Monday, January 23, 2006

bleh

Hey loves. I miss you!
Last week I had the flu pretty bad, so I missed one day of work. And unfortunately, grades are due--yikes!--tonight! So I've been doing major makeup work. I still have one class' set of tests to grade and enter, and then I'm done...maybe I can still get to bed at a decent hour tonight.

Anyway, I've been stressed. I'm looking forward to a fun weekend--but I'll do my best to find time to sit and blog about life between now and then.

I love you all!
-Danielle

Tuesday, January 17, 2006

lettuce

Okay, now Vall dropped offf...can we not have all four of us at one time?? = )

Just bored at work right now. No patients left. I got recertified for my basic life support education again. always a big thriller. however, i did learn something new this time...Apparently the American Heart Association is changing CPR regulations from 15 compression, 2 breaths (which it has been forEVER) to 30 compressions and 2 breaths. This goes for everyone- infant to adults, which is also really new. They say it will make it easier for the lay person to perform CPR, but I think it will super confusing for all the innocent lay people who have done the good deed of taking CPR and now have to re-learn it.

I don't really have anythng new to say. I just wanted to post something. Sorry it may be boring. Shell, sorry to hear about your senior pastor. My first reaction, a sad reflection on our culture, was: "oh no, what did he do????" I was relieved to hear that it was just a change of focus. I can imagine how difficult and strange it will be for a while. But, as i learned when my former paster left, there are other pastors with amazing, but different gifts, that can truly bless the church and bring them to new places.

Diz, i talked to you yesterday. nothing else to say. = )

Val?? I don't know what to say! I guess i'll have to call you or something!

Hannah

Friday, January 13, 2006

Lovelies

Hi wonderful friends. I am in sixth period right now--the kiddos are taking a test. It's a hard test and I'm angry at them. I gave them a copy of the test to study from--yes, the actual test. It's an essay test, so I wanted them to plan it out, etc., before they got here. I gave them two class periods but thye only "kinda" worked during that time. Well, now some of them are asking me for definitions of the basic words in the prompts. Totally irritating. Probably my fault for not being strict enough with them before. Normally, I'm sad when I give students bad grades, but I'm actually hoping to give some of these kids a low score, to scare em, ya know? It's their final exam, so it's worth a lot too. Anyway, I'm venting. Good thing no one knows about this blog. I'd probably be double reprimanded for bad spelling and grammar. Hahaha.

Okay. So I had a meeting with the principal today. He said good things. Nice. :) He gave me some great ideas, but was overall encouraging, and I did a good job at coming across fairly professional. We'll see what he says on the official paperwork, I guess, but it should be okay. Whew.

I apologize for the lack of focus...I have to help students out here, ya know? Actually do my job...

But I'm going out of town for the weekend and it's been a while since I've posted. SOOOO...here I am. :)

How is everyone? Hannah, so glad we talked the other day. :) It was nice to catch up with you and all. And I really am sorry that the downpour of posts came when ou were without internet access. :(

Michelle, how are you? I feel like you're the one I'm most out of touch with these days...hope life is going well...!

Val, any progress on the family on the other side of the pond? ;)

Well, I'm going on this retreat this weekend with the hs'ers at church. Pray for us--that it's lifechanging for them, that I'm willing to be used by God, that it brings God glory!

I love you but I gotta go. THe bells about to ring and they need help turning in their work.

-D

Wednesday, January 11, 2006

a real post!

Hello friends!

I am typing this in word, so I can come back to it as needed. Plus, it makes it look like I am not blogging at work. Not that it matters. Hey, spell check just marked ‘blogging’ as spelled wrong. I bet the new editions of word will have it in the dictionary, hey? SO strange, how new words creep into our vocabulary so quickly! Did ‘blog’ anything ever exist?

