Happy Founders Day!

Sixteen years ago, I was one of 12 women who were installed as founders of the Zeta Omega Chaper of Phi Sigma Sigma. So much has happened since then. I can't believe that was 16 years ago. Recently I've been fortunate to reconnect with many of my sisters on Facebook. It has been a great reunion.

Tonight our chapter celebrates our anniversary, although I am not there, my thoughts are with my chapter and the memories of yesterday.

Chicken Pox!?!

Elijah has chicken pox. Yes, he had the vaccine years ago. I have no idea where he got them from. Fortunately it has been a mild case -- about 10-15 pox, no fever and good spirits. However, he has had to miss school since he's contagious. I hate him missing school, but what can you do? HOMEWORK!

Oh, did I mention that I never had the chicken pox. Cross your fingers that I don't get them!

Pictures

Elijah's school pictures came home today. Finally a good school picture! Did I mention that I did not like his pictures last year? These are great and yes, he looks too grown up!

A Night of Wine & Roses

Last night we went to a wine tasting fundraiser for Elijah's school. It was a great event and I even discovered a new wine! Definately an event worth attending.

School Update

Elijah has a spelling test every Friday. So far he has done well and got all his words right. Next week he gets a math test too. He still says he likes school and his teacher. I hope it continues.

The First Day

Today was the first day of first grade. My handsome man is growing up fast. When I picked him up from school, he said "that was awesome." He really likes his teacher and seems so excited. I hope that continues at the school year continues on.

School's Out

One school year is done! Elijah is very excited to be on Summer break. It's hard to believe how fast that year went by!

The Artist

Elijah has become quite and artist since starting school. Today he brought home a certificate for great coloring. I could have an artist on my hands. I guess I'll have to wait and see.

Tomorrow night is parent teacher conferences. I'm curious to see how that goes.

Less than 10 Days!

In less than 10 days I will be DONE with school! I am so excited, I can't believe it is almost here! I finished my final project -- with a little stress of course! Now it's just postings, homework and some quizzes. In some ways this two years went by fast and in other ways it seems like a lifetime ago.

Elijah is doing well in swim class. He made some great strides in his last class. He also tested in karate and has officially earned his yellow belt. He is very excited about it. School for him seems to be going well. He said he likes wearing a uniform.

Not much else going on. I have some business trips in the near future. It's almost October, can you believe it?

Enjoy your weekend.

The First Week

Elijah finished his first week of school and seemed to really like it! We'll see how the next week goes -- the full week.

Still waiting on grades from the last class. Who knows when that will happen. I'm irritated, but over it at the same time.

Yesterday was a crazy day. It went so fast that I felt like I lost the day. Hopefully today won't be the same. Work is still crazy. I hope it becomes manageable soon. I don't know how much more I can take!

Enjoy what is left of the weekend!

The First Day

Well, the first day of school has come and gone. That was fast! Elijah woke up this morning excited, but a little nervous. He kept expressing concern about the "late bell" and wanted to make sure he was in class by that time. We got to school and lined up outside. He was doing pretty good until he realized I could not walk him inside, fortunately we had a few minutes, so he was able to relax about it.

I took the day off so I could pick him up. I got a little nervous because I saw kids coming out and I was thinking he would panic if he didn't see me, but I found him. He said it was good, but of course he couldn't remember anything they did. (he seems to have selective memory when it comes to 'what did you do at school today').

Tomorrow is a full day. We'll see how that goes!

Two Days

Two days until Elijah starts school. Part of me is excited and the other part of me is sad. I can't believe how fast the last several years have gone by.

I was finally able to finish my tax class. It feels good to be done. I can't believe I am now in my last class. It seems surreal. That is until I get a letter from the company that has my student loans. They didn't waste any time to let me know that I'll be paying back loans next April.

Thanks to all the rain we had not too long ago, the mosquitoes are running rapid. I don't know if it was a mosquito or a spider, but something bit me and my foot swelled up like a balloon. It's getting better, but not completely back to normal.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Tired

Well, so far I can get into the system for school. The bad news, all my previous work has been wiped out. So I'm hoping that the professor knows all the grades because my sanity could not handle redoing all those quizzes! He gave us until tomorrow to finish the course. There goes that break I was supposed to be on!

I took the day off today. Originally it was because Elijah's summer camp ended yesterday. Now I realize that I did it to keep me sane. Yesterday I worked 14 hours and still have work to do. I'm trying to figure out how I can squeeze in some time to go in today.

Tuesday is the big day: Boy starts school. I'm starting to freak out a little. This is going to be tougher than I thought -- I figured since he's been in daycare since he was 3 months old that this would not be much different. It is.

If you pray, say one for me please. I need strength to keep putting up with the massive volume at work. I need strength to finish this class and my last class, and I need some strength to send my sunshine to school on Tuesdays. Thank you.

What happend to August?

Can someone please tell me what happened to August. I'm still trying to figure out what happened to June and July and here I am thinking the end of August already? I don't know whether to laugh or cry.

They restored the old version of the system we use as school. I came up at 5 p.m. today, however I still cannot get in. I guess the passwords were reset and the one they told me should work doesn't. I'm about over it.

