Isn't she just so pinkalicious? Pink PJ's, Pink cupcake, pink plate!
Here is what we've been doing lately.
I am still looking into what to do to finish up school. I'm
currently looking back at finishing up SVU. I could do it in a
few simple classes! Sort of simple. I'd have to take Calculus,
then a 300 level Modern Art class, and finish up a 3000 word
paper I wrote 7 years ago on Victorian Poetry. Crazy! But that
is all to get my degree. If I want to add an English minor I just
have to take a 200 level English course. So at the moment that
is the choice I'm sticking with. I just have to find money for
that now. But its A LOT cheaper than the Art Institute, like
$87,000 cheaper! Then someday soon I can move on to Grad
school. I'm also looking at several interior decorating diploma's
that would take a year to complete.
Brian is steadily looking for a job. I'm beginning to hate the
whole thing. Last year if he needed a job it would have been
quite easy in his field! There we tons of Manufacturing
openings. This year on the BYU eRecruiting website there are
12 openings in Manufacturing. 12!!! For the entire school
of MET. Not good! Of course he is looking elsewhere
besides eRecruiting, but as a guidethat is not a good sign.
The whole job market/economy thing just makes me really
mad right now! That seems like such a menial way to say it,
but how else do I say it? We are finally at that point in life
where we should be getting a job, buying a house, starting
to live like real live people. Instead, we'll just be in the
same exact spot except not living mostly
off of loans. I'm just angry about it!
Naomi and Gwen have been sick with a head cold/fever
combo. They are finally getting over it and now Brian
has it. He mistakenly assumed yesterday was the worst
of it. Now today he is realizing this could be the worst
of it. I have my doubts. It was awful for poor Naomi, I
think it will get even worse for poor Brian.
I finally finished reading all 13 books in A Series of
Unfortunate Events. I did not enjoy them! But I am a
finisher so I had to read all 13. I will still recommend
them though. I think they are a great book to help
early preteen kids expand their vocabulary. I think
for that age group they'd be really funny yet still have
that intrigue. For me though, I just speed read through
them just to see how it ended. I know I could have
just read the last one a long time ago, but I needed the
whole story.
We made a genius treat last night that our friends
Danielle and Jesse told us about. It's so easy too!
Brownie mix, then you plop cookie dough on
top of that and bake. Brian and I have dubbed it a Brookie.
I'm also working on becoming a recycler! I have wanted
to set up full on recycling for a long time. I just keep
excusing it away because we live in such a small place -
where would I put it all? There are a few drop off bins
in our parking lot that I should utilize. They only take
paper, newspaper and aluminum cans though. If I want
to do more than that I have to drive it to a recycling
center in Orem. So that is what I've decided on. I don't think
they require that I separate it all out, but its much easier
to store it all separate so like the cans don't contaminate
the cardboard with various debris. I'm in the middle of
working up an organizing system for my tiny back room
so it will be easier to store and transport.
