So, since I have been unemployed since March and since Eli was going to start kindergarten this fall, I decided that I would go back to school as well and try to get a degree to teach. I figured since no one will hire me that I may as well learn something instead of laying around eating bons bons and watching my "stories". School is a lot different than it was (gulp) 20 years ago. Back then, if a teacher had an assignment, they would just hand you a form or write it on the chalkboard. Now everything is computerized. They have something called Blackboard where your teacher has the option of putting your assignments, grades and any learning tools on this website. The only problem is, they can basically put it anywhere on the website. It could be a main folder or a sub folder of another sub folder. And not all of them use the Blackboard either. Now they have something called a Math Lab where you do your homework for math. That particular teacher doesn't use Blackboard. She puts everything on the mathlab website. I feel so old!
I can now look back and realize that I have no memory of doing any actual work when I went to college the first time. I was a theater major and I did pretty well in those classes but, other than English, I tanked on the other classes that I took. Did I even go to some of the classes on my transcript? I pledge to do better this time around. My attention span isn't that great but I am fortunate that the majority of my professors are pretty engaging and not boring or anything.
Eli has started Kindergarten and it has been an adjustment. Socially, he isn't exactly up there with his peers. I mean, he spent the last year and a half being raised with a bunch of inreverant teenaged girls! He does love school and freaks out if he thinks that he isn't going to be able to go and he loves loves loves riding the school bus. He did get into trouble the other day because it was storming and the teacher was trying to calm all of the kids now and my son was happily talking about tornados. What can I say? He is obsessed with weather. He wasn't scared or anything. He just likes talking about tornados. Of course, in his short lifetime, he really hasn't been around too many storms so, given an actual tornado warning, his excitement might turn to fear.
Anyway, that is what is going on right now. Charles has an interview today for a better job so please keep him in your prayers about that. I have an essay due next week and still don't have a topic so please pray about that. And please pray that Eli does his best in school and that he doesn't drive his teacher insane! Prayers are also needed for my sister who has been having some health problems.
As for fostering, we are still waiting for the agency to get our old file from Houston. I have been too busy lately to really bug them too much about it but I know that it will happen.
That's all for now but things change from day to day so tune in tomorrow folks!
TTFN