I hope I have made up for my time away by calling/talking with all of you now. Michelle, I’ll still need to catch you up to date on things…I told the other two about Christmas all ready since I didn’t feel up to writing it all out. I talked with my dad again last night, and he is really worried b/c my brother finally went home (back to Texas). He thinks my mom will do something now that we are all out of the house again. I have expended great energy in trying to get him to see that he cannot contrl or change her…all he can do is stay in God’s will, doing the things (such as prayer, bible study, counseling) that he feels called to do, and let the rest go…he worries himself sick!

But, enough of them. I myself am doing very well now. Coming back from the holidays is always difficult for me. It took me a bit to adjust to being here, working, plus all my friends were gone. Diz, I totally feel you on the New Years Eve thing…it was a quiet night here too. No parties, but matt and I did go out to TGI Fridays and watched “The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy” (SUCH a strange movie…anyone seen it??)

In other news, I’d have to side with Val on the emerging church issues…I can’t say I’ve really heard about it, though I have an idea of what you are getting at. Just the other day, one of the Christian nurses here (who loves to share tracts and evanagalize) heard me talking/debating with a couple other nurses (an atheist and someone playing the devil’s advocate to me). Afterward, she told me “you can’t win people by discussion.” I was flabbergasted. I told her that I could…not without faith, but you can use reasoning with people, too…right?? That is what conclusion we came to in class, correct?

Spiritually, I feel like I’ve just learned a lot more about myself and had someone peel back my pride so I can, well, see my pride. I think that will be my most difficult issue for some time. I’d definitely appreciate prayer. I easily compare myself to others, seeing how well off I am…but my true comparison is Christ. Not only is he there to model (to look at) but, wonder of wonders, he is actually in me. I really can’t figure that one out. The Father, Son and Holy Spirit dwell in me. Regardless of what I do, how I act, the things I dwell on. I truly want to be renewed, pick up the discipline of daily prayer and bible study, and worshiping in song throughout the day. I’m so glad to hear all of you struggling for this too…b/c I know it will reap great rewards one day!

Okay, this is pretty long. Hope I have either satiated your appetite to hear about my life or possibly whetted it so you post more often! = )

Monday, January 09, 2006

how come no one notified me of mucho blogging?? I am SO behind...still reading about new years....by the time i get caught up, i'll be too tired to post!!!

Thursday, January 05, 2006

Which Jane Austen heroine are YOU?

Okay...this is dumb. Don't spend too much time on it... but here's my results!
You scored as Elinor Dashwood. You're Elinor Dashwood, the "sense" of Sense & Sensibility! You tend to hide your emotions, but you feel deeply. You also feel obligated to carry the burden of keeping everyone in your family under control.

Elinor Dashwood

85%

Emma Woodhouse

75%

Catherine Morland

75%

Marianne Dashwood

65%

Fanny Price

65%

Elizabeth Bennet

55%

Anne Elliot

50%

Which Jane Austen heroine are you?
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So...which are you?

Wednesday, January 04, 2006

Caffeine!

Guess what? I've been cutting back on caffeine...not as a resolution or anything, just cuz I thought it would be good. And I haven't had a Mountain for breakfast in THREE days!! I'm drinking one now, but it'll last me till after lunch.

Just had to share my accomplisment with somebody...

HANNAH???

Hey-lo ladies. How's it going?

My first question is: Hannah? Where are you? I thought for sure you'd be back by now! :( I miss you. I hope Christmas with the family was good; either way, can't wait to hear how it went.

Well, the end of the semester here is rapidly approaching, simultaneously with high school winter camp. I've got so much to do!! And I'm being observed tomorrow. (If you think about it between 7:50-8:45 you can pray for me!) I'm a bit nervous because my principal has a reputation for firing people...I'm not sure how much of that was him firing people who needed to be fired and how much of it really was off the cuff. But it kinda freaks me out, though I'm going to try to act completely normal tomorrow.

Anyway, I need to at least get this room in good working order, so I've gotta jet. Much love to you all though!!
-Danielle