Scrapbooking...

I decided that I would do Journal My Christmas this year. I have wanted to do this for the last several years, but between issues like school, I did not..so this year I am going for it!!! I got out all my scrapbooking stuff and plan to spend a little bit of time each day...so Michelle and Denise..HELP...

The Mortimer's fall 2010

Well here we are, Thanksgiving is over and advent just started...getting ready for Jesus' birthday. Here in the Mortimer household, we have started the decorations including the advent wreath, outdoor lights and Santa, and some of the indoor decorations. We plan to get our tree next weekend and finishing our decorations inside.

My PhD program has been challenging, but I have three more weeks and three papers left to accomplish, then I am off till January 24th.

Work has been exhausting, but the clinical group I have is doing well. I have to lecture for four hours next week and write exam questions and grade papers..the fun stuff!!!

DJ got his first report card, he past everything, but has his challenges each day. he was diagnosed with a vision problem and has started therapy. It is called accommodative infacility. He also has visual processing problems such as right/left awareness (like b and d, he gets them confused), visual processing speed, visual memory, and visual motor skills.
He has made a new friend, Daniel, and they have become best buds.
DJ is also doing ice hockey and wants to do indoor soccer. He started on Holy Name's team for ice hockey. They are a young team, I think there are only 2-3 5th graders and most of the team is new to ice hockey..but they have a great goalie!!! They had two games so far and lost both. I also signed him up for a developmental indoor soccer program, it starts next Sunday, so we shall see if he likes it, we may sign him up for spring outdoor soccer.

That is it for now..I would like to get some of my scrap books together...any ideas?
Wendy

September Stuff....

So August 3th came and went...DJ started fifth grade in a new school, I started my new job and then shortly after that, I started my UWM stuff. I have been keeping myself very busy and had some time to enjoy myself..I started ice hockey and so did DJ...here are some events....

Independence day 2010

The date says it all..Independence Day...Dave, DJ, and I are yet again at the Melchiorre's ( Dave's eldest brother, Ken). We have had a tradition that every year we visit them, even in the case of hurricanes, we visit. So since they moved to DC area we have started coming down over the 4th of July. This year is no different. On our first day here ( Friday) we went to the Blue Ridge Crab House and had the most amazing ( and expensive) crabs, Saturday we hung out together, Al and I mostly, went shopping and then cook dinner for a king [grilled pork with an amazing glaze, my clam chowder, shrimp, smelt (only Ken ate those), grilled veggies, corn and then pie from the famous ( Southern Living famous) Mom's Pie in Leesburg, Va] oh and we can not forget the wine....now today we are headed out on the boat in the Potomac..going tubing and then seeing the fireworks from the water in DC..then we head home tomorrow and look forward to a nasty hot week...last week of clinical!!!

It was AMAZING

So I am a big Flyers Fan and I am so proud of what they accomplished. Seeing the Stanley Cup last night was amazing and there is always next year....Things happening in June...well I am almost done at Reading, I will finish up on July 23rd. I am working a lot at Lehigh Valley come late July and into August. DJ finishes school on June 15th..they go in at 0900 and are done at 1120? Not really sure why!!! But hey that is okay. School has started back up for me, so I will be very busy over the next few days with that..to catch up since I spent most of my time watching the Flyers!!! Thinking about next year..me playing ice hockey..DJ starting a new school..He may play ice hockey..me starting a new job...boy my head is spinning!!!! Well I really need to sleep now...had 4 hours last night....

Spring 4th grade Happenings...

Well as you can see May started with an orchestra concert, then we had a Title One reading program with reptiles, a band concert. Dave was away in North Carolina, we also had the Flyers games, then DJ received his religious award for cub scouts, then Colonial Days, more Flyers, and ended the month with a bang, a 4th grade show with DJ and his classmates singing and then of course the hospitalization of both my in laws (out now, and doing well...)....So welcome June where we have the end of 4th grade for DJ, moving to a new school for 5th grade, summer days at the pool, and then in July the end of my career at Reading....

A mix match of May occurances...

Well tell you what has been going on...1st and foremost, I got a new job. AS of August 28th, I will be employed by West Chester University. I will be an assistant professor teaching senior level nursing students. It is a nine month position and I am so happy and look forward to the many opportunities!!!

Last weekend, DJ and I with about 40 other scouts went camping celebrating the 100 years of scouting! We had fun and it is great camping with the boy scouts as they do everything for themselves!!!

I started my 1st week of my last semester at Reading..so I am tired!!

April 2010...

