It's Time for Dodger Baseball

Now, we're Angel fans at heart, but Mike likes to go the occasional Dodger game. Especially if it means they will be playing Barry Bonds. Anything to give Barry a hard time. So Denise, Mike and I drove up to Dodger Stadium (which by the way, didn't take as long as expected). We sat in Loge by third base and had a famous "All Beef Dodger Dog". Mike likes to say they "melt in your mouth". It was a good hot dog I must say. Plus the fans were very well behaved. No fight broke out and the only person thrown out of the game was a Giants fan. But it was funny to watch the section next to us hold up astericks whenever Barry was around. Mike told me that when/if he breaks the home run record, they're talking about putting an asterick next to his name to denote steroid use. That's too funny. What a sad day it is when we have to use astericks to denote steroid use. Well, I planned to upload a picture in this blog, but I'll have to add it later.

The shootings at Virginia Tech have shocked the nation. Even the kids are talking about it at school. We actually had a kid threaten to shoot people at another high school in the district. What is happening to our youth? I have to deal with kids who are apathetic, who have parents in jail, who don't care if they get suspended, who are on house arrest. I can't believe it! Am i so sheltered to think that it wasn't this bad when we were in high school? Of course there were people like this when we were in high school, but was it really this bad? And what can I do to protect kayla?! Do I have a student who could potentially be one of those students who would shoot up a school? Am I doing everything in my power for my students?

It's OVER!!!!!

I can't believe its over! A total of 80 pages and I am finally done. Now I know what it feels like for those of you trying to write your thesis. I don't know how you guys do it. Although I doubt you would try to write it in one week.

Thank you Eileen for being my support during this whole ordeal. I don't think I would have survived Sunday night without you. Sorry to my kids who had to put up with a retarded teacher Monday morning. But now its over and I can focus on getting the kids ready for CST testing. Poor things. Why must the government torture the kids like that?

Mike is in Kiev this week so I'm flying solo. Single parent for the week, I don't know what I would do without my mom! She's a life saver. I just hope one day I will be able to do the same for Kayla when she has kids.....And we want another. Geesh!

I hope everyone is having a great Tuesday!

Spring Break

Its the second day of my spring break and what am I doing? Stressing over this project for school. I am the career student and I can say with absolute certainty that I have never felt as much pressure and stress as I do at this moment. This project may not count for much but I feel it needs to be perfect. Its the perfectionist in me. But at the same time, the procrastinator in me is doing to best she can to deter me from finishing. I need to focus and yet I find myself watching chick flicks on the tube and blogging instead of working. Focus, Focus, Focus. I will be done by Thursday...I will be done by Thursday....I will be done by Thursday. I promise there will not be another entry until Thursday and on that day I will post "I AM DONE!" Mark my words! See you Thursday.

My First Blog Ever!

This is the first time I have ever written a blog. But I feel this may be the best way for me to vent. Plus, this is always a good excuse for procrastination (my favorite pastime). Its Sunday April 8th, Easter Sunday. We planned to take Kayla, in her new easter dress to breakfast and then to the mall to have her picture taken with the Easter bunny. Little did we know she would puke all over her new dress as well as her carseat and the backseat of the Explorer. If you have ever had the opportunity to smell curdled milk, then you know the agony I went through to clean the mess. I can only hope the Explorer doesn't smell like it tomorrow.

I spent the day trying to make Kayla feel better while worrying about what could have caused her sudden illness. Even as I write this entry, Kayla is asleep in her bed and I can't help but hope she'll be ok. Now I know what they mean by Motherhood is a full time job. I give props to those single mothers out there.

"When it rains it pours!"

This is so true. I have felt the impact of this statement before, but nothing like how I feel it right this moment. Let me explain. This is what I am going through at the moment.

Let's started with the house: Mike and I have decided we need a stand alone house with a yard. This condo is just too difficult for the family, so we decided to put it on the market. Three days on the market and we got an offer. We were ecstatic. We found a house we wanted to buy so we put in an offer. Two days before the waiting period was up (about 12 days in escrow) the a**hole pulls out and we're stuck with no buyer. So we lose our dream home and we're back on the market.

Next UCI: We have this huge, HUGE project due for our credential. We have to analyze a learning segment that is three or four days long. In a nutshell, this project turns into a 40 page single spaced paper. I've already asked for an extension, so I have until Thursday to make it work. I'm stressin'!

Western: Thank god its spring break. But I have to figure out a way to cover as much information as possible in order to get the kids ready for STAR testing. Plus, we're planning on changing the school into small learning communities and they have asked me to be a part of the core group that will organize this huge project. I will also be the math teacher of the pilot program we will launch next year. So I have to start working on curriculum and planning for next year.

Kayla: Kayla is two ear infections away from considering tubes in her ear. After the cancer/leukemia scare a couple months ago, I've been on my toes whenever she gets sick. Plus the daycare she attends is horrible and stressing me out! I can't wait until my mom retires.

Masters Program at UCI: This starts this summer and they suddenly change the classes offered this summer. How will I schedule my classes so I can still attend Chuck and Danielle's wedding in August?

Basketball: We'll talk about this at a later date.


GRRRRRR...When it rains it pours!