1. Spend time this week looking up all five grades in the classes I am taking for fall semester.
2. Search two new job web sites. It will help change the "air" of negativity I feel in this abysmal job market.
3. Find volunteer opportunities through MCTC. Look into the tutoring program. Contact the Honor Society for other opportunities.
Sunday, November 7, 2010
Goals Yet to be accomplished
1. Get all A's in every class.
2. Find a good job opportunity.
3. Volunteer.
2. Find a good job opportunity.
3. Volunteer.
Wednesday, October 24, 2010
Class went by pretty quickly. After class I spent the next few hours in the MCTC Library working on my HRTB 1155 discussion and readings for the week. I also continued researching my English 1111 topic for an essay that is due (rough draft) this upcoming Friday.
I was also able to check in with Financial Aid to verify progress on my studentloan. It sounds like I should be receiving my check two weeks from today.
I filed for unemployment (via internet) before leaving school.
I spent the evening running errands and looking for shoes, costumes and ingredients for dinner this evening.
I was also able to check in with Financial Aid to verify progress on my studentloan. It sounds like I should be receiving my check two weeks from today.
I filed for unemployment (via internet) before leaving school.
I spent the evening running errands and looking for shoes, costumes and ingredients for dinner this evening.
Monday, October 25, 2010
This morning is a transition morning. I woke up and helped Sol and Nara get ready for school. I woke up Elan and got him breakfast and got him dressed for the day as well. When Sol left for the bus, I left to bring my kids to their mom's house for the week.
I got to school at 9:45 and spent a half an hour before my Positive Pscyology class in the computer lab.
Class went by pretty quickly. After class I spent the next few hours in the MCTC Library working on my HRTB 1155 discussion and readings for the week. I also continued researching my English 1111 topic for an essay that is due (rough draft) this upcoming Friday.
I was also able to check in with Financial Aid to verify progress on my studentloan. It sounds like I should be receiving my check two weeks from today.
I filed for unemployment (via internet) before leaving school.
I spent the evening running errands and looking for shoes, costumes and ingredients for dinner this evening.
When I got home, Sol seemed to be in a good mood. He had just completed the task of brushing his teeth and doing puzzles with his PCA. I made dinner for Jessica and I and (Sol had Ramen).
After dinner Sol was interested in carving pumpkins. He looked up some ideas on the internet and then drew out a couple of pictures for ideas to carve.
When he brought the pumpkin in, we noticed that it was rotting and ended up holding off on pumpkin carving for the evening. It could've turned into a really big struggle/ordeal, but Sol did really well overcoming the disappointment.
He went to bed around 9:30. Jessica and I went to bed around 10:30 after relaxing to an episode of Prison Break.
I got to school at 9:45 and spent a half an hour before my Positive Pscyology class in the computer lab.
Class went by pretty quickly. After class I spent the next few hours in the MCTC Library working on my HRTB 1155 discussion and readings for the week. I also continued researching my English 1111 topic for an essay that is due (rough draft) this upcoming Friday.
I was also able to check in with Financial Aid to verify progress on my studentloan. It sounds like I should be receiving my check two weeks from today.
I filed for unemployment (via internet) before leaving school.
I spent the evening running errands and looking for shoes, costumes and ingredients for dinner this evening.
When I got home, Sol seemed to be in a good mood. He had just completed the task of brushing his teeth and doing puzzles with his PCA. I made dinner for Jessica and I and (Sol had Ramen).
After dinner Sol was interested in carving pumpkins. He looked up some ideas on the internet and then drew out a couple of pictures for ideas to carve.
When he brought the pumpkin in, we noticed that it was rotting and ended up holding off on pumpkin carving for the evening. It could've turned into a really big struggle/ordeal, but Sol did really well overcoming the disappointment.
He went to bed around 9:30. Jessica and I went to bed around 10:30 after relaxing to an episode of Prison Break.
Sunday, October 24, 2010
This morning Jessica and I woke up and were kid free. My kids (Nara and Elan) spent the night at my parents and Sol (Jessica's son) spent the past four days (MEA Weekend) up north with Jessica's Mom, Step-Dad and family.
