Its too Late now

but I promise to tell you all about my exciting weekend later... but don't get your hopes up.... my excitement and your excitement is probably different. I'm tired!

Reason # 534 why freecycle annoys me!

I think the idea of freecycle is awesome. I get annoyed with some of the request people ask for so I just don't read them! I hardly ever ask for anything on there unless I really have a need for it. Yesterday I was online and I was checking my email and a freecycle offer popped up for a trundle. I immediately responded. I didn't offer any sad story of why I needed it. I just simply said I'd like to have it and could pick it up. I knew I was the first one to reply to it and felt pretty sure that I'd get it... right? Isn't it first come first serve or what? Guess not! I didn't hear from her until just now. She said it was taken. I guess I'm annoyed b/c I know some people give these crazy sob stories of why they need/want something. I don't think it should be that way. I think it should be first come first serve b/c what other way are you going to decide who deserves what. I don't want anything out of pitty therefore I don't feel like I should give anyone any explanition of why I want something. And if you're worried that someone's going to get something and resale it then you probably shouldn't give stuff away on freecyle cause its gonna happen. I'd never do it but I'm sure there's folks out there that do it.

okay so i'm done. just my little rant for the day :)

Maybe I'm wrong BUT...

I think we'll get more snow than they predict! Soooooo I'm getting ready. No I haven't rushed to the store and bought all the milk and bread up BUT I'm making a list of things to do like check flashlight batteries, get kerosene for the heater and other important things. I do not want to be unprepared!

Are you getting prepared???
Do you (yankee friends) have any advice?? LOL

Bring it!

I WANT SNOW!!!!!!!!

C'MON BABY BRING IT!

SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW

IF YOU WANT SNOW LET ME HEAR YA SCREAM!!!!!!

i'm sure all my yankee friends think i'm crazy

well...

I don't know my final grade but I think I did pretty good!! I emailed my teacher and asked him to email my grade :)


I need to go buy my boys new jackets b/c its supposed to snow on monday!! Their 2t jackets from last winter don't fit! yikes!! Darcy could use a new one too! Old Navy here I come!

PRAYER REQUEST

Its time Its time!! I'm heading off to school in just a minute!! please pray for me!!!!

Also... I had 2 different people come to me today with prayer request... both very serious. I don't have time to go into them and probably wouldn't anyways but will you please pray. 2 ladies in 2 very different situations.

gotta run and brush my teeth and out the door i go!

Blog Break

I posted last night on my facebook and myspace that I was going to stay off the internet until after my psychology test on Thursday. This will be hard for me since I tend to check my email a bazillion times a day and I also like to read the news online too. But I need to study and I mean really study. So if you don't hear from me for a few days thats why. Wish me luck... the test will cover 3 chapters!!!

Being honest

I'm ready to take this psychology test and get on with it. I've studied but don't feel confident just yet. I think after I get the first test out of the way I'll be okay. I've heard other people in my psychology class talk about biology and some other classes that I'll be taking and now I'm stressing about those and I'm not even taking them yet! Matthew told me last night that I needed to listen to some sermon he's got on his podcast. Something about not worrying if you're seeking God's Will. I'm ready to listen.

On a side note... our cat is in heat! OMG!! At first we weren't sure what was happening but quickly figured it out. LOL Its backing up on anything that will stay still! LOL I'll be taking her to the vet asap!

Not even close

I did a bunch of laundry but still more left to do. I didn't do anything else on my list except for study and spend time with family.

I colored my hair on Saturday... well Matthew did it. And this morning I got it wacked off. I love it! I'll post pictures one day... :)

My kids are napping and I need to study but first I'll play a game or two on the computer to unwind :)

my weekend... hopefully

My to do list:


catch up on laundry
clean out kids closets
organize my closet
take down outside christmas decorations (i know i know)
clean out my explorer
study
spend time with family

Awkward Moment

Yesterday I had to go to the Shelby campus to pick up my pell grant money. There was a really long line and of course I chatted with the people around me. There was a girl behind me that was probably around the same age as me. We'd been chatting about school and then she asked me if I was married. I said yes and then she asked how long I'd been married and if my husband was supportive of me going to school. I answered. She asked if I had kids and I told her about my kids. Then out of obligation I asked her all the same questions she'd asked me. When she said she had been married for 11 years I congratulated her. She scoffed and said something along the lines of yea whatever my husband is a jerk and said her hubby wasn't supportive of her going to school and doesn't help out with the kids. I really didn't know what to say at that point. I mean what do you say? I just said I'm sorry. awkward for sure!

