J
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
I almost forgot!
J
Thanksgiving
Of course, Thanksgiving wouldn't be complete without some killing, right? The picture says it all ... this was one of Ron's "kills" this past holiday weekend. Some people at this time of year smell burning leaves, fireplaces lit, turkeys in the oven ... I smelled a dead deer in the rut. Peeeeeeeeeeeuuuuuuuuuwwwwww.
Thankfully I only have two more weeks of classes. All I have left to do is three lesson plans, a Powerpoint on action research, finish my research proposal, and write roughly 6 book summaries (have to equal 3500 pages). That's all ...
Not too much else going on right now ... oh, other than my phone call to the Chief of Police (a former student of mine) yesterday complaining about the traffic situation in front of the high school. When I dropped Hannah off this morning there was TWO officers out on the road directing traffic ... when my sister-in-law picked up Hannah this afternoon she called to tell me there was FOUR officers out on the road giving tickets! The next step is writing an e-mail to the superintendent (and copying the school board members) about the rudeness of the principal at the high school. When I called him yesterday to ask what he could do about the unruliness exhibited in the school parking lot, he copped an attitude with me on the phone. Um ... 'scuse me???? Is this how it's going to be? Oh, okay ... no problemo ...
So ... I'm outta here for now to begin formulating my e-mail to the superintendent ...
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
H-O-T-L-A-N-T-A
Wednesday, November 07, 2007
My kids from Scholar's Academy
Sunday, November 04, 2007
SPAIN
Friday, November 02, 2007
Monday, October 29, 2007
Long time no see
Too much has happened since I last posted, so there is NO way I'll remember everything. Let's see ... hmmm, well, I think the biggest news is that Hannah is now 16 years old. Yep ... my baby is SIXTEEN. Ugh. I mean, I'm happy for her ... I am ... really. I am . Funny thing is that she isn't in a hurry to BE sixteen. For example, she is in NO rush to learn to drive. Can you believe it? I mean, geez ... when I was 16 I had my mother rush me to DMV to get my license ON MY BIRTHDAY. It's a rite of passage, man ... but Hannah is in no rush ... which is cool, too. There is one thing about Hannah ... she marches to her own drummer ... the admiration I have for her because of this fact ... is huge. She's completely cool. Oh, and this past weekend she made a change to her look - SHE HAS CONTACTS now! Now we can all see her GORGEOUS brown eyes. Her eyes are the color of ... of ... well, I'm not sure. Just think of the prettiest, deepest color of brown ... and that's it. Amazing eyes.
The reason I've been tied up and unable to post is mainly for two reasons: baseball post-season and my research class. Baseball season just ended (congrats to the Red Sox AND congrats to the Rockies for getting there), but my research class is heating up. I have a draft of my research proposal due in 3 days (ouch), and I'm not EVEN through with it. Gotta love grad school, right? (Will - this sh*t is gettin' tough) I found out last week that I actually passed my midterm exam (I was praying for a C). When Dr. Graham returned our exams, I was shocked to see a 91/A written at the top of my paper. I immediately asked, "did you curve the exams 20 points?" I mean, she used a red pen on the first 3 pages of objective questions and it resembled an autopsy - I missed a bunch! And yet ... I can still see a 91. I was puzzled, so I inquired. Turns out ... my essay impressed her so much she slid me an extra ten points. KUMBAYA. I explained to my professor that in two years of grad school @ UGA we never took exams. WE WROTE PAPERS. Will can attest to this ... all we did was write. Thank goodness it paid off, because I suck at tests. Of course, those who read my blog wouldn't know that I actually possess strong writing skills by the drivel I post here ... it certainly isn't ultra cerebral or scholarly ... but it is better than my test taking abilities.
Let's see ... what else?
Ron is in the throes of hunting season. As of this evening, he has killed 2 (mmmm, can you say "deer sausage?"). He has to put up with baseball season, so I give him as much freedom as he needs to fill his need of hunting. He and his friends, Tim and Keith, have kept him busy ... I like to see him happy ... and he is happy in his camo :)
The other man in my life is doing ... better. We've had some issues with Eli's teachers, but I think we're all getting on the same page now. It's two days away from Halloween, and the excitement is building. Not so much for the trick or treating, but he gets to wear his Marine uniform! He wants to wear it to school, but I'm not sure he can. I have an e-mail in to his teacher and I'm waiting for a reply. If it happens, I'll make sure to get plenty of pictures.
Well, it's nearing 11:00 pm and I have to get some rest. Tomorrow is Terrible Tuesday - I work from 8:00 am - 11:00 pm, so I need to get some rest.
I'll try to post more often ... oh, and I have a myspace page that takes some time, too. Check it out if you have a myspace page: www.myspace.com/jenlindquist
J
Friday, September 14, 2007
Shang Dynasty
If all of this weren't enough, my hands (and brain) have been wrangling with Eli's teachers ... he's not having a good year even though it is his second year of inclusion ... so I've been working with his teachers to understand what they're doing (and NOT doing). It's been a rough week.
