ITS OVER!

Never before have I been so relieved to be done with a class! That is why my blogs have been few and far between!!! I was taking a class to teach me how to teach reading and it was not my best class ever! I struggled not really with course content but with formats the professor wanted for assignments, I felt I spent more time fretting about how the final product was supposed to look rather than what the assignment was about! I spent every waking moment on this class, and if I was not working on an assignment I was working on a future assignment to just try and keep up! It was not fun at all! But, ITS OVER! I am so glad to be done with this class! It is also our last week of school this next week and I can say its been an AMAZING year!!! I am so glad to be teaching where I am, I LOVE IT!!! Alright I am off for now, off to help Mom plant flowers!! :)

The Mask Project

I have a friend who is a very talented Artist who lives in Glenwood Springs and for the past two years she has painted a Mask for the Mask Project to benefit Hospice of Metro Denver. Anyway this year her mask has been showcased on all the signs, posters, newspaper ads, you name it! It is so cool to see her work plastered all over the Cherry Creek Shopping District! I went down yesterday and took some pictures, it is just amazing to see her work all over! I wanted people to stop so I could say, 'Hey! I know that artist!' but that was not the case yesterday! Oh well, I am so stoked for her, this is such a great thing for her, and I do hope that her art will take off and she can be a famous artist! Not like she is now with all these cool signs and stuff showcasing her mask! What a few weeks its been! School and work have been CRAZY!!! Its been nuts!!! I am so glad that summer is almost here, have reservations so far in Durango and Copper Mountain and more to come...will keep you posted and use my Blog this summer as a Journal of all my camping trips I am planning on taking!!! YAHOO! Well, HAPPY EASTER...see you all later!

Writing my Congressman...

So there have been many times that I have wanted to write my congressman for various items within our society that I have wanted to complain about. Often times I talk about but never actually go through with the actual letter, probably because I am not too sure who my congressman is to be honest with you, and this time will be just like all the others but maybe if I voice my concern here on Blogger someone will hear me. Who Knows? Okay, so I went to Blockbuster last night to rent a DVD that has been out for more than 5 years now usualy I think that older movies are a .99 cent rental, or because I am a 'Rewards' member I am supposed to get one free older rental a month, and I have not taken advantage this month. So I get to the counter hand the clerk my card and my selected DVD 'Pocahontas'. She rings me up and tells me that my charge is $4.68 - I asked why it was so much, she informed me this: "That's how much rentals are." That is her exact words. This movie was in Theaters when I was a teen!! What the HECK??? I told her that I was a rewards member and that I should get my free movie this month, again these are her exact words: "It will be a coupon that prints out" - mind you after I pay the $4.68 for 'Pocahontas' - it will be a coupon I can use next time, I cannot apply it to my current rental. I told the clerk to put the DVD back on the shelf and that I was not interested in $4.68 for the DVD when I can go find a VCR and watch it that way since I do happen to have it on VHS at home, just not VHS player. WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO CHEAP MOVIE RENTALS? This was a JOKE to me - it was April Fools day but I was not laughing, why is it that society keeps sucking more and more money from our pockets. Next I am sure there is going to be taxes on the basic Necessities of life such as oxygen and sunlight. I mean COME ON! Is there where we are headed? Questions to ponder as I walked out of Blockbuster last night without my $4.68 DVD rental. I was just torqued off and needed an avenue to vent my frustrations so here I am. Feel free to click on the comment link below and tell me that I am crazy or that you wonder the same things that I do!!! :)

Steamboat Springs

Okay - SPRING BREAK! Gotta love this teacher stuff! Enjoyed 4 days in Steamboat Springs with my really good friend this last weekend! We had the BEST time! Got to spend 2 days in a row snowboarding, a day snowshoeing and a day just mosying! Her friend was in the Nastar National Championship and got the SILVER metal in her division! It was awesome! It was cool to meet her and get to know her, it was overall a SUPER time! The weather was amazing, it was super warm on Saturday and then Sunday we got caught in the most awful blizzard on the mountain, we had to ski and ride down very slowy as to not lose where we were going and what we were doing. It was NUTS! The amount of snow in Steamboat is incredible! I have never seen that much snow! It was great to play in, thats for sure! Had a GREAT time with my friend...she is AWESOME, we laughed, we drank and just enjoyed each others company! YAHOO! All I have to say is hail 'Andy Dick'. I think only her and I and her friends will understand that, that is for sure! Finally got my IRI done, it has literally taken me like 5 days of working on it for a couple hours each day to complete it, OMG - its been CRAZY!!! Oh well, its done which is great!!! Well I am off, I am pooped with all this work and play I am ready for a NAP! See you in dreamland! PS: The picture this week was taken while snowshoeing on Rabbit Ears Pass on Monday!! :)

ARGH!

