue screen back around June 17th.
I've done the following audio work for Colonial Radio Theatre:
1) Prince and the Pauper. ~Approx 1 hour and 40 minutes long (and without music so far) Have to wait for the music to get done and then I can finish up on it.)
2) Colonial Radio Kids Audio Short - Rapunzel ~ Approx 10 minutes long.
3) Colonial Radio Kids Audio Short - Cinderellay - Approx 12 minutes long.
4) A minute long Republican ad for someone in Massachusetts.
5) Jarrem Lee Ghost Hunter Ep 19: All Cats are Grey ~ Approx 28 minutes long.
6) Father Brown: Ep 4 The Arrow of Heaven (Remake) - Approx 32 minutes long.
7) Jarrem Lee Ghost Hunger Ep 18: The Death Knell - Approx 26 minutes long.
I did get a lot accomplished. 209 minutes of audio. That's a heck of a lot of time! WOW! :)
~MJ
It's amazing... I sat down last night and actually looked at what I had done since my computer had a blue screen back around June 17th.
I've done the following audio work for Colonial Radio Theatre:
1) Prince and the Pauper. ~Approx 1 hour and 40 minutes long (and without music so far) Have to wait for the music to get done and then I can finish up on it.)
2) Colonial Radio Kids Audio Short - Rapunzel ~ Approx 10 minutes long.
3) Colonial Radio Kids Audio Short - Cinderellay - Approx 12 minutes long.
4) A minute long Republican ad for someone in Massachusetts.
5) Jarrem Lee Ghost Hunter Ep 19: All Cats are Grey ~ Approx 28 minutes long.
6) Father Brown: Ep 4 The Arrow of Heaven (Remake) - Approx 32 minutes long.
7) Jarrem Lee Ghost Hunger Ep 18: The Death Knell - Approx 26 minutes long.
I did get a lot accomplished. 209 minutes of audio. That's a heck of a lot of time! WOW! :)
~MJ
11 May, 2010
May 11 - School
I can't help it. I'm mad. The day just started off bad and then it just continued to get worse from there. Why does it seem that when the day starts off bad that it just continues to go bad? Is it Karma? I wish that I knew.
The day first started off with coming to work and finding out that I am supposed to be a tester for the EOC (End of Course) Exams. Okay - that's not too bad - honestly - it's just that none of my kids have to take the EOC tests this year and because they don't have to take them, I should be with my students - right? I would think so. Anyway, I also had an ARD (Admission Review Dismissal) Meeting (for Special Education) at nine o'clock. That means that I've only had a few of minutes in the EOC class before I had to leave to go to the meeting - so someone had to cover for me in the EOC class.
So, I had to talk with administrators to find out when I was supposed to do. My boss - told me to go to the ARD. The Testing Administrator was like - well, what the hell am I supposed to do? I didn't know what to tell her so, I went to go set up for the thing and then get ready for someone to take over the class for me. So, I was already a bit irritated because of the quick switcheroo that was done just this morning. I didn't know that I was going to test until this morning.
I go to the ARD meeting and we discuss the newest student into the SPED at Killeen High. That was all well and good, but then I had to go back to the EOC class to continue testing. So, I do.
Now... I come back to my class still a bit miffed over all of this going on. It seems that it doesn't really matter how the teachers feel - and it also doesn't matter that the rest of the peopled don't actually communicate with others up here at the school. That's what's really frustrating. No one told me before that I would be testing and no one else really cared to even think that I would be having ARD meetings because I'm a special education teacher. Interesting.
So...
I go to eat lunch now and then remember that I have another ARD meeting right AFTER my conference period. So, I get to miss another class. YAY... right? Wrong. My classes need to be working on their final and when I'm not in class they aren't really working on their final. AUGH.
Frustrating.
Oh and then tonight, I get to go to a band thing where I'll have to meet people at the door and be nice to them. I don't want to be nice right now. I want to scream and hit something really really hard.
I'm to the point where I am almost done with everything and that's really not a good feeling.
Days from hell are just really annoying, you know?
Sighs.
Days from hell.
The day first started off with coming to work and finding out that I am supposed to be a tester for the EOC (End of Course) Exams. Okay - that's not too bad - honestly - it's just that none of my kids have to take the EOC tests this year and because they don't have to take them, I should be with my students - right? I would think so. Anyway, I also had an ARD (Admission Review Dismissal) Meeting (for Special Education) at nine o'clock. That means that I've only had a few of minutes in the EOC class before I had to leave to go to the meeting - so someone had to cover for me in the EOC class.
