Facebook is a good idea and kind of fun, but it loads so s-l-o-w-l-y on my computer, I can’t stand it! While I am waiting for it to load, I am typing my blog (on MS Word).
So here’s what’s going on:
David – went to the cardiologist yesterday. I went with him. The cardiologist is way out in West Jordan. 90th South and Bangerter. David’s cardiologist’s name is Dr. Kopu. Or is it Poku? I think it’s Poku. He’s from Ghana . He speaks English really well, but David and I could only understand ½ of what he was saying because of his accent. Maybe the more we go to him the better we’ll understand him?
Anyway, he said that David has heart disease. Myocardio-something. Basically he has a weak heart. David has lots of ancestors with bad hearts. Weak hearts – bad hearts kinda sounds wrong, doesn’t it? – he is related to Ghengis Khan way, way, way back, so…maybe? Anyway, I guess it shouldn't be a surprise - his mom, grandma and both grandpas all had heart issues.
David gets to go back next week for a stress test, then in 3 weeks for a follow up. Should be fun. Dr. Poku was cute – asking David how many years young he is and who this young lady with him was, etc. And he did take the time to explain everything to us until we understood it.
After the cardiologist, we went to several stores (Smith's, Costco, RC Willey, the Dollar Store) and spent all our money. At least we had money to spend! We came home and were exhausted.
Meagan – had to sign a song in ASL with a partner. Brandon, her partner, chose the song “Ugly Girl” for them to perform. It’s a horrible song. It’s based on the “Barbie Girl” song but Barbie “looks like a train wreck” and Ken is not very nice to her.
It took Brandon so long to take the lyrics and music to school that Meagan was getting a “D” in ASL. I told Meagan if Brandon didn’t get the lyrics and music to school soon, I was going to choose a song for her. I chose “Crazy Train” by Ozzy Osbourne. I actually like that song when I’m awake – David is shocked that I would like anything Ozzy. I am, too, to tell you the truth! I also found “Blackbird” by the Beatles – I figured she could choose mellow or rowdy. In the end, they chose icky. Yup, they performed “Ugly Girl” this morning. Silly teenagers.
Other than that, Meagan is looking for a dental externship. She gets to work 90 hours at a dentist's office. Hopefully one that is close to home. The trick is, she's got to get the 90 hours in before the end of the school year, so she'll graduate.
Cameron - turned in his class registration for next year last Friday. He's decided he wants to take some computer classes at GTI. That should be fun. He's going to take 3-D Animation where they do drawing, color theory, story boarding and lighting. He should like that. He's also going to take Visual Basic programming. At the end of that class they get to create a simple computer game. Sounds right up Cameron's alley. Our school district really has a lot of neat programs. David and I keep talking about what classes we would have taken in High School if we had all the choices our kids have.
Jarom- gets to turn in his schedule for 9th grade next week. He could actually take classes at GTI next year, too. The only thing is, he'd need to find a ride to and from the high school to the junior high. Since he's already got a full schedule next year, we've decided it would be better for him to wait until 10th grade to go to GTI.
Jarom's also decided that he is going to be in the junior high's marching band this summer again. That's a good thing - it will get us out to the parades again. I will let you know when they are. I think he has a spring concert, too.
Amber - is the only one that doesn't have to decide on a schedule for next year. I'm kind of glad. Just figuring out Cameron and Jarom's and meeting with their counselors and trying to get Meagan ready for college is enough! Just think, though, only one more year then Amber's off to junior high. Ack!
Amber spent last weekend at Kyleen's and went to see the new Disney movie "Coraline." I have no idea if I spelled that right. She said it was, "OK, but kind of weird." Something about Coraline going through her closet into another dimension where everything is the same except the people have button eyes. Maybe I'll have to go online and read a review.
I guess that's about it for us!
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Saturday, February 07, 2009
Recycling and Trash - Did You Know?
I didn't know this. Well, some of it I did and some of it surprised me. I saw it when I was logging on to Yahoo to look at my e-mails.
