Beneath the Wraps

          As I have already mentioned, I had started two classes on Labor Day this month.   One in managerial accounting and the other in financing.   My accounting class seems like a refresher course as there is some familiarity within the topics. It also feels like a prequel to my financing class and I wish I had it BEFORE my financing class and not side-by-side as I tend to get the two mixed up and have actually turned in one assignment for one class into the other.           Fortunately I have really good instructors in both classes who have been able to give me feedback right away instead of waiting until the end of the week as was the case with my last instructor who did announce ahead of time that his grading day is Sunday and that is it.           I am having the hardest time with the subject at hand.   Valuation principals...

Jenna LOVES to dress up in costume.   I had thought for a while that she had always wished she had blond hair, but she doesn't see it that way, though she did do chores in order to purchase a blonde wig which may look real from a distance, but the fibers themselves are polyester or some other form of plastic.   This is what she wanted to wear to school:             We had tried another bow - partly to secure the wig, but also to keep the strands off her face.   Long hair is just too bothersome right now, which is why she's had such short hair for almost a year now.   I tied a bow in scarf that Ooki had sent but it definitely did not go with her personality, though it did seem to match her shirt well                 but she did end up wearing the multi-pastel colored scarf rather than the bandana.   She did keep the...

          When I was in my twelvth mod, I had two classes.   I would try to attend the live lecture of each class.   I think I had attended all four lectures in my algebra class - perhaps only three.   Fortunately there was no problem with the hook-up system (the school uses a program called Zoom) but the instructor in my management class would always have a problem with the system cutting out or recording only audio or video, but not both.   It generally happened whenever she played a video in addition to her lecture.   I told her to stop showing videos and just send us the links.   I don't know if it would have made any difference.           Last mod I also had two classes - two accounting classes.   I still don't understand the language, but I actually did well in both classes.   That is amazing considering what torture it was trying to get into a live lecture or (in mos...

When I was working at Swire Coca Cola Roland and I felt I should be staying home with the boys. In February, I said I would be leaving in April My last day would be April 15th. In March I was asked to take a class in Excel.   It didn't seem to matter that I was leaving.   It was a fun class - different program than what I had at home, but I could adjust. It was nice. I was grateful that I had been given that opportunity and keep notebook as well. though there were many things I learned that I would never use personally there seemed to be some that would benefit me at the time. Now I am taking an Excel class again. I am floored at how much information can be created in Excel.   We are barely just touching surface with this class. It is fun to learn and create. Next week will be my last week for  these two accounting classes and  then I will be starting something new

       The school library will be open three times during this summer.  Yesterday morning was the first day and I took Jenna to return the books we already had and trade them for something else. We had also stopped by Soco to have a meeting with the committee for the  Children's Summer Reading Program.  Jenna asked me if I'd take her to the library in Riddle which was also on my agenda, but it does not open until 3:00 on Tuesdays.  We returned home before we went to Riddle.  I took care of some school work.        Jenna had wanted me to present my Costco card at the library for identification.  I've had it for over seven years.  The picture is of both Jenna and me.  She had really wanted to be in the picture that day, and I was just going to have her stand in front of me, but the man who'd been waiting to take my picture said that we could both be in it.  I like the picture so I keep the card.  Je...

          During our winter break from school, students had the option of participating in a discussion on a Winter-what-you-doin' course - I guess you could call it that.   Students were not required to participate -   it was just an option to earn prizes.   I participated just for fun.   I didn't have any other classes.           This summer the school is offering another "fun" participation with a course called "Road Trip" which I thought I'd be interested in learning more about, but had totally put it out of my head the week we had returned to Salt Lake City.   On the day of the funeral my alarm went off.   "Road Trip" appeared on my screen.   I didn't understand why my alarm had gone off to remind me that I was on a road trip (keep in mind   that I had lost a tremendous amount of sleep by then)           Before we got...

                As mentioned in this post ,   I thought Highway 140 was quite beautiful at some parts and quite scary at others.   The idea of a 50 foot drop and no guard rails is rather creepy.   But that is the way Roland wanted to go - and he was driving.                 I thought 140 seemed scarier driving north than it did driving south - which is ironic, as the drop is on the south/west side.   The drive didn't seem quite as long, either.   But Denise and I had taken I5 through Medford because she wanted to see the temple.   I just   had Roland go by way of Highway 138 to Highway 97 where you can choose to go north up through Bend and over through Boise, or you can drive down south to Lake View and Winnemucca.                   The Nevada route ...

     My head is so full right now. I'm tired. My fingers will never catch' up to my brain. I've written thoughts about the library but have not posted them.  I've taken countless amount of pictures that I still haven't viewed. I finished my algebra and entrepreneurship on Saturday. Two more classes started Monday but I haven't . . . still . . . I've done the daily checkpoints and started a research for my posts which will need references. Right now I am just way too tired to comprehend anything more. We returned to Myrtle Creek about three hours ago.  I feel the tiredest that I have ever felt in my life. For those who read my post on a regular basis, you know that it contains a hodgepodge of thoughts and posts. You ain't seen nothing yet . . .   I've got more tucked away in my brain. I would like to write and post them all. They will not be chronological. I can guarantee you that.

I've turned in the math assignment for this week and have taken the assessment.   One more week and assessment to go .   This is how I truly understand math: If Bob is waiting for his bus at the corner of Lupis and Vine on a Tuesday and he is eating Strawberry ice cream, but not quickly, and his melted ice cream is dripping onto the sidewalk before the bus comes;   meanwhile, three cars have passed and none have bothered to offer Bob a ride, how far is the sun?   If Lisa has agreed to babysit for Mrs. Brown, and walk the dog for Mrs. Green and water plants for Mrs. Plumb, what color is Lisa's shirt?   If Hector collects rocks and balloons and gives one balloon to Kathy for nine seashells, what day of the week is it? I do like my instructor.   I wish I had just one ounce of her passion.   But I don't.   It's math.   I've found some videos that have been helpful.   Others are . . . what ??????   I came across one v...

If x   times 3 = 3x and you subtract 12 = y over 3x squared, what are y and x?   We will never know.   Apparently it doesn't matter. Order of operation matters. Order of operations is a way of thinking logically - so says the mathematician.   Do you know how boring you sound?   Only math nerds understand the numbers game and the results of getting there - though most of the problems are never completely finished - they are written down as far as they can go.   So an acceptable answer could look like this: 4x+3q+8-7n=y^12   What?????   If we don't ever know what q or y or the rest of the letters are - what's the point???   Roland says it's to learn logic.   I don't learn logic!   I am too dang frustrated to be logical.   I want to scream, swear, pull out my hair, and hurt whoever it is that came up with x(3-6)+[6*(n-q)4]-12x in the first place. Give me a break!   I was not put on this planet to answer mixed up number/l...