Beneath the Wraps

             Shortly after we had moved to Oregon I remember a Book of Mormon class having been offered on a Tuesday night of each week.  The missionaries would teach the class which seemed well attended. I became familiar with the class when I would go to the Relief Society activity meeting which was held once a month – also on a Tuesday. There were some sisters who chose to attend the Book of Mormon class rather than support the sisterhood of the Relief Society.  I remember being annoyed that they were on the same night usually at the same time.              It must have been in 2019 when the Book of Mormon class was changed to the Come Follow Me class.   In addition to Sunday school there were members of the ward who would meet once a week with the missionaries – but the time was changed to 4:00 on Wednesdays.   During nice weather we would meet outside.   It was a nic...

        The largest sized classes  take place in July.   By mid-August the number dwindles as there are several who are instructors and have already started their         “back to school”. There were only six of us in the pool yesterday.             Usually toward the end of class children will start staggering in for their swim lessons which follow our water fitness class.             There was no staggering and I wondered if maybe they had discontinued with the lessons as several life guards may be returning to school as well.           Then they came.   A heard of children entered just as our class was coming to an end. I guess that means summer is            coming to an end as well. I'...

         Today I took my last of the antibiotic that had been issued Monday.   And I do feel better.   Possibly up to 80%, but I am weak still.   A jaunt out to the mailbox has worn me out.   I have not had much exercise.   Each time I move just an inch (NOT an exaggeration) I end up coughing uncontrollably.   Never in my life have I gone through so many tissues, rolls of toilet paper and bladder pads in such a short time.   I hope to never have to experience this again.             I am grateful that neither Roland nor Jenna has had to endure the same physical pain.   Roland has had a cough and phlegm, but nothing close to where I’ve been.   Jenna has managed to dodge this all together.   Hopefully, it will remain that way.   I think I was sick enough to account for all three of us. I had been scheduled to work four days this week but ended up not working at al...

          I remember my mom and I taking a class together on storybook literature.   Sadly, I don’t recall the name of the instructor but he was of German descent and had had exposure to cruel fairytales versus what he called “watered down” versions that seem traditional in America. I think there had been only   four classes as we met only once a week for only for four weeks – at least that is what I remember.   I don’t know if I recorded anything about it though Corey may have my mom’s version of what took place.           I remember our instructor showed us several frames taken from a graphic story.   I don’t recall there being words, but if there were, he would translate the German captions into English.   The story was on obedience and minding your elders.   Peter had been warned by several adults including mom, dad, and at least one grandparent.   They had told him not to ...

          On March 18 I started a class in public communications.  My first assignment was to take (or make up) a situation from work and address it.  When I initially looked at it I had decided to speak on connecting parental support to the child’s behavior – but I had misread the point of the assignment.  Fortunately I decided to wait until Wednesday (the day of the lecture) before I started.           A teacher’s aide, for the most part, rotates among different classes.  The particular schedule I had followed on that day was 30 minutes each with kindergarten to 3 rd grade, most of the time with kindergarten.  Also, that particular position required me to monitor the 4 th grade during recess and their lunch.  I was with the kindergarten class when the fire alarm went off on Monday for a fire drill.            By Wednesday I ha...

                My communications class ends tomorrow.   I need to post my written speech, revised speech, where it went, etc.   I have been able to compare the subject of my assignments to writing the assignments (and presenting one in recording) for the class itself.   I’m sure it will make more sense once I get around to posting either tomorrow or Monday.   Monday seems more likely.   So sorry to keep ya’ll in suspense . . .

2nd grade reading           chapter books           Journeys - first story Jess makes gifts           story goes that she makes           homemade gifts for her mom                                       her brother Mike, and Gram. Last paragraph mentions a Jane           a Jane that was never mentioned                                       before Type-O? 1st group reading ...

I've been working at various schools substituting for aides who need the time off for whatever reason.  This week I observed two different classes react differently to the same set of instructions:             "We will be doing these problems as a class.  Follow my instruction.  I will give you time to finish each problem.  Stay on task.  Do not go ahead of your classmates.  It's important that we do this together."             The first group did not even make the attempt to follow the directions.  Each had a private race against the other classmates.  Most of them really did seem to understand what was expected on the worksheets but still lacked in following the direction of staying on task and not moving ahead.             The second group stayed on task and focused....

            Shortly after I started my schooling online, I made a list of all the required classes that I'd be taking.   Thus far there have been three assigned classes that were not on the list.   One of them is this one I'll be taking for the next four weeks.   I don't quite understand why it's been assigned to me - especially since I've already taken one that has a similar description.   I had received an email from the instructor on Sunday.   She is over the freshman and has presented a guideline for those who have never taken an online course before.   I am nearly a senior.   I think someone entered me into the wrong class as the description sounds very similar to one I recently just completed.  This is nuts.             The wind has changed and pushed the haze back into the skies and pushed our green back to yellow air q...

          I had been asked to mark attendance for choir - only I have not marked anything for four weeks now - either choir was canceled, the doors were locked, or I wasn't there.   For an entire month?           Every fourth Sunday a class is offered to the instructors. A primary counselor reminded me of that.   It's hard to believe that four weeks have gone by.   Where am I?             I had just finished another accounting class - suspecting that my instructor is even more bored with the class than I am.           The one I compared to Walter and Sheldon here, has been copying and pasting her findings word for word.   I called her on it.   I don't know if anybody caught that.             So bored with the dis...

This will be my fourth year going to South Umpqua Memorial Pool for water fitness.    I remember the temperature of the water being opposite of the air temperature in the past two years.   But this year has been like river water regardless of whether the air has been warm or not.    The last few times I've attended, I never did manage to warm up - except for yesterday.   And that was when I got out. Yesterday was the first day this year that I saw bugs in the water - all tiny corpses floating around.

This week my critical thinking class is focusing on arguments.   For our discussion post, we were each supposed to find an article and provide premises and a conclusion and identify whether it was valid or sound.   This week's assessment introduces us to this video.   I wished I would have watched it before participating in the discussion This is what was posted to my discussion:      A crime, by definition, is a harmful wrong geared toward an individual, community or society (C. Law, n.d.).  Ransomware is a malware sent to computers for the purpose of denying user(s) access to stored information by changing passwords and not releasing new password until a ransom is paid.  This has proved to be harmful to businesses and other public forums (Safety, 2018).  Ransomware is a crime.        In the article I read, a local school district was targeted just yesterday.  There is information that c...

                  The assignment for my Philosophy class was to write my opinion on a dream job - which I already established in this post is NOT in accounting - though I may consider applying for said position with the Hallmark Corporation - though I think there would be other positions that would be of better interest.           After reading over my assignment, I decided I hadn't completed the expected requirements and so am posting this to my blog instead. What is a Dream Job?             "The value of a man should be seen in what he gives and not in what he is able to receive" - Albert Einstein (Doyle, 2018)             The words "Dream" and "Job" together feel like such an oxymoron.  A job is something I would have in or...