Sunday, Roland and I carved pumpkins. He did a good job cleaning out his pumpkin and chose the harder design, so I ended up doing the carving. However, I had him trace the design onto the pumpkin first. I have pictures but I haven't uploaded them yet. I'm going to wait and get Jakob dressed up this evening and take some more pictures of him and the pumpkins too. He's going to be a lion this year. I'm taking Jakob to the church this evening to visit and then to a few houses we know. Then we'll come back home and light our pumpkins and hand out candy to other kids. That will be fun.
Monday, October 31, 2005
Happy Halloween!
Sunday, Roland and I carved pumpkins. He did a good job cleaning out his pumpkin and chose the harder design, so I ended up doing the carving. However, I had him trace the design onto the pumpkin first. I have pictures but I haven't uploaded them yet. I'm going to wait and get Jakob dressed up this evening and take some more pictures of him and the pumpkins too. He's going to be a lion this year. I'm taking Jakob to the church this evening to visit and then to a few houses we know. Then we'll come back home and light our pumpkins and hand out candy to other kids. That will be fun.
Sunday, October 30, 2005
Finished Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Well, I finished all 734 pages of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire this morning. The new movie releases November 18th. I wanted to finish the book before the movie, and now that I have read the book first, I think the movie will be that more enjoyable.
Friday, October 28, 2005
Good Blood by Aaron Elkins
Well, starting Monday, the online book club will start the new book called, Good Blood by Aaron Elkins. The review from online book club: Even on an Italian holiday, anthropologist Gideon Oliver and his wife can't seem to find any R & R. They're guests of Mrs. Oliver's colleague on an idyllic island. But the breathtaking view and sumptuous food come at a price. The padrone's only child, Achille, has been kidnapped, bones have been found--and Gideon must mix business with pleasure.
I have already reserved a few different books from the library to start soon. I have been working hard on finishing Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. I started it a long time ago and then with college became distracted from all the literature reading I was doing that I did not touch it for the longest. I have caught up slightly with college and do not have a busy weekend of school, school, school, so I am going to try to finish it.
I have already reserved a few different books from the library to start soon. I have been working hard on finishing Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. I started it a long time ago and then with college became distracted from all the literature reading I was doing that I did not touch it for the longest. I have caught up slightly with college and do not have a busy weekend of school, school, school, so I am going to try to finish it.
Thursday, October 27, 2005
Online book club
I was visiting the Carrollton Library webpage and found a link for an online book club. It is set up to send you about 5 minutes of reading a day and by the end of the week you have read 2-3 chapters of the current book. At the end of the week, you have an idea if you like the book or not to either go out and buy it or check it out from the library. They have all the different styles of books, currently I signed up for Mystery books.
This week's book for the mystery club is called Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay. Based on the review from the webpage it is a new kind of mystery novel starring a lovable serial killer, one Dexter Morgan, who only kills bad people and who cringes at the sight of blood.
This online club seems interesting to me because I do not know many authors. In the past, I have mainly read books from Stuart Woods. He writes mystery books that I normally cannot put down once I start reading his books.
Friday, October 21, 2005
Nice Fall Day
Finally, the weather is starting to cool down this year! I really hope it will continue to stay in the 70-80 degrees mark! It's great to open the windows and get the fresh air in and turn the A/C off and save a little on the electric bill!
Wednesday, October 19, 2005
Our anniversary!
Well, today is Jeff and my anniversary! It's hard to believe that it has been 3 years already that we have been married. Amy is babysitting tonight for Jakob, and Jeff and I are going out on a date!
Happy Anniversary Jeff! I love you!
Happy Anniversary Jeff! I love you!
Saturday, October 01, 2005
An update...FINALLY!
I have been so busy with school, that I have had hardly any free time to post things here, but here's a quick update of this past week:
Tuesday afternoon, Jakob and I went to an Italian restaurant, called Roma’s, with Amy and had a nice lunch. Jakob had lots of cheerios, while I had Spaghetti with meat sauce. It was nice to get out of the house and have a nice lunch every now and then. The restaurant is maybe a mile and half away and has done really well. It was in one of those locations that seemed to have many things open and close there, but it has now been open for about two-three years now!