Update on School

School is going very well. I have a test coming up in psychology. I'm a little nervous but once I take this first test I'll know what to expect for the rest of them. He was explaining to us last night that if we make a 90 or above on the next 3 test then we can exempt our exam... sounds good to me!! And he also says he give about 15 bonus points on each test too. Last night we broke off into our assigned groups and reviewed what we read then each group had to teach the section we were assigned to the whole class. We were group 3. Our group spent the whole 15 minutes discussing that we never actually prepared what we would tell the class. And I think we were a little unsure of what we were supposed to do. They wanted ME to do the speaking for our group... I gracefully bowed out and passed it to Wayne (he's 37). But after we heard all the groups share I told our group that NEXT time we all had to contribute!!! And I thanked Wayne over and over again for speaking. Class participation is a big part of our grade so we all need to participate.

sorry... I'm sure you all wanted to read about that.

I've made a few friends and I have their respect. I've been able to share my testimony to a few people and give them some motherly advice. They've all been really nice to me and its almost like their drawn to me. They all wanna know my story. I'm not trying to sound like I'm all that or anything but I'm just thankful for this opportunity to be an example and a friend to these kids.

Overwhelmed PART 2

I got a 49 out of 50 on my last English assignment!! Yea ME! I forgot to put coma in my sentence. I'm not really sure where those guys go :) tee hee I forgot all those rules years ago!!!! And the bad thing is this english class isn't going to teach me.. its only short stories! BLAH! So no help with writing papers or anything!!! thats the part I really need!!

Now moving on to psychology. In between classes I was talking with another guy from my class (he's just a little older than myself). We were both saying how overwhelmed we were by the amount of stuff he's telling us to learn. We got in our classroom before most people so I took the opportunity to voice my concerns with my teacher. He told me that after the last class he was looking back and realized that he'd given us a bunch of information and he felt like he was overloading us. He said that he was going to cut back... way back on the information we needed to learn. He said we'd slow down too. He's used to teaching a 3 hour class once a week rather than teaching an One hour and 15 minutes 2x a week. So once class started he apologized to the class for overloading us. He then told them he was cutting back. I think everyone was feeling the same way. After the announcement everyone seemed a little more relaxed and we seemed to have more discussions rather than craming everything into our heads.

I know he was already going to say something to everyone but it made me feel good for letting him know how I felt. The entire time I was sharing my concerns he was agreeing with me and smiling. At the end he said he was really sorry for putting unnecessary stress on me. I really like this guy. He seems really down to earth.

Overwhelmed

Sorry Vickie... after spending many hours over the weekend (including yesterday) I had to take a break. Not to mention I'd been begging a friend of mine to go with me and she committed to this day and I had to go. I took Jessica with me and we had a good time. She also had a good time on her trip.

I'll be honest b/c this is my blog and I can be! My english class is going good. Not what I expected but going good none the less. My psychology class is interested but overwhelming. I didn't get my book until Thursday afternoon. And by now we're supposed to have read through Chapter 4. Each chapter is very long and filled with stuff that I'm supposed to learn. He gave us a hand out for chapters 1 & 2 and so far thats the only chapters we've discussed in class. The hand outs are basically what we need to know. But then there's a list of vocabulary to learn too. I thought I'd try to catch up on reading but I think I'm going to give up on that and just start at where I'm supposed to be at this point. B/c again... each chapter is very long. I figured I'd just learn the handouts. I'm worried that the test are going to have so much stuff on them that I'm going to freak out! Whatever happened to covering one chapter at a time and then having a test???

I'm sure I'm going to be fine... thats what I have to keep telling myself. Thankfully my husband is a good encourager. I love him to death and I'm realizing it more and more each day.

going to go now... gotta study while the kids are napping.

oh... my nephew Cody is having tubes put in his ears tomorrow morning. Pray for him and for my sister... she's a little worried :)

Sipin & Strokin Tonight!!!!!

Who wants to go tonight???? Starts at 7pm. The cost is $25!! Let me know if you wanna go!!!!!! I'll be there!

Too Funny NOT to share!!!

