Hello again...well I can not believe that it is November 13, Friday November 13!!!! I have had somewhat of a productive week...for my school, I sent a letter to an editor of a journal...I am hoping it gets published...I got a surprise from Dave yesterday...he left a nice bouquet of flowers...he left for San Diego for a guys weekend...I have a lot coming up...Dave will have surgery on Nov. 20th, Thanksgiving will be home this year, David and I are going to New York City on December 5th, I have four papers to finish, and then the holidays...oh not to mention ice hockey games...then on Dec 26th we are heading to California as a family..so it should be fun...Well until next time....

Halloween 2009

So today was a great day...got a lot done around the house and got icicle pansies for Dave to plant outside, I also bought two African Violets that he planted with the pansies outside...he dug them up...I clean the kitchen and did a science project with David and Timmy (David's friend)..we made glow puddy....the dogs were in their Halloween outfits, but Joci kept trying to eat Shula's cape....David went out as a marine...I did not get much in the way of school work done as of yet, but I still have time....Dave took DJ around the neighborhood..then we will be driving to other neighborhoods....Trick or treat....

Wendy

One week later, feeling better about school, worked out for 40 minutes this AM, but now have a headache that I can not shake it...I am going to bed....

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!!!