We slept in (for a change) and then spent the morning reading the paper, cleaning and preparing for my Elan's birthday celebration scheduled today at my parents house. His birthday is Halloween, but he will be with his mom next weekend, so we decided to have a small get-to-gether at my parents house to celebrate Elan's 4th birthday.
Jessica and I went to Monticello to pick up Sol and then we headed to my parents' house in Brooklyn Park.
We ended up staying there until almost 7pm. My brother and sister-in-law brought their kids (Austin who is 3 and Carter who is 2). All of the kids got along really well and spent most of the hours playing and watching movies together.
This was the first time Sol seemed to really have a good time at my parents house. He was definitely ready to leave when it was time to go, but it was great to see him playing with Elan and Austin so well. Usually he comes over to my parents house and I worry that he's bored most of the time. He hasn't really developed a "grand-parental" relationship with my parents yet and I wonder if he'll ever really bond with my parents. I don't expect him too (or they to him), but I also don't want to push too hard or too little in the process....
When we got him, Elan was quite tired. He went to bed around 9pm. Sol and Nara went to bed after 9:30.
We slept in (for a change) and then spent the morning reading the paper, cleaning and preparing for my Elan's birthday celebration scheduled today at my parents house. His birthday is Halloween, but he will be with his mom next weekend, so we decided to have a small get-to-gether at my parents house to celebrate Elan's 4th birthday.
Jessica and I went to Monticello to pick up Sol and then we headed to my parents' house in Brooklyn Park.
We ended up staying there until almost 7pm. My brother and sister-in-law brought their kids (Austin who is 3 and Carter who is 2). All of the kids got along really well and spent most of the hours playing and watching movies together.
This was the first time Sol seemed to really have a good time at my parents house. He was definitely ready to leave when it was time to go, but it was great to see him playing with Elan and Austin so well. Usually he comes over to my parents house and I worry that he's bored most of the time. He hasn't really developed a "grand-parental" relationship with my parents yet and I wonder if he'll ever really bond with my parents. I don't expect him too (or they to him), but I also don't want to push too hard or too little in the process....
When we got him, Elan was quite tired. He went to bed around 9pm. Sol and Nara went to bed after 9:30.
Wednesday, October20, 2010
Today was a quick morning. Jessica got the kids ready for school. I slept a little later than I planned.
Sol had a dentist appointment. Jessica worked from home today so she took him to the appointment.
I dropped Elan off at preschool and then dropped Nara off at her bus stop at the YMCA before I headed to MCTC for the day.
I turned in my two applications for a child care grant this morning. It sounds like my children are going to be put on a waiting list for funds when they are found eligible. In all likeliness, I won't get any funds for Fall Semester, but they may receive funds for Spring Semester.
I went to the MCTC Library to do more research for my research paper.
I spent the majority of my time in the library reading about my topic (Grand Juries and the USA PATRIOT Act).
I went to my pop-culture class and afterwards went to the YMCA to do a spin (bike) and swim workout.
I picked up Nara from her bus stop downtown and then picked Elan up from his preschool. We had a big Chipotle dinner before heading to Nara's therapy appointment at 7pm. (Nara has been in therapy since her mother and I separated two years ago. It started out as a weekly thing that was detrimental to her mental health, but in the past 9months to year, we have slowed the visits down to every 4 to 6 weeks). Tonight visit was very positive, and we set up a final appointment for mid-December. Since our family (Jessica, Sol, Nara, Elan and I) has been looking into the possibilities of in home family therapy, we've decided to end going to the Minneapolis location after this year.
We went home and Elan fell asleep on the way home. Nara and Sol went to bed around 9:45.
Sol had a dentist appointment. Jessica worked from home today so she took him to the appointment.
I dropped Elan off at preschool and then dropped Nara off at her bus stop at the YMCA before I headed to MCTC for the day.
I turned in my two applications for a child care grant this morning. It sounds like my children are going to be put on a waiting list for funds when they are found eligible. In all likeliness, I won't get any funds for Fall Semester, but they may receive funds for Spring Semester.
I went to the MCTC Library to do more research for my research paper.
I spent the majority of my time in the library reading about my topic (Grand Juries and the USA PATRIOT Act).
I went to my pop-culture class and afterwards went to the YMCA to do a spin (bike) and swim workout.