5 Things You Shouldn't Recycle
(you should throw them in the trash instead)
•Pizza boxes
•Napkins and paper towels
•Sticky notes
•Plastic caps
•Wet paper
Here's Why
5 Things You Shouldn't Throw in the Trash
•Batteries
•CFLs
•Electronics
•Motor Oil
•Paint
What to Do Instead
5 Things You Shouldn't Recycle
(you should throw them in the trash instead)
•Pizza boxes
•Napkins and paper towels
•Sticky notes
•Plastic caps
•Wet paper
Here's Why
5 Things You Shouldn't Throw in the Trash
•Batteries
•CFLs
•Electronics
•Motor Oil
•Paint
What to Do Instead
Enriching Gluten
Meagan and I went to a Stake Enrichment meeting together this morning. It was nice. They had 4 mini-classes everyone got to go to, then they had lunch. The only thing they had that I could eat was vegetable soup, but at least I could eat that. I came home and ate some more lunch.
My favorite part of the whole thing (other than hanging out with Meagan and other women that I like) was Sister Blunt's story about the Spanish translator. They made sure that all the Spanish speaking women were in one group and they had a Spanish translator go around with them. Sister Blunt grew up in South America speaking Spanish (can't remember which country). She was speaking English and letting the translator translate, because half of the class was English-speaking. At one point she and the translator got mixed up and she started speaking Spanish and he started speaking English. I find that humorous after having worked with translators before. Unfortunately I am only fluent in English. I know enough Spanish that I can figure out about 1 out of every 5 words, which doesn't make for understanding it very well.
Other than that, we got to make cards. I barely had enough time to get mine done. They gave us all of 10 minutes to make a multi-layered card. Then we had lessons about becoming a Zion people and that we are important and special and should be nice to everyone. Pretty much what I already knew, but it's good to hear it again.
David - is making lasagne at the moment. We've got lots of cottage cheese and I'm not eating it anymore, so he has to do something with it so the kids will eat it. He is obsessed with a PS2 game called "King's Field." I don't even like watching him play the game - it has rather bad graphics and annoying music, but he likes it. Alot. Last night when we went to a wedding reception, instead of turning off the game, he had Jarom play it for him. Then he went back to playing it until 2:00 am when I went downstairs to see what he was doing.
Meagan - went to Enrichment Meeting with me this morning. She was really hungry and was glad they had seconds. She kept bugging me about wanting to eat cheese bread and sugar cookies. "There's lots of yummy gluten in there," she said, waving it in my face. All the women at our table wanted to know if I was allergic to gluten. We took some extra cookies home to David and the kids. Amber said they were really yummy. Meagan is now off with Tyler (of course). I don't know where they were going. Probably to watch a movie. They both get to work tonight.
Cameron - is annoyed with me today. I'm thinking he didn't get enough sleep last night. I saw a note on the piano about signing up for classes next year on the internet. I asked him if it was his, he said he didn't need it and kept scowling at me when I asked him why. Finally he started talking to me. I think we need to go meet with his counselor and make sure he is taking the right classes so he can graduate. It would be good if he graduated with the rest of his class.
Jarom - got a note from AMES Academy inviting him to apply. I asked him if he wanted to go and he said "no," so I tossed the note and didn't think much of it. Last night at the wedding reception one of the moms that has a daughter Jarom's age was raving about AMES. If students go to AMES they can earn 30 hours of college credit and get 75% off tuition at any state owned college. That sounds kind of tempting. I came home and told Jarom, but he didn't seem too impressed. Of course, he was playing "King's Field" for his dad at the time. I think he's kind of addicted to that game, too.
AMES Academy, if you are wondering, is a charter school that is held at Cottonwood High. The acronym stands for Academy of Math, Engineering and Science. (Which makes calling it AMES Academy rather redundant, doesn't it?) Jarom says he wants to major in Engineering, so it might be just the thing for him, but he gets to decide, because he's the one that's going to have to ride the bus to school and do all the homework. Meagan had a chance to go when she was finishing up 8th grade, but she wanted to stay with her friends.