And when it rains it pours ... I'm taking two classes of my own. One will transfer to a doctoral program I'm considering (Research Methods and Models - don't ya love stats?), and the other (Enhancing Literacy through Literature) won't transfer, but I can use the information on reading strategies for working with non-trads. Of course I had two article critiques due this week, a quiz ... all on Thursday ... and I didn't get a chance to study, read, or write until Wednesday evening. Ugh.
I'm am sooooooooooooooooo sleeping late tomorrow ...
Friday, September 07, 2007
My b-law
Wednesday, September 05, 2007
Hannah's self portrait
Monday, September 03, 2007
Proof that I'm old
If that's true ... that makes me ... how old?
For D.D.
Sunday, September 02, 2007
Shea Stadium and the INCREDIBLE game
Well, here are a few pictures. We (Karli and I) took quite a few, but I didn't want to share ALL of them. Although it's been 3 weeks since I returned from New York, I remember every microsecond of my trip to Shea. Karli and I acted like a couple of schoolgirls ... we dressed in our Braves red and blue, made posters while we waited for the game to start, and took pictures of the players warming up. At one point, when all of the players were in their respective dugouts, we held up our "ALL THE WAY FROM CAIRO, GEORGIA TO SEE WILLIE PLAY" sign. Yunel Escobar, the amazing substitute shortstop while Renteria heals, saw our sign and summoned Willie to the top steps. Once Willie read our sign he actually waved at us!!! Karli and I acted like those girls on the Ed Sullivan show seeing Elvis shake his hips! Well, we didn't cry, but we were silly. It was so cool ... surreal even.
Monday, August 27, 2007
24 and 19
Why 24 & 19? Well, it was 24 years ago that I met my husband (see photo and try and find us), and it was 19 years ago today (27th) that we stood in a beautiful gazebo in the unbelievable heat in Houston ... and promised not to kill each other. We've done more than that ... somewhere along the way we made two incredible kids and 2 gigs of memories.
I'm not going to use my blog to profess the love I have for my husband ... that's between Ron and me, not the rest of the blog-reading world. I don't feel the CONSTANT need to let others know I love my husband. Call me crazy ...
Life has been a zoo ... I've yet to blog about my NYC trip (which was W-I-L-D) or the week long visit of my niece, Amanda (which was G-R-E-A-T). I'll try and get to those soon, but this is the second week of classes and my head is still spinning.
Soon ...
Thursday, August 02, 2007
Updated photos
Sunday, July 22, 2007
Willie, Willie, Willie
Saturday, July 21, 2007
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
Eli and his Granny
Only 3 more weeks before he begins 5TH GRADE!
Friday, July 13, 2007
Friday the 13th
See the pic of the good lookin' Willie Harris? Well ... while I haven't met him in person ...
Okay, so here it how it happened ...
Not long ago I posted my connection to Willie Harris ... his soon-to-be wife and soon-to-be mother-in-law were students of mine. Well, I had to get the oil changed in the Pilot today, so instead of making an appointment at the Honda place I drove to Super Lube. Anita, my student and Willie's soon-to-be mother-in-law, had told me once that her husband Tyrone was the manager of the Super Lube. It just so happened that as I drove in the bay today, Tyrone was the one who assisted me. I introduced myself and told him that I had taught both his wife and his daughter ... blah, blah, blah ... and he says, "Oh, you're the professor who loves the Braves!" I confessed ... he was right ... I am obsessive about my b-ball and Braves ... so he begins prepping my vehicle for the oil change ... and the next thing I know he hands me his cell phone and says, "Here ... Willie is on the phone waiting to talk to you."
I can't breathe ... truly ... can't find my breath. I take the phone and admit to Mr. Harris that I am struggling for air. He says, "Are you okay? Are you going to need mouth to mouth?" I told him that I probably would, but I would somehow pull it together. Thankfully, air began to flow through my lungs again and I realized I could ask ANYTHING I wanted to ... so I asked if he was going to play tonight against the Pirates ... I told him that I wished he played left field more than Matt Diaz, to which he explained that Diaz hits left-handed pitches better ... and then I told him that I was sick and tired of the sports media making such a big fuss over Jose Reyes of the Mets instead of him. It's true - media say how exciting a player Reyes is ... yada yada yada ... and I told Willie that HE is a much more exciting player. He told me that the second half of the season would be spent showing the sports media that I was correct. He then asked if I was going to watch the game tonight (Of course I am!), and I told him how in 3 weeks I would be watching him in Shea Stadium as they were playing the Mets. I said, "I will be in field box seats near 1st base, so listen out for your name because my friend and I will be screaming for you!" He laughed and said he'd listen out for me ... and then he had to go.
Wow ... wadda rush. It was one of the most incredible phone calls I've ever had ... and now that I've been introduced ...
