School

Okay so school started on March 2nd, at Noon EST.  Was I nervous?  Was it what I expected?  Did I panic?  Yes. No. and No.  There are the answers in order of the questions.  Online school is totally awesome and it is not hard to reach your teachers, or your advisors or other students.  It is totally awesome and I'm loving it!  I've been doing math most of the day.  I'm trying to do as much as possible on the two days a week that I don't work so that I can just do an hour or so on the days that I do work.  We have to have all assignments turned in my Midnight EST on Saturday, sometimes Friday.  We can get all the work for the week on Sunday.  It is amazing to see how this works!  I've taken a few or attempted a couple of online courses before but this is way different and I totally recommend this school. 

Bryant Stratton actually has campuses all over New York, Ohio, Wisconsin (I think) and of course online and probably other places.  If you are thinking about going back to school this is definitely something or a school to look in to. 

I will update with progress as we go through... Love, L

Vow Renewal Ceremony

Okay so we had to make some changes in regards to renewing our vows.  The ceremony has been changed to November 12th, 2011.  That will be six years since our first date, or close.  We went out on our first, first time we met in person, on November 13th, 2005.  We met online through Match.com, and really it should never have happened, because his email bypassed not only Match.com's security, but earthlink's at the time. 
So we know that it was meant to be for us to meet and fall in love and get married.  If you are on Facebook, and are part of the family, you got an invitation.  Written invitations will go out in October.  We figure this will give us enough time to do it the way we want it!  The reason for the change?  I have to have a computer for school, and right now, I have one on loan from my church.  Thanks Ronnie!

Just Some General Things and Updates

Okay so its Friday and it has been a very busy week, so I'm glad the work week is over.  Norman has two jobs going right now so he has been busy as well.  This is the first week in a while that he has actually worked five days in a row.  Both of us are still fighting allergies or something so that one or both of us has sinus issues everyday. 

School starts on Wednesday, March 2nd, at noon EST.  I have to keep reminding myself that school is on EST and not CST for the purposes of completing assignments and turning in work.  I'm excited and scared.  Now I just want to get started and to see if I can actually handle school.  We have to get a new computer.  Mine, that is now Norman's is not going to cut it for the 2nd half of the first semester, but they said it would get me through the first half (7.5 weeks).  So we are starting to look.  The best we have found so far is about $550.00 not counting shipping.  So I'm hoping that between the two jobs, we will be able to purchase me a new computer and take the other desktop in and have to cleaned up.  He got a virus, and although we have cleaned it, we are not sure all is working properly.

We have cancelled Renewing our vows until later in the year.  We can't afford to do the ceremony the way I want to do it, and buy the computer.  That's okay too!  I know God is working tremendously in our lives right now and we are slowly seeing some light at the end of the tunnel... (and it's not a train). 

I guess that catches us up to where our lives are currently heading.  I know that this is what is suppose to happen with school and all because a very close friend of the family told me that if it was meant to be, God would make sure it all happened, or there would be obstacles to big to overcome.  She was right!  God bless you Ashley Lenore! 

May you all have a God Filled and Blessed day! 
L

My laptop is repaired!!!!!!!

Okay I know it is lame but we have been sharing  a computer for probably almost a month, which is not a big deal when we are both working.  But if he doesn't have any work then he is here at home when I get home from work and alas we both can't get on the computer at the same time.  So he took the computers to see if they could be repaired.  Thanks Honey!  I love you with all my heart!  (My laptop was fixable)

Anyway, his desktop computer is dead.  He's genealogy database was on it so now it is time to rebuild the data base and this time back it up to a disk.  I'm writing again since I'm not working at the school any longer and so far so good.  I should be able to make at least 125 a week, once I get into the swing of things.  I made about 32 in four hours last week.  Not bad, but definitely not going to pay the bills.

Anyway, God is taking care of things and we will be fine.  We drove by a house, but it just didn't feel completely right.  Not ruling it out, but not going to go jump on it. 

Anyway, I hope everyone has a great day!  May God Bless Your Socks off!  as my friend says. 

Love, L.