My week

My week has been busy as usual with school, work, and homework.  My school days run fairly non-stop from about 9:30 until 4 or 5 in the afternoon.  I have a tutor for my Payroll Accounting class (he is a Certified Public Accountant), so I think should be able to survive that class, lol .  My "Success and Study Skills" class has been interesting, we've had to get some practice in listening skills.  On Monday and Thursday night, I and others taking the class, watched culture films on different countries.  We have to write a paper on one of the films we watched, putting in as much information as we can in the paper.  We get points for watching the films and also writing the paper.  I found it all really interesting, learned some things I didn't know.....not such a hard way to earn a good grade.  We also had our Fall Fest at community college on Thursday.  I didn't win any prizes like I did last year, but I did enjoy the pizza and Dr. Pepper, lol.  Oh, and one of my teachers came to school dressed like Captain Jack Sparrow from "Pirates of the Caribbean", lol, that was great!

Things at my job have been about the same, although we were recently told that some of us will possibly be getting fired, probably due to economics.  It will be awhile before we know anything, plus we don't even know who will be fired or when.....it will just happen.  Not a nice way for things to go, but I am trying not to worry about it for now.

At the same time all of this is going on our dog Perky got sick real bad during the week because of some wild berries she ate.  Inspite of decicine from the vet, she died last night while I was at work although my mom did not tell me until I got home from work.  She did not want me getting upset at work or have trouble driving home from work because of being upset.  But I kind of had the feeling she had died, even before I got home from work.  I had texted my mom earlier to ask how our dog was doing.  My mom didn't really answer me, just told me not to worry and to focus on my job for now.  She did have a point there though.  When I had tried to take an online quiz (while worrying about Perky), I didn't do very well on the quiz.  Thankfully the lowest grade will be dropped, so I should still be fine as I still have a "B" in this particular class.  So yes, my mom was right, I didn't need to be worrying, it would only distract me.

I spent the today getting a hole dug so we could bury Perky (it would have been too hard for my dad to do since he has arthritis so bad).  It took awhile to get it all done, plus it was really cold outside....glad my mom and sister (catlover) went out to get some hot cocoa .  Still, it was not easy to get this done.  Perky was such a good dog......yes, she could be obnoxious at times, lol, but mostly a good dog.  I am going to miss her!

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Getting busier

As if I wasn't busy enough with school and work, things just got a little busier for me today.  I started my mini-class at community college today, it's called a mini-class because it is only half a semester long.  The name of the class is "Sales and Advetising", it looks pretty interesting.  This class meets twice a week so my schedule for Tuesdays and Thursdays will be a little hectic.  Also, I have put my name in as a nominee for "king" of my community college , lol.  Of course, there will be female students who will be running for "queen" of the community college.  On Monday, I had to turn in a list of ways I would improve the community college.  My list included adding some healthier food options in the school cafeteria, adding in some team sports such as basketball/vollyball, adding in a club for the business and early childhood students, and also adding in a food drive and toy drive as a way for the college to get involved in the community.  I will find out tomorrow if I have been accepted as a candidate.  I will then need to post flyers that say "Vote for Me" , lol, as will others who are running for "king" and "queen".  Later, in December, there will be a pageant at the college where all candidates will give some kind of talent performance such as giving a speech, singing, playing an instrument, etc.  I think I will probably be playing something on the piano, but I don't yet know what I'll play.  Of course, the ones with the most votes will be crowned "king" and "queen" of the community college, the runners-up will be part of their "court".  They also will get to be representatives of the college, along with riding on the college float in the Christmas parade.  Sounds like fun!

Other business I have going on......I am on the parking committee at the college .  Part of the requirements of running for "king" of the community college is that I attend the meetings for the Student Government Association twice a month.  So, having attended the first meeting on Monday, I was placed on the parking committe.  As a student there, I have had my fair share of parking issues there on campus.  Depending on the time of day, you can usually get a good parking space.  However, other times it can be very hard to find a parking space, so many students end up parking on the grass.....and this can be a problem when the weather has been wet and rainy.  Anyway, it will be interesting to see what all we will try to do to come up with a good solution for this problem.

Work at Burger King continues to go well .  But unfortunately I gave myself a bit of a headache at work, lol, a little accident.  It was after closing and I was washing dishes when I heard a sound on the shelf above my head.  I looked up just in time to catch a falling object with my forehead.....ouch !  I was alright but I was definitely left with a slight headache.  One of my fellow employees also had a little accident, he dropped something heavy on his foot....another ouch!  Sigh, I guess it was just one of those nights! 

Well, I have to get to some homework now, see you later!

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Fall Break!

Woo hoo, I am on Fall break from community college!  My brain has been getting fried as of lately with tests, quizzes, and other assignments, so my brain is welcoming the break, lol.  Inspite of the craziness I have managed to make good grades on everything....except for my test in Payroll Accounting.  Words cannot describe the looks on the faces of my classmates as we took that test , one of my classmates even looked like she was about to cry , no one felt ready for this test.  Basically we had to figure the payroll for imaginary people with different types of work hours.  It was crazy because we had to really know the formulas for all of this, and that's a lot of stuff to remember.  As we guessed, none of us did very well on the test.  I decided right then and there that I was going to turn in the needed form to get some tutoring for this class.....no sense in risking any further bad grades.

Things continue to go well at Burger King, I am definitely thankful for that.  I came so close to quitting a few weeks ago, but for some reason God still has me here.  It has certainly turned cool at night though, I have had to wear my black sweatshirt under my Burger King uniform shirt......plus it helps to have a heater near the area where I work the drive-thru window.  But I'm not complaining, lol, all this cool weather means the grass is slowing down growing.  Soon, I will not need to bother with grass-cutting or weed-eating.   I don't exactly enjoy cutting grass, but it needs to be done since it is hard on my dad's health to do the work.  

I am currently counting down the days until my 18th birthday, woo hoo!  It is only a little over a month away and I can hardly wait.  Turning 18 means I will be old enough to vote in next year's election, be old enough for jury duty (if I am called up), plus get my regular full-fledged driver's license.  It feels strange, yet exciting, to be taking on more repsonsibilities, expecially when it comes to my civic duty of voting or serving on a jury.  I am mostly looking forward to getting to vote next year.  I have been keeping up with the debates among the Republican candidates, it will be interesting to see how that turns out.  Either way it will be an exciting time for me! 

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