Went up to Canada for Christmas and it was wonderful. First time in awhile we were able to spend the holidays with my parents & also my brother, sil and their kids. While it rained for Christmas there it meant snow up on the mountains, Mt Washington got over 1 1/2 meters of snow which was great. The kids & my niece and I went up there on Dec 26th at night to go tubing. It was awesome, we all had a great time and my son realized that when your mother, grandparents, uncle, aunt, & cousins tell you how cold it will be and to dress warmly that we are right because we have all been there and done that while you haven't. So let's just say after an hour his words were I'm cold, I don't want to anymore, & I need hot chocolate. The next day my sister, her husband and 2 of their daughters came. So I got to meet my new nephew in law and new great nephew. It was great and he did pass my daughter's test for guys without a problem. She really liked him which was great. While we didn't get to spend a lot of time together the little time we did was great.
The kids did some new things over the holidays as well. Both kids took the chance at the pool and went off the higher dive board. Ds actually dove off that board twice without an issue. They went ice skating for the first time which was interesting and they want to do it again. We went to a local Jr Hockey game and won a team's jersey and it only cost $2 which was great (except for the part of it not being washed and the kid was about 6'2" so it is huge!!
Well where has 2010 gone? I have no idea myself because parts of it seem like a blur. To be honest it seems like it should be around March maybe not December 31st. In looking back at this past year there has been a lot of changes in my life. Some where ones I was expecting and glad to have happen and others were not and not sure exactly how I feel they are. I do know that I did find a lot more patience, trust in God, realizing that I was on the right path and rediscovered my backbone that had been lost over the years.
Going back up to the Pacific Northwest helped make everything better, I didn't realize how much I missed the mountains, the greenery, the fresh air, the people who are polite & more calm, and the mountains. Enrolling in college full time & starting down a different path than I thought I would, something that interested me years ago. I actually am looking forward to going back to it which is strange considering I am going to be doing math (yuck).
I know that this year that is coming is going to have its ups & downs, it will be frustrating at times and great at others, there is going to be good times & bad times, my patience will be tried but I know I have it, I will need to keep my backbone, and I will have to keep my trust in God. That is something I know that I can do.
Friday, December 31, 2010
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
College part deux
Well today I went to new student class at the local community college to get registered for the Winter semester and it went pretty good. I spoke to an advisor and she is allowing me to go into English 101 instead of English 99 because I just missed it on the Accuplacer which was great. But on the down side there is a waiting list for it, I am #1 on the list so I should get into it I handed in my transcript from Coastline and found out I will have more credits than I thought which was even better. Handed in the paperwork to the Veteran's Affairs office and everything is going well there too. But to get the BAH I need to be in at least 3 classes and with the 2 classes I am in, I am 2 credits short of it, so hopefully I do get the English class because then I can stop worrying. The advisor suggested I only take the 3 classes because most of them are in the morning and that gives me the afternoon for homework before picking up the kids. Then maybe also sign up for an online class but make sure I can do the homework especially with Math 94. I already have 2 teenagers I know that have offered to help me out, plus 2 brother in laws that are good in math. Basics I can do, it is the word problems and the x factors I have problems with.
It did give me a little boost of confidence doing this and I know I will do well. i also realized that while Marketing was something I was interested in before it isn't something I can necessarily do, especially after talking to some people about it. So Criminal Justice is where I am heading, I have done things with security in the past and did enjoy them. It will give me the chance for various areas and that could be interesting as well.
So now I just sit and wait and wait and wait. To find out exactly what I will need to do to get the 3 classes. Keep your fingers crossed.
It did give me a little boost of confidence doing this and I know I will do well. i also realized that while Marketing was something I was interested in before it isn't something I can necessarily do, especially after talking to some people about it. So Criminal Justice is where I am heading, I have done things with security in the past and did enjoy them. It will give me the chance for various areas and that could be interesting as well.
So now I just sit and wait and wait and wait. To find out exactly what I will need to do to get the 3 classes. Keep your fingers crossed.
Sunday, December 5, 2010
December
is now upon us and the lights are being put up, the Christmas trees being decorated, holiday baking beginning, gifts being bought and hidden away and travel plans being made for the special day of the year. We remember the goods times we had growing up, starting our own families and wonder sometimes it is possible to create them again. We follow traditions that have been in our families for generations which put a bigger smile on our faces. Adults are being children again and children's eyes are lighting up.
Sometimes though as you sit down and look around you wonder how commercial Christmas has become, we have forgotten the true reason for the season. The fact that we are celebrating a child that is born who will save us all if we listen to his words. That his birth created angels to sing, a bright star to sign and men to travel thousands of miles to see him. A child that put so much fear into a King that he ordered all boys under the age of 2 to be killed. This child would grow up and become a man that would lose his life for our sins to be forgiven.
We are forgetting that it is better to give than to receive, that the price of presents doesn't matter it is the thought that counts, that it is time to spend with family and friends, to remember, to love, to forgive, to celebrate, to give and to be grateful for what was given to us. Sometimes the later means that we do have to swallow our pride and allow it to happen.
So remember the reason for the season, give to others, and treat them as you would wish to be treated yourself. Keep a positive outlook, open the door for others, smile and say Merry Christmas as well as Thank You, pay for the coffee of the person behind you, pay their toll, give to the homeless, give to the children, give of your heart.
Sometimes though as you sit down and look around you wonder how commercial Christmas has become, we have forgotten the true reason for the season. The fact that we are celebrating a child that is born who will save us all if we listen to his words. That his birth created angels to sing, a bright star to sign and men to travel thousands of miles to see him. A child that put so much fear into a King that he ordered all boys under the age of 2 to be killed. This child would grow up and become a man that would lose his life for our sins to be forgiven.
We are forgetting that it is better to give than to receive, that the price of presents doesn't matter it is the thought that counts, that it is time to spend with family and friends, to remember, to love, to forgive, to celebrate, to give and to be grateful for what was given to us. Sometimes the later means that we do have to swallow our pride and allow it to happen.
So remember the reason for the season, give to others, and treat them as you would wish to be treated yourself. Keep a positive outlook, open the door for others, smile and say Merry Christmas as well as Thank You, pay for the coffee of the person behind you, pay their toll, give to the homeless, give to the children, give of your heart.
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