We also had Direct TV installed Tuesday morning. We finally decided we wanted to have a digital recorder and we were tired of our cable going in and out. We currently have a TON of channels, but once our promo is over, we're planning to go with the basic channels and keep Netflix for our movies. The neat thing about it is we can record multiple shows that are on at the same time and pause live tv. Jeff and I said it was an early anniversary gift to each other!
On Friday, Lana came to bring my Ford Explorer back home. Greg and she borrowed it to get the stackable washer and dryer home for Brett. We went over to pick up Roland after school, and then she treated me to lunch at Olive Garden for my birthday! I haven’t been there for quite some time, and it was sure good! Roland has Fall Break currently, so he went back with Lana and is in Abilene until Sunday. We will meet at Spring Creek (BBQ place) Sunday evening to pick up Roland. He is then at our house until Thursday evening, and then we’ll take him back to his mom’s house.
Today, I had my math class. The math class is going good, and I understand it quite well. I actually worked on homework (for math) during class when she kept explaining how to do something for others! I figured I completely understood it, I would move on! We were assigned new group members today, and that was odd, but I like everyone in my new group. This afternoon when I got home, I decided to switch laundry, do the dishes, and then head to the library to get some good study time in for history and to finish math. It was worth the trip. I was able to finish my Math homework and take really good notes on the first section of history. I am doing great in Math and English. I have an “A” average currently in both of those, but I’m borderline “B/C” in History. History is kicking my butt a little, but I think it would be a little easier if it was a traditional class versus an online class.
For my birthday from Jeff I got Gilmore Girls Season 4. That show is so cute to watch! I got cards and emails from many people, so thanks everyone!
***Oh, and I did speak with a UNT counselor, and I'll need about 60 hours once I transfer to UNT plus my student teaching. Most of my core classes will be completed due to getting everything needed for my Associates in Arts Degree from the DCCCD Colleges. I am estimating 3-4 years before getting it done. My goal is to take 18 hours between Fall and Spring, plus 1-2 classes during the summer if possible.
Tuesday afternoon, Jakob and I went to an Italian restaurant, called Roma’s, with Amy and had a nice lunch. Jakob had lots of cheerios, while I had Spaghetti with meat sauce. It was nice to get out of the house and have a nice lunch every now and then. The restaurant is maybe a mile and half away and has done really well. It was in one of those locations that seemed to have many things open and close there, but it has now been open for about two-three years now!
We also had Direct TV installed Tuesday morning. We finally decided we wanted to have a digital recorder and we were tired of our cable going in and out. We currently have a TON of channels, but once our promo is over, we're planning to go with the basic channels and keep Netflix for our movies. The neat thing about it is we can record multiple shows that are on at the same time and pause live tv. Jeff and I said it was an early anniversary gift to each other!
On Friday, Lana came to bring my Ford Explorer back home. Greg and she borrowed it to get the stackable washer and dryer home for Brett. We went over to pick up Roland after school, and then she treated me to lunch at Olive Garden for my birthday! I haven’t been there for quite some time, and it was sure good! Roland has Fall Break currently, so he went back with Lana and is in Abilene until Sunday. We will meet at Spring Creek (BBQ place) Sunday evening to pick up Roland. He is then at our house until Thursday evening, and then we’ll take him back to his mom’s house.
Today, I had my math class. The math class is going good, and I understand it quite well. I actually worked on homework (for math) during class when she kept explaining how to do something for others! I figured I completely understood it, I would move on! We were assigned new group members today, and that was odd, but I like everyone in my new group. This afternoon when I got home, I decided to switch laundry, do the dishes, and then head to the library to get some good study time in for history and to finish math. It was worth the trip. I was able to finish my Math homework and take really good notes on the first section of history. I am doing great in Math and English. I have an “A” average currently in both of those, but I’m borderline “B/C” in History. History is kicking my butt a little, but I think it would be a little easier if it was a traditional class versus an online class.
For my birthday from Jeff I got Gilmore Girls Season 4. That show is so cute to watch! I got cards and emails from many people, so thanks everyone!
***Oh, and I did speak with a UNT counselor, and I'll need about 60 hours once I transfer to UNT plus my student teaching. Most of my core classes will be completed due to getting everything needed for my Associates in Arts Degree from the DCCCD Colleges. I am estimating 3-4 years before getting it done. My goal is to take 18 hours between Fall and Spring, plus 1-2 classes during the summer if possible.
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