So, I had to talk with administrators to find out when I was supposed to do. My boss - told me to go to the ARD. The Testing Administrator was like - well, what the hell am I supposed to do? I didn't know what to tell her so, I went to go set up for the thing and then get ready for someone to take over the class for me. So, I was already a bit irritated because of the quick switcheroo that was done just this morning. I didn't know that I was going to test until this morning.
I go to the ARD meeting and we discuss the newest student into the SPED at Killeen High. That was all well and good, but then I had to go back to the EOC class to continue testing. So, I do.
Now... I come back to my class still a bit miffed over all of this going on. It seems that it doesn't really matter how the teachers feel - and it also doesn't matter that the rest of the peopled don't actually communicate with others up here at the school. That's what's really frustrating. No one told me before that I would be testing and no one else really cared to even think that I would be having ARD meetings because I'm a special education teacher. Interesting.
So...
I go to eat lunch now and then remember that I have another ARD meeting right AFTER my conference period. So, I get to miss another class. YAY... right? Wrong. My classes need to be working on their final and when I'm not in class they aren't really working on their final. AUGH.
Frustrating.
Oh and then tonight, I get to go to a band thing where I'll have to meet people at the door and be nice to them. I don't want to be nice right now. I want to scream and hit something really really hard.
I'm to the point where I am almost done with everything and that's really not a good feeling.
Days from hell are just really annoying, you know?
Sighs.
Days from hell.
10 May, 2010
May 10: Things
I know that it's been a long time since I've made a post on my blogger: four months to be exact. It's been a very busy time here.
Between work and dealing with the family comings and goings, I'm exhausted. I mean, I have worked on a lot of things over the last couple of months. I've done so many audios that it's not funny.
I believe that I've completed four FATHER BROWN audios for CRT - yes, four. Two of them were new audios that still need to be completed and then Jerry wanted me to redo two of the previous audios.
Recently, I went straight into PERRY MASON. I've done one: (not completed yet) The Case of the Lucky Legs. It's a good story. I'm about to go into another one called: The Case of the Curious Bride. I think that it's a better story than the first one that I did. :)
Between the audios and working at school - my back giving me fits and issues and being at least sick four times thanks to allergies and the damn mess... I guess that I'm doing pretty good.
We recently got a new mattress and I've been having some issues getting used to it. It just doesn't have the same feel as the other one, but you know how that is.
I do hope that school winds down pretty uneventfully. I hope that the kids don't act too wild. It seems that they are being pretty good so far. Only 18 more days to go.
Between work and dealing with the family comings and goings, I'm exhausted. I mean, I have worked on a lot of things over the last couple of months. I've done so many audios that it's not funny.
I believe that I've completed four FATHER BROWN audios for CRT - yes, four. Two of them were new audios that still need to be completed and then Jerry wanted me to redo two of the previous audios.
Recently, I went straight into PERRY MASON. I've done one: (not completed yet) The Case of the Lucky Legs. It's a good story. I'm about to go into another one called: The Case of the Curious Bride. I think that it's a better story than the first one that I did. :)
Between the audios and working at school - my back giving me fits and issues and being at least sick four times thanks to allergies and the damn mess... I guess that I'm doing pretty good.
We recently got a new mattress and I've been having some issues getting used to it. It just doesn't have the same feel as the other one, but you know how that is.
I do hope that school winds down pretty uneventfully. I hope that the kids don't act too wild. It seems that they are being pretty good so far. Only 18 more days to go.
10 January, 2010
Jan 10: Hearth
Oh my.... this is something else. Looking at the finished (but not yet dry) end product, it's really nice - but oh my goodness, I'm sore.
Moving the rock, pouring the mortar... it's been an interesting day just learning how to do this and then doing it. I'm more than pleased since we all did it as a family.
We did however get a call today while we were working on this all day. Eunice (Matt's grandmom who's 94) was rushed to the emergency room this afternoon. She hadn't told anyone that she had been steadily losing weight for a month now or that she was swelling in her upper extremities - causing little things - like wearing a bra - cut into her. She had gotten into the car to go to the Eastern Star 100th year in Throckmorton when she was sick in the car repeatedly. Her blood pressure was up.