I just spoke to my mom. My dad accidently took one of my mom sleeping aids this morning. He's had a few mishaps... ran over a curb... can't keep his eyes open and etc. He's the only one at his office today because of the holiday so my sister is now on her way there to sit with him till his done. Not sure how much work he's able to do! LOL and then she's gotta drive him home! LOL

Yes I realize this could have been very serious but since its not then its okay to laugh about it now!

please watch

We saw this video in church this morning and everyone was affected... who could not be moved.

Rocky

pray. he's in the hospital at UAB and he's not doing good. tara said this was the sickiest she's seen him. he doesn't even know who she is at the moment. his blood pressure was 80/50. he's running a high fever. please pray for them.

15

Its 15 degrees outside right now!!!!! COLD!

I forgot to tell you guys that I got my first grade last night. Last week we had to right an essay paragraph on the story we read.... well I got a 47/50!!! yippie. The highest grade was a 48! go me!

college and christianity

i'd heard stories about christians having a hard time at college but i always assumed it was peer pressure. i'd heard a few incidents where teachers picked on christians... but that was mainly the ones that blurted out something and knew nothing to support it. tonight in my english class our teacher... sorta out of the blue... said that not all christians were going to make it to heaven b/c of predestination. i had to bite my tongue. if a christian is a christian (acts, talks and walks the walk) then they're going to be in heaven.

later in my psy class the teacher was talking about reverends and religious people and how they tend to say all psychology is hog wash. he says they're generally talking about the tarot cards, astrology and that sort of thing. then he quickly said that he went to church and that he believed in god. it was kinda a odd thing to throw out there but it was also a pretty vague statement. we talked about evolution in his class tonight.

i've decided that i'd be quiet. not shameful of my christianity but just not ready to be the center of any debates.

not so good

Tuesday night in class i began coughing and by Wednesday morning I was feeling it big time in my chest and my back was sore too! I went and worked out yesterday morning but I wanted to quit more than once. Every breathe I took was a really cool crisp breathe that hurt. I stuck it out but today I did not attempt to go to the gym. I have class tonight and I'm going to spend the day resting.

my books still haven't come in yet!

i have a ton of pics to post but I haven't sat down in my office since getting a lap top and thats the computer that has all my pics stored!

oh and i have a paper to write for psychology... its due feb 26th. i was given a list of topics and i think i'm going to do mine on OCD. whatcha think?

Phone Conversation with my hubby

ring ring

me: hello
hubby: guess what?
me: what
hubby: you're never gonna guess this
me: what??
hubby: I'm stuck in the elevator
me: WHAT!!!! how long have you been in there??
hubby: at least 5 minutes
me: OMG!!! are you alone?
hubby: no the elevator driver is in here too

at this point I can hear the elevator guy screaming in the background while on the phone

me: okay well don't do anything stupid or dangerous... keep me informed!


I hang up and make a few phone calls... prayer request! Tara ask me what floor so I called him back. He's stuck on the 6th floor. Another 5 minutes went by... I called him back just as the doors were opening. Big sigh of relief!!! He's safe and sound and on his way home!!!!

I've always thought it would be cool to be stuck on an elevator but after a few minutes I'm sure I wouldn't be amused anymore! LOL He didn't seem to be. He was more worried about making it home in time for me to be at school!! love him!

My Phone Died!

My cell phone erased all of the numbers stored so I need them back!!! Please email me you numbers asap!!!!

mnjdbrock@yahoo.com

even if I never had it before you could still email it to me now!

One more thing!!!

I bought a Rachel Ray Yum O cook book at the Dollar General. I love it!!! There's a lot of good stuff in there. I think it was only $8 and definitely worth it. When I have time I'm going to post some stuff on the recipe blog. But you should really go get you one!

just a few tidbits

I put the boys in their rooms for nap time. A few minutes later I hear a loud thud and then a scream. I rushed up there and Jeremiah was oozing blood from his face!!! Lots of blood. At first I couldn't tell what was bleeding but after getting him to the bathroom and wiping him down I could see that he had bitten his lip. I'm pretty sure he fell and bit a chunk in it. I washed him up and help a cold wash rag on his lip. I was suprised that he let me but he did... It must have felt good. It bleed for a long time but finally I was able to put him back in his room.

