I Know What I'm Going to do Today!!

School is done for the day, Ebay is selling items later tonight. I guess it is time to get moving! I'm going to finish up a bunch of stuff that I've put off over the last eight weeks. On Monday, Khloe and Natalie will be coming to stay with me while Mom works. Yep, she has to go back to work on Monday. 

I hope I can take care of both of them at the same time. It will be a challenge, to say the least! A one year old and a six week old. This will prove interesting!

Don't forget to check out my Photo Du Jour blog for pictures each day. They will be filled with Natalie and Khloe, Frankie, Jewels, and Emmie antics, I'm sure!

 

What Should I Do When I Grow Up?

So now I'm enrolled in an online university. I've taken two blocks of classes, on week 4 of my third block of classes. I'm carrying a 4.0 gpa. My major is accounting. I'm also taking an 8 week tax preparation course, and have a guaranteed seasonal, part-time job with Jackson-Hewitt Tax Services (providing I pass the course). What should I do when I grow up?

I've always wanted to be a teacher. Ever since I was little, I would teach my dolls. I would line them up in a row. I had a chalkboard and lots of chalk. I would put math problems on the board. I would teach them math, spelling, and anything I felt like teaching.

I also excel at math. Not in my head, mind you, but on paper. I just get numbers. Some people don't get numbers, but I do.

Now, my problem. Do I continue with the accounting degree, get my bachelor's, then sit for the CPA exam? They make great money! I could open my own business. That's what I want to do, ultimately.

Or, do I change majors and move towards teaching elementary or middle school students? I do not think I could deal with high school students. They are rude and obnoxious, like most adults today. The time off would be awesome. Look at all the times schools have off! And having summers off would be great, too! Would I be able to teach children? Do I have the patience? Teachers are not paid that well, but their benefits are great, time off is great, the hours aren't too bad. There will be grading all those papers and stuff. Parent Teacher conferences. I just do not know if I could be a teacher.

This is something I have to look into. Maybe check my local school and see if they will give me a tour, maybe let me observe for a day. I doubt they will let me do that, but I can call and ask.

If I go on with the associates in Accounting, I can get a job with just an associates degree. I can then work on my bachelor's and possibly have the tuition paid for by my employer. There are many tax breaks and free money for those going into teaching. I could possibly have my tuition paid for now. Teaching, however, requires being hired by a school district, then you have to be a substitute teacher until a permanent spot opens up. Can I teach various subjects?

I will have to call my academic adviser at school and talk to her. I'll have to see what she thinks.

This is a very big decision I need to make. I just don't think I have the patience to teach. Sometimes I just want to pull my hair out and run away screaming like a school girl!

Any thoughts?

Mobely is Gone

Hello. Today is a sad day. Our eldest guinea pig died last night. I was not home, but when Doug got home he heard struggling coming from the cage. He tried to help Mo up, but Mo was just too weak. Mo laid in his cage and died after many years of being our friend.

I must bury him today beside our cat, Gizmo. She left us last year.

Lester is still in his cage, eating, drinking, and wondering why Mo left him. Mo was his best friend. They talked, played, and even had arguments sometimes. But when Lester would give us grief about wanting to pick him up, or clean his cage, Mo was right there "squealing" to him to settle down and behave. Mo was always telling Les to behave so we could take care of him. I'm not sure how Les is going to be now. He has never been alone before.

Now, you ask, why all the sadness over a little guinea pig? Well, not that I'm all that happy about having two of these critters in my house, constantly changing the bedding, feeding, watering, clipping nails, giving treats, making sure they have their Vitamin C (guinea pigs need lots of Vitamin C to stay healthy) and all the other care needed to take care of these critters, but Mo was special. Anytime you wanted, you could reach in and just rub his cheek if you wanted. He loved to have his cheeks rubbed. He did not bite or run away liked a scaredy cat. He let you pick him up, love him, bathe him, cut his nails, anything you wanted really.

So, am I going to replace Mo? No way! We have been trying to find them a good home for over five years now. We are temporarily fostering these guys until we find a good home. Yeah, right! I'm afraid if I give them to somebody, they will feed them to their snake! Lake Tobias will take them for their petting zoo, but cannot guarantee me they will not end up as snake food! Yeah, not so much!

We're going to wait and see how Lester does being alone. If he starts to get sick, then we'll do something, but until then, we'll just keep trying to get him to let us pet him, hold him and love him. You know what the real kicker is? I'm allergic to them! That's right. One of the most non-allergenic pets a family can have, and I'm allergic. It's not toxic, does not making breathing hard, but when I hold them, I itch for an hour where ever their fur touches me.

Frank had a difficult time of it last night, and isn't much better this morning. He was in here listening to Mo's last few feeble cries before death. Once I came in and petted Mo for the last time, Frank could feel the sadness in the room. He just laid on the couch, tail unwound, and just looked at me like, "I know you are sad. So am I. Now what do we do?" I just hugged him and told him it would be all right in a few days. Doug and I both know Frank was feeling sad because Doug ate some chicken in the kitchen. Emmie and Jewels were right there to catch anything that fell on the floor. Frank just laid in here on the couch and watched. He did not even move or attempt to move to go to the kitchen for a tasty treat.

Frank is our pug. Pugs have curly tails. When their tail is uncurled, they are either, sick, sad, or sleeping. Those are the only times pugs tails come uncurled. Well, Frank's tail was uncurled most of the evening. Poor little guy. I'll have him help me bury Mo later. That might make him feel better. To help and to say goodbye.

No more animals will ever come into this house! I'm not liking the love I give to them, then they leave me. It is just too hard. No more animals...

Rude Obnoxious People

So, can anyone tell me why people are so rude in today's world? My goodness, you are minding your own business, you are walking down an aisle at a MAJOR department store, and WHAM! Someone bumps into you! Did they say excuse me? Did they try to move and avoid hitting you? NO! They are rude! I've made up my mind I refuse to move out of anyone's way anymore. I will plow them over! If, and only if, they make an attempt to get out of my way, then I will move, but only if they make the attempt first.

Why do people think I should move out of there way? What's that all about? There are exceptions, those being: 1) a mother pushing a child in a stroller. Sometimes they cannot move out of the way. and 2) a person in a wheelchair. My mother was in a wheel chair for many years. Not all times could she get out of someone's way. But the rude people! The would hit her with their packages, bump her chair, make snide remarks about her being in their way. One time we were Christmas shopping after Thanksgiving and my mother ended up in tears! Yes, that's right! The people were so rude she was crying! I vowed that day she would never go shopping after Thanksgiving and she never did!

Why do people have to be rude? What happened to everyone being kind and at least smiling at one another? Sometimes I wish we could go back to the 50's and 60's when life was a bit slower, more mellow, and less stressful.

I challenge my readers. Next time you are out, try smiling at just three people. Just any three people, and they cannot be children. Children will smile at anyone. Choose a person that is scowling, or just mean looking. Try to wipe the frown off their face. See what happens. You just might be surprised!

Try to have fun with this challenge. Let me know what you see...until next time! See YA!