Day 257: The Job Hunt

Eric here, covering another Thursday night. I tend to do these because this and Sunday are my days off and the only time anything interesting really happens with me. Not that this is always the case; today wasn't terribly exciting. I went out to Olathe a little early to take the car seat back that we still had from Sunday. I almost went for a ride on the motorcycle, but it was going to take some work to extract it from the garage and it wasn't quite warm enough yet. So instead I went to JCCC early and stopped off at the career center to see if they had any listings. Unfortunately most of what they have is geared towards soon to be graduates with specific degrees. I ended up with a couple of leads that hopefully will be better than the picture message Jess sent me that informed me McDonalds is hiring!

I need a McJob!

Day 243: Must be Thursday

T'was a typical Thursday, not much going down; just Addy chasing the laser pointer 'round. Ok so I can barely rhyme and it's the wrong time of year. The point is that Thursdays in the Green family are all about the same for this semester. Jess works, I go to class and the gym then come home and we make dinner and watch something for a bit. Ah, but not today. Today before class I happened to check my school email and discover I'd been dropped from my gym class. I had a warning from my instructor saying to attend by the 11th or I'd be dropped. Well that's no problem, I went on the 10th. But what's this? Another email saying I've been dropped anyway... So I went out to JCCC early to sort it out and eventually ended up with some paperwork I have to get signed by a couple higher-ups and return within a week. -Sigh- I guess I'll get to 20 visits this semester somehow. Oh, and I got a new school ID made for free since it was my first one this year (actually since I started at JCCC), and I managed to lose my old one for the umpteenth time.

This picture is better than my last ID and way better than my driver's license

Day 229: Back to School!

School technically started 2 weeks ago - but 2 weeks ago on Thursday was a snow day, and one week ago on Thursday we were in Mexico!  So now we're back into it...booooo.  My class is at JRP in Lawrence and Eric's is at JCCC in Overland Park - so we're worlds apart until late in the evening.  I'm learning about teaching to students with severe and multiple disabilities, while Eric learns how to do our taxes!  

I'm going to make this post short, we've got to hit the books!

(To the tune of the Money song) "Study, study, studyyyyyyyy, STUDY!"

Day 44: School School School!

Eric and I have a lot going on in the area of school right now.

He's working really hard to finish his Associate's Degree from JCCC this semester.  He'll be taking Criminology, and Technical Writing I online, and Religions of the East, The Business of Games, and Lifetime Fitness II at the JCCC campus.  Thirteen credit hours along with part/full time work will be tough, but I know he can do it!  Even though he'll graduate in December, he will be attending the graduation ceremony in May.  Mark your calendars for May 20, 2011!

I'll be taking three Special Education classes at KU this semester.  One online, one at the Edward's campus, and one on the Lawrence campus.  Then I've got three classes for the spring semester and the capstone class next summer.  If all goes according to plan, I'll be graduating with my Master's Degree in Functional Special Education next spring.  For me, the traditional walk down the hill will be on May 22, 2011.  The actual School of Education convocation has not been scheduled, it will be on the 20th or 21st - but they only issue 2 tickets per student [what?!], so you don't need to mark your calendars for that!

With my camera in the shop - you may experience a few pictures from our past.  This is my and my mom graduating in the same weekend in 2003.  She graduated with from JCCC with the degree she started on when she was pregnant with me, and I graduated from Olathe East High School.  Now I look forward to graduating alongside my husband!