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Missed a few days :)

March 12th, 2009 at 02:21 am

Hey all. It's been a few days. Sunday was a LONG day. I got a good bit done at home in the morning (or should I say between 10 and 2 thanks to a late start due to missing an hour!) Then I went over to my friend's house, and he went through the whole Math book with me - all 14 chapters of it! We did take a break for supper which his wife made - yummy dinner roast and sweet potatoes. Big Grin But all in all, we spent nearly 6 hours working on math.

I came away with a much better base to work from, and have been going back through it doing as many examples as I can to make sure I really get everything.

What would I do without such wunderful gut friends? Big Grin

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Monday was jury duty. I was going to take the bus so I wouldn't have to worry about getting lost. Hah! The bus was supposed to be at the bus stop at 7:12. A bus pulled up and it was the wrong bus - I checked the time and it was 7:24. So, I hustled back home and got directions. Amazingly the traffic was light, and I didn't get lost (going over there at least!)

I couldn't figure out where the underground discounted parking was, so I parked in the nearest lot I could find -- $8 for all day parking. Ugh!

Luckily for me, they only called jurors through 999 - so at 10:30, as I was #1807, I got to go home. Big Grin

The parking lot attendant was so sweet - I asked him if there was any discount since I'd only been parked there two hours - not really expecting anything. He gave me back two dollars. Big Grin

Then of course I got royally lost on my way back home. Have I said before how much I do not like driving in downtown Dallas??

I called E and let him know I was available - so he put me on the schedule for the gym - so the day wasn't a total wash.

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Tuesday was a wash. Got an email letting me know I didn't get the job I'd interviewed for on Friday. Oh well. Really didn't do anything productive - I think I was wiped from Sunday's math marathon and then no sleep Sunday night.

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Today I applied for 7 different jobs - through Craigslist, hotjobs, and careerbuilder.

One of them in particular interests me - except I'm a bit worried that it's not an actual job, but they're wanting you to purchase a franchise. It's going to preschools and other school settings and teaching their computer programs. It sounds like I could make my own hours - so I could do it T,W,TH and keep the gym job.

Oh, and I fell for another one of those scam applications where they take your info and really want to get it for online schools to call you. This time someone actually did - I told them I wasn't interested, and they said they'd take me off their list. We'll see.

I got one of my quarterly calls from the DSO (Dallas Symphony Orchestra.) Before the lady could even start in on her pitch, I told her that I'd been laid off and didn't have any money for tickets. She let me go nice and easy. Big Grin

I'd love to go more often, but those tickets are pricey, so I prefer to save for when Kenny G or Jim Brickman or the Beach Boys are performing. Big Grin

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My apartment isn't in company shape yet, but I do have to say I am proud of the progress I have made.

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I've been waylaid by a new author - Cathy Marie Hake. They are Christian Historical Romance novels. Big Grin She's good. I read 'Letter Perfect' and 'Bittersweet' the past couple days. They're the kind of books you can hardly bear to put down - even when your eyes are burning from lack of sleep.

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Thursdays Plans:
() Study GRE Math
() make flashcards for formulas
() Finish cleaning kitchen
() Update blog
() exercise

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Question: Does anyone know where I could find hardcopy copies of children's books that are in public domain? I am working on another blog and I need to have a good selection of children's books (actual copies) to use. I've found the online sources, but I'm needing something for a visual.

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P.S. I have been keeping up with the blogs here, but for some reason my computer hasn't been letting me post comments since I updated my browser.

5 Responses to “Missed a few days :)”

  1. Amber Says:
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    That was really nice of your friend. I'm surprise the courthouse didn't stamp your ticket but at least they guy gave you some money back
    Good luck also on the job hunting, I too am looking for work. Thanks though because I never even thought of craiglist. I fell for one of those scam also

  2. momcents Says:
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    What is your other blog about children's books. I've got tons of readers here in my house and would love to see, if you care to share!

  3. dmontngrey Says:
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    Lucky you with jury duty! My coworker (who is my assistant!) is on day EIGHT of service!! Plus she has tomorrow and Monday scheduled off as vacation days. Oh yeah, did I mention my office is moving next week? *SIGH* Well her service has really suspicious timing with a major case that's going on here. If that's the one she's on, I feel really bad for her. It's a tough one.

    Best of luck in your continued job search. Great job on the math progress!! Smile

  4. frugaltexan75 Says:
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    Amber,

    Thanks. Smile The courthouse only stamps your ticket if you use one of their garages. The place I parked at wasn't one of those.

    Momcents,

    I've only got one post up so far on my children's books blog, which is why I'm looking for hardcopies of books that are in the public domain. My plan is to record myself doing a 'storytime' focused on different age levels. But I've been told that I'd have to get permission to read a book from beginning to end, otherwise I'd be violating copyright law. But if I find some that are NOT copyrighted, I'm free to do as I please. Smile Eventually, once my blog is established, then I will contact publishers, etc. to propose my idea and get their permission. That's the plan anyway. If you want to see the beginning stages of it --- the website is: storytimeforchildren.today.com

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    dmontgrey - Wow! 8 days and still going? I am SO glad I didn't get put on a case - esp. one like that. If I were closer to you, I'd offer to come help you get your office packed up. I've had lots of experience in moving. Frown

  5. oceansluver78 Says:
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    I love going to our local music program the Virginia Symphony led by the crtically accalaimed JoAnn Falleta.

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