Joy and Meghan (who were in Throckmorton) left to go to Arlington to be with Grandmom and then Mike brought Meghan home. As the night progressed, it seemed that they were able to find out something of what's going on. It's her liver. Not quite sure exactly what's going on with that, but as the days progress, I'm sure that we'll learn more.
If this is something worse, I'm just glad that we had the opportunity to have Grandmom here on Thanksgiving and to be able to see her at Christmas.
Moving the rock, pouring the mortar... it's been an interesting day just learning how to do this and then doing it. I'm more than pleased since we all did it as a family.
We did however get a call today while we were working on this all day. Eunice (Matt's grandmom who's 94) was rushed to the emergency room this afternoon. She hadn't told anyone that she had been steadily losing weight for a month now or that she was swelling in her upper extremities - causing little things - like wearing a bra - cut into her. She had gotten into the car to go to the Eastern Star 100th year in Throckmorton when she was sick in the car repeatedly. Her blood pressure was up.
Joy and Meghan (who were in Throckmorton) left to go to Arlington to be with Grandmom and then Mike brought Meghan home. As the night progressed, it seemed that they were able to find out something of what's going on. It's her liver. Not quite sure exactly what's going on with that, but as the days progress, I'm sure that we'll learn more.
If this is something worse, I'm just glad that we had the opportunity to have Grandmom here on Thanksgiving and to be able to see her at Christmas.
09 January, 2010
Jan 9: Sale and Hearth
It was another cold day in the Show Barn, but at least I was there to see my sons sale their goats and get some money during the sale. I'm really quite proud of them. They worked their tales off and they smiled so nicely when they were able to sale their goats. :D We aren't sure exactly how much they will be getting because more people came in and gave Add On bids at the end of the sale, so they may be getting more. We'll find out closer to March, I think.
After a very warm shower and some warm pizza, I think that I'm starting to feel a bit more like myself again.
Mixed some this evening - enough for the first little bit and will continue to do some tomorrow if the time allows for it.
The issue tomorrow is that we are building our hearth tomorrow. Matt has set out the rock and we will be cutting it tomorrow and mortaring it and everything. It's going to be a dusy mother in this house for the next couple of weeks, I can tell you that much already.
~MJ
After a very warm shower and some warm pizza, I think that I'm starting to feel a bit more like myself again.
Mixed some this evening - enough for the first little bit and will continue to do some tomorrow if the time allows for it.
The issue tomorrow is that we are building our hearth tomorrow. Matt has set out the rock and we will be cutting it tomorrow and mortaring it and everything. It's going to be a dusy mother in this house for the next couple of weeks, I can tell you that much already.
~MJ
08 January, 2010
Jan 8: Code Purple
Code Purple, you may ask? Yes, it was a code purple day.
That incident that happened on Wednesday with the diagnostician... well, I went to my principal today and let him know what had happened. I had promised myself that I would never go to him with petty things - and this was sure not petty - not when the school could be sued.
I sat down with him around third period and told him what had happened - and he instantly turned a lovely shade of purple - asked, "You're kidding me, aren't you?" I had to admit that I was not kidding and that's when he got a bit more purple. He picked up the phone and tried to call a couple of people but they didn't answer. He finally left a message saying that the diagnostician was basically banned from coming to school and even talking to the kids until he got a chance to talk with her.
I just tried to stay out of the way and let him vent as he so needed to do. He thanked me for telling him what was going on and then told me that "I'll not have someone in this staff talk to MY students that way."
Code Purple.
As soon as I told him, I believe that's what was spread throughout the assistant principals - so that they could steer clear of him. When he's like this... he doesn't respond well to others.
Mixing went okay tonight... I straightened out all of the scenes and made sure that I had all the lines, took out all the bloopers - gosh, JT and the rest of the gang are so funny when they start rolling on things. LOL
This will help this weekend when I'm able to sit down and get a lot done, I hope.
MJ
That incident that happened on Wednesday with the diagnostician... well, I went to my principal today and let him know what had happened. I had promised myself that I would never go to him with petty things - and this was sure not petty - not when the school could be sued.
I sat down with him around third period and told him what had happened - and he instantly turned a lovely shade of purple - asked, "You're kidding me, aren't you?" I had to admit that I was not kidding and that's when he got a bit more purple. He picked up the phone and tried to call a couple of people but they didn't answer. He finally left a message saying that the diagnostician was basically banned from coming to school and even talking to the kids until he got a chance to talk with her.
