..One very busy day!

Hello everyone! Hope everyone had a good rainy day. It's a great day to go shopping! Today was the big March of Dimes walk in Lafayette. It's a great cause! My nephew was born at 25 weeks and was a very tiny 2 lb 1 oz. So, we walked in support of him. Thank goodness we did NOT get rained on. (And I ended up getting like 6 free t-shirts! Can't beat that!) It's a great time, I suggest everyone do it at least once in their life!

Still having the trouble with the Joy Luck Club. I actually did read through some more of it last night. Not much, I will admit. I was excited when I found out that the homework was not due until NEXT FRIDAY! Yay! I am having so many problems keeping the names straight and being able to pronounce them. I am giving them all "nicknames" that I would actually understand. Does anyone else do this? It becomes a game in a way- but it makes the story easier for me to understand when I don't have to spend extra time trying to figure out how to say a name from a different language!


I hope everyone is getting along with their blogs. I haven't taken the time to comment on anyone's blog yet. But, I am thinking about doing that tonight. I am curious to see how everyone else is doing and find out what everyone else is writing about and how well people are coming along with the Joy Luck Club!

Hope everyone is doing well!

Joy Luck Club

I am finding it rather hard to get into reading the Joy Luck Club. I hope that I am not the only one that is having this problem! YES MRS. SIEMENS, I have actually started reading. I was thinking that the assignments for Joy Luck Club was due tonight at Midnight- but when I got on earlier today to start reading through my assignments [because I am a huge procrastinator] and saw in bold print that the assignments are not actually due until NEXT Friday. I guess that means I have a whole week to go before I have to read through my assignments again!

I read through the first "Chapter" is it called of Joy Luck Club. I read through it early this morning and at this time at night cannot really remember the great details about what I read. I remember some weird names being read. Haha! I also remember it being sad about how the women were treated in the stories. They were walked on and they were taught that they shouldn't ever have feelings or ask questions, they were to do what they were told and that was it. I don't believe women should ever be treated that way. I am pro-woman!

I will be posting more as I am getting more and more into the reading of the stories.

Hope everyone is doing well!

Mrs. Siemens is MAKING me do this..:)

I will admit, I have kept a journal since I was very young. (Can I even say this since I am only 21?) I think it makes me feel better about life. It eases my mind if nothing else. I don't see how blogging is going to be much different than that- except for the single fact that EVERYONE in my class is going to be able to access it. (Don't worry, I won't be talking about my private life on here!)

I'm hoping the blogging experience turns into a good one. I have already shared a few concerns with Mrs. S. about this! What am I supposed to write about? I don't do my homework until Friday night- I'm a procrastinator. Can I write about that? Mrs. S. is well aware of my bad habits, but she waits up until midnight every Friday to grade my homework that comes in just short of 11:59! She loves it!

I cannot wait to read everyone else's blogs. I hope everyone else is as nervous about this as I am. Mrs. Siemens is always trying to add to my work list. One thing is for sure, she is making me earn my degree. Nothing has ever been handed to me in her class. That's what makes her a great teacher!