AUG 1, 2014

The saying time flies is not an old wives tale...here we are in August and I'm ready for the August resolution.  My pick for this month is something again that I have never done but have always wanted to.  On August 6th, I take my first self defense class!  My hometown police department is having classes for the month of August and I am signed up ready to learn the proper way to kick the jelly beans out of someone!  It seems a bit ironical that my community is offering these classes...we were just named 3rd safest city in the state of KY.  (or maybe that's why they are giving the classes, people here know how to defend themseves)  I hope I learn some really cool stuff like poking out eyeballs or twisting the thumb of the assailant until he/she cries mercy.  (and even then it will be up to my discretion to let go)  Here's to empowerment!!  Wow, that sounded rather violent....

JULY 17

Oh my oh my...this summer is flying by!  What a fun July so far.  I hadn't selected my "resolution" for July because I saw my calendar!  Temp assignments, family outings and extra curricular activities!  But before this month gets away from me, I have made my July resolution.  I have decided to read UNCLE TOM'S CABIN...by Harriet Beecher Stowe.  Now look, I read books all the time.  I love reading.  That is not new, I get it.  Having said that, I have NEVER read this book!  I am ashamed to admit that, but it was not a required reading in school and I just never picked it up until now.  I have always had on my short bucket list some of the classics that I have never read and this was one of them.  So, here's to my rocking chair and back deck and a good  book!

2014: JUNE 23

2014: JUNE 23: So far my grade with three quizzes and three assignments is a 95.  I guess I hadn't forgotten my grammar after all. This class is broken...

JUNE 23

So far my grade with three quizzes and three assignments is a 95.  I guess I hadn't forgotten my grammar after all. This class is broken down into units with each unit giving assignments and then a quiz at the end.  My first assignment was to write two complete sentences.  They start you off with some options...the boy rides, or the lady walks and we have to add pronouns, adjectives and adverbs to make this a minimum 12 word sentence.  I was happy with the boy rides, frankly.  (adverb)   When I started reviewing adverbs and conjunctions and nouns etc, I remember where I was when I first learned of such grammar....Saturday mornings watching Schoolhouse Rock!  I didn't need a teacher...I had the cartoons!!!   Conjunction junction, what's your function??

2014: JUNE 20

2014: JUNE 20: Finally my temp assignment is over and I am ready to take on my resolution for June.... Crafting an Effective Writer: Tools of the Trade (...

JUNE 20

Finally my temp assignment is over and I am ready to take on my resolution for June....

Crafting an Effective Writer: Tools of the Trade (Fundamental English Writing)

As some of you may already know, I write children's books.  I have three published and am proud of that but  I have had an idea for another book but have not felt my writing skills were up to par.  I felt that English was one of my better subjects in grammer and high school but for some reason, I can barely remember what an adverb is these days.  I have felt for awhile that in order to pursue this new "novel" as it will be, I needed to go back to school.  This being the age of technology, I can do that from the comforts of my own home and have decided to take this online class to better my writing skills.  I'm sure it will all come back to me as I get into it and the good part about taking classes from home, I can eat, talk, chew gum in class without getting called out on it!!  Take that Mrs. Beatty!

JUNE 11

Wow....June has proven to be a very busy month!!  With my temp assignment I have struggled to find time to decide on my June resolution pick.  I'm torn between three that will accomodate my schedule.  The idea is to pick something new and interesting that I've wanted to try and am hoping once my temp assignment is over, I will get to do just that for June.   Stay tuned for my June pick!!