Gloria Gaynor

Algebra is going okay so far. Now, mind you, it's just been the first class, but Univ. of Phoenix partners with the ALEKS corp. (I have no idea what the acronym means at the moment) and ALEKS has a program to teach people math. I spent over 2 hours in it tonight and kept up much better than I thought I would. I finally quit when I started making too many stupid mistakes. I'll try again tomorrow night.

My husband and I are going to Vegas this weekend. No dreams of instant riches, just for fun and so I can see a friend who moved there. The kids will stay with my parents.

I'm tired. And sore everywhere. Work is busy. I'm going to pass Algebra! I will survive!

This is the BIG ONE! I'm comin', Elizabeth!

Yes, picture Fred Sanford clutching desperately at his chest, staggering around his cluttered living room, yelling the phrase "This is the big one, Elizabeth, I'm comin'!"

I start Algebra class tomorrow night at 6pm Mountain time. This is the class that, in part, kept me away from school for 20 years. I've been afraid of this class. I nearly failed Algebra in high school and that experience has had a lasting effect on me.

Happily, the learning team I had for my last class will all be a part of this class. Hopefully, we won't have much "team" work, but it's nice to know they'll be in class with me. I was comfortable in our last class, Composition. Grammar and stuff. Not so much in Algebra class. If God weren't going in with me, I'd run now!

I'll keep you posted.

Little Red Dog

It's been awhile. Sigh...I know. I wish I had some good excuse, but I don't. I've just been busy-and hasn't everyone? School is still on, and going well. I'm coming to terms with the fact that life is sometimes disappointing, but overall I'm more thankful than I have been in years, and not just because Thanksgiving is in 3 days. I find that if one makes the effort, one can find many things for which to be thankful every day, and that doing so is more than worth the effort. I've started e-mailing a couple of friends a list of things I'm thankful for on a regular basis (daily, if I can; though I haven't done so lately) and I notice a very marked increase in the level of my mood.

My husband and I recently (yesterday) celebrated our 18th wedding anniversary. Everyone says this, but I don't know where the years have gone. I still feel young, and have mostly kept my original hair color without any dye jobs (not in a couple years, anyway). I wish I'd accomplished more, but then, who doesn't?

We adopted a Little Red Dog. A friend found her lost, tried to find her home and couldn't, so we're the proud "people" of Rosie, the Queensland Heeler-type-dog. She's very sweet and loving. She's a runner, so we have to watch the front door, but she keeps coming back.

The election was good here; Arizona is a better place afterward and I hope, so is the United States.

Cherry Vanilla ice cream with that Magic Shell chocolate topping is good.

My friend, who is pregnant, is having a girl baby! We're all very happy. I'm giving her a shower. The party kind, not the wet kind.

I read the first 3 pages of the Algebra textbook for my next class, which starts next week. So far I'm not confused.

K. Bye!