My Dad came home from the hospital today. I'm guessing they were able to take care of the blood clots that were in his lungs because, when I last heard anything, that's what they were waiting on.
Unfortunately the cancer is back and it's in about 5 different areas, but they're only small amounts of cancer, and the doctors seem pretty confident that the chemo-type drug that Dad's on will take care of those and he won't need to have any surgery for the removal of anything, and I hope that it stays that way! *crosses fingers*
They will be monitoring him often to keep tabs on the cancerous areas, so if anything serious pops up, they should be able to catch it early, which is always a good thing. I think he's going to have visiting nurses come to check on him instead of having to run to the hospital every time they want blood work done or whatever, which will be nice for him.
I haven't really had the chance to talk to him or Mom much since I got home, but I do know that he is glad to be back home, and thanks to all of you who kept praying for him and kept him in your thoughts!
Monday, October 29, 2007
Friday, October 26, 2007
Pissed off!
I got my second paycheck of the year today and they messed it up, again! I'm currently working in two places on campus this quarter, and I'm supposed to be getting paid 2 different amounts for my hours in each office...but I'm not. They keep lumping all of my hours together and paying me the smaller amount for all of them.
This would probably be a bigger deal if the majority of my hours were supposed to be for the higher-paying job (which they aren't), but they're still jipping me about $10-$15 dollars a paycheck. And, when you're as poor as I am, every little bit helps, especially when you're trying to save up to buy a car!
I'm going to talk to the lady that's in charge of taking care of all the time-sheets and see if she can tell me what's going on. I talked to her the last time I got a paycheck (2 weeks ago), and she said that she was going to fix the problem and that I would be receiving the rest of that paycheck on the next one...and that didn't happen. Aren't these people in the positions that they're in because they know how to do the job right?
This would probably be a bigger deal if the majority of my hours were supposed to be for the higher-paying job (which they aren't), but they're still jipping me about $10-$15 dollars a paycheck. And, when you're as poor as I am, every little bit helps, especially when you're trying to save up to buy a car!
I'm going to talk to the lady that's in charge of taking care of all the time-sheets and see if she can tell me what's going on. I talked to her the last time I got a paycheck (2 weeks ago), and she said that she was going to fix the problem and that I would be receiving the rest of that paycheck on the next one...and that didn't happen. Aren't these people in the positions that they're in because they know how to do the job right?
Thursday, October 25, 2007
Improvement!
I had my second speech in Comm 105 today (technically it's the 3rd, but the 2nd one was so short that I'm not going to count it). I actually improved a little on it... I went from an A- to an A. I'm really not worried about passing this class. I've had this prof before and he's not really strict on grading. I may not have an A in the class (because my tests will probaby bring that down to a B, which sucks, but whatever), but I won't have to work my ass off for a good grade, either. :)
Today was the day of the first midterm in Chem...that probably could have gone better. I'm confident that I at least got a C on it (with the help of the bonus questions, of course), but I'll be shocked if I get anything better than that. There was a really hard problem on there and we were supposed to solve it a specific way, and I just couldn't figure out how to do it, so I basically threw some stuff together, wrote it down and called it a day.
I'm just really glad that today is almost over. Tomorrow, all I have is work (for 7 hours), so maybe I can bring a book with me to read (or maybe even read a couple of chapters in my textbooks...yeah right!), or find something to occupy me because it'll probably be a slow day.
My cousin, Eric, and his fiance came over yesterday and they brought over my pseudo-niece, Sophie (Sophia). I got to hold her for about 20-30 minutes and I told her that when she gets older, we'll go shopping and do all sorts of fun things together. She was sleeping at the time, but I'm sure she heard me. If not, then I won't have to feel guilty if I never actually get the chance to take her anywhere. ;p
Today was the day of the first midterm in Chem...that probably could have gone better. I'm confident that I at least got a C on it (with the help of the bonus questions, of course), but I'll be shocked if I get anything better than that. There was a really hard problem on there and we were supposed to solve it a specific way, and I just couldn't figure out how to do it, so I basically threw some stuff together, wrote it down and called it a day.
I'm just really glad that today is almost over. Tomorrow, all I have is work (for 7 hours), so maybe I can bring a book with me to read (or maybe even read a couple of chapters in my textbooks...yeah right!), or find something to occupy me because it'll probably be a slow day.
My cousin, Eric, and his fiance came over yesterday and they brought over my pseudo-niece, Sophie (Sophia). I got to hold her for about 20-30 minutes and I told her that when she gets older, we'll go shopping and do all sorts of fun things together. She was sleeping at the time, but I'm sure she heard me. If not, then I won't have to feel guilty if I never actually get the chance to take her anywhere. ;p
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
It's a "blah" day...