I feel for every step foreward that I take I fall two steps behind! Why is that? I am ahead at work have lessons wrote all the way up to spring break and beyond, while at the same time with my course work, I feel like I am keeping up, but not keeping up. You know what I mean? I have been doing research for my composition class and I am working on an IRI for my Reading class, and I really have no idea what I am doing. I am lost, the professor has not been in class in two weeks, she is near impossible to get ahold of via email. ARGH! I just feel buried with no hope of digging myself out! I am getting my ass kicked. Although my friend was in town last night and we went to the Macaroni Grill and then went downtown to Sing Sing for drinks and a good time. It was nice and relaxing and A LOT of fun!! Well I am off for now...I do hope to hear from you all soon! PS: I did not take the picture...just one I found on my computer, but a nice spring picture, although its snowing here today! We finally got moisture after waiting for like 3 months!!! :)

Meet Journey!

So my friend and I went to Build-A-Bear last night! She had never been, and I am a sucker for Build-A-Bear. So we went, laughed and each of us now have a new friend. So, meet Journey. He is my 'read' teddy. My friend has a new friend named Dreams. She is really cute! I am finally feeling better which is great! Went to the Doctor yesterday and wasted a co-pay for her to tell me to take drugs I already have a prescription for already! Oh well, its always a good idea to see your doctor every so often to get a clean bill of health! Well, enjoy the picture of Journey - he is great, and Sam is so glad he has a friend now!

Not Again!

Well, it happened - took longer than expected but it happened! You got it, I got sick again! Yuck! One of the kids sneezed on me the other day and its gone downhill since then! YUCK! I have been in bed ALL day! Spent the night at the school on Friday night with the girl scouts that was interesting, yet fun! Well I am off take some more advil and go back to bed!

Pre-School

So once again...I have a lot on my mind. Last Tuesday the Principal at my school came to me for a favor, which is nothing new. He informed me that it was the biggest favor he would ever ask me! So I was like, ok. He asked if I would be interested in teaching pre-school until until they could hire a new teacher. I told him after some think time, that I would! YEAH! I am REALLY excited about this! I have a GREAT group of kids that I get to work with, and I just know that we are going to have a great time! I start tomorrow morning! I am a little nervous being with my own kids all day, but I know that it will be great! I spent a chunk of time yesterday setting up and re-arranging and getting things ready. The kids I know are excited to have me, and I am excited to be there! Well, I am off for now, wish me luck this week!

TAXES

I AM IN TAX HELL! I decided to do my taxes this morning so I can build up my savings again! IT SUCKED! I have no freaking clue how they work and why they work and it STRESSES me out! I shunned people away from me because I was about ready to melt down! After 2 hours in front of my laptop, THEY ARE DONE! I am getting money back which is great! The most I have ever got back! GIDDYUP! I HATE DOING THEM! Next year I think I am going to just walk in somewhere pay the 40 bucks and call it done! YUCK! And what really sucks is I could not do them over the phone this year, so I had to do them online and pay! Oh well the fee was deducted from my refund and it was only 20 bucks! ARGH! ITS ONLY 9:15am and I NEED A DRINK! Ok, I am off people to do things to see! :)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Please bear with me! This is going to be a long post this week! Ok, so yesterday my good friend Amy and I went to Ski and Ride Keystone, no traffic on the way up, not a lot of people on the mountain made for a great morning. We left about 12:30 and headed over to Brek to check out the snow sculptures! OMG - they were amazing! The one here on the right is the world and it was hallowed out and there were two people on the inside! It was AMAZING! So we left there about 1:40, ok. We went into Dillion to the Dam Brewery for a quick bite to eat before we drove home. We left the restaurant at 2:50. We drove over Loveland Pass and as soon as we hit I-70 we were stuck in traffic. Amy was worried cause she had a dinner party at 6, I was worried cause I had dinner reservations at 6 as well plus I threw Mom a suprise 50th Birthday Party last night! She had no IDEA what so ever! I have been working on this for like a month! It was great though! All her friends were there and family, she had a great time! I cannot forget though that dinner was to celebrate my Aunt's birthday as well! So, Sharon this is for you: HAPPY BIRTHDAY! It was quite the day. Amy and I finally got home about 5:30, it took us like 2.5 hours to get home! IT SUCKED! Usually that drive should take just over 1 hour. Oh well, we listed to some good music, laughed hard and just enjoyed each others company! It was a lot of fun! Till next time...