Elijah had orientation at school today. I think that is putting me into midlife crisis mode. We were sent home with a nice big manila envelope with policies, procedures and a list of things I have to volunteer for. I'm already signed up to work a lunch - thank goodness I had already requested the day off.

Not much else is going on. Work is still psycho busy. I've almost reached my saturation point.

It's almost humorous now

If you can believe it, the system is still down. Who know when I will get to finish this class and actually start my next class. Do you think it is divine that it worked out this way? I'm beginning to wonder if I am meant to finish this degree.

Work still sucks. The volume does not appear to be slowing down at all. I worked another 12+ hour day and will need to be there bright and early tomorrow morning.

Elijah received his teach assignment in the mail. We get to go meet her next week. I can't believe he starts school in less than two weeks. Where did summer go? Where did 2007 go?

Time Flies

August is moving about even faster than July. Where does the time go? This is my last weekend of this class. The last class starts on Tuesday. It's hard to believe that almost two years of graduate school is close to an end. I'm starting to feel the pressure of the last time I graduated: what now? Do I want to stay where I am? Could I move out of state? What do I want to be when I grow up? Ugh . . . the pressure! :-)

Speaking of school. I'm still scratching my head on the methodology behind this one. About two weeks ago they posted a note that they were going to upgrade the system we use to participate in class, submit assignments, get grades, etc. Now we will be on break starting August 28, but for some reason they decided to do this upgrade on August 14 and keep the system down until 6 p.m. yesterday. My first thought is why wouldn't they just wait until we are on break? It would seem to be easier because then if there is a problem (I know we all like to think that there won't be problems, but I've been through enough system upgrades to know that there is always some sort of problem), it wouldn't interfere with our studies. Well, as my cynical mind thought, there was a problem. Now the system is still down and they expect us to be able to get back on at 6 p.m. tonight. There was also a note that our instructor would extend our assignments. That sounds great, but class ends on MONDAY. Do you think we can get an extension on ending the class and postpone starting the new one? Whoever approved this upgrade during the last week of classes needs to get their head examined. What was the big rush that couldn't wait two weeks?

Work was psychotic again. I spent the last three days working 12 hour shifts. It will look nice on the paycheck, but I am tired. I also missed saying goodbye to my brother-in-law because of it. He and his wife are off to new ventures in Houston. I didn't see them often when they were here in Michigan, but it seems strange that they will be so far away.

Not much else is going on. Less than three weeks until Elijah starts school. Orientation is less than two weeks away. His karate instructor said that he will be testing for yellow belt in September. He is also going to start taking swim lessons. Needless to say I think September is going to be busy between me finishing school and Elijah getting used to school.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Two to go

Another class is done! Two to go. This is the first time that I am on break in between classes, so I don't know what to do with myself. I can't believe that I am almost done! I can't wait!

The next class is on taxes. For my final project I get to do a tax return for a company. At least this class seems more interesting than auditing.

Elijah has had a week off from his summer camp. I can tell that he's been enjoying a week without a schedule. It's hard to believe it's July already and soon he will be off to big boy school (that's what we call it since daycare has been "school" for so long).

Not much else is going on. Went back to work today and it was busy. I worked 12 hours and still was nowhere near to being done. I just hope it gets better soon. They only way I can describe the workload to you is to tell you to imagine drinking water out of a fire hose. That is how the work load has been lately.

I've been thinking a lot about Gary lately. I don't know why he has been so strong in my mind. "The Wedding Singer" was on cable tonight. I was thinking of Gary well before then, but that movie always makes me think of him since he was such an 80's guy! You are welcome to share those stories. Don't be shy . . . I could use a smile and a laugh . . .

My Boy

Last night was a graduation ceremony for Elijah and his class. It was very cute. They sang a few songs, received some awards, overall had a good time. Elijah has been at this place since he was three months old, so they gave him, along with a few other children, bouquets of flowers for being there so long. It definitely was a milestone moment.

Today he went and belt tested in karate. Yesterday is Sensei came to his class at daycare and showed the class a few tips on defending themselves. Anyway, he now has a white with blue stripe belt. He's starting off in the advanced class one day a week, so they said that the next time he tests, he may go right to yellow belt (usually next would be white with purple stripe and then white with brown stripe).

Other than that, not much going on. I'm struggling in auditing and spent part of the week last week looking for a tutor. If you know of anyone, please let me know! Enjoy your weekend!

Great News!

I just got a letter in the mail that Elijah has been accepted to catholic school! It's the school that is apart of the new parish we joined last May. I've really missed my old church, but I'm so excited that Elijah was accepted to this school! We went on a tour a couple of weeks ago and seemed to like it! Yippee!

Open House

Today we went to an open house for the school that I hope Elijah will be attending in the Fall. I went on a tour last April, but it was nice to walk around again and actually meet some teachers. I think it looks good, but we will not know until April. Elijah seemed really excited while we were there, but later on he said it was boring. Since they have library, computer lab, art, gym, and science once a week, I don't see how it could be boring compared to what he does now! We shall see . . .