April 27, 2007
What a week we have had! It started last Saturday morning with the news that Grandma's sister, Ruby Aldridge, had passed away. Her son, Jim, called to let us know.
David had been conferring with Marianna all week about a moving prop she needed to create for TCT's production of Beauty and the Beast, so he drove to Tupelo Saturday and worked on an ax that would chop a tree trunk mechanically, all by itself, while the actor sings...
Then, we prepared lessons for our classes on Monday and Sunday we drove to New Albany for Aunt Ruby's visitation; we spent the night with Marianna in Tupelo (in the apartment sooo close to the tracks that you feel trains heading straight for you) and went to the funeral Monday morning.
We got home in the evening on Monday, and then the school week started. It was crazy. Crazy students.... administrators.... teachers.... STRESS with a capital S. Fights, frustration, and futility head the list.
So, I went back and looked at our pictures we took on Easter Sunday....and remembered the Lord. He is in control, no matter how insane the world becomes.
Lydia took this one...and Jared took the one below.
I took this next one.
We have so much to be thankful for. Jared has a job! He starts Monday as a member of the MUW Police Department working as a dispatcher. This will place him on campus with the girls....I feel so much better about having Kaite living there in Grossnickle, the Honors Dorm...or should I say residence hall?.....with him on board!
By the way, Lydia was inducted into The Torch, an academic honor society, this week and she received a scholarship from the English Department for next year. She has decided that secondary education is NOT for her after taking ED 302, and after observing some of the trials and tribulations that her sister, Dad, and Mom have gone through this year; she wants to go all the way and be a college professor.
Kaite has received a Centennial Scholarship from MUW! We praise the Lord, thank Him, and give Him all the glory for all the wonderful blessings in our lives.
We ended up the week with David receiving a call from Trinity Place at the beginning of his 7th period class; Grandma's oxygen level was 82 and she was placed on O2 for a couple of hours; the nurses conferred with her doctor and he said to send her to the ER. So they called an ambulance and took her to the ER.
So, we went straight from school to the ER. By the way, the last time Grandma was admitted to the hospital I had an apt. to have my hair cut; that was 6 weeks ago; I cancelled it and I couldn't get another apt. until the 27th of April. No Kidding... both Marianna and Lydia told me to drop Daddy off at the ER and "GO GET YOUR HAIR CUT!" Lydia and Jared were already waiting at the hospital for the ambulance to get there.
Grandma got a good report; they said she was somewhat dehydrated and that her fluids were hard to regulate effectively with the Congestive Heart Failure; heart enzymes were good, electrolytes were kind of off...and there were some white blood cells in the urine; she was given some IV fluids and a foley catheter to go home with as well as an antibiotic for the continuing Urinary Tract Infection...but we had her back at Trinity by 9pm. That was a real blessing as well.
I thought of another blessing.... Kaite has a job! She is employed at SNOBIZ. For those of you who are not familiar with the institution, these people take ice, shave it, put colored sugar water on it and sell it for money. It really is a lot of heavy labor, lugging big hunks of ice around and man-handling gallon jugs of flavors!
Kaite and Marianna will spend the first three weeks of June involved with the famous Mississippi Governor's School. Kaite will be a participant and Marianna will be teaching a special interest class "Art Extravaganza".
A little info on what this is:
The Mississippi Governor’s School (MGS) was created and developed by Mississippi University for Women (MUW), one of the South’s most outstanding liberal arts colleges, to give qualified students from all over the state a unique learning
experience. Located on MUW’s campus, in the historic city of Columbus, the three-week MGS program takes place during the month of June. MGS boasts faculty from Mississippi universities and colleges as well as faculty and distinguished speakers from all over the nation. All are dedicated to making the MGS experience a memorable and beneficial
one.
A major part of the MGS experience is the coursework. Classes are offered in a wide variety of interest fields from the humanities, science and mathematics, to the fine and performing arts. These are no ordinary classes. Where else would you find major courses like “Physics for Poets” or “DNA, Cloning, and Bioethics?” Interest
area classes are also taught, ranging from Judo and Culinary Arts to Television Production and Theater.
An equally important aspect of MGS is a series of seminars which deal with major global issues and creative and practical experiences. Interesting teachers, classroom discussions, hands-on learning, speakers, debates, and workshops all bring a new light to learning.
All Work and No Play?
Not at all! MGS gives every participant opportunities to be involved in team-building games. Participants compete as teams in a number of fun, recreational
activities. Improvisational comedy, dinner theater, and a talent show provide opportunities for MGS Scholars to showcase their unique talents. MGS is an opportunity to try new things and to meet and work with other participants from all over the state who share similar interests.
Requirements
In order to attend MGS, you must be a rising high school junior or senior (in 10th or 11th grade at the time of application) residing in the state of Mississippi.
Participants are nominated by their high schools after meeting one of the following qualifications:
• A composite score of 125 or above on either