Next... we have field mice! I can't remember if I posted a few weeks back about one running through the kitchen. We weren't able to catch it. But now we can hear them (not sure if its one or many) trying to get in. One day I heard something scratching down the hall. I asked Matthew what the sound was and he said the cat but I pointed out that the cat was asleep on the chair! Turned out to be a mouse peeking its nose through a crack between the floor and the baseboard!!! A few days later I heard the same sound but this time it was coming for a different place... same thing!!! And as I type this out I can hear it again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GREAT!

My Plan

I've been asked how long it would take me to finish school. And honestly I didn't say much about it b/c I don't know and I don't want to say something and then it not happen that way. But its good to have a plan and now I have one. One that I think I can accomplish and if I can't then its okay... I can rearrange it!

I'm hoping to get a job at the school next year. My boys will be in K3 and Darcy will move into the K4 class. I'm hoping to be a teachers aid. They work 2 or 3 days a week depending on the need. My plan is to send my kids full time and the days that I'm off then I'll go to school full time. So I sat down and wrote out a plan/schedule. If all goes well then I should finish all my basics by the Fall of 2010 then I'll have nothing but the nursing part to finish. It will be challenging but I think I'm up for it... and if I find myself overwhelmed then I'll just rearrange things.... no biggie!

When Ima walkin

Sorry its part of a song. Violet Femmes.... I used to love them and I'd probably still would if I ever got to listen to stuff other than kid tunes.

Its been a big week. We've had a funeral... visited with out of town family... went sipin and strokin... started school... homecoming for Jessica and now its Saturday!!! Its probably the first Saturday in a long time where we didn't have somewhere to be. Matthew's at his grandmother's house (the gm that just lost her hubby of 49 years). He's doing some work there... I think she's not feeling so safe staying alone now... completely understandable. I can't imagine loosing my partner after so many years. In fact its makes me sad to think of when the time comes where one of us will die. We've joked about driving off a bridge together when we're old but I'm not so sure I wouldn't consider it. I love my husband and I can't imagine being without him. I remember after Matthew's other grandfather died severel years back... his grandmother told me that she sometimes she'd sleep on his side of the bed just to feel closer. How sad is that!?

Moving on... cause I'll start crying if I don't!

One of my books came in but I'm still missing the 2 main ones! I did, however, google the two stories I'm supposed to read for my English class. I found one of them on a digital library and was able to read the entire story. The other one I just found a breakdown of the story. I read other people's interpertation on both of them and it helped make sense of the story. I thought I was cheating but after asking I was told that that was actually a very smart thing to do to prepare myself.... the comment made me feel smart :)

Well I'd better get back to my laundry. Its been neglected for WEEKS! Yes, I admit... WEEKS! We've only been washing what we needed! How pathetic for a stay at home mom!

School

I was very anxious and couldn't wait for Matthew to get here so I could leave. I met a guy while walking in the building. He was 35 and was going to school for the first time too. His wife is in school at another college. He was really nice. He's not in my class. He's taking Math 090, which I'll be taking soon. He said he'd give me his book. Nice.

I got to class about 15 minutes early. My first class was English 101. I sat there for a little bit without saying anything to anyone. I was waiting for my friend Zac to show up... should have known he wouldn't have been early! He finally got there and I felt much better. Then the teacher walked in. She's nice but old... very old... like might need a hip replacement soon! HA! She was very nice. I kept making eye contact and smiling. She just went over the class basically and then let us go about 20 minutes early.

So then I had about 30 minutes to wait till the next class. I chatted with some girls in the foyer and then made my way to my Psy 200 class. The room was full!! I was about 5 mins early but everyone was already in there. There were people sitting in the floor!! I joined them :) I quickly made friends with 2 other ladies that were in their 30's. One of them was actually the mom of one of Jessica's friends from school. Neat. She was going into Nursing too! Most of the girls I talked to were going into Nursing. Okay so the teacher... he's waaay cool. I think I'll really like his class a lot. I've been hearing mixed things about this class but after hearing him talk last night I just can't imagine not liking his class and hopefully pulling off an A!! Class ended a few minutes early.

On my way out I chatted with another guy I knew from Jessica's school. He's already graduated highschool. He helps coach the JV boys basketball team. I was really excited to actually know people there. It helped a lot. But I could tell that I wasn't the only one nervous. Both classes had several older people.