I picked up Nara from her bus stop downtown and then picked Elan up from his preschool. We had a big Chipotle dinner before heading to Nara's therapy appointment at 7pm. (Nara has been in therapy since her mother and I separated two years ago. It started out as a weekly thing that was detrimental to her mental health, but in the past 9months to year, we have slowed the visits down to every 4 to 6 weeks). Tonight visit was very positive, and we set up a final appointment for mid-December. Since our family (Jessica, Sol, Nara, Elan and I) has been looking into the possibilities of in home family therapy, we've decided to end going to the Minneapolis location after this year.
We went home and Elan fell asleep on the way home. Nara and Sol went to bed around 9:45.
Tuesday, October 19th, 2010
Last night was a rough night because Elan woke up multiple times and I didn't sleep very well.
Jessica woke up earlier than usual and left for work before the kids were awake. It was an uncomfortable morning because we said little to each other and weren't communicating because of an unresolved argument we had last night.
I got the kids up and ready for school. Sol caught his bus and had a fairly good morning. There was no conflict in our interactions and he seemed to be pretty happy this morning (which is always a good thing).
I drove Nara to her downtown bus stop at the YMCA in Minneapolis and dropped Elan off at hid preschool before heading to MCTC for the day.
Before my American Radicalism class I started doing research for a research paper which is due in less than three weeks (the first rough draft is due a week from Friday).
I printed out over 200 pages of articles relating to Grand Juries and the PATRIOT Act. I haven't come up with a thesis statement yet, but it is going to relate to these two subjects.
After class I spent another hour and a half in the library reading different articles. I also studied some of chapter 5 in HRTB class after checking in with my Team in my on-line class.
I picked up Elan from preschool and dropped him off at his mom's house for the evening (It's her evening to spend with the kids since its my week of custody). Nara took her school bus to her mom's after school. I am pleased that Natalia and I were able to agree to her bringing the kids back to my house (instead of me doing all the driving and dropping the kids off/picking the kids up from Minneapolis to New Hope and back). Some day I look forward to her stepping up and taking responsibility for doing the pick up and drop offs herself (I currently do almost all of the driving for pick-ups/drop-offs, regardless of which week it is. I think it's only fair to expect her to pick-up/drop-off during my weeks and vice versa).
When I got home Jessica and I spent over an hour checking in and communicating about what was wrong. It was positive and successful. We are on great terms, once again, and should be able to better communicate what we're feeling (needs vs. wants).
The kids got home around 9:20 and Elan was already asleep. Nara and Sol went to bed around 9:45.
Jessica woke up earlier than usual and left for work before the kids were awake. It was an uncomfortable morning because we said little to each other and weren't communicating because of an unresolved argument we had last night.
I got the kids up and ready for school. Sol caught his bus and had a fairly good morning. There was no conflict in our interactions and he seemed to be pretty happy this morning (which is always a good thing).
I drove Nara to her downtown bus stop at the YMCA in Minneapolis and dropped Elan off at hid preschool before heading to MCTC for the day.
Before my American Radicalism class I started doing research for a research paper which is due in less than three weeks (the first rough draft is due a week from Friday).
I printed out over 200 pages of articles relating to Grand Juries and the PATRIOT Act. I haven't come up with a thesis statement yet, but it is going to relate to these two subjects.
After class I spent another hour and a half in the library reading different articles. I also studied some of chapter 5 in HRTB class after checking in with my Team in my on-line class.
I picked up Elan from preschool and dropped him off at his mom's house for the evening (It's her evening to spend with the kids since its my week of custody). Nara took her school bus to her mom's after school. I am pleased that Natalia and I were able to agree to her bringing the kids back to my house (instead of me doing all the driving and dropping the kids off/picking the kids up from Minneapolis to New Hope and back). Some day I look forward to her stepping up and taking responsibility for doing the pick up and drop offs herself (I currently do almost all of the driving for pick-ups/drop-offs, regardless of which week it is. I think it's only fair to expect her to pick-up/drop-off during my weeks and vice versa).
When I got home Jessica and I spent over an hour checking in and communicating about what was wrong. It was positive and successful. We are on great terms, once again, and should be able to better communicate what we're feeling (needs vs. wants).
The kids got home around 9:20 and Elan was already asleep. Nara and Sol went to bed around 9:45.
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