School update

Hello all! Just thought I would update everyone on my school progress. So far I have finished one book, but should finish the second book within the week, and then I will start Office Procedures. I took the test on Chapter 6 of Human relations last night and made a 90 on it. I am on the 7Th Module in Keyboarding, and should test on it in the next few days. Then I will have 2 more to go and I will finish that book and start Business Math. It doesn't seem real that I have got this far and only been in school four weeks. I was afraid that I wouldn't do well, but my confidence has increased, and I am more sure than ever that I will get through Business Systems. I may take 4 trimesters or maybe 5 if I can continue to get pell grants, and that way maybe I can get more of the Majors. I am going for Medical Office Assistant, as well as the other Medical Assistant, but would like to get the general office assistant, and a couple others as well. I will do what I can, and I am sure that if God wants me to get through more of the majors I will. With God, all things are possible!

The last weekend was pretty rough for me and for B.J. because it was John's birthday Saturday. He would have been 15, and it was worse this year than it has been the last couple years. I don't know why, but it hit hard, but thanks to family and the Lord, I got through it best I could, and I am doing better now. B.J. is still hurting, and I think that is part of her problems, but getting her to go to a psychiatrist is not going to be easy. I do intend on making an appointment tomorrow or the next day. She is home today, and I don't want to make an appointment with her here. Her dad will have to take her after school on whichever day I get an appointment, because I will be at school, and I can't miss much or they will kick me out. Wish us luck on getting her the grief counseling she needs, and getting her to open up.

Anyway, it is about time for me to get some work done and get ready for school. Hope you all have a blessed day.

Judy

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Warning though this post might start of with an update on my progress in school, it will probably end in a vent session.

Okay, so school is going pretty good. I have a 95 average in keyboarding so far, and a 88 average in Human Relations, and I finished with a 98 average in Computer concepts. I only have 2 more chapters in Human Relations and I will be finished with that book, and 3 more modules and the final test in Keyboarding. I will then move on to Business Math and Office Technology & Procedures as my next 2 books. I am looking forward to the different books, but apprehensive at the same time. With new books comes the need to find out what the questions will be like on the tests. Like with Human Relations, it took me 3 tests to figure out exactly what they were wanting us to learn from the text in the book. But I will get it one way or the other. I will work hard and get it done.

Now the vent. Why do kids tend to let their friends run over them and take advantage of them, and then get mad when their mom tells them about how wrong it is for their friend to take advantage and use people. When a friend uses your child, they may as well have used or taken advantage of you, and I am not one to put up with that crap. I have tried and tried to help my daughters friend, knowing what her situation at home is. And now that B.J. has her license, they seem to think that I have all the gas in the world or that just a dollar or two makes up for the gas that they use in my car. And then they use my car, and neither of them put gas in the car. B.J. said she couldn't give me the gas money she promised because some came up missing from her purse. That doesn't mean she isn't responsible for what she promised, and it makes me mad that her friend decided not to hang with her because I wasn't letting my car go without gas for the last time and this time, and I meant 10 dollars. Her friend said she didn't want to pay 10 dollars to go up town when she could go to Columbia for that much. Well, what about what they owed me for the last time. Did she think of that? NO!!!!!! I will not be taken advantage of any more by that girl, and I am sorry if my daughter hates me for it, but if she starts up again, I will tell her exactly what I think of her and how she treats my daughter and how I think she is a manipulative using little pain in the butt!!!!! I just wish my daughter would find a friend that doesn't use, that treats her as well as she tries to treat this so-called-friend that I am really starting to despise! I know that if I put my foot down and tell her she is not to be around her any more, she will gravitate to her like flies to honey. But I am about at the point that I do not care if she hates me forever, and about to say that this friend is not to be at my house anymore, in my care anymore, and that B.J. isn't to print out anything for her at my expense. I was used and treated like B.J. is being treated by this girl when I was young, but it only took one or two times for me to put a stop to it. This has been going on for quite some time now, years to be truthful, and I am so tired of it!!!!

Now, since I got that off my chest, I hope that you all have a wonderfully blessed day. Remember to tell your kids you love them, because you don't know when or if you will be able to some other time. John would have been 15 today, and I would just love to tell him how much I love him.

God Bless you all,
Judy

One book down.... many more to go!

Well, I finished my first book in the Business Systems Technology curriculum. It was Computer Concepts, and I have a final average of 98. It only had 3 chapters, and I have worked with computers for a while so I know most of the basics. I have 5 more chapters in Keyboarding, and 7 in Human Relations. As I finish these 2 books, I will start some more. I don't know how many books I will have to finish, but there are quite a few.

Other than school, things are the same here, B.J. is a teen pain in the butt, and Joe works as much as he can when there is work to be done. So it is about the same as before I started school, except that I don't get online to much during the week, cause I am to busy studying.

Well, got to go for now,
God Bless,
Judy

Well....

