Thing #2

I have to begin this post by saying I really feel like Dr. Seuss with Thing 1 and Thing 2!

I suppose I didn't get seriously creative with the name of my blog, however I did choose my name for a specific reason.  I have many family and friends both here in America and overseas who are interested in what I am doing.  In order for them to find me easily, it was better for me to just use my name.  The creation of this blog was simple, specifically because last semester we were asked to set up several accounts online; Livetext, TnTel, refworks, to name a few but the one important to this blog is my google account.  I have to say that APSU has an incredible team of people who have set up a system to educate teachers that is amazingly top notch!  They have paced things out step by step to help prospective teachers through their journey.  I for one have been very impressed with the process so far.  Sorry rabbit trail... back to the blog.  Because I already had a google account setting up a blog was as easy as signing in to my account.  That's it!  And to think this was my first time attempting this.  You never would have guessed right?  Of course if we move to the subject of my Avatar, now that's an entirely different story.... The creating part... fairly simple.  Getting the Avatar to my blog, that was a feat that required help from my 9 year old child.  Yes, my child had to show me that I could save the Avatar to my computer and then upload it to my blog.  In any case there it is.  In all it's glory.  I didn't know I had chosen an Avatar with a dog, but it is appropriate because I do have two large dogs who are like my 5th and 6th babies.  My Avatar is very much like me:  happy and outside.  I like to spend time outside with my husband and kids, and for the most part I subscribe to the idea that no matter how bad my life is there is always someone who has it worse, and that in and of itself is reason to smile!  Besides, being unhappy only leads to more unhappiness, when you smile through your problems sometime you will find yourself actually becoming happier.  If not, find a friend who has way worse problem than you and talk to them...lots!  Well, that's it for thing #2.  Coming soon to a computer near you, thing 1 and thing 3.  I know out of order right?  Well I also couldn't get the video for thing #1 to play with sound, guess I better call my child in again!  Until then, over and out.