Amber - has been bugging me about getting her gameboy back. I guess I should see if I have it. I thought she'd never want to play it again now that she has a DS. Guess I was wrong. Amber has been doing pretty well at reading every night. During most of the month of January I had to remind her every night - and take away her DS during the week until she'd read at least 4 days. I may have to start doing that again, though. I wish I had someone begging me to read. I'm not sure if I could stop at 20 minutes, though.
My favorite part of the whole thing (other than hanging out with Meagan and other women that I like) was Sister Blunt's story about the Spanish translator. They made sure that all the Spanish speaking women were in one group and they had a Spanish translator go around with them. Sister Blunt grew up in South America speaking Spanish (can't remember which country). She was speaking English and letting the translator translate, because half of the class was English-speaking. At one point she and the translator got mixed up and she started speaking Spanish and he started speaking English. I find that humorous after having worked with translators before. Unfortunately I am only fluent in English. I know enough Spanish that I can figure out about 1 out of every 5 words, which doesn't make for understanding it very well.
Other than that, we got to make cards. I barely had enough time to get mine done. They gave us all of 10 minutes to make a multi-layered card. Then we had lessons about becoming a Zion people and that we are important and special and should be nice to everyone. Pretty much what I already knew, but it's good to hear it again.
David - is making lasagne at the moment. We've got lots of cottage cheese and I'm not eating it anymore, so he has to do something with it so the kids will eat it. He is obsessed with a PS2 game called "King's Field." I don't even like watching him play the game - it has rather bad graphics and annoying music, but he likes it. Alot. Last night when we went to a wedding reception, instead of turning off the game, he had Jarom play it for him. Then he went back to playing it until 2:00 am when I went downstairs to see what he was doing.
Meagan - went to Enrichment Meeting with me this morning. She was really hungry and was glad they had seconds. She kept bugging me about wanting to eat cheese bread and sugar cookies. "There's lots of yummy gluten in there," she said, waving it in my face. All the women at our table wanted to know if I was allergic to gluten. We took some extra cookies home to David and the kids. Amber said they were really yummy. Meagan is now off with Tyler (of course). I don't know where they were going. Probably to watch a movie. They both get to work tonight.
Cameron - is annoyed with me today. I'm thinking he didn't get enough sleep last night. I saw a note on the piano about signing up for classes next year on the internet. I asked him if it was his, he said he didn't need it and kept scowling at me when I asked him why. Finally he started talking to me. I think we need to go meet with his counselor and make sure he is taking the right classes so he can graduate. It would be good if he graduated with the rest of his class.
Jarom - got a note from AMES Academy inviting him to apply. I asked him if he wanted to go and he said "no," so I tossed the note and didn't think much of it. Last night at the wedding reception one of the moms that has a daughter Jarom's age was raving about AMES. If students go to AMES they can earn 30 hours of college credit and get 75% off tuition at any state owned college. That sounds kind of tempting. I came home and told Jarom, but he didn't seem too impressed. Of course, he was playing "King's Field" for his dad at the time. I think he's kind of addicted to that game, too.
AMES Academy, if you are wondering, is a charter school that is held at Cottonwood High. The acronym stands for Academy of Math, Engineering and Science. (Which makes calling it AMES Academy rather redundant, doesn't it?) Jarom says he wants to major in Engineering, so it might be just the thing for him, but he gets to decide, because he's the one that's going to have to ride the bus to school and do all the homework. Meagan had a chance to go when she was finishing up 8th grade, but she wanted to stay with her friends.
Amber - has been bugging me about getting her gameboy back. I guess I should see if I have it. I thought she'd never want to play it again now that she has a DS. Guess I was wrong. Amber has been doing pretty well at reading every night. During most of the month of January I had to remind her every night - and take away her DS during the week until she'd read at least 4 days. I may have to start doing that again, though. I wish I had someone begging me to read. I'm not sure if I could stop at 20 minutes, though.
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