So i just got too email's, they were from colledges that I'm considering going to. There were a problem with each of them, this problem was having to do with simple inglish rules. it was desgusting.
lol.
6.24.2007
oh me oh me oh my
Hello all my faithful readers...haha. I have a feeling you all might be more faithful readers if I were a more faithful writer. haha! I am posting on my dad's sweet laptop. So that means that I'm actually writing, not typing. Let's see, I have lots to write about: babysitting, Akron orientation Relay for life, all kinds of crazy stuff.
Okey dokey. Babysitting has been going really well. I really enjoy it, Ella and Riley are really good, and the dogs aren't bad. haha. Plus they're super flexible about how crazy life is, as shall be demonstrated below. Not to mention the pay's not bad... : - )
Let's see then... yeah, last week was just pretty crazy. Instead of babysitting on Mon, Tues, Thurs, and Fri, I babysat long days on Tues, Wed, and Thurs, because on Fri I had orientation for postsecondary classes. Also Relay. Yeah. So, I really didn't have very much free time--to prove that, I shall demonstrate: I just put away my clean laundry, um, an hour ago, and Mom washed it on Thursday. Usually I put it away on Friday, at least!
But Friday, I had postsecondary orientation ALL DAY. 8-5. It was crazy. Lots of seminar thingies that I can't even remember what all I've learned--hopefully I remembered the important stuff. Or hopefully it'll come to mind when I need it.
The worst part was, in those nine hours, I couldn't get my classes scheduled! In the morning, they gave you this little card with checks by the placement tests you needed to take. I had no checks, because I did well enough on the SAT. However, there was a spot for a language placement test. Dad told the lady who was filling out my card that I wanted to take a Spanish class, and she said that I should tell that to my group leader. However, she didn't actually check "Language placement test." So when we got around to placement testing, the group leader was splitting up the people with and without checks. I asked her, "I want to take a Spanish class, so, I need to take a placement test for that?" She asked, "Do you have a check on your card?" I was like, "No..." And she said, ok, go with the people who have no checks. So we got our ID cards and stuff, and I asked her more about it while we were doing that. She said I should talk to my advisor about it. I'm like, ok. I considered calling Dad then, to ask what he thought, because he was in a different seminar and we were just sitting around waiting for people to finish testing. But I didn't.
So, after lunch, we went to meet with my advisor. It quickly became clear that there was no way he could schedule me for a Spanish class when we had no clue what level I was supposed to be at. So the time that was supposed to be spent scheduling classes was spent rushing off to and taking this spanish placement test. That all was a bit confusing, because on the way to the testing center he's telling me, "Make sure you meet back up after your group after this or you'll have to go through this whole orientation process again and pay the fee and everything. I'll be advising the rest of the afternoon so you'll have to come back to me at 4:15." I was like, Ok. All right. Ok.
Then the Spanish test was kind of fun. I didn't realize that I missed Spanish, but I did. It was quite entertaining and a bit challenging--but it wasn't extremely difficult, as demonstrated by the results: I tested out of 2 years of college level Spanish. That was pretty sweet--definitely the best part of a boring/confusing/hurry-up-and-wait day. So, if I pass my spanish class, I can buy the credit hours for $5 instead of $350 and up. $70 instead of at least $4900. If I have that math right, I can't quite remember. whatever.
But on my little paper with the results, there's a number for the modern languages lady. So Dad called her while we were waiting for the next session to start (back hooked up with my group). She told him some information about classes and said that there was a grammar class that was full, but the prof said he would accept a few more. So we sit through that last session about myspace/facebook safety and all the technological perks this university offers, meet up with Mom, and go see my advisor again.
And for the next 45 minutes we try to schedule two classes: a spanish class, and a social studies class that kind of has to revolve around spanish, meaning we're trying to find one Mon/Wed in the morning. That took almost 45 minutes--we're sitting there trying to find stuff listening to people saying, "Ok, have a good weekend!" "Bye!" thinking "we need to finish we need to finish we need to finish..." My advisor signed me up for an Intro to geography class and the spanish grammar class that was full. He had to override that, which he was kind of nervous about that because he wasn't supposed to...but we were glad he did. But we get down to the registrar to make everything official, and it's already closed. bummer, eh? Not to mention we didn't get the papers for the funding figured out...so we're going back tomorrow. This is where a flexible babysitting job comes in--they're fine with my sisters or mom coming over. :) but me oh my, it was complicated.
Then we went home, ate dinner, finished packing (Hannah had to pack for me during the day while I was gone) and we were off to relay, which was an adventure in itself. Lots of walking, not much sleeping...I managed to get 3 1/2 hours of sleep after staying up for something like 22 straight...yeah. So I'm tired, but Hannah and Abby stayed up ALL NIGHT, so in comparison to them I feel fine! It's great!