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
My son, the would-be Marine
Tuesday, July 03, 2007
Yankee Funnies ...
Enjoy.
On the first day of school a first grade teacher explains to her class that she is a Yankees fan.She asks her students to raise their hands if they, too, are Yankees fans.Wanting to impress their teacher, everyone in the class raises their hand except one little girl.
The teacher looks at the girl with surprise,"Janie, why didn't you raise your hand?"
"Because I'm not a Yankees fan," she replied.
The teacher, still shocked, asked, "Well, if you are not a Yankees fan, then who are you a fan of?"
"I am a Red Sox fan, and proud of it," Janie replied. The teacher could not believe her ears.
"Janie, why pray tell are you a Red Sox fan?"
"Because my mom is a Red Sox fan, and my dad is Red Sox fan, so I'm a Red Sox fan too!"
"Well," said the teacher in a obviously annoyed tone, "that is no reason foryou to be a Red Sox fan. You don't have to be just like your parents all of the time. What if your mom were an idiot and your dad were a moron, what would you be then?"
"Then," Janie smiled, "I'd be a Yankees fan."
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A family of New York Yankee fans headed out one Saturday to shop for the youngest boy's birthday.While in the sports shop the son picks up a Red Sox jersey and says to his older sister, "I've decided to become a Red Sox fan and I would like this Boston Red Sox jersey for my birthday."
His big sister is outraged by this and promptly whacks him upside his head and says, "Go talk to mother."
Off goes the little lad with the jersey in hand and finds his mother.
"Mom?"
"Yes, son?"
"I've decided I'm going to be a Red Sox fan and I would like this jersey for my birthday."
The mother is outraged at this, promptly whacks him around the head and says, "Go talk to your father!"
Off he goes with the Red Sox jersey in hand and finds his father.
"Dad?"
"Yes, son?"
"I've decided I'm going to be a Red Sox fan and I would like this jersey for my birthday.
"The father is outraged and promptly whacks his son in the back of his head and says, "No son of mine is ever going to be seen in THAT!"
About half an hour later they're all back in the car and heading towards home. The father turns to his son and says "Son, I hope you've learned something today?"
The son says, "Yes, Dad, I have."
"Good! And what is it you learned?"
The son replies, "I've only been a Red Sox fan for an hour and I already hate you Yankee bastards!"
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Four baseball fans - a Cubs fan, a Cardinals fan, a Red Sox fan, and a Yankees fan - are climbing a mountain and arguing about who loves his team more.The Cubs fan insists he is the most loyal.
"This is for the Cubs!" he yells, and jumps off the side of the mountain.
Not to be outdone, the Cardinals fan shouts, "This is for the Cardinals!" and throws himself off the mountain.
The Red Sox fan is next to profess his love for his team. He yells, "This is for everyone!" and pushes the Yankees fan off the mountain.
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A Red Sox fan liked to amuse himself by scaring every Yankees fan he saw strutting down the street in an obnoxious NY pinstripe shirt. He would swerve his van as if to hit them, then swerve back just missing them.One day while driving along, he saw a priest. He thought he would do a good deed, so he pulled over and asked the priest, "Where are you going, Father?""I'm going to give Mass at St. Francis church, about two miles down the road," replied the priest."Climb in, Father. I'll give you a lift!"
The priest climbed into the passenger seat, and they continued down the road. Suddenly, the driver saw a Yankees fan walking down the road, and he instinctively swerved as if to hit him. But, as usual, he swerved back onto the road just in time. Even though he was certain that he had missed the guy, he still heard a loud THUD. not knowing where the noise came from, he glanced in his mirrors but still didn't see anything.
He then remembered the priest, and he turned to the priest and said, "Sorry Father, I almost hit that Yankees fan."
"That's OK," replied the priest "I got him with the door."
(hee hee)
Sunday, July 01, 2007
My birthday present from Ron
Before baby ...
Sydney Rae Carroll
Sunday, June 24, 2007
AUGUST 9th
I am counting the days until August 9th. Why you ask? My very cool friend, Karli (attends Marymount College in Manhattan), works part-time with a real estate attorney on Wall Street. Her rich boss gave her his FIELD BOX SEATS for the Braves v. Mets game so she and I can go. I am sooooooooooooooo hyped. I even gave up my annual trip to Atlanta on my birthday so I can use that time in New York City.
I had a dream the other night that Karli and I ... all decked out in our Braves wear ... dodging beer bottles and popcorn buckets thrown by Mets fans ... were on t.v. yelling for the Braves!! Oh man ... I hope that dream comes true. Well, all but the bottles and buckets ...
I also plan to bring an empty suitcase so I can fill it with clothes and bags from NYC! No ... not for myself ... TO SELL TO OTHERS!!! I am going to make this trip fun AND financially worth it!
Willie Harris ... again
The Lindquist's
I've been married to their son for nearly 19 years, and this is the happiest I've ever seen them.