Beneath the Wraps

            For the entire month of December, I had a problem sleeping.  I couldn’t get comfortable.  I’d stir.  I’d wake up.  I don’t think I ever slept for more than five hours during one night – and it was NEVER five hours in a row. I was even watching accounting videos and still not having success with my sleep!             This month I am experiencing the opposite.  I can’t ever seem to wake up – not do I want to.  Right now the rain is soothing to my ears even though it’s pounding on the rooftop.  There is something calming about it.  I like to sleep.  I enjoy being restful.  But I’m really not restful if I have too much sleep.              I finally got my speech turned in for my communications class, but I did not have a good experience with making the video or uploading.  The rain is louder than m...

Same Spelling, Same Pronunciation Bark is the outside surface found on the trunk of a tree. Many dogs produce a sound called a bark whenever someone approaches his territory To court someone is the same as dating. A court is a place where legal actions take place. Both basketball  courts and tennis courts consist of an area with marks and nets which contribute to a sport. A court yard is the area or space between buildings that surround it To flush a toilet means your sending the water in the bowl into the sewer.  A flush  in poker means your cards are in sequence.   Iron is a source found in meat, some vegetables, and beans.   We need iron in our diets.   Sometimes when working out, people will refer to lifting weights as pumping iron . Some water pumps are made of iron - or were. When we press our clothes, we use an iron .   Some golf clubs are referred to as iron s. Being kind to some...

I seem to have such a hard time waking up and staying focused – which I’m certain my readers recognized with my last post.   Perhaps I should just delete it and start over.             In August of 2018, I had applied for a teacher’s aide position within the school district.   I had been interviewed at three of the five schools but was not hired through any of them.   Instead, I stayed on as a substitute which gave me the option of filling in for aides at all five schools.   Turned out to be a good fit as it gives me more options and flexibility.   At least it did.             My first assignment was at the end of September.   I had accepted a position at the middle school.   It was a very positive experience and I had been grateful for the opportunity.   The next day I was filling in for somebody at one of the elementary schools. ...

My laptop gets internet My PC does not No cloud communication For quite a while now so What’s the point? I started a two-week assignment January 31 to February 13 – And I’m still there A few have asked if I can work For them I said “Yes” to one and the boss asked If I could work longer Yesterday I had others ask if I could work May and June.  Their boss (our boss) said “No” She wants me to continue with the Assignment I started in January I have to give a speech this week for The only class that I am taking right now I am so glad there is only one. It was tough taking two classes with work I know many people work full time and go To school full time.  I think I Could handle it once Not anymore. I wish my PC was more vibrant I wish the screen on my laptop was bigger I wish my house would clean itself This is a boring post and I am drained.

                I'm certain that I have over 80 posts in which I had used public transportation while living in Salt Lake City.   There is also a high volume mentioning driving or the car itself.   There is also an entire post dedicated to water transportation here .    Amusement rides may not count as transportation as they are thrills.   Riding trains at the park or the zoo takes passengers around - sort of a tour - in a circle back to where you started.                           My first experiencing with riding a passenger train (I'm assuming AMTrack) came when I was about seven or eight. My cousins had moved to Denver, Colorado for a couple of years and my mom and grandma had taken me and my brother, Patrick to visit for about a week I guess. I don't have man...

Emily Freeman and David Butler host a series of YouTube videos designed to assist with the “Come Follow Me” program.  Last week’s reading offered different accounts of the story of the loaves and the fishes and of Peter walking on water. I love Emily’s example that she shares about her son, Caleb (sp?) and am touched by the messages that have been shared here . Spring break is over.  Jenna finished her time off with a bang.  She’d invited several of her friends to the theatre to celebrate her birthday playing games and pizza.  It appears the majority had fun.  

When I was younger, I remember my Aunt Trudy using the word "discombobulated".  I knew the meaning had something to do with a state of confusion.  I did not recognize this as a real word, however, as I have never heard anyone ever having used that word before except for Aunt Trudy.  Then just a short while ago when I was watching a rerun of the Match Game.  Tom Bosley had said that he felt discombobulated and it sparked a memory. I think the word itself is funny to hear as it sounds as if it was just made up by one in a "discombobulated" state.   Research tells me that the word has been around since the late 19th century.   Aunt Gertrude was born just 21 years after the start of the 20th century.  She obviously knew people who had been born in the 19th century who were still using that word.  I have been curious to know about where it had come from or why it was said.  From one site ( here ) I learned that it is sugg...

          For many of us change is a difficult thing.  We change instructors each time we advance a grade in school.  Our insurance doesn’t allow for a certain expense and we change doctors as a result.  Death always creates change.  We must deal with the void in our lives.  Some do this gracefully.  Others may complain.           Often, we are asked to accept responsibilities that we certainly hadn’t stood in line for. Some of the responsibilities accepted force us to grow in ways that we may have not otherwise understood.  Take my brother, Corey, and cousin, Michelle for example.  Both had been placed in situations regarding finances attached to an estate.  Corey took over what Patrick had been assigned to do initially.  We had all voted on it.  Patrick seemed the logical choice.  He could have easily cheated each of us out of our inheritance but we al...

         If you could pick a best friend and your true soul mate from the world of fiction and make them real, who would you choose and why?       In the classic series "Anne of Green Gables" there is an amazing friendship between Diana Barry and Anne Shirley.  I would love to have a friend like Diana who is always there to route for Anne and love her for who she is.  Diana is more attractive than Anne but does not allow her good looks to interfere with her loyalty.  She is kind and respectful and will keep confidences.       I would have loved to have a friend like that - someone who has been there for me no matter what.  I have had friends, but not solid friendships like the one between Anne and Diana.  I would pick Diana.

          The thing I love most about living in Myrtle Creek is the close knit community - people who care for one another and express concern more for people than things.  The first couple of years we lived here, I was able to breathe much better than I did in Utah.  I still believe that I do but I haven't done well with the extremely bogus weather we've had.  8 months of no moisture to two weeks of cold and too much moisture -my breathing is not where it should be in my opinion.           I love living in a relaxed atmosphere as opposed to an uptight bustle.  But I have made no secret of this.  Several of my posts have explained this already.

Though my communications class started on Monday, the lecture isn’t given until Wednesday morning.  I am not able to attend the live session when I am working and cannot listen to the recording until after I return home.  The instructor does have a question-answer period on that same day but I don’t want to just pop in and start asking questions she may have already covered in the video and yet if they are not covered in the recorded lecture, I have missed my opportunity for asking live.  I feel like I am working with a two-edged sword.  I don’t like it. Our initial discussion post is due on Wednesday, but I like to have it done by Monday or Tuesday.  Sometimes the discussion doesn’t get covered in its entirety anyway.  Thus I did post what I had written based on what I read.  But I had missed the point of the assignment and did not get that turned in until just several hours ago.  There was something mentioned during the lecture that made me...

            It's uncanny how much of my life or programs will fall into my path during courses I am taking, and I can use those experiences or episodes to tie into school discussions or assignments.  Take this week for example.  I have just started a class in communications and public speaking.  It started on Monday.  It was the same day that at least one of the elementary schools in our area had a fire drill.  I know this because I was there.             Yesterday the fire alarm went off again. Word came over the walkie-talkies that "Everyone needs to be out of the building. This is NOT a drill."  Some of the students heard that, but not everyone did.  The drill took place during class.  The more serious threat was during lunches.  The children were safe.  I suspected that the fire was not a major fire but more of a trash-fire although I had no way...