I just tried to stay out of the way and let him vent as he so needed to do. He thanked me for telling him what was going on and then told me that "I'll not have someone in this staff talk to MY students that way."
Code Purple.
As soon as I told him, I believe that's what was spread throughout the assistant principals - so that they could steer clear of him. When he's like this... he doesn't respond well to others.
Mixing went okay tonight... I straightened out all of the scenes and made sure that I had all the lines, took out all the bloopers - gosh, JT and the rest of the gang are so funny when they start rolling on things. LOL
This will help this weekend when I'm able to sit down and get a lot done, I hope.
MJ
07 January, 2010
Jan 7: Stock Show
Well, perhaps now that I'm a bit more than thawed I can sit down and type.
It was a very cold cold place and was only a bit warmer in certain places like the concession stand. However, it was nice to see the boys so actively engaged in the Stock Show. Mason and Michael's goats placed 8th out of 20 and 16th out of 25 respectively. I was very proud of them. :)
Spending the day at the barn though was a bit more that I think that this body could handle. Sore, stiff and still cold. I wonder if I'll ever warm back up. I'm sure that I will eventually.
I was able to finish up Father Brown, Ep 14 today and get it sent back to Jerry up on the server. I've already downloaded the script and have printed it out. Once things kinda settle back down with the kids, I'll be able to work again on audio. I just hope that it doesn't take too long for it to all settle back down.
Slowly but surely - right? How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time. Hehehe.
~MJ
It was a very cold cold place and was only a bit warmer in certain places like the concession stand. However, it was nice to see the boys so actively engaged in the Stock Show. Mason and Michael's goats placed 8th out of 20 and 16th out of 25 respectively. I was very proud of them. :)
Spending the day at the barn though was a bit more that I think that this body could handle. Sore, stiff and still cold. I wonder if I'll ever warm back up. I'm sure that I will eventually.
I was able to finish up Father Brown, Ep 14 today and get it sent back to Jerry up on the server. I've already downloaded the script and have printed it out. Once things kinda settle back down with the kids, I'll be able to work again on audio. I just hope that it doesn't take too long for it to all settle back down.
Slowly but surely - right? How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time. Hehehe.
~MJ
06 January, 2010
Jan 6: What... huh?
I couldn't quite believe what I heard today uttered at school to a high school student. I know that if this child's parents were actually at the school and heard this, a lawsuit would have be brought so fast against the school that it wouldn't even be funny - and it still could happen. Good God.
This is what happened:
I was called down to an ARD for a student (let's say his name is Bob Knuckle) along with two other teacher and his counselor. We were in the Special Education reception area when we found out that we were unable to have the ARD (Admission, Review, Dismissal) meeting, because the meeting was called to evaluate the testing done on Bob. The testing had not been done because Tracey, the diagonistician, had not known about the testing.
The counselor told Tracey that it was pertinent that we have an ARD soon because of Bob's grades and he showed Tracey Bob's grades. She went over to where Bob was sitting, kneeled, and addressed him somewhat quietly. She told him that the grades that she was looking at reminded her of "temperature degrees rather than grades" and that he needed to put on his "trying pants so that he could go ahead and pass his classes". Tracey then preceeded to tell him that he was going to be taking a test from her to decide if he needed to be in Special Education and that he really needed to do well on it because if he didn't do well, then the ARD committee "would put him in a classroom where the kids were in wheelchairs, where kids drooled - you know, the retarded class."
I am truly appalled that Tracey would speak to a teenage child not only in a condescending way, but also using the terminology that she did. All of his teachers, wanted to talk with Bob, but every time we tried to talk with him, we weren't given a chance to do so - she monopolized the whole conversation with Bob.
Since that day, Bob has shut down in my class. He looks at the work, he discusses it with the others in the class and then will not turn it in.
I will be going to my principal and talking to him about this. I just couldn't do it today. I have a dandy of a headache coming back from yesterday and I needed to be at home in bed and relaxing.
Thankfully, tomorrow, I have a chance to get some rest and I just hope that it's not too cold... but I fear that I may be frozen in that Stock show barn. The high is supposed to be only 33 degrees.
