KEY WEST

I HAVE IN SOUTH FLORIDA FOR 13 YEARS AND HAD NEVER BEEN TO KEY WEST. LAST WEEKEND MY HUSBAND HAD SATURDAY OFF VERY WEIRD(HE WORKS EVERY SATURDAY) AND TOOK ME TO KEY WEST. IT WAS REALLY NICE BUT A VERY LONG DRIVE. THE KIDS LOVE THE WATER SO THEY REALLY ENJOYED THE TRIP. THEY JUST DID N0T LIKE THE LONG DRIVE.

MY FIRST NIECE

MY SISTER WHO IS YOUNGER THAN ME IS PREGNANT AND WE FOUND OUT SHE IS HAVING A GIRL. EVERYONE IS EXTRA HAPPY BECAUSE SHE IS THE FIRST GIRL IN A LONG TIME THERE IS A LOT OF BOYS IN THE FAMILY AND NOT A LOT OF GIRLS. MY MOM HAS ALREADY BOUGHT SO MUCH CLOTHES IS CRAZY. I JUST REALLY HOPE THEY DIDN'T MAKE A MISTAKE ON THE ULTRA SOUND OR THEY WILL BE A LOT OF UPSET PEOPLE IN THE FAMILY AND A LOT OF RETURNS.

MATH CLASS

I'M TAKING A MATH CLASS THIS SEMESTER THAT IS DRIVING ME CRAZY. I HAVE SO MUCH HOMEWORK. I'M TRYING TO KEEP UP WITH ALL THE WORK BUT IT IS TOO MUCH. I HAVE BEEN TRYING EVERYTHING EVEN TAKING SOME TUTORING FROM MY MOM WHO WAS A MATH TEACHER. I USUALLY ASK HER WHO DOES SHE DO IT. IT IS NOT THAT I DON'T LIKE MATH BUT IT DON'T GET IT AS EASY AS SHE DOES.

MY LAST DAY ON FIELD EXPERIENCE

MY LAST DAY WAS LAST WEEK MONDAY. MS. ALVAREZ WAS ABSENT SO THERE WAS A SUB. I NOTICED HOW THE STUDENTS TAKE ADVANTAGE OF SUBS. I THOUGHT IT ONLY HAPPEN IN MIDDLE OR HIGH SCHOOLS. EVEN THOUGH MS. ALVAREZ WAS NOT THERE I LEARNED SOME NEW THINGS FROM THE SUB WHO WAS ALSO A STUDENT ALMOST DONE WITH HER BACHELORS. ON THIS FEW DAYS ON FIELD EXPERIENCE I LEARNED A LOT OF DIFFERENT CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES. IT ALSO ASSURE ME THAT TEACHING IS REALLY WHAT I WANT TO.

FIELD EXPERIENCE

ON MARCH 26 WAS MY FIRST DAY ON FIELD EXPERIENCE AT DOLPHIN BAY ELEMENTARY. IT WAS A GREAT DAY IN THE FOURTH GRADE CLASS. THE KIDS WERE VERY FRIENDLY AND I HAD A LOT OF FUN. I REALLY ENJOY BEING AROUND KIDS YOU COULD LEARN O MUCH FROM THEM. IT WAS EARLY RELEASE SO THE DAY WAS A BIT SHORT BUT THE STUDENTS WERE GOOD AND GOT ALOT ACCOMPLISHED.

MY COUSINS WEIRD QUESTION

I WAS AT MY AUNT HOUSE CELEBRATING HER BIRTHDAY. WE WERE ALL SITTING AT THE TABLE EATING DINNER WHEN OUT OF NOWHERE MY 10 YEAR OLD COUSIN ASKS. "DANA AT WHAT AGE DID YOU START POVERTY?" I JUST LOOKED AT HIM WITH A VERY SURPRISE FACE. WHEN THANK GOD MY AUNT SAVES ME AND SAYS. WELL THATS A VERY PERSONAL QUESTION BUT I BELIEVE ALMOST EVERYONE STARTS AROUND 12 OR 13. I WAS SO RELIEVED THAT SHE ANSWERED I WAS IN SUCH SHOCK AFTER HE SAID THAT I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WHAT TO SAY.

A NIGHT IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM

LAST FRIDAY NIGHT I WAS IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM. IT WAS ON OF MY WORST FRIDAY NIGHTS. I HAD A FEVER SINCE WEDNESDAY THAT DIDN'T GO AWAY. I ARRIVED AT 8:45PM AND LEFT AT 2:00AM. ALL OF THAT TIME SPENT THERE PRETTY MUCH FOR NOTHING BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T TELL ME EXACTLY WHAT WAS WRONG. ALL THE DOCTOR DID WAS GIVE ME AN ANTIBIOTICS AND REFER ME TO ANOTHER DOCTOR TO SEE ON MONDAY. AFTER THIS LAST VISIT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM I WILL NOT GO AGAIN UNLESS I CAN'T BREATH OTHERWISE I WILL WAIT TILL MONDAY AND SEE A DOCTOR.