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Serious prayer needed here

If I have to take another PRAXIS test to be licensed in NC I’m going to be violently ill. Please pray for reciprocity. To get a license in NC you have to take Social Studies Content Knowledge and Social Studies Pedagogy. I would do fine on the World and US content knowledge. I would do well on government and pretty good on geography. Economics…oh not so good. The only reason I did OK on it when I took this test was because I had just taught the subject. That was in 1999 and I haven’t touched it since. My economics instruction stops at supply/demand and inflation. In all of my Soc.Sci. education I have had 3 economics courses…two were histories masking as economics. Please, please, please no take again. Why would I need to take if I have already taken it? The pedagogy scoring would be subjective…I think. I do not want to bank on a test with subjective scoring so I would want to boost my content knowledge score. I just reviewed the licensure app and it looks like I just MIGHT not have to take the tests since I am HQ in AL.

And since I’m begging for prayer support…I have my eye on a cool charter school that would be perfect for my girls and it would be totally cool to get to work there. So like could you totally pray for it? LOL, long day and my head is full of allergy issues. Lovely. Pray that goes away too.

God, I really need calm nerves and peace about this transition.

Quotes for thought:

There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will.
Epictetus

What worries you, masters you.
John Locke

There is nothing that wastes the body like worry, and one who has any faith in God should be ashamed to worry about anything whatsoever
Mahatma Gandhi

Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith.
Henry Ward Beecher

Saturday Saying

Movie night with the girls…

Favorite Quote from the HP movies:

Just because you’ve got the emotional range of a teaspoon, Ron, doesn’t mean we all have. -Hermione Granger-.

Saturday Saying #7

((((( thanks)))))

To all that have stopped by to say hi and feel better, thank you. I feel like such a baby, but we feel pretty cruddy here. Jem’s sick, I’m sick, and the girls are sniffly. Sinus, throat, head, and eye crud. I toyed with the idea of taking a pic of my eye so you could see the red spots, but figured it was just TMI…well, that and the flash would have been incredibly painful. It looks better today, as long as you don’t look under the lid.

“My eyes are an ocean in which my dreams are reflected.”

I think my left eye is currently dreaming of Mars, and my right is ready to dream…have a good weekend.

Saturday Saying #6

I care not what others think of what I do, but I care very much about what I think of what I do! That is character!
Theodore Roosevelt

Does it matter what people think? People are going to think what they want whether you like it or not so I really don’t think that it does. On the other hand, some think what they do is cute, witty, amusing, or cool when it is far from it. Using the argument that it only matters what I think of myself really doesn’t work. Sometimes there is a fine line between self-confidence and idiocy. That is not to say that self-confidence is not important, it is. Self image is also important. Another situation where balance is essential.

IMO it is more important to be happy with yourself than to worry about what others think, but I don’t think that gives anyone permission to act without regard for others.

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Relaxing to the sounds of: Kenny Loggins - Celebrate Me Home
via FoxyTunes

Saturday Saying #5

A cat has absolute emotional honesty: human beings, for one reason or another, may hide their feelings, but a cat does not.
Ernest Hemingway

This is Alli. She attempts to hide herself, but doesn’t do a good job. However, you always know exactly how she feels. She makes it abundantly clear that she does not wish to be touched, picked up, chased, or messed with…unless she needs food and then she will tolerate mild displays of affection.

And in other news:

PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. (AP) - Brace yourself for more wintry weather.

Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow Saturday, leading the groundhog to forecast six more weeks of winter.

The rodent was pulled from his stump by members of the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club Inner Circle, top-hat- and tuxedo-wearing businessmen who carry out the tradition.

There’s still hope for more than a dusting in Dixie!

Saturday Saying #4

We’re all in this together
High School Musical

Every six months or so I get restless. Djembe has learned to humor me during these times. He will rearrange the furniture or help me paint. He even broke his arm because of me. (Curious? Read about it here and the miserable ER visit here.) OK, not because of me…the TV mounting was not ALL my idea. Anyway, he is Mr. Wonderful when it comes to dealing with my latest whim.

Today I had the grand idea to switch the music room and the living room. The catalyst for this decision was the fact that the living room wall is shared with the shower wall in the bathroom. If someone is taking a shower it is all you can hear, and if someone wishes to enjoy a relaxing bath all they can hear is the TV. The other reason, I like the fireplace and want it to get the respect that it deserves instead of sharing the glory with Jem’s awesome TV. I was very surprised when Jem agreed that it was a good idea. Despite the hours that the transition required I must say it was not just a good idea, it was great. The living room will now close off. It is a cozy space, very relaxing. The den is just as relaxing. It needs one more chair, but that is not essential to enjoy the serenity of a relaxing workspace and fireplace. (I am such a pyro.) A couch and my comfy chair are sufficient for now. The PC is in here as well. I must say, it works. I’m just thankful that I have someone willing to appease me. I am still going to petition for his drum stuff to accent the office den. I really liked having a music room.

Everyone worked together today. There were tense times when the girls insisted on being under foot. They did their part though. They cleaned their rooms and worked on getting their clean clothes folded and put away. I like when we are working together. These days it is essential.

Hope your weekend is grand.

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Relaxing to the sounds of: Steven Curtis Chapman - Live Out Loud
via FoxyTunes

Saturday Saying #3

Cleaning your house while your kids are still growing is like shoveling the sidewalk before it stops snowing
Phyllis Diller

I agree.

Saturday Saying #2

The less routine the more life.
Amos Bronson Alcott

Not everything has to be planned. Some of the best moments just happen.

Saturday Saying #1

A high-school teacher, after all, is a person deputized by the rest of us to explain to the young what sort of world they are living in, and to defend, if possible, the part their elders are playing in it
Emile Capouya

The Power of Books…

Thomas Babington Macaulay was born on October 25, 1800
English historian, 1800-1859

“I would rather be poor in a cottage full of books than a king without the desire to read”

Here is a thinkexist.com quote for today. I have not had the pleasure over the last couple of years to read for the sheer enjoyment of reading. But, like this quote I would rather be poor with books than a king without the desire to read. I equate that with no desire for learning. I love to learn. If I could afford it I would be a full time student. There are so many interesting things out there! Books open the door to adventure. Books open the door to knowledge which can make our lives better. At least poor with books you have the opportunity to improve your plight in life, you have the opportunity to seek happiness. Books let us dream and ease the stress of everyday life. Books can show us ways to live better. Books can be an escape from reality. Books can be a gateway to the past or a dream for the future, even a warning for the future. Books can be power. Look how many books have been banned and burned from the shelves of libraries. Look what lasts…the classics. Why are they classics? Will the modern classics still be around after hundreds of years? Some will. What will books of the late 20th and 21st centuries tell those in the future about our life? Books are generally written from the time period in which we live. Will it reveal positives or negatives of our society. Accurate? Makes you wonder and question the accuracy of our historical assumptions.

Which would you choose? Poor with books or king and no desire?

kontan jou.