I wanted to fill everyone in on what’s going on with me
right now. One of the managers where I’m
employed was impressed enough with my work to offer me a job in his department. It’s not a huge promotion, but it gets me out
of the rain and heat and gives me a small raise and a set schedule. I’ve already worked two days in the new
department. It’s like having an entirely
different job.
I had some trouble getting my transcripts from the college I
graduated from to college I’m trying to attend, but finally got them
there. Now, the new school is going to
process my application, and I hope to hear something from them very soon. I can’t even explain how much I want to go
back to school. This time, I have a
clear understanding of what I want to be: A teacher.
Like many first-time students, I went through college not really knowing
what I wanted out of life. By the time I
was done, I had a degree that I didn’t know what to do with, and a pile of
student loans to pay off. I want to do
it right this time.
I received the final test results of my Praxis I test, and
writing was actually my lowest score… lower than my math score… lower than my
reading score… Hmm, I figured math would have been my lowest, but at least I
still had a score high enough to meet the requirements. The only thing I’m not sure about is financial
aid. I applied for financial aid before
I did anything else, but my understanding is that have to be accepted to a
school before I’ll know exactly how much to expect. I guess I’ll find out soon, one way or the
other.
I hope everyone had a good Fourth of July. We took our two-year-old daughter to see
fireworks. She was in awe of them. She wouldn’t look away from them, but she
wouldn’t let me put her down, either.
She was afraid of them, because she didn’t understand them, but she kept
talking about them in that excited way toddlers use to express their interests.
I finished reading Lonesome
Dove, by Larry McMurtry last week. I’ve
always enjoyed the TV miniseries, and found the book at a thrift shop for a few
bucks. Took forever to read, but I
enjoyed every bit of it. I think it
might be the first western-genre book I’ve ever finished reading, and I definitely
recommend it to fans of the genre.
Currently, I’m reading Roadwork,
by Stephen King. I’ve read plenty by
him.
Thanks for reading. I’ll
be back next week with something new.
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