Thursday, August 9, 2007

Getting those first days of school feelings!

All,

Very exciting news. I finally registered for the Fall semester.

After a year off, I decided to go back to school. I was approved for Voc Rehab through the Veterans' Administration. I will be working on an elementary teaching degree with a specialization in bilingual education.

I love school. My wish is to be a full time student. I should have done this from the start, but now here's my chance.

I like kids, kids like me, but I don't have kids. Maybe that is why I like them?

I can't wait to get my books and supplies.

I am taking World Geograhpy, English Lit, Art Appreciation, and Intro to Education. Now if I don't ace all those classes, I'll kick myself til next year.

Two are on-line and two are on campus. I didn't want to take all on-line. I want to be around different people. I always had a lot of young adults around me at work, so I'm used to them. Being around them keeps you young. Now, I don't act like them of course.

We were gone all day, so my painting project was put on hold for today. I did buy a small roller. I was painting with a 1" brush. And yes, I did that on purpose. Sometimes I want to take my time and relish what I am doing. It is relaxing for me. I kept playing with the brush, creating different patterns.

Today at Home Depot I was intriqued by the Ralph Lauren Candlelight paint technique. I might do one wall of my room this way. It is very pretty.

I took a bunch of pictures today with my disposable camera. Very sad that I cannot find my real camera in the cave we call a living room. I should take pictures of that also.

Tomorrow we are taking one of the furbrats to the vet. He has had the hershy squirts for a couple of days now. He is still eating and drinking normally, but don't know what is going on there. He is young and has all his shots and heartworm tests. He also needs to be neutered. Maybe we'll just leave him there for the big snip??

It is funny, but we were even fighting on the proper way of picking up the poop. He doesn't always make it outside. I throw gobs of wet paper towels on it and then pick it up. Then I mop with bleach and Murphys's Oil Soap in hot water. I think the SO was just mopping - yuckooo. Thank goodness for bleach. Tomorrow I get a new mop!

Laters

2 comments:

Ginger~~Enchanting Cottage said...

Whats it like to be retired at 47? I am 46 and have about 24 more years to work. I just did not plan well at all.That is great that your going back to school good luck to you.
ginger ( mommaginger from frugl living)

Clem said...

Ginger

I love being retired. I never really planned anything - life just happened to me.

I don't know if it is luck or something deep in the back of my mind was really planning this all along.

I usually go with my feelings and one day at work, I just got out from behind my desk and went down to put in my retirement papers. I somehow knew things would work out.

Of course, I do not have kids, so I didn't have anyone else to consider.