I am the first to get sick in our household. Being sick brings back such horrible memories of my pregnancies. I spent many months with my head in the toilet or bucket. Thankfully, it was only a 24 hr bug and I hope no one else gets sick. I have so many projects and assignments on the go, I really can’t afford to get sick. Hubby picked up some vitamins and i’m going to try and eat a little healthier. Here’s to staying healthy!

Today was my first day of school.  I have five classes in total and each class is once a week and 3 hrs long.  I had 2 classes back to back which resulted in a 6hr day for me (with a 20 min break for each 3 hr class).  But the time flew by and both classes and both profs are amazing.  I find my classes more interactive than any other university classes I have taken.  We have small class sizes too, so it’s easy to get to know everyone.  Out of the two classes, I have 2 group presentations, 3 individual projects, reading assignments and some short written assignments.  We only have 8 classes until practicum, so they are jamming everything in.  I am certainly going to have to fine tune my time management and organizational skills.  I still have 3 more classes to attend this week, so I’m going to try and get an early start on things.

When you think of teaching, several images come into mind; books, pencils, erasers, chalk boards and…..apples.  Today was my orientation day for my education program.  It was good to finally meet my fellow peers and professors.  There were a few ice breakers and then we played the Ed-mazing race.  It was a fun and very informational day.  I think the coolest part of the day is when each of the 94 education students received (among other things) an apple.  What a great way to welcome a student to the world of teaching.  From what I heard today, it’s going to be ALOT of time and work.  I am definitely up for the challenge and I can’t wait to start classes on Monday.

Finally!  Hubby and I took out the gps and went searching for a geocache tonight.  We had no luck and the bugs almost ate him alive…notice I said “him”.  They seem to gravitate to him which makes him a great “bug deterrant” for me…LOL!  When we got back, I went back online and found a few more caches.  It was getting late and hubby didn’t want to go, but my teenage son was all for it.  It was nice to see a little excitement from him.  He usually sits infront of his computer all day and does not want to do anything with the family.  So he and I went to the first location.  We didn’t find a thing.  We went to the next location and after a few minutes finally found our first geocache.  It wasn’t much.  A little film cannister with a magnet glued to the side so it would stick to the guard rail.  I signed the “log” and put it back where I found it.  We are off tomorrow to find some more.