I'm looking outside right now and it looks dull, gray and windy (so it's probably a little chilly, too). I wish that it at least wasn't wet outside. I don't really mind the cold weather, but I don't like cold and wet together.
Everything seems so boring today. It's been pretty dark out all day, and that only makes me tired and want to crawl into bed and sleep. I don't feel like I've been productive at all today, and that's not necessarily a good thing because I have 2 midterms and a speech coming up between tomorrow and Thursday.
The speech I'm almost done with (I just need to go through it and make sure everything sounds right and that it meets the requirements and all that), but I haven't really studied for the midterms yet, and that's probably a bad thing.
We're allowed to have 1 page of notes/formulas for our Stats 135 midterm, which is going to be great because there are a lot of confusing formulas and some "vocab" terms that I'm not 100% sure on (not that we're being tested on vocab, but it's nice to know what the problem is talking about ;p).
I just wish that it was the weekend and that I would have already gotten through everything this week. My Dad's back in the hospital (since last Thursday), so hopefully he'll get to come home in the next couple of days.
I haven't been getting a lot of sleep lately because I have to get the boys up and ready for school, which means that I have to get up at least half an hour early to make sure everything gets done on time (which wasn't the case this morning). So, maybe once Dad's home, then Mom can take over dropping the boys off in the mornings and I won't be late for school again.
I hope that we're in for some better weather later this week or for the weekend. I don't want to be stuck inside because of sucky weather.
Everything seems so boring today. It's been pretty dark out all day, and that only makes me tired and want to crawl into bed and sleep. I don't feel like I've been productive at all today, and that's not necessarily a good thing because I have 2 midterms and a speech coming up between tomorrow and Thursday.
The speech I'm almost done with (I just need to go through it and make sure everything sounds right and that it meets the requirements and all that), but I haven't really studied for the midterms yet, and that's probably a bad thing.
We're allowed to have 1 page of notes/formulas for our Stats 135 midterm, which is going to be great because there are a lot of confusing formulas and some "vocab" terms that I'm not 100% sure on (not that we're being tested on vocab, but it's nice to know what the problem is talking about ;p).
I just wish that it was the weekend and that I would have already gotten through everything this week. My Dad's back in the hospital (since last Thursday), so hopefully he'll get to come home in the next couple of days.
I haven't been getting a lot of sleep lately because I have to get the boys up and ready for school, which means that I have to get up at least half an hour early to make sure everything gets done on time (which wasn't the case this morning). So, maybe once Dad's home, then Mom can take over dropping the boys off in the mornings and I won't be late for school again.
I hope that we're in for some better weather later this week or for the weekend. I don't want to be stuck inside because of sucky weather.
Friday, October 19, 2007
Costume time
I'm going out to the mall today after work to attempt to find a costume to wear to a Halloween party tonight. I'm not really hopeful that I'll find anything good, so I'll probably end up throwing something together and calling it a day.
But that's okay, because I'm looking forward to the party more than dressing up, anyways. I just wish that I would have started looking a little earlier, but I procrastinate with everything else, so why should this be different?
I have some black-with-green-glitter fairy wings that I can use and just throw the rest of the outfit together using whatever I find at the mall (probably whatever's on sale). I've only got 2 events to attend this year, so it's not gonna matter if I have something amazing to dress up as or not.
I hope that it's not supposed to rain too much today because I definately won't be a happy shopper if I'm all soggy and soaking-wet. The wind is really bad today, which makes me nervous about driving on the highway, especially with all of the semis that have been on there lately. I'll probably just take 501/198 home in hopes of avoiding all of that. Yay!
But that's okay, because I'm looking forward to the party more than dressing up, anyways. I just wish that I would have started looking a little earlier, but I procrastinate with everything else, so why should this be different?
I have some black-with-green-glitter fairy wings that I can use and just throw the rest of the outfit together using whatever I find at the mall (probably whatever's on sale). I've only got 2 events to attend this year, so it's not gonna matter if I have something amazing to dress up as or not.
I hope that it's not supposed to rain too much today because I definately won't be a happy shopper if I'm all soggy and soaking-wet. The wind is really bad today, which makes me nervous about driving on the highway, especially with all of the semis that have been on there lately. I'll probably just take 501/198 home in hopes of avoiding all of that. Yay!
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
5th week of the quarter
So, it's about half-way through this quarter, which means that it's time for some midterms...oh joy, oh rapture! (NOT!!!)
I had my first midterm of the quarter today in my Comm 105 (aka: public speaking) class. Overall, I don't think it was too bad, though I probably should have started studying for it before this weekend, because, let's face it, 10 chapters is a lot to get through in 3-4 days. Maybe next time I'll remember that and save myself an overload session.