Well, today has been one of those days. I was sitting, and watching a movie and all of a sudden, the thought popped into my head that in 15 days my son would have been 15 had he lived through his disease and treatment. Then the tears started falling uncontrollably. I am still tearing up and have to try to pull myself together so that I can go to school, and get some studying done. Deep in my heart I know that he is in a much better place, but that doesn't change the fact that there is a big, no HUGE, hole in my heart and I miss him so much. I wonder sometimes what he would be like as a teen. What kind of girl would he like? And how much of a pain in my butt he would be as a teen testing his boundaries? Would he be like the rest of his siblings and cause me a lot of late nights crying myself to sleep, or would he have been the one that wouldn't get to out of control and make his mom cry? I guess these are some questions that will never be answered, and I really don't need to dwell on them, but it is so difficult not to wonder. Most days, though I miss him terribly, I can keep on with my life and be okay with it, but then there are some days that it really hits me hard. So hard that I just want to crawl back into bed and just cry until I am so exhausted that I can't cry, or anything else, any more, and today is one of those days. But I will go on, I will do everything I can to make my angel John proud of me, and do everything I can do to be right with God so that when it is my turn to be called to my loving Saviors side, He will say to me, "Well done my good and faithful Child" and I can live with him in Heaven for eternity. God grant me the serenity to accept the things that can not be changed, the strength to change the things that can, and the wisdom to know the difference.

God bless you all,
Judy

The first week down!

Well, the first week of school is finished. I have taken 2 tests, one of which I will be retaking tonight because I made a 74 on it and if we make under a 77 we have to retake. It is still passing, but it is lower than financial aid requirements, so we have to try to bring it up. My Keyboarding on the other hand I made an 80 on the written test, and a 100 on the objective test, so my average is 90. Yeah me!!!!! I will take it!!! LOL. The Human relations, the one I didn't do as well on, is confusing. I understand that human relations is important. People have to get along in order to have success in the work place. But the history of "Human Relations" and that kind of stuff just..........Well I never was any good at history of any sort, so that about covers why it confuses me. The way they word things in the book, compared to the test is another thing that gets me. But I will take the test again, and get through it one way or another. Of course I pray God will help me with it a lot!!!

Things are getting a little more settled here at home. It was hard getting into a little routine and stuff, but my husband is great and helps a lot around here when he gets home. He knows I need the extra study time and that I can't get everything done and still do my studying. And B.J. is helping too. She is still getting adjusted with the new schedule too since she is taking a college course through dual enrollment on Thursday nights. But we are managing, and I keep telling myself that it should only be about a year, or so, and then I can get a job and we can readjust again! HAHAHA!

We, hi ho hi ho, it's off to school I go!
God Bless,
Judy

tests, YUCK!

Well, I now remember why I didn't like school back when I was young. The tests!!!! You think you have studied enough and you take the test, and you think to yourself,"Was that in the book?" They word everything completely different and throw you off, and confuse the living daylights out of you. Needless to say, I didn't do as well as I thought I would. One of the tests I have to retake because I made a 74, and if you get below a 77 you have to retake it. The other one I made an 80 on, and that isn't even what I thought it would be. So, I have the option to retake the 2nd one over again too. And I may do just that. I could get all down about it all, but I think I will keep a positive outlook and just think of it this way: at least I know now more of what is on the tests, and what to study a little harder on in each of the classes I tested in anyway. And I will do better as I get more used to actually studying things. It has been over 20 years since I took any classes besides a little Russian, and that was at church and for fun, not for a grade. So say a few prayers for me! I will be retaking the tests in the next 3 days.
God Bless!
Judy

September 7th

Well, it is September 7Th and I am getting ready for my first 2 tests which I will take tonight. We did finally get officially enrolled last Thursday, and I have my books. I have been working on 2 subjects, but am going to add a 3rd so that when I am waiting for test results I can have something to do. So, my tests today will be in Business Relations and Keyboarding. The Keyboarding will be first at about 4:00pm and the other will be at 6:00pm or 7:00pm. I am really enjoying being in school so far, and that is a real shock to me and to my mom. I hated school when I was young. I think a lot of it is the fact that I felt like it was more of an obligation than something that I really wanted to do. But now, it is a different story. I have been trying to get into school since the Summer Trimester, 2009. I wanted day classes, but had to go with night classes. But that is alright because it seems that there are not as many students in the evening course. I like the instructor, he will let you know how he feels, and then leaves you alone unless you need some help, or he feels he needs to say something to you. I still have some adjusting to do, but I am handling it so far.

Well, I need to go study,
May God bless you all,
Judy

First night at school.

Well, my first night at school was interesting to say the least. The office never called our class up so we could register, so I am unofficially, officially enrolled now. But we had no books to work out of last night and for the first 2 hours we just sat there bored to no end! Then the instructor took us newbies to have a pow-wow, that was another hour or so. Then he found some keyboarding books and an English book, so I got to start on my keyboarding. I found it rather fun, and I finished with the first lesson and got 2 drills into the second lesson. I also found out I can still type 58 words a minute, not bad for someone who hasn't been doing a job with typing involved. I just blog, and chat online and stuff. Hey, it helped keep my time up. LOL. Internet is a good thing!!!! I think so anyway. But anyway, I hope they get us registered and get our books tonight so that I can be working it. I like the fact that it is more or less work at your own pace, so I can hammer out the stuff that I am comfortable with, and take my time with the ones that I am a little worried about. English being the first one!!!!! I am not that comfortable with that subject. I am looking forward to the math though, I always liked math back when I was in school. It will be good to brush up on my math skills. I also found out that I can get more than one certificate. It is up to me and how much I can get done in the next year or so. Some people get 2 to 3 within one year. So, hey, I will get all I can get as long as I can get the help with funding! I have help for the first year, so if nothing else, maybe I can get 2 to 3 in that time, and if I can get the funding, I can do more in the trimester or 2 after that. We will just have to wait and see.

Well, that about does it for now,
God bless!
Judy