School Obligations

I'm going to try to post as often as I can but I've got a lot on my plate right now.

I'm taking a class right now online, it's called Intro to Criminal Justice. It's a self paced class, and because I'm a procrastinator I haven't done a lot with it lately. Well imagine my surprise when I was looking at the syllabus yesterday and saw the class ends on April 2, not April 15 like I had thought. So I need to bust out some assignments and go take the final by Wednesday. I had 10 to do as of yesterday and now I'm down to 4. They aren't all that hard, just long. Thank goodness I had already written the term paper, lol :)

The good news is that I work well under pressure, as long as I don't start to feel overwhelmed. I will never take another self paced online class again though, because I need those due dates to keep from letting the assignments pile up. I need this class for my minor so I couldn't just let it go even if I wanted to (besides the fact that it cost 400$).

The other two classes I'm taking right now, Substance Abuse and Criminal Investigations, are 8 week terms instead of the normal 16 week semesters. So they cram all the information from the 16 week classes into 8 weeks, which means a faster pace and more work, lol. In some ways I like the 8 week classes better than the traditional because there is no chance for me to get bored because we are always doing things, not just reading the book and hearing a lecture. The assignments need to be done quicker, which sometimes is good and other times bad, depending on how my home life is that week, if anyone is sick, or I have other things to deal with.

In these next 7 weeks, not counting the online class, I will have to write 8 papers or presentations, take 2 midterms and 2 finals, and 7 pop quizzes. Oh yeah, and a lot of reading :)

So it will be pretty hectic around here for a bit. I am also waiting to hear about the two jobs I interviewed for, they said I will be notified either way so we'll see.

I'll try to keep you updated as to my progress, and sanity, lol. I need to find the time to take some pictures, I think I only picked the camera up once or twice in the last week or two.

How do you juggle all the separate obligations you have, like family, school, social, work, etc? I could really use some tips right about now.

Odd Shots Monday

Taken the other night out my back door with the Night Shot setting on my camera. The reason why it is odd is because we live in a housing development, there shouldn't be deer anywhere near here! I took a bunch of photos, both with and without flash, but this is the only one that came even close to turning out :)

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Time Tells All

1. It's 1:00pm on Sunday and I'm usually on the computer at this time.

2. It's 6:00pm on Monday and I'm usually eating dinner at this time.

3. It's 9:00pm Wednesday and I'm usually on the computer at this time.

4. It's 4:30pm on Friday and I'm usually on the computer at this time.

Wow, I need to get a life LOL :)

Play along at The Saturday Special.

PhotoHunt - High

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Out The Window

Taken back in February while going down the highway. I'm so glad the snow is gone :)

Photo Friday - Emotions

Sky Watch Friday

Photos from earlier this week....






Same picture as above, only played with in Photoshop. I like the bottom version better, it's more dramatic :)



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Wordless Wednesday

Ten Things To Do Before You Get Married

Note: Some of these are tongue in cheek :)

1. Watch him sleep to see if he snores.

2. Experience a stressful event with him to see how he copes.

3. Check his credit.

4. Spend some time with his mother, remember she will be your future mother-in-law :)

5. If you want children, or already have some of your own, see how he acts around kids.

6. Find out what you want out of life.

7. Find out what he wants out of life.

8. Decide which one of you will handle the finances, then teach the other one how to do it just in case.

9. Everyone has baggage, find out if you can handle his, and vice versa.

10. And finally, make sure you have that feeling inside of you, "this is the person I want to spend the rest of my life with," other wise just don't do it.

For more things to do before you get married, check out Ten on Tuesday.

Tuesday Photo Challenge - Easter

This weeks theme is Easter....



We just love those Cadbury eggs :)

Bowling!!

This weekend we took Leanna and two of her friends bowling. Both my husband and Leanna love to bowl, but we haven't done it in a while. (I usually sit on the sidelines and cheer). I think they all had a great time, I brought out the camera and the girls posed for me, so I had fun too :)

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Odd Shots Monday

This of course, is my Mischief. I just love the way this picture came out. Obviously it wasn't supposed to turn out this way, but I think it's pretty cool the way he is barely there and it looks like he is staring you down :)

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Weekly Winners

The first sign of spring in my yard....




My beautiful dog, able to lay outside because its not too cold or wet....




My beautiful dog again :) Does anyone know how to get rid of the "pet eye" he has? I would love to see his pretty brown eyes in a photo instead of always yellow....




A gorgeous plant I bought, can't remember what it is called....




Again in black and white :)




Azaleas....




And more azaleas :) Love the water drops....



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MacroDay - Temperature

My entry for this weeks MacroDay.... Temperature.



Another photo from our infamous ice storm :)

Unconscious Mutterings

I say ... and you think ... ?

1. Money :: rich
   
2. Unhappy :: frown
   
3. Joking :: laugh
   
4. Chipmunk :: hamster
   
5. Date :: dress up
   
6. Slideshow :: pictures
   
7. Chicago :: cold
   
8. Lifetime :: movies
   
9. Skid row :: bums
   
10. Edward :: scissorhands

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Shutterday Challenge - Home

While working in the yard this weekend (ok, while watching my husband work in the yard, lol) we found this abandoned bird's nest inside a big tangle of dead Clematis vines. I don't know what kind of bird used to live in it, but I know that there were a lot of small ones flying around last year. I thought maybe they had a nest in the eaves of the house but could never find an entrance. Well now I know where they called home :)

From Another Angle

These photos were taken at ground level with me sitting on my feet. They are of a hole in the bottom of a tree. At this angle the photos make the holes look like instead of an insignificant little hole in a tree, they are caves, large and deep enough to go inside and explore :)









What do you think?

Lens Day - Toys

One of Mischief's favorite outside toys, a soccer ball. He likes it even more now that it is popped, because he can get it in his mouth and carry it around :)

Wordless Wednesday

Tuesday Photo Challenge - Birds

The theme for this weeks challenge is Birds.



This is a swan picture I took back in October when we were visiting our hometown. I love to look at these beautiful birds, but I never go anywhere near them. The swans and geese on that pond tend to chase and bite at those who stray too close.