I have a midterm in Chem 101 next Tuesday (I believe). I've done well on the quizes (which are group quizes, by the way, which is really weird for me) and the labs (mostly) so far, but a test is different from those (if only slightly), and it's worth a bigger portion of my overall grade. So, I do plan on studying for this one at least by the weekend, and with all of the nifty stuff (practice quizes and exercises) that the prof put on Carmen, that shouldn't be too difficult.
Next Tuesday, we're doing something in Comm that's called an "impromptu speech," which is supposed to require little to no advanced preparation, so we'll see how well that goes. I'm a little nervous about it because I'm not really sure what we'll be doing, but the prof's supposed to explain it on Thursday, so maybe I'll understand by then?
Oh yeah, and last night, when I should have been home studying for my midterm, I was at Wal-Mart picking up a money order for my Mom when the damn machine decided that it wanted to start eating the paper...I was so pissed! It took them about half an hour to get the machine up and running again, which means that I lost about 40-50 minutes of study time (including the drive there and the drive home). What was supposed to be a "quick errand" turned into my worst Wal-Mart trip ever!
I had my first midterm of the quarter today in my Comm 105 (aka: public speaking) class. Overall, I don't think it was too bad, though I probably should have started studying for it before this weekend, because, let's face it, 10 chapters is a lot to get through in 3-4 days. Maybe next time I'll remember that and save myself an overload session.
I have a midterm in Chem 101 next Tuesday (I believe). I've done well on the quizes (which are group quizes, by the way, which is really weird for me) and the labs (mostly) so far, but a test is different from those (if only slightly), and it's worth a bigger portion of my overall grade. So, I do plan on studying for this one at least by the weekend, and with all of the nifty stuff (practice quizes and exercises) that the prof put on Carmen, that shouldn't be too difficult.
Next Tuesday, we're doing something in Comm that's called an "impromptu speech," which is supposed to require little to no advanced preparation, so we'll see how well that goes. I'm a little nervous about it because I'm not really sure what we'll be doing, but the prof's supposed to explain it on Thursday, so maybe I'll understand by then?
Oh yeah, and last night, when I should have been home studying for my midterm, I was at Wal-Mart picking up a money order for my Mom when the damn machine decided that it wanted to start eating the paper...I was so pissed! It took them about half an hour to get the machine up and running again, which means that I lost about 40-50 minutes of study time (including the drive there and the drive home). What was supposed to be a "quick errand" turned into my worst Wal-Mart trip ever!
Thursday, October 11, 2007
It's that time again....
I have my first midterm of the quarter coming up next Tuesday. I haven't really prepared for it at all, which means that I have to squeeze in like 8 chapters of reading and studying this weekend...and let's face it, that's NOT gonna happen. Hopefully I can get at least half of it done before the test, but my hopes aren't very high.
I should have a few hours to work on that when I get home tonight, but, knowing me, I'll probably spend those hours goofing around on the computer or watching TV or something. I really need to learn to work on getting my priorities straightened out.
I can't wait until I don't have to worry about classes anymore! It's only my Junior year and I'm already feeling some "senioritus" coming on.
I should have a few hours to work on that when I get home tonight, but, knowing me, I'll probably spend those hours goofing around on the computer or watching TV or something. I really need to learn to work on getting my priorities straightened out.
I can't wait until I don't have to worry about classes anymore! It's only my Junior year and I'm already feeling some "senioritus" coming on.
Tuesday, October 09, 2007
I survived!
As you can tell, I lived through my speech this morning. I wasn't sure if I was going to make it there for a while, though. I felt sick to my stomach and a little light-headed. Thankfully, I didn't puke or pass out while giving my speech.
It went over both better and worse than I had imagined, if that's at all possible. We were told to imagine ourselves giving the speech and doing well at it, but when I imagined it, things weren't always good. I tried to think positively, but I can't help but feel like I went too fast and that I didn't prepare as well as I should have. I just have to keep telling myself that it's in the past and there isn't anything I can do about it now. I'll just have to be more determined to do better on the next one.
It went over both better and worse than I had imagined, if that's at all possible. We were told to imagine ourselves giving the speech and doing well at it, but when I imagined it, things weren't always good. I tried to think positively, but I can't help but feel like I went too fast and that I didn't prepare as well as I should have. I just have to keep telling myself that it's in the past and there isn't anything I can do about it now. I'll just have to be more determined to do better on the next one.
Friday, October 05, 2007
Why me?!?!
We're giving our "informative speeches" next Tuesday and Thursday, so our prof did the "lottery" to figure out the order in which we will give said speeches. Guess what was the first name he pulled out...yeah, that's right...MINE! I can't believe it! I hate public speaking with a passion, and now I have to be the first one up there, before everyone...I'm going to be so nervous! I hope I don't end up puking... *crosses fingers* I hope it goes well!