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This is pretty much self explanatory. Basically I am AWESOME!

My Hero

Okay. So, sometimes my mom is kind of, um, shall we say, silly? Here is the story and the reason for the silliness today.

I was getting ready to leave for my class today I was taking one of my folders out of my school bag. And I got the worst paper cut in the entire world. Seriously. It was bleeding all over and I had to wash it in the sink and it got the sink all red. And it hurt so awfully! So, I texted my mom as I was walking to school and told her about it. She started telling me about how I needed to be careful because it was almost Halloween and there could be vampires around that could smell my blood. So, I told her how scared I was getting and how I couldn't even believe it. She told me that I needed to check the bushes. Then I told her that a huge badger ran out at me and that it had gross, scary teeth. She didn't believe me at first, but eventually she did. Can you even believe that? My mom believed me. She thought a huge badger ran at me. And the huge badger had scary teeth! Hahaha. I laughed forever. So, I was telling Brent about this and he was laughing at my mom, too. He told me to tell her that he was out hunting the badger to protect me. So, what did we do? Dress Brent up and take pictures to prove it to my mom. Brent was such a good sport. I married the cutest kid in the whole entire world. He so wanted to protect me from that monster of a badger that my mom thinks ran out at me. Haha! Oh I sure do love him!

I have a lot on my plate

And I just can't seem to eat it all. It seems that all of my classes are just getting to be crazy busy with readings, study guides, projects, assignments, practicums...the list could go on and on and on. I just seem to be getting swamped. I feel that I just am losing my go-get-it attitude for school lately. I really think that Thanksgiving break needs to come. Right. Now. Here are just a few of the things that are on my list of things to do. It is going to be in a list of what I have to do for my classes, because that seems like what is the most pressing thing in my life. (And, should that really be so?) Just a warning, this isn't going to be too exciting. But, since this is for my own records, I suppose someday I will want to remember this 'relaxing' time in my life. Ha!
-My ELANG class we were supposed to have a test a couple of weeks ago. However, we haven't covered all of the material yet so our test has been pushed back until next Monday. It is during class, so I don't have to plan extra outside of class time, which is very nice. I have a huge assignment due on Wednesday and on Tuesday I am getting together with my friend Becca from class to work on that. I have tons of reading to do before that test and we just keep getting more and more infomation. It feels that it is just getting pushed down my throat and I just have to get it. But, do I really?
-Monday night I have a CPSE class. (Counseling Psychology and Special Education) It is all about Applied Behavior Analysis and there is a whole bunch of work for it. The study guides are seriously a big beast. They are so intense and I don't even understand everything. We are also doing a project where I am observing a student. I have to do a bunch of work with them. I am also going to have to go back to the school so I can get some baseline data of his behavior before my intervention. This little boy is off task all the time and I am going to have to try to do something to get him on task. Man, its crazy.
-My Tuesday class is the only class that I don't have homework in. It is my technology class and I am so so glad I don't have homework! It is crazy nice.
-Wednesday is my assessment class. And it kind of drives me crazy. I'm not really sure why, but it does. I think I juse tell like I have been doing the same thing in that class over and over. It isn't super hard or anything, it is just annoying.
-Thursday I have two classes and they go from 4:00-9:30 pm! I can not sit still for that long. Seriously. My first class is something about effective teaching strategies. I feel like I keep getting more and more confused in that class. I think I have it all together, and then things just fall apart. We are working on Direct Instruction lessons right now. They are lesson plans that have a script basically. I have to write exactly what I will say, when I will say it and I have to do it like 3 times for one lesson. It is just so much work that is so monotonous. It just feels so boring to do that homework. I like what I am learning, it just seems boring so I don't want to do it. My other class on Thursday is for my ESL minor. I don't think that class would be nearly as bad if it wasn't so darn late. By 7 when it starts, I just want to be home. In pjs. Watching The Office. There is a lot of work for that class and a lot of work that seems to be common sense.

On top of all this school work, we are stressed out about where we are financially because our hours are getting cut back so much. We don't have enough to pay rent and to get food. So it either has to be one or the other. Thank heaven for moms and dads! Thanks mom and dad for helping us out. We appreciate it more than we can say! Love you!

