Tuesday, October 26, 2010
More baby stuff
I think it is safe to say that this blog is turning into a blog about Baby Girl. This past weekend we bought a mobile for the crib and Kerri finished knitting Baby Girl's baby blanket (and this was Kerri's first real attempt at knitting). Baby Girl can come anytime and we're ready for her, but it would be really nice if she would wait at least a week or two.
Friday, October 15, 2010
Kerri's Birthday
Due to circumstance I was not able to get Kerri 27 roses and 27 balloons for her birthday this year. But I think what I did get her was even better. I got her this:
She has been wanting one of these for the past 36 weeks, so I decided a Petunia Picklebottom diaper bag was the perfect gift. The only unfortunate thing was that this wasn't a surprise. I wasn't about to pick a diaper bag our for her, and Kerri knew ahead of time that this was her present. But I still think she's happy she got it.
Since her birthday was over conference weekend we didn't do much. We went to lunch between sessions and then after priesthood session we caught up with some of my friends in my program and went to Oktoberfest. It was fun. We enjoyed our lemonade while watching my friends drink beer from all over the world. On our way out we had some of the best apple strudel ever and then we out to dinner.
Hopefully next year we'll be able to something more extravagant.
She has been wanting one of these for the past 36 weeks, so I decided a Petunia Picklebottom diaper bag was the perfect gift. The only unfortunate thing was that this wasn't a surprise. I wasn't about to pick a diaper bag our for her, and Kerri knew ahead of time that this was her present. But I still think she's happy she got it.
Since her birthday was over conference weekend we didn't do much. We went to lunch between sessions and then after priesthood session we caught up with some of my friends in my program and went to Oktoberfest. It was fun. We enjoyed our lemonade while watching my friends drink beer from all over the world. On our way out we had some of the best apple strudel ever and then we out to dinner.
Hopefully next year we'll be able to something more extravagant.
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
The Great Lecture Takeover of 2010
In my Tuesday night class there is a girl who, bless her heart, has problem with sharing too much information. For example, a few weeks ago we learned that she has trouble keeping jobs because she has trouble with authority, which stems from issues with her dad. This fun fact about her had nothing to do with what we were talking about, and I'm not sure we needed to know about her issues with her dad. Comments like these happen at least every class period, and usually include 5 minutes of back story.
Well, last week the professor asked for a volunteer to write on the board. She enthusiastically volunteered (which I was grateful for because I hate volunteering). We were discussion Maslow's hierarchy of needs, and the girl was supposed to draw the hierarchy, and then right down our comments. Well it didn't take long before she not only had the hierarchy drawn on the board and our comments written. She then proceeded to draw lines and arrows and cross things out and make connections to concepts that had nothing to do with needs theory and soon the board looked like a mad scientist's board. It got to the point where my professor stopped talking, and sat down with the class and just watch her go. That's right, she took over the lecture, and made a fool of herself as she tried to act smarter than she is. I'm not saying she's stupid, but there is a reason we are taking this class: we don't know everything.
My professor is a great guy and really smart in knowing when to let us explore idea's, and when he needs to control the discussion, so he didn't let this girl lecture for long. I just thought it was really funny that this first semester grad student, who never says anything really on topic took over the lecture. I wish you could have been there. I sit in the back of the room and when she took over the lecture it was funny to see all the heads turn away from the board with looks on their faces like "Oh my gosh, is she really doing this?". It was a good laugh.
And that is the Great Lecture Takeover of 2010. I hope it doesn't happen again.
Well, I need to get back to writing a paper. I have major writers block so I decided to blog. Too bad papers don't write themselves.
Well, last week the professor asked for a volunteer to write on the board. She enthusiastically volunteered (which I was grateful for because I hate volunteering). We were discussion Maslow's hierarchy of needs, and the girl was supposed to draw the hierarchy, and then right down our comments. Well it didn't take long before she not only had the hierarchy drawn on the board and our comments written. She then proceeded to draw lines and arrows and cross things out and make connections to concepts that had nothing to do with needs theory and soon the board looked like a mad scientist's board. It got to the point where my professor stopped talking, and sat down with the class and just watch her go. That's right, she took over the lecture, and made a fool of herself as she tried to act smarter than she is. I'm not saying she's stupid, but there is a reason we are taking this class: we don't know everything.
My professor is a great guy and really smart in knowing when to let us explore idea's, and when he needs to control the discussion, so he didn't let this girl lecture for long. I just thought it was really funny that this first semester grad student, who never says anything really on topic took over the lecture. I wish you could have been there. I sit in the back of the room and when she took over the lecture it was funny to see all the heads turn away from the board with looks on their faces like "Oh my gosh, is she really doing this?". It was a good laugh.
And that is the Great Lecture Takeover of 2010. I hope it doesn't happen again.
Well, I need to get back to writing a paper. I have major writers block so I decided to blog. Too bad papers don't write themselves.
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
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