Lots and lots going on...it's so weird how things just keep cycling through my mind: getting together with Kay, Amy's off dance team (which is terrible) Relay, college, kid's fun day next week, getting together with friends, youth group, lack thereof, LT, dessert :-D, the friends themselves, piano (or lack thereof) ljfsowr jwoiesalklk ewajoewi.
Et cetera.
And, I'm getting a headache from staring at the screen--and perhaps from all this other stuff too? Maybe? Lack of sleep could also be a factor...hmm...at any rate, I'm going to wrap it up. good luck with reading all this. You should just read a paragraph a day and then it'll seem like I post more...haha. (or it'll last you untill she posts again~Abby)
alrighty, thank you faithful readers, press on, read some sermon notes (if you missed them, pick any one of the Phillipians ones--they're a good way to kill time without having to watch tv and if you like playing video games, you can always listen to them while you play...personally, I'm a tetris/sermon fan when I miss them. haha.)
no really. I'm done now. :-)
Okey dokey. Babysitting has been going really well. I really enjoy it, Ella and Riley are really good, and the dogs aren't bad. haha. Plus they're super flexible about how crazy life is, as shall be demonstrated below. Not to mention the pay's not bad... : - )
Let's see then... yeah, last week was just pretty crazy. Instead of babysitting on Mon, Tues, Thurs, and Fri, I babysat long days on Tues, Wed, and Thurs, because on Fri I had orientation for postsecondary classes. Also Relay. Yeah. So, I really didn't have very much free time--to prove that, I shall demonstrate: I just put away my clean laundry, um, an hour ago, and Mom washed it on Thursday. Usually I put it away on Friday, at least!
But Friday, I had postsecondary orientation ALL DAY. 8-5. It was crazy. Lots of seminar thingies that I can't even remember what all I've learned--hopefully I remembered the important stuff. Or hopefully it'll come to mind when I need it.
The worst part was, in those nine hours, I couldn't get my classes scheduled! In the morning, they gave you this little card with checks by the placement tests you needed to take. I had no checks, because I did well enough on the SAT. However, there was a spot for a language placement test. Dad told the lady who was filling out my card that I wanted to take a Spanish class, and she said that I should tell that to my group leader. However, she didn't actually check "Language placement test." So when we got around to placement testing, the group leader was splitting up the people with and without checks. I asked her, "I want to take a Spanish class, so, I need to take a placement test for that?" She asked, "Do you have a check on your card?" I was like, "No..." And she said, ok, go with the people who have no checks. So we got our ID cards and stuff, and I asked her more about it while we were doing that. She said I should talk to my advisor about it. I'm like, ok. I considered calling Dad then, to ask what he thought, because he was in a different seminar and we were just sitting around waiting for people to finish testing. But I didn't.
So, after lunch, we went to meet with my advisor. It quickly became clear that there was no way he could schedule me for a Spanish class when we had no clue what level I was supposed to be at. So the time that was supposed to be spent scheduling classes was spent rushing off to and taking this spanish placement test. That all was a bit confusing, because on the way to the testing center he's telling me, "Make sure you meet back up after your group after this or you'll have to go through this whole orientation process again and pay the fee and everything. I'll be advising the rest of the afternoon so you'll have to come back to me at 4:15." I was like, Ok. All right. Ok.
Then the Spanish test was kind of fun. I didn't realize that I missed Spanish, but I did. It was quite entertaining and a bit challenging--but it wasn't extremely difficult, as demonstrated by the results: I tested out of 2 years of college level Spanish. That was pretty sweet--definitely the best part of a boring/confusing/hurry-up-and-wait day. So, if I pass my spanish class, I can buy the credit hours for $5 instead of $350 and up. $70 instead of at least $4900. If I have that math right, I can't quite remember. whatever.
But on my little paper with the results, there's a number for the modern languages lady. So Dad called her while we were waiting for the next session to start (back hooked up with my group). She told him some information about classes and said that there was a grammar class that was full, but the prof said he would accept a few more. So we sit through that last session about myspace/facebook safety and all the technological perks this university offers, meet up with Mom, and go see my advisor again.
And for the next 45 minutes we try to schedule two classes: a spanish class, and a social studies class that kind of has to revolve around spanish, meaning we're trying to find one Mon/Wed in the morning. That took almost 45 minutes--we're sitting there trying to find stuff listening to people saying, "Ok, have a good weekend!" "Bye!" thinking "we need to finish we need to finish we need to finish..." My advisor signed me up for an Intro to geography class and the spanish grammar class that was full. He had to override that, which he was kind of nervous about that because he wasn't supposed to...but we were glad he did. But we get down to the registrar to make everything official, and it's already closed. bummer, eh? Not to mention we didn't get the papers for the funding figured out...so we're going back tomorrow. This is where a flexible babysitting job comes in--they're fine with my sisters or mom coming over. :) but me oh my, it was complicated.
