You know how you get a test back and you were expecting better than you got? But at least you see what you did wrong and try extra hard for the next test? It's a small consolation but it gets you through. Well, I got less than I thought I'd get on a test and then STILL couldn't understand what I'd done wrong.

So, I tried to redo the math with still no understanding. I went to the teacher at his office hours. He didn't know either on a couple of the questions. He looked it up on the web right when I was sitting there! I found this really irritating. He gave us a test, from a test bank, and he didn't even understand some of the questions and answers. So I showed him in the book where I found my answer. He read and re-read the text and said it was confusing. No kidding, really? Confusing? NAH. IT'S ONLY WHAT WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO TELL HIM FOR FIVE WEEKS NOW!
I didn't fail the test but I got an 80%, which is a C. He agreed to give me credit for one question because it was a confusing one. (not even the one he looked up; this one was different.) So now I have a B-. But he didn't open the gradebook while I was sitting there. I wonder if he really will give me the points.
When I am sitting in class, it takes all of my concentration to try and understand what's going on. I'm not used to this. In most of my other classes, I usually follow right along and keep up. This class is testing every level of frustration I have. I do take solace in the fact that most everyone is struggling in there. I have class in a few hours and the struggle will continue.

On another really negative note, Jay not only has a really bad sunburn but poison ivy as well. He thought he was immune to it. So we were trying to weed and I tried not to touch the ivy. I still got a touch of a poison ivy rash. But then a few days later, poor Jay got this huge rash on his arm blending in with his sun burn. I feel so bad for the guy; somehow he even got it in his eye and his eye is swollen like he's been in a fight.

Yeah, things are ducky around here. This post is such a breath of sunshine.
Well it's the truth.

I'm in finals week for two classes. One class continues on until August and I start another next week. Five start at the end of August. I am in the thick of it, so to speak.

The girls are sunburned a bit, despite Jay putting sunblock on 4 times. Jay, on the other hand, limped his crispy self into work today.

Thought I would post a pre-crisp picture of Jay and the girls from a few days ago. They were lounging around while I worked on the computer. Millie is in her usual place-someone's lap. :)

More pictures now. The first one is Em playing putt putt golf. There seems to be a twisted swim suit and her shoes are on the wrong feet. But who cares about that when you are having fun?

One of the smaller slides

Emilina

Overcoming a fear of the water.

Sponge Bob was kinda scary. They wanted to get away fast.

Snow cone hits the spot.

Putt Putt. Tara Woods

They got back from Pioneer Water Park safe and sound.

The blog is not cooperating with pictures. I'll try tomorrow to post more. Jay is so sunburned, poor thing. The girls had a great time. Tara said it was the best day of her life.

I got loads of schoolwork done.

I'm supposed to be studying. La la la la la. I don't want to. I want to do almost anything but study right now.
Jay took the girls swimming today to give them a day of fun, but also to give me a nice quiet place to study. Whoops. I better get back to it. You see, I've been studying all morning. Really. OK not really. OK not at all.

I took the girls to JC Penney's and got them new swim suits yesterday. They both love them. I think they'd sleep in their suits if they could. They were so excited to go today. As they were leaving, I was calling out to wear sun screen,not to leave their dad's sight, not to get sun stroke. Can you tell that the sun is not my thing? Thank goodness for Jay. And now I am going back to working so hard on my school work- for real this time.

But so that Jay doesn't get a big head for being the favorite parent, I'd like to show exhibit A. It's a picture of Tara back in the day. I picked Tara up from day care with that outfit, that Jay picked for her. He'd take her in the morning and I'd get her in the afternoon. Nice patterns Jay! ha ha.

All joking aside, it's mighty nice of Jay to take the girls swimming and to give me time to study.


Pictures to come from the swimming when they get home.

The fashion of it all

Tara speak.

So I was playing Go Fish with Tara.
"Tara, do you have an 8?"
"Gold Fish"
"Oh sweetie it's Go Fish, not gold fish."
"MMHHMMM"
Two minutes later.
"Gold Fish, Mommy."
"Tara, it's..."
"I know, Mommy. I want to call it like this."
That's Tara. She has definite opinions and is not going to be influenced by semantics.
Later she took the "Fly Swapper" and tried to "Swap a fry."
:)

So proud of her

Jay took the girls to another Radio Disney thingy at the mall. He is great about finding free stuff to do with the girls.

I am so very proud of Emily. She volunteered to speak in front of more than 50 kids and parents. I would have never done that as a kid, and would be reticent to do it even now. She had to talk as fast as she could on a pretend phone and had to go FIRST. The other girl won but the point to me is that she volunteered to get up there and followed through. I heard that public speaking is the number one fear, sometimes ranking higher than death! You go my brave Emily!

We are all in the living room now watching American Inventor. It's good bonding family time. Before that Jay and I watched The Last Comic Standing and were laughing so hard that we were doubled over. Doing that, and this blog are so relaxing to me. Now back to work on a million school projects and papers and reading.. At least I had that fun time to see me through.