Sick Day at Home

So unfortunately, I woke this morning feeling under the weather and decided to stay home. I had homework to do for school, so I worked on that most of the day. I also took time to relax and try to get over whatever I have. Still feeling under the weather and this is going on Day 3. We'll see how the rest of the week goes, I guess.

On a side note, I think Lucky thinks Husby is leaving for yet another business trip since he has been sulking around the house all day and now we found him laying on the couch on top of Husby's dressy sweater....

Weekend

It was Homecoming for the Gators, but we were unable to secure tickets, so we watched it from home. I was supposed to do my homework, but I barely made it through the readings. I haven't been feeling well (dizzy, nauseous, sore and achy). The Gators won, but the game was very close. It seems both Arkansas and UF made some mistakes in their game plan, but both teams were good and the game was good overall (Husby was yelling at the screen whenever they made a bad plan or the zebras made a bad call). SEC is still one of the best conferences and that is obvious with the teams. Just my thought. Still not feeling well today, but we are off to bowling and dinner in a bit.

Grad School Blues...

Today I am singing the Grad School Blues. How in one day can I go from carefree and relaxed about my upcoming class to a complete mess and overwhelmed? Oh that's right because I decided to have 7 classes of students take an exam this week and my new semester of classes started and there are a gazillion things to do in 1 week for this class. I have 3 readings (1 is mandatory, 1 is "optional but important that you skim the key details" and 1 is a case study on Calif. Finance), a 3 pg. paper/discussion to write, a Self-Test, a weekly evaluation, a discussion of introductory value. Oh and I am *supposed* to start working on my Course Project that is due at the end of the semester. Where do I start?

To top it off, my students have come up with wonderful reasons for why they did not do well on their exams...complain, complain, complain. And then while I am lecturing, they interrupt to ask meaningless questions....just another day in the life of an underpaid, unappreciated teacher. :(

Exam Day = Doom Day!

So today is a teaching day with 3 classes to teach. Fortunately for me, it's an exam week (second of four), so there is less creativity on my part, as I only have to lecture for 1.5 hours instead of 2.5 to 3 hours. But here is what is irking me today. They all knew they had an exam today...I only announced it and wrote it on the board every week for the past 2 weeks and highlighted it during last week's class and they have a course syllabus....yet I had 2 students who were completely oblivious to today's exam. Then, because I care about my student's well-being, I reviewed and reviewed and reviewed the material being covered on the exam, posted a review sheet online for them, and evenly slipped on some hints as to the types of questions that may be on their exam. Any yet, they still seem to miss the questions! Seriously? I cannot even give away points. I think I will need a large bag of chocolate to get through this grading week. :(

Sorry for the rant!

Consignment Shopping

I was just watching The Duggars and saw them go shopping here. I should keep this place in mind in the future. We will have to see if we can attend one of their sales to stock up on some things in the future and bring lots of friends and family to help find the great deals.

http://www.growingkidssale.com/

Room Decor Challenge

Below is my Room Design Challenge Entry and I chose a Nursery with an Aquatic Theme. It is more ideal for a boy, but could be girlied if needed. I love the underwater and found the ocean design calming.

Enjoy!

*My Power Buys*

Since I am home these next couple days by myself, I spent part of my evening looking for some great deals.

At Bed, Bath & Beyond:

Cookbook Holder for the Kitchen (orig. 12.99- 20% off = $10.39)



Picture Frame Tray (Clearance = $4.98) -For our Guest Bedroom-
*It is missing a piece of glass to cover the pictures, but I can find one and it may need some touch-up paint*




At Target:

Photo Box (Clearance = $ 4.98)
*I added a coat of white paint to cover some dirt marks and then fixed the ribbon (it was falling off) with some hot glue and added the shells*