Then we went home, ate dinner, finished packing (Hannah had to pack for me during the day while I was gone) and we were off to relay, which was an adventure in itself. Lots of walking, not much sleeping...I managed to get 3 1/2 hours of sleep after staying up for something like 22 straight...yeah. So I'm tired, but Hannah and Abby stayed up ALL NIGHT, so in comparison to them I feel fine! It's great!
Lots and lots going on...it's so weird how things just keep cycling through my mind: getting together with Kay, Amy's off dance team (which is terrible) Relay, college, kid's fun day next week, getting together with friends, youth group, lack thereof, LT, dessert :-D, the friends themselves, piano (or lack thereof) ljfsowr jwoiesalklk ewajoewi.
Et cetera.
And, I'm getting a headache from staring at the screen--and perhaps from all this other stuff too? Maybe? Lack of sleep could also be a factor...hmm...at any rate, I'm going to wrap it up. good luck with reading all this. You should just read a paragraph a day and then it'll seem like I post more...haha. (or it'll last you untill she posts again~Abby)
alrighty, thank you faithful readers, press on, read some sermon notes (if you missed them, pick any one of the Phillipians ones--they're a good way to kill time without having to watch tv and if you like playing video games, you can always listen to them while you play...personally, I'm a tetris/sermon fan when I miss them. haha.)
no really. I'm done now. :-)
6.07.2007
hellloooo all...
School is officially over with!!
The dance recital went off without a hitch--it was great!
I'm having a lovely week of doing whatever I want.
On Monday, I drove myself to the library and got all orientated for volunteering there! Met a couple people, and I think it'll be good.
On Tuesday, I had piano lesson and babysat O&Em. (the two cutest most adorable girls in the world, FYI.) Piano was OK...I wasn't quite as prepared as I would've been usually because I slacked off the last week of school. Hence, the piano goals below.
On Wednesday, I spent the day convinced it was Thursday and ran in the morning. I went to bed super early last night, too. I think I was asleep before ten. It was nice. It was lovely weather to run. My hips hurt a bit, so I think I need new shoes. ? At any rate, it was all very nice. lol
Last night, I realized I'm coming down with a cold, but I'm fighting it off as best as I know how.
On Thursday, I've pretty much been moseying around doing nothing too exciting. All the exciting things are coming to me: We're having carpet installed in the basement (one last day of people banging things down there forever! ok, till our next party), and Grandma Theresa is flying up for the week, starting today. yippee!
Hannah and Abby got (super-cute) haircuts this morning, so I'm thinking about some kind of brushes-the-shoulders-layery haircut. It'll take awhile to think about! haha. I'd like a hair change because I've had this hairstyle for...2 years now I think. It's definitely time for something different!
I'm also trying to figure out how to rearrange my bedroom. There are only so many ways I can put things. It's time for that to change too!
I have a week off babysitting at the beginning of July, so we may try to go on vacation then...that would be nice.
Relay for Life is coming up! I'm looking forward to it. We need to raise money for it, however (donations, anyone?). lol. Anything from pocket change to a million bucks is welcome! :-) It's going to be fun! That's going to be a busy weekend--orientation (scary!), relay, and then all kinds of grad parties! Aahh!
As if all the weekends aren't busy.
Well, I'm beginning to ramble now, so I'll leave off. leave some comments please! you all rock, press on!
ps: LT is in 43 days.
!!!
The dance recital went off without a hitch--it was great!
I'm having a lovely week of doing whatever I want.
On Monday, I drove myself to the library and got all orientated for volunteering there! Met a couple people, and I think it'll be good.
On Tuesday, I had piano lesson and babysat O&Em. (the two cutest most adorable girls in the world, FYI.) Piano was OK...I wasn't quite as prepared as I would've been usually because I slacked off the last week of school. Hence, the piano goals below.
On Wednesday, I spent the day convinced it was Thursday and ran in the morning. I went to bed super early last night, too. I think I was asleep before ten. It was nice. It was lovely weather to run. My hips hurt a bit, so I think I need new shoes. ? At any rate, it was all very nice. lol
Last night, I realized I'm coming down with a cold, but I'm fighting it off as best as I know how.
On Thursday, I've pretty much been moseying around doing nothing too exciting. All the exciting things are coming to me: We're having carpet installed in the basement (one last day of people banging things down there forever! ok, till our next party), and Grandma Theresa is flying up for the week, starting today. yippee!
Hannah and Abby got (super-cute) haircuts this morning, so I'm thinking about some kind of brushes-the-shoulders-layery haircut. It'll take awhile to think about! haha. I'd like a hair change because I've had this hairstyle for...2 years now I think. It's definitely time for something different!
