Famous Last Words: Week 14

Week 14 has been a good week overall.  

Academically, I'm continuing to get good grades in my classes at OU.  Woo, hoo!  I'm about to finish up my postings for this class and I'm feeling really good about my effort and grade in this class.  I've had several stressful weeks throughout this class, but everything ended up on a good note.  Yay!  As for my Trigonometry class at OCCC, well...I'll be taking it again and hopefully since I've had more practice and experience under my belt that I'll do better next time.   Even though I won't be graduating this semester as I had hoped, I only have 3 more classes to finish and I plan to take it really slow so I can get super good grades in all of them.  I should be graduated in approximately 2 more semesters.  I know I can do better in the last of my classes, if I take them one at a time.

Good Grade

On a personal level, my life has been good.  My littlest daughter was sick (throwing up) for two days in a row, but is all better as of yesterday.  She's a tiny little thing, so I was quite worried about her getting dehydrated.  Luckily she didn't get dehydrated and started feeling better.  My other 3 girls are finally finished with the public school standardized testing.  Whew...that was a challenge for my 3rd grader.  Next year, I'm going to have a Kindergartener, a 2nd grader, a 4th grader & a sophomore in high school.  I'm going to be SO busy!

I've also decided to get my butt back into shape.  I finally got sick and tired of being overweight and want to get back into great shape.  I bought an elliptical and my goal is to use it at least 3 days a week to start off, and then work up to everyday.  I'm also starting a fitness boot camp for the next 4 weeks and I'm betting that will make me sweat off a few inches and pounds.  Lol   I also love to dance, so I might sign up for an adult dance class at my girl's dance studio.  I've done it before and it was SO fun!

Motivation Needed

Scary Scale

In my last post I had mentioned that I was getting a new fence installed.  That hasn't happened yet due to all the rain, but it should be done by next weekend.  My husband and I have also been talking about moving to a bigger house as well.  That's still just in the idea phase, but I'm hoping that it does turn into reality in the next few years.  We have to pay off a few bills first, and then fix a few things in our current house before we can make a move.  Waiting sucks, but it will be worth it in the end.

That's all for this week, folks!

You Tube Tech Tip

This clip is so funny, I had to share it.

Funny Clip

Extra Reading Diary Post for week 14: Czech Folktales

The unit I chose for this week is Czech Folktales​.  My favorite was The Bear, the Eagle, and the Fish.  

Bear, Fish & Eagle

I love that this story is a happy ending fairytale.  This story reminds me a little bit of the story Beauty and the Beast.  The bear, eagle, and fish were all human princes enchanted by a spell just like the Beast was enchanted by a spell.  

The story diverges from the Disney movie where the women marry the enchanted princes in their animal forms and have children with them.  In the Disney movie, he turns back into a human before he and Belle marry.

I liked the suspense in the beginning of the father getting lost in the woods and needing the help of the three animals to retune home.  I also like the fact that the father had flaws just like all real humans.  This father had a gambling addiction which cost him to lose all his money even though he was given lots of money by each animal.

In the end, the father ended up defeating the magician who had cast a spell on the princes because each of the princes gave him tree things to aid him in his search for the magician.  The bear gave him three tufts of fur, the eagle gave him three feather and the fish gave him three fish scales.  The father used these special gifts to help him defeat the magician.

After the magician was defeated, the princes & their children turned back into their human forms and each of them were given part of the king's land to live out the rest of their days with their families.  Even though this story had a rough beginning with the father losing his daughters, his gambling, and losing his way in the woods and his money, the story ended on a happy note with the magician being defeated and the families living happily ever after together forever.

Czech Castle