Blogging......... oh how I will miss thee.....

Oh blogging… blogging… huh... I do enjoy blogging, however some of the subjects I had to really think about, and some were personally hard for me. I am a person who has a lot to say, and doesn’t always say it right. I would recommend blogging for future classes, however maybe a little more lenient on the subjects. I personally used to blog on MySpace about everything. It was a good output for my frustration. When I was little my step father gave me a notebook and told me to write what I was feeling, and no one would ever read it. Of course he forgot to tell my nosey mother and she read it and sent me to the shrink. So much for privacy! Blogging is good, I don’t however think I will continue the blog on blog spot, I haven’t decided yet. It is a good site, and after getting through the first two weeks it’s pretty easy to use. Maybe I will continue if I can get Betty to be my friend… lol! This maybe my last blog for our class, but you will never shut me up!

Mark Bittman... I think im in love.. lol

I watched the TED with Mark Bittman talking about “Whats wrong with what we eat.” The video was not only informative but also entertaining. I really enjoyed it, and most of the facts and points he brought up were true. There are too many cows because people eat too much meat. Cows inparticular, but realistically it’s the same with chickens, fish and pigs. We are greedy and don’t need to eat as much meat as we are supposed to. I loved Bittmans explination of organic. If a salmon is raised in a farm, and fed feed it would not normally eat, but the feed is organic… Is the fish still organic? If the salmon is originally from Chico and is caught and shipped to somewhere in the U.S wrapped in styraphome is the damage done by the carbon worth it? He calls it “Organic by letter, not in spirit” and I completely agree with it. This discussion has really impacted me, and I will be eating less meat. We don’t really need it? Just because it tastes good, is the damage really worth it. I don’t think I can do completely with out meat, but I will cut down.

Oxnard College Children Development Center (OCCDC)

The Oxnard College Children's Development Center



Child care is a concern for anyone with at least one child. Regardless if your child is in day care or public school the question is, is it the right school or daycare for your child. No matter where your child goes there is some expected problems or issues with other children, or teaching method's. My son is 3 1/2 and has gone to 3 different schools, and between the three of them the Oxnard College Children's Development Center (OCCDC) is by far the best one. The first school he went to was the OCCDC, then because the OCCDC was closed for the summer I had to find alternative child care. I tried a school called "The Farm School" which seemed like a pretty good idea, a small class with children of various ages, in a rural location that has animals. However there was no structure. The kids ran wild outside all day. There was about a half hour of educational teachings a day. The rest of the day the kids just played on the playgrounds, and power wheels. The woman who ran the place, pushed my buttons a couple of times and I pulled my son out of her school. After that I tried "La Petit Academy" I herd they were a nation wide corporation, that followed a age appropriate curriculum to get the children ready for Kindergarten. The first week my son was great, he loved it. After about a week my son wouldn't let me leave. He would cry, scream and hold on to my clothes for dear life!! He had never acted this way when I dropped him off at school, he loved school. It was emotional for both of us. After about a month I figured out what was making my son so traumatized. Since it was summer the classes were all mixed together. The five year old children were in class with my three year old, and apparently were being mean to him. Teasing and hitting is expected at certain age groups, but when I'm dropping off my son at his school and there are three five year olds calling him baby and surrounding him its not OK. I let the director know and told the teachers, but nothing was done. The mean children continued, and my son got worse. The school hired a new teacher, and my son liked her, so for the rest of the summer he wouldn't leave her side. Regardless of the room she was teaching in, he wouldn't go to anyone else. So my son spent the rest of the summer in the year to two year room. As soon as my son could go back to OCCDC he did. The first week that my son went back to OCCDC it would take me a half hour to get him comfortable enough to let me go with out freaking out. Now he is fine with me just dropping him off and leaving. Of course the OCCDC has its own problems as well. Since the OCCDC is a learning facility for people w ho want to be Early Childhood Educators sometimes there can be confusion, or a lack in communication between the volunteers, and student teachers. To avoid the confusion or communication issues I make a point to tell every teacher and the director if there is something they need to be aware of regarding my child. However since there are so many teachers, volunteers, and student teachers there are enough adults there to monitor the children to make sure there is no incidences like at La Petit Academy. The children are divided not only by age, but also learning stages. So there is no teaming up on younger, or children who aren't at the same stepping stone. I really hope that the OCCDC will remain open this summer so I don't have to find another school. The only good thing that came out of La Petit Academy which my son calls "the mean kids school" is that I can threaten my son with going back there. If he is a mean kid, he will go to "the mean kids school" and only nice kids go to the OCCDC. Not everyone will have the same experience I have with these schools. I can tell you as a mother, that there is nothing worse then to hear your kid screaming bloody murder just because the teachers aren't doing their job and watching the children.

changes... changes..

I think of myself to be a picky eater. I used to only eat chicken and beef. After reading this book it has made me think of the ground beef situation. That every time I hit a hard chunk that it isn’t just gristle but bone, butt or even worse bone and butt from a worker. Poop in my meat, and unsanitary conditions that no matter how burnt you get it, it’s still infected. E-coli and mad cow are also a concern. I haven’t yet changed my eating habits, but it is something that will be coming soon. I am part of the 90% of people that visit a fast food restaurant more than 3 times a week. More like every day we stop somewhere to pick up something fast. After reading this book , it has made me think twice and going the extra 20 minutes home to make something without meat. I am not a vegetarian, nor do I ever think I will be, but this book has given me second thought. I guess vegetables here I come, does anyone know how to cook tofu? I heard it is gross, but I have never personally tried it. So what is the safe meat to eat? PLEASE DON’T SAY FISH!

This Semester.

This Semester
Every semester there is a nervousness that returns at the beginning of each new semester. This is my third semester in College and I would have to say it has been the hardest. I started out with four classes this semester, but cut down to three because of the hours. It seems like all of my teachers have gotten together and decided to give me an overload of homework. It’s not just the workload given by each teacher, but my personal life sucked this semester as well. As for my personal life it started with my son have emotional issues, and only being able to stay at school till 2pm. This cuts my study time and class time sufficiently. During Labor Day weekend, we went to Knott’s Berry Farm for a visit with my son’s father. I missed one day that week, but made up the work. Keeping on track for the next two weeks, and then my son’s dad killed himself. Everything went to hell after that. I made up the work I missed for the week I went to Oregon for the ceremonies. However the quality of work was not what I normally put out, because of the emotional stress. So now I am trying to keep my grades up to at least a C average. Failing on top of everything would make me go crazier than I already am. It’s hard though. The emotions are a reminder that I have to do it. Regardless of my mental state no one is going to do it but me. I have a lot of work ahead of me. I honestly can’t wait for this semester to be over. Who knows what next semester will bring, but I know some events that happened in these last ten weeks cannot repeat themselves.

The truth is what we make of it.... but which one is it?

Tell me lies!
1. I’m scared of death.
2. When I was younger the cops came to my house and arrested me.
3. I was in choir for 3 years.
4. I’ve spent time in a mental institute
5. I want more kids.
6.I have a twin.

We all deserve to die!