I'm also trying to figure out how to rearrange my bedroom. There are only so many ways I can put things. It's time for that to change too!
I have a week off babysitting at the beginning of July, so we may try to go on vacation then...that would be nice.
Relay for Life is coming up! I'm looking forward to it. We need to raise money for it, however (donations, anyone?). lol. Anything from pocket change to a million bucks is welcome! :-) It's going to be fun! That's going to be a busy weekend--orientation (scary!), relay, and then all kinds of grad parties! Aahh!
As if all the weekends aren't busy.
Well, I'm beginning to ramble now, so I'll leave off. leave some comments please! you all rock, press on!
ps: LT is in 43 days.
!!!
6.06.2007
25 THINGS TO DO THIS SUMMER, PART B
14. Visit Bowling Green. And probably OSU and Kent too. ?
15. Get my senior pictures done.
16. Finish this list. (cop out, I know, but it's not lookin too good!) Changed to: Memorize some Bible verses. (another cop out?)
17. Survive something scary/daring/aaaah!! (ie, orientation? lol)
18. Make fudge.
19. Make frozen fruit stuff all by my onesie.
20. Cook dinner all by my onesie without burning anything.
21. Learn how to make at least 5 meals.
22. Write someone a letter.
23. Clean out under my bed and the top shelf of my closet... :-(
24. Do something majorly silly/goofy/crazy/fun. Changed to: Memorize 3 poems, one of which must be If, by Rudyard Kipling. One of the others will probably be The Road Not Taken (Robert Frost).
25. Re-read Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility.
Hurray! Here goes!
15. Get my senior pictures done.
16. Finish this list. (cop out, I know, but it's not lookin too good!) Changed to: Memorize some Bible verses. (another cop out?)
17. Survive something scary/daring/aaaah!! (ie, orientation? lol)
18. Make fudge.
19. Make frozen fruit stuff all by my onesie.
20. Cook dinner all by my onesie without burning anything.
21. Learn how to make at least 5 meals.
22. Write someone a letter.
23. Clean out under my bed and the top shelf of my closet... :-(
24. Do something majorly silly/goofy/crazy/fun. Changed to: Memorize 3 poems, one of which must be If, by Rudyard Kipling. One of the others will probably be The Road Not Taken (Robert Frost).
25. Re-read Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility.
Hurray! Here goes!
6.05.2007
25 THINGS TO DO THIS SUMMER
1. Read an average of a book a week and do the summer reading program at the library (for which I am now a volunteer. :-) Four of those books must be the Newbery Award/Honors for this year, and two must be Improving your Serve and Who You Are When No One's Looking.
2. Cinderella. I'm not sure what this means but it's what I wrote down when I was writing notes to help me remember these. They helped a lot, no?! So if I remember it I'll fill it in.(6 hours later) I remember now!!!: Frame and hang up my Cinderella's Carriage picture that I made the last week of art. :-D
3. Learn 3 of the Pride&Prejudice songs--one of which must be "Liz on Top of the World."
4. Accomplish 3 piano goals a day--however long it takes is however long I'll practice.
5. Have at least 3 girls' nights.
6. Raise $75 for Relay for Life.
7. Get lots of exercise--try to exercise every day (except weekends. When I say every day I usually mean every day except one of the weekend days.) Run sometimes.
8. Make friends when I volunteer at the library.
9. Get together with Caitlin 3 times.
10. Finish Harry Potter y el Caliz de Fuego. I think I can do it. :-P
11. Go for a walk in the rain in a swimsuit? :-)
12. Rearrange the furniture in my bedroom.
13. Try a Storytime at the Park or two.
That's all for now, but I'll fill in the rest tomorrow. It's a good start. :-)
2. Cinderella. I'm not sure what this means but it's what I wrote down when I was writing notes to help me remember these. They helped a lot, no?! So if I remember it I'll fill it in.(6 hours later) I remember now!!!: Frame and hang up my Cinderella's Carriage picture that I made the last week of art. :-D
3. Learn 3 of the Pride&Prejudice songs--one of which must be "Liz on Top of the World."
4. Accomplish 3 piano goals a day--however long it takes is however long I'll practice.
5. Have at least 3 girls' nights.
6. Raise $75 for Relay for Life.
7. Get lots of exercise--try to exercise every day (except weekends. When I say every day I usually mean every day except one of the weekend days.) Run sometimes.
8. Make friends when I volunteer at the library.
9. Get together with Caitlin 3 times.
10. Finish Harry Potter y el Caliz de Fuego. I think I can do it. :-P
11. Go for a walk in the rain in a swimsuit? :-)
12. Rearrange the furniture in my bedroom.
13. Try a Storytime at the Park or two.
That's all for now, but I'll fill in the rest tomorrow. It's a good start. :-)
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