~MJ
This is what happened:
I was called down to an ARD for a student (let's say his name is Bob Knuckle) along with two other teacher and his counselor. We were in the Special Education reception area when we found out that we were unable to have the ARD (Admission, Review, Dismissal) meeting, because the meeting was called to evaluate the testing done on Bob. The testing had not been done because Tracey, the diagonistician, had not known about the testing.
The counselor told Tracey that it was pertinent that we have an ARD soon because of Bob's grades and he showed Tracey Bob's grades. She went over to where Bob was sitting, kneeled, and addressed him somewhat quietly. She told him that the grades that she was looking at reminded her of "temperature degrees rather than grades" and that he needed to put on his "trying pants so that he could go ahead and pass his classes". Tracey then preceeded to tell him that he was going to be taking a test from her to decide if he needed to be in Special Education and that he really needed to do well on it because if he didn't do well, then the ARD committee "would put him in a classroom where the kids were in wheelchairs, where kids drooled - you know, the retarded class."
I am truly appalled that Tracey would speak to a teenage child not only in a condescending way, but also using the terminology that she did. All of his teachers, wanted to talk with Bob, but every time we tried to talk with him, we weren't given a chance to do so - she monopolized the whole conversation with Bob.
Since that day, Bob has shut down in my class. He looks at the work, he discusses it with the others in the class and then will not turn it in.
I will be going to my principal and talking to him about this. I just couldn't do it today. I have a dandy of a headache coming back from yesterday and I needed to be at home in bed and relaxing.
Thankfully, tomorrow, I have a chance to get some rest and I just hope that it's not too cold... but I fear that I may be frozen in that Stock show barn. The high is supposed to be only 33 degrees.
~MJ
05 January, 2010
Jan 5: Migraines...
As posted from my Facebook page:
Visual migraines are just odd... seeing the sparklers and the flashes of light. Knowing that they are a precursor to the real mccoy is helpful - but still if you don't catch it in time, there goes the rest of the day. I wasn't able to catch it in time. Dammit. So... it's relaxing and sleep tonight with the hopes of mixing audio tomorrow.
I swear... the visual ones make you lose your balance because you aren't ready to see dancing lights before you - and they let you know that something is about to happen...
I just hope that I'm able to cope tomorrow...
Visual migraines are just odd... seeing the sparklers and the flashes of light. Knowing that they are a precursor to the real mccoy is helpful - but still if you don't catch it in time, there goes the rest of the day. I wasn't able to catch it in time. Dammit. So... it's relaxing and sleep tonight with the hopes of mixing audio tomorrow.
I swear... the visual ones make you lose your balance because you aren't ready to see dancing lights before you - and they let you know that something is about to happen...
I just hope that I'm able to cope tomorrow...
04 January, 2010
Jan 4: Quick on my feet?
I'm not exactly sure what it was, but mixing the last Father Brown "The Worst Crime in the World" has been smooth and easy. Perhaps it was the actors and how easy it was to just put them together. Perhaps it could have been the fact that when I sat down Sunday to work on it that no one really bugged me and I was able to just sit and work on it constantly. Regardless, it was nice to email Jerry this evening and surprise him with saying that it was finished. I know that I may have some corrections that he would like for me to do, but I'm too worried about those. Getting the main part of it completed was the nice part. It was 41 minutes long... so, it's nice to be able to get a lot done in a couple of sittings. :) Very nice, indeed.
Went back to school today and it was pretty nice to be back - to see the kids again, but after all, it's back to the grindstone.
What was nice to do was get a lot accomplished even at school - so that I can move on and be done with things there. I guess tomorrow, I'll start tackling the next nine weeks and setting things up that way.
The kids are getting ready for the stock show and it's cold! I'm hoping that I don't get sick from it all. The day (Thursday) for the show the high is supposed to be 33! The High! Good great ooga booga! Brrrr!
Went back to school today and it was pretty nice to be back - to see the kids again, but after all, it's back to the grindstone.
What was nice to do was get a lot accomplished even at school - so that I can move on and be done with things there. I guess tomorrow, I'll start tackling the next nine weeks and setting things up that way.
The kids are getting ready for the stock show and it's cold! I'm hoping that I don't get sick from it all. The day (Thursday) for the show the high is supposed to be 33! The High! Good great ooga booga! Brrrr!
03 January, 2010
Jan 3: Spending the day...