Now here's the part you can pray about.... My books!! LOL I haven't gotten them yet. I ordered them online earlier this week but they haven't gotten here yet. I really need them b/c I have reading assignments in both classes!!! LOL

Oh one more thing.... In my English class I have to keep a journal and write all my thoughts down from my reading assignments. I like that idea. My husband does that when he reads. I always laugh at him but now it looks like I'll be joining him.

Well thats all folks! I'm a college student!

My boys!!

KICKED BUTT!!!!! GO GATORS!!!!!!! I LOVE MY TEAM!!! I'M SOOOO PROUD OF MY BOYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Getting Ready

I'm ready. Ready and waiting.... waiting for Matthew to get here so I can head to class. I'm excited... ready to go! I got my pens in my purse and my notebook ready. My books haven't come in yet and I'm a little nervous about NOT having my books but I've been told thats normally how it is. I like to be prepared. I called a friend and asked her what I was supposed to wear. She said DO NOT DRESS UP OR YOU'LL LOOK LIKE A DORK! So I'm wearing my Florida shirt and jeans.

Speaking of Florida.... my boys are playing tonight and this is the first time this year I'm going to miss the game!

My hubby is married to a college Freshman!!!

Do you think I'd look like a dork if I took my camera???? LOL

misunderstanding

So... I was told by a good friend that when it was time to get books for school that I'd go to the bookstore and that it would be billed to my financial aid money... or something like that. WRONG!!! I have to buy the books myself and get reimbursed! So today I spent a good part of the day searching for the best buy online and I found them!!! I spent under $100 on 3 books... S&H included. One the books (used) was going to cost me that much alone from the bookstore.

I've also gone back and forth today on rather or not I want to add speech to my load this time around. I'm still pretty undecided. I know the next few semisters will be harder for me b/c I'll be taking maths and sciences and those are not my best subjects. I'm just trying to get as much done as possible. I'll probably be graduating the same time Jessica graduates from highschool. I just don't know if I have enough confidence enough to be doing speeches. The whole college thing is a little intimidating to me. I'm sorry you guys are hearing about this all the time but its the most exciting thing in my life at the time and I'm looking for everyone's input (and at times approval). Thanks again for all the support!!

my kidos

They amaze me with some of the things they say all on their own. They're really growing up on me.

Darcy for the last week has been making us pray her God to bring her a husband and baby dog. At first it was a baby but then it changed to a baby dog. We have to pray for these things at meals and bedtime. Its very cute. The other night she said in a very sweet sad voice... "mommy, what if God doesn't bring me a husband and a baby?" I almost teared up!! I told her he would! This was after I told her that her daddy or Jacob couldn't be her husband. ((she favors Jacob and together they're T R O U B L E ))

The boys are very active and they all play well with each other. Well for the most part. We do occassionally have some wrestling going on but for the most part they're all good.

Jessica and I spent the day together yesterday spending our gift cards. She's growing up and I can't slow it down!!! She's love sick too and it makes me wanna puke!

I went back to the gym today after missing a few days here and there in December. I'm hoping that now that we're done with the holidays I can be more consistent with working out. I only miss when the kids are home. School starts Thursday for me... incase you've forgotten LOL I know I keep telling you guys but I'm getting anxious. In fact, last night I tossed and turned all night b/c I was thinking/worrying about school.

Well I'd better do something productive while the kids are napping.

1/03/09

Matthew's grandfather passed away last night. Please keep his family in your prayers.

Guess What Jessica did...

She killed her first deer this afternoon!!!! She called me from the woods... she was very excited and I'm excited for her. I love deer meat!

Nothing

I don't have anything really excited going on. We had a very boring New Years Eve... I was in bed by 10:30pm. We sat around New Years day and at some point Matthew took down our tree. I was a lazy bum! I did prep the walls in the boys room. I'm hoping to start painting tomorrow.

The girls go back to school on Monday and I'm looking forward to getting back on schedule. I definitely miss going to the gym. It helps the day go by faster and really makes me feel better about myself.

I start school on Thursday. I'm getting nervous. I know it will be a challenge for me and I know I'm ready to take it on. But I'm getting nervous. My husband supports me and I know I'll be okay. I just have to keep telling myself that. HA!

Well I'd better get off this computer. Having a laptop makes me extra lazy. Oh yeah.... I have one too now. Its my MIL old one. It had to stay plugged in and its a little outdated but it gets me online :) I just have to make myself shut it every so often.

shutting it now