Now after complaining about life for that little rant, I can't say that I am not extremely blessed. And I can't say that I don't love life. The Lord is truly watching out for us. I do know that. He won't make me suffer more than I am capable of. Right now I feel that I must be capable of a whole lot. I know things will work out for us. We will make it through. I mean, how many college married students go through their lives without a little struggle financially? I love the things I am learning, really. I am juse getting a little bit weary of all the hard work. It will pay off. It will pay off. It will pay off. (I just keep telling myself that!) We really are blessed.

On a happier note, we hung these up a long time ago. I love how our wall looks! It looks pretty cute don't you think? Yeah yeah...ignore that ugly vent thing in the corner of the picture. Don't judge me! :) Now you can all love our apartment. Without seeing all the ugly parts of it. Ha!

Punkins

So, almost a week ago (yeah, I fail at this whole blogging business, I know) we went over to Kevin and Stacie's to carve some pumpkins. We didn't start our grand adventures until about 9:00 and I was already sleepy. But, we did have glorious time carving away. I pretty much was an expert at getting all of the goop out of my pumpkin. I really miss the days where dad would do that part for me and I could just watch. But, I did a pretty rockin' job on my own. And, I even helped Stacie cause hers was so grossy. So, as great of a cleaner outer I am, I wasn't so sure what to do for my pumpkin. Kevin was making Yoda. Brent was making a pirate. Stacie was making The Joker. And I was still just sitting there. Looking at my pumpkin. Waiting for inspiration. Well folks, it never ever came to me. So I made a bat. A plain and simple, see the candle through the hole bat. But, it was basically the most amazing bat you ever did see.Brent and his pirate. He even made it have a little scar. I was so proud of his artistic skills!

Here it is folks. It is my bat. Yep, you could totally see the candle right through the hole.Kevin and Yoda. His was by far the hardest pumpkin to carve. But, very impressive.And here is Stacie and her Joker. It was pretty cool. I'm impressed.

Here are some more pics of all of our pumpkins. Some lit up and in their full glory. And some not lit up, but almost just as fine.

Ouch

So, Brent and I have been sick for the last....forever it seems like. I am too tired to post a bunch right now about that since I just spent forever on that last trip down memory lane...but, here is a picture of Brent's arm. He had to have his blood drawn when he went to the doctor and this is what it looks like now. (Don't worry Jeannie, he is doing better now and his arm isn't hurting too much!!)


PS-It is almost my 100th post! Hooray for me. I'm not sure what I have been posting about, probably meaningless stuff. But, I want to do something super. Something exciting. Something grand. But, the problem is...I don't know what that would be. So, I need your help. Yeah, YOURS! Give me ideas! I would do a 'give away' but I have nothing to give. I just need some good ideas!! Come on. I know you can do it!!

Rice Balls

Great Grandma Viv was all sorts of funny. Some of the things that she did or that she said were just the funniest. She was the sweetest lady though. One of the sweetest in the whole world. I was telling Brent all about Grandma Viv the other day and we were both laughing so hard! I thought I would write a few of my very favorite memories.
-Grandma Viv had the funniest sneeze. I don't even know how to describe it. It wasn't a real sneeze. It was more like a little puff of air that would come out.
-Grandma Viv had the most amazing hair. It was never grey. It was always this red-ish color of brown. And it was so spongy. Everytime any of us every saw Grandma, we would pat her hair. It would go down to her head and then it would just sponge right back up to its original spot. She used so much hairspray, it was incredible.
-Grandma only drank royal milk and she would only have a glass of water if it had 3 ice cubes in it. Royal milk is 2% and we always had skim milk at home. So, whenever Grandma came, it was time to buy the royal milk. As for the ice cubes, she would always ask for a small glass of water and then right after, guaranteed, she would ask for 3 ice cubes. 2 was just not enough and 4 was just too many. Oh yes! And grandma loved her toast black. If toast was like anyone else ate it, she said it was just warm bread. So, I always had to put the bread down like 3 times before it was dark enough for her.
-Grandma Viv was a great cook. Her cupcakes were to die for. She would always have some treats in the freezer that was in the garage. And we always had to go through the garage to get to the house, so we could see what kind of treats we would be able to have before we even saw her. Cookies, cupcakes, rice balls....everything was so yummy.
-There was this gumball machine that was always on the counter at her house that always had gumballs in it. There was also this little can full of pennies so you didn't even have to use your own money to get a gumball. Also, a little tiny picture of Chris was taped to the penny can. I'm not sure why....but it was there. For as long as I can remember.
-One summer, I stayed in Raymond to watch Erynn's kids while she was having Chemo and whatnot. And I stayed at Grandma Viv's house everynight. Well, when I would get home from Erynn's in the evening, we would sit down and watch some TV together. I would just be getting into the show, when there would be a commercial. Well, Grandma didn't like to listen to the commericals so she would put the TV on mute. And she would just watch the tv. And, when the show came back on...she wouldn't turn the sound back on. She would just keep watching the show in mute. When I would ask her if she was going to turn the sound back on, she would say that she didn't want to hear it. So, she wouldn't. It was funny sometimes, but other times when I would miss the climax of the show, it was kind of annoying...haha.
-One last memory before I get to the point of this trip down memory lane....In the garage there was this feezer, that has been previously mentioned. Well, by the freezer, there was this big white cloth that was on the ground. It was always so clean and it was always in the exact same spot. Well, I was convinced, I am still convinced that that white cloth was covering a hole that trapped children. I never, ever stepped even a single foot on that white cloth. And, guess what? I am still alive. She never trapped me. I don't know why in the world I thought it was a trap, but I did. I do. It's kind of weird...

