Friday, June 26, 2009

Rest in Peace, Michael Jackson


Poor Michael Jackson. Poor Chad. My brother, Chad, is a super fan and I called him yesterday to get his reaction on news of his (Jackson's) death. Chad said he was in such a deep state of depression he thought he was going to have to call in sick today. I think he was kidding. RIP Michael Jackson.....I HOPE he was kidding!

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Trip to Camp Albert











Last Friday, Roy, the kids and I met mom, Brooke Ellen (Bowden), Chad, Colin, Uncle Fred, Chloe and Hannah at Albert Pike. We had a ball. When we first arrived, we had no more gotten the bikes out of the truck and it began to rain, thunder, and lightening. I thought we had made a trip for nothin', but in true Camp Albert fashion, the sun came out and ended up being a pretty day! We had such a good time that we are planning to take the camper back and stay a few days this summer! I just hate that we do not have the cabin anymore. I'm working on mom to buy it back, so maybe she will!

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

OnStar and the Elderly.....


.....do not jee-haw! I am out of school and Roy has had inservice this week so Rylee and I made an appointment to visit Momo Frances this morning. You know - she's 80 and you have to make an appointment with her because she is constantly on the go - SkipBo Games, Fitness Workouts, Knee Rehab, church visitation, etc. Anyway - I made my appointment and she's excited because she says while I'm there, I can renew her OnStar subscription. I call and renew for her and she's yelling at me to tell them that she can't hear that lady in the car. I say - okay - now she's a little hard of hearing and has trouble hearing the lady in the car - is there something you can tell me that will increase the volume in the car? She says - NO - I CAN HEAR HER I JUST CAN'T UNDERSTAND HER. I said thankyou to the lady helping us and I hang up. I said - Momo - there's nothing you can do about the lady in the car - she's a recording - you can't ask her to speak more English-esque. We have a good laugh and she says - well, come out here and listen to what I'm talking about. So - we sit in the car - me, Momo and Rylee all in the front seat and Rylee is already anxious about why we are all sitting in the front seat. Momo pushes the button and "the lady" comes on. Well, Rylee frieks out - can't understand what's going on. So at this point, she's asking for a command and Rylee is screaming and I'm about to pee in my pants. I tell Momo to get Rylee out of the car so I can determine what they are asking her to say when she places a call. Well, apparently they are saying "dial" and you have to enunciate the phone number you wish to call. So - I say outloud the post office phone number to try to get Dad on the phone. We get him on the phone and now Rylee is insterested because she hears her "Nan" coming thru the radio. We hang up with Dad and Rylee get right up in the radio controls and hollars "NAN"! Now we have to peel her hands off the steering wheel to get her out of the car because she thinks Nan is in the radio. I just pray that nobody has that on a recording somewhere! I told Momo that she just needs to forget about that stupid OnStar and buy a cellphone. So we load her up and go to WalMart and purchase a cellphone. What a day! Poor Rylee is worn out!

Monday, June 1, 2009

Summer Fun!

Rylee eating her CornFlakes and taking a break!
Ride 'em Cowgirl! She was terrified of this Zebra for the longest and all of a sudden, she's riding it? Notice she has a water gun - quite comical!

Zach, Lindsey, Rylee and Brittany


Rylee gettin' a kiss from her "Sissy".....she is all about her "Sissy"!



Rylee saying "cheese" for the camara - she has this down!





Master's in Education:Theory and Practice


WHAT was I thinking? LOL We had a representative from ASU Jonesboro meet with our school district this past Feb/March. They have a new Master's Program and it's an academic partnership between ASU and school districts - Ashdown being one of them. If you signed up by a certain date, you could take the May or June course for FREE. It's ALL online, the classes are 5 weeks in length - you can finish in 15 months! So I'm thinkin' - Heck to the Yeah! I'll take their free course and that'll give me incintive to go on and finish my Master's. HOLY CRAP - what was I thinking?! Last Tuesday was the first day - we were assigned a Research Action Plan to begin this week and finish by the end of the course - June 26, I think. AND - had a four page paper on a Reflective Assessment of which learning theory I utilize most in my classroom. Dear Lord. The fact that Ashdown pays for 12 hours per year on your Masters is not incentive enough for me, I don't think - not with a 19 month old who demands my attention. Okay - maybe the $4000 pay increase at the end of the program will be incentive? I just don't know.......this is sounding like more than I bargained for!

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