Well this week was/is spring break for me at UWM...now this weekend I need to focus and start really working hard...hockey season is over ;(, but in a way it will be good for me to look forward to the end of this semester and get things done..then I have to look at the future..what should I be doing my dissertation on? Thinking about looking at curriculums and how pain is taught? What about pain and how it effects different cultures? Work related pain....what it is like for people with work related back injuries returning to their previous jobs...I not only need to think about the actual dissertation, but I also need to consider how I am going to obtain my subject population! So what do you think?????

I do look forward to next month...David will be in his last year as a cub scout..they are working on voting for a patrol name...the three they are voting on is The Raptor Patrol, The Stealth Patrol, and The Cyclone Patrol...what is your fav?

April also brings forth Easter, I will be in Kansas City for a conference with my PhD cohort!!! and I have several parties including my end of year Flames party on April 16th!!

Here we are the 2009-2010 Runner-up...we had our championship game today and we lost 3-0. We had a great time and I am so proud of our team!!!

The leather....

So as we went out to find a new chair for my office, we ended up buying new furniture for our living room....pictured above is the new stuff and the color is the same..burgundy!!! We are happy, so this weekend we are cleaning the living room an Dave will steam clean the living room too...the furniture comes Tuesday!!!!

What is next....

The week started out grand and we end on the rainy side...had a great weekend....play well...helped in 2 shutouts...paid off my car....almost finished furnishing my office (need a chair)...now today I have a meeting with my advisor and need to figure out what I am doing for my dissertation and think about choosing my major professor...by April 15th...is something else due on April 15th?

Illness 2010..

Wow! Getting over with the GI bug I caught..Monday night was not a good night..I will not be eating pizza, peanuts or chocolate chips again for a long time!!! Still feeling on the bleak side this AM, but now feeling a bit better..what a way to lose 5 lbs!!
Wendy

Hockey...

This was my team from last year after winning the championship game!!!

Gotta love ice hockey!!! I currently play with the Concord Flames out of Aston, PA!! We had a game last night against the Hatfield Predators. We won, 7-1, the lone goal from Hatfield was tipped in by our player ( not me, but it could have been)..I played very piss poor!!! I really need to beef things up here a bit with my skating and stick handling!!! So hopefully scrimmage tomorrow night will not be cancelled...

Joci jumping in the snow..moving like a seal...
Shula found the ball...

Joci and Shula trying to find the blue ball...

Still finding the ball....

Shula in the snow....

This is a record year with Philadelphia having three major snow storms and over 70 inches of snow. Here where I live, about an hour northwest of Philly, we got less than 70 inches of snow..but still a significant amount. We are not yet dug out of our development and school for both David and I is canceled!!! So I am back home doing lots of work!!!

School...

Well, as you know I am in the swing of things at both my work school and my PhD school..I am glad we are off tomorrow...I have a ton of school work to do..especially since I am coordinating a course in the summer!!!! I just hope we continue to have electricity...I can not imagine what those people in Cape May county are doing without electricity since Saturday!!!!

Goings on...

Dilon, Timmy & David on David's 10th Birthday

David in front of the Bryant Park Tree December 5th 2009..just before walking away from me and causing me to have a heart attack!!!

The infamous walk down the stairs on Christmas Morning 2009




David intently reading the letter Santa wrote to him....

Wendy and Dave with Shinedown January 28th, 2010

From my last posting, a lot has gone on.... In December, DJ and I went to New York City..it was a cold, rainy/sleety day...and in the morning, I told him not to leave my side..and lo and behold....at the end of the night we were waiting for the bus at Byrant Park and he walked away from me....I freaked of course screaming his name..he finally showed up after what felt like 3 hours...trying to figure out why I was upset..he said he went to see if our bus was there....anyway..Christmas went without a hitch..I became very busy with school work and end of semester..but got done everything with the exception of my research practicum..then the day after Christmas, we went our way out to California...Los Angeles and San Diego...In Orange county we went to the Knotts Berry Farm..were Snoopy lives..the amusement park was fun, but the hotel was not the best..we left there to head down south to San Diego where we saw the Midway and the sea lions at La Jolla..then we made our way back north to LA and Universal City...we did the VIP tour at Universal and then hung out till the celebration of New Years..the on our last day we went to see the HOLLYWOOD sign, Hollywood Blvd, and finally Santa Monica...we made it home okay and then David and I started school /work right away...then later on that week I had corrective eye surgery!!! Yeah I can see now!!!...hmmm now school fro me has started, Met Shinedown, and David turned 10!!! What next????

I figured I needed to get to the top of Michelle's list....so here is a blog and I will write more at a later time as my computer is in the shop.....Blog Blog Blog