SO...the point to this longer-than-I-had-planned post is that I went to this Canadian store awhile ago so I could get some Macintosh Toffee that grandma used to make her rice balls. I was determined to make some because they are so, so easy. Like 4 ingredients easy! And they are so delightful. I made some and I am pleased to say that they turned out pretty well. They aren't as lovely as grandma's were and they probably didn't turn out quite as yummy, but it was my first try so I think I should have an excuse. Here are a couple of pictures...see, I have some work to do on making them prettier. But, thats okay.....I think she will forgive my first attempt.

Its been a long time...

It feels like I have been sharing the story about how Brent took me on my very first date and how we were friends through high school and how we got married! And, it has been very, very exciting for me. Since we are probably the cutest couple in the entire world, I thought I would post a picture. I think there might even be more to come about this magical date later! :)

October monthly special

Attention everyone! This is October's Monthly Special. And, it was really quite fun after I did it correctly. After looking at it, there are some things that I don't like too much and there are pictures that I wish wouldn't be there and I wish I would have used other ones. Or I wish I would have done other colors so it could go in my living room if I print it off (when I have money for fun stuff like that!). But, it is my first one, I saved the template, and so I can make some more whenever my little heart desires it! But, for my first one, I am pretty proud of myself. It is fun to use Photoshop again since it has been so long since my senior year. But, looks good huh?

Look at this!

Hey! Everyone! Look at this fantastic quilt that you could win. Only, don't do it...cause I would really love to win it! So, I just thought I would put it here. Cross your fingers and hope I win it!!

Once upon a time...

...there was a cute boy. His name was Brent. He liked to smile pretty for the camera.
A beautiful girl, named Carolyn, fell madly in love with him. She also liked to smile pretty.
She wanted to take a cute picture with this boy Brent, but he had other plans. He decided to make a really, REALLY pretty face.So, she got really sad. And it looks like he chopped off her neck. Maybe he did?He took another one of the two of them and it turned out pretty cute.Maybe they could get a cuter one though? But, if Brent could make faces, so could Carolyn.Brent saw her face and he started to laugh really hard. She laughed with him and he took a picture of their laughter.
Carolyn then decided that she could just make no face at all. Just a blank stare while Brent smiled pretty.
Here is a good one. Now Brent and Carolyn are both looking so lovely with their smiles.
A bunch of other nice ones were taken, and they really were nice, and then Brent decided to be a bandit. A bandit?Brent's bandit phase ended quickly when he saw the look on Carolyn's face. Maybe he shouldn't be a bandit. So, they both decided to look surprised!After surprised came Brent being a duck-bill dinosaur. What a darling little dino!After some kissy pictures, and some other lovely pictures, they decided to end on a kind of okay, run of the mill, they will take what they can get, kind of picture.

Okay...

I just have to say, I don't know what got into me and Brent making like a million of those face things. They got pushed onto the second page of my blog that is how many we did. But, it was fun for us. And we like to have fun. So, we made more and more and more of those things. And, you all enjoyed them. I can tell. :) And, if we had fun, I think it was a very productive time for us. :)

Sweatin'

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Chris is the Fonz

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Brazil Fan

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Ya Mon!

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FACEinHOLE - Chewbacca

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FACEinHOLE - Yoda

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Yeah, we like to save the world

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is that Kevin?

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Statue of Carolyn

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