Yes, I spent the day mixing audio. It was relatively nice to be able to sit down and get a lot of things accomplished like that. It went fairly smoothly as well.
It's going to be a long Father Brown that's for sure. Not quite sure how long, because I haven't put it all together yet, but we shall see soon.
I'm very surprised about how smoothly it's going. What's the deal with that?
Wow.
It's going to be a long Father Brown that's for sure. Not quite sure how long, because I haven't put it all together yet, but we shall see soon.
I'm very surprised about how smoothly it's going. What's the deal with that?
Wow.
02 January, 2010
Jan 2: Cleaning, Destruction and Movies
It seems to me that even when one tries to clean things up and make things right, there are still things that seemingly get messy around the house! But then again, that's what deconstruction and construction are all about, right? Sure... right.
While I was cleaning up the kitchen and making it all nice, neat and tidy, the family was in the old part of the house tearing down parts of the wall to make way for the new pot-bellied stove that will heat part of our house. It will help cut down on the electric bill... it's just that half of my house looks wonderful and the other part of the house looks like a small tornado ripped through it. LOL It's all good though - once it's all completed it will be awesome.
We went to the movies this afternoon and watched the movie Avatar. It was very well done and I thoroughly enjoyed it. :) The first movie of the year!
Tonight though was spent watching the final episode of David Tennant as Dr. Who in the Christmas Episode finale - The End of Time Part 2. It was a sad thing to see him go. I don't know how the new young Doctor will be, but it will be interesting to find out.
Bed calls... so - onward to more things tomorrow mixing wise. Father Brown and Rapzunel are waiting and I need to get through them. :) Can't wait!
While I was cleaning up the kitchen and making it all nice, neat and tidy, the family was in the old part of the house tearing down parts of the wall to make way for the new pot-bellied stove that will heat part of our house. It will help cut down on the electric bill... it's just that half of my house looks wonderful and the other part of the house looks like a small tornado ripped through it. LOL It's all good though - once it's all completed it will be awesome.
We went to the movies this afternoon and watched the movie Avatar. It was very well done and I thoroughly enjoyed it. :) The first movie of the year!
Tonight though was spent watching the final episode of David Tennant as Dr. Who in the Christmas Episode finale - The End of Time Part 2. It was a sad thing to see him go. I don't know how the new young Doctor will be, but it will be interesting to find out.
Bed calls... so - onward to more things tomorrow mixing wise. Father Brown and Rapzunel are waiting and I need to get through them. :) Can't wait!
01 January, 2010
Jan. 1: A New Year's Plea
Although I posted it elsewhere, I'm going to post it here as well. I like the poem and it makes a lot of sense with me. I hope that it will help me throughout the year:
A New Year's Plea
Lord, let me stand in the thick of the fight,
Let me bear what I must without whining;
Grant me the wisdom to do what is right,
Though a thousand false beacons are shining.
Let me be true as the steel of a blade,
Make me bigger than skillful or clever;
Teach me to cling to my best, unafraid,
And harken to false gospels, never.
Let me be brave when the burden is great,
Faithful when wounded by sorrow;
Teach me, when troubled, with patience to wait
The better and brighter to-morrow.
Spare me from hatred and envy and shame,
Open my eyes to life's beauty;
Let not the glitter of fortune or fame
Blind me to what is my duty.
Let me be true to myself to the end,
Let me stand to my task without whining;
Let me be right as a man, as a friend,
Though a thousand false beacons are shining.
Edgar Guest
Edgar Guest really hit it on the head with that one.
A New Year's Plea
Lord, let me stand in the thick of the fight,
Let me bear what I must without whining;
Grant me the wisdom to do what is right,
Though a thousand false beacons are shining.
Let me be true as the steel of a blade,
Make me bigger than skillful or clever;
Teach me to cling to my best, unafraid,
And harken to false gospels, never.
Let me be brave when the burden is great,
Faithful when wounded by sorrow;
Teach me, when troubled, with patience to wait
The better and brighter to-morrow.
Spare me from hatred and envy and shame,
Open my eyes to life's beauty;
Let not the glitter of fortune or fame
Blind me to what is my duty.
Let me be true to myself to the end,
Let me stand to my task without whining;
Let me be right as a man, as a friend,
Though a thousand false beacons are shining.
Edgar Guest
Edgar Guest really hit it on the head with that one.
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