HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Totally distraught!!! I am trying so hard to work on things right now, I have writers and readers block!!!! Oh help!!! '
On the lighter side, we won our first game on Sat. We only had 9 players and a goalie!! We played so well together!!! So proud of my team.
Until next time...

Joci sleeping in her cage....
David getting a horse ride at our neighbors house...

Okay..so today is Saturday October 10th..this last week was a blurr...I am so far behind in my school work, it is not funny...but I will be okay...last week David got suspended from school for an unprovoked attack, AKA bodily assault. He saw kids playing chase and joined in, in the mist of the chase, he tackled another boy, unprovoked...as I feel that he should have had a punishment, I think an out of school suspension was not warranted. David was having fun, he said so, he did not do this maliciously. Also, to give a 4th grader a suspension, out of school, is not punishment..he was glad he was not in school...really what kid would not like this???? So not sure what will be next...on a lighter side, I have my first hockey game tonight..it is going to be tough with a lot of ice time since we only have like 10 skaters..fun fun...I have included a few more pics....

David at Gettysburg, riding the half track
David parachuting.....

David Parachuting

David's 1st day of 4th grade....

Okay...so I am going to try to post more...I want to blog about my journey in school. as some of you know, I started my PhD in nursing with a research focus in May, 2009. It has been tough. Last semester I took two classes, Statistics and basically a philosophy course. I got As in both classes!!! This semester, I am taking Nursing Science and Issues in Scholarship plus a one credit research practicum.

Issues in scholarship is very interesting. It teaches you how to be a PhD student. I am learning about how to write correctly via APA, how to write a letter to an editor, how to research a topic, and scholarly debate.

Nursing Science is all about theory development. So this course has been the thorn in my side. I do not feel that I am up to date in this class. We had a paper due on 10/15, and we all all struggling, so she moved it back to the 22nd.

Anyway, and on top of things, I am working fulltime at Reading and perdiem at Healthworks. I did give up quite a bit this semester and I will not be working so much perdiem this semester. I am also still playing ice hockey...had too knock some steam off some where...

Just wanted to thank everyone who has helped me so far...

Not been Around

Well...the summer has been going by real fast..I finished my 1st semester as a PhD studnet ( at least I think I did...hopefully my last paper was okay..I do not want to have to write it over)...I know I got a 97 in Stats....besides school , I have been working a lot at the casino and got a little break over the weekend and went to the beach...DJ and I went to cub scout day camp in July and Webelos Extended in August...more to come later..but for now, a few pics...

David at Day Camp 2009

Did you think DJ would not have an RPG? HA HA

Just after rowboats!!!

It has started...

Well...May started out with a bang..so to speak...David made his First Holy Communion on May 3rd...it rained that day, so we just went out for lunch with family and a few good friends...Thanks Jac and Ed for coming down!!!! Then I started teaching my course..Health Assessment...which has been going well...then Mothers Day came around and we had the rest of the family and David's friends over for a party ( for his communion)...the following weeks were uneventful...just working and getting ready for this week...wow this week has been very interesting...I am currently in Milwaukee starting my PhD program...I have meet 17 other people from around the world...yes one person is from Japan!!!! Others are from Michigan, New York, Wisconsin, Oregon, California, Illinois, Kansas, and Washington DC...We have very different backgrounds..but are getting along great!!! Waking up in this dorm room each morning is very surreal...In some ways I do not feel that I should be here....but everyone here at the school assures me that I can do it...they say if they can do it, so can we and we would not be here if they did not think that we could do it....so much stuff has gone on it is amazing!!!! Well..I am going to go and try to sleep for a bit longer....

Hockey and Scouts

Over the last week David went from being a Bear scout to a Webelo ( Zoo America from Hershey Park was there to show off some animals) and I played in an ice hockey tournament...I have been keeping real busy with work...I also went to a suturing class at Villanova...it was very helpful!!!! We won second place in the tournament and got really kool chairs with coolers on the bottom along with picnic stuff ( plate, napkin...etc...)...This week I am in between semesters at Reading so I will be working to get that started and working at Lehigh...The Flames Blue team has their party on Friday and David is making his 1st Holy Communion on May 3rd....lots to be done!!!!

Here is out team minus Colleen, Charlotte, and Deb

Collin, Timmy, David, Jarad

An Owl from Zoo America

Watching Zoo America present several different animals!!!

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Where Have The Days Gone????

Well...I have been too busy to write...our ice hockey team won the championship game! Awesome..we had so much fun!!! I have been working at Lehigh Valley and now the semester is over for spring and I start teaching summer session in less than two weeks....Easter was nice, we had our annual Easter egg hunt with our neighbors, the Booz family...DJ had to try to find his Easter basket by finding all the eggs the Easter bunny hid, and we went to Laurie's house for dinner...DJ is preparing for his 1st Holy Communion on May 3rd...so we have a lot going on and it is only going to get busier as I start school in May....

Some on our team celebrating!!!!!!!

David Preparing for his 1st Holy Communion ( he is the 3rd boy)

David and Hannah...they fit in it last year...HA HA

The Booz family

Egg Hunt at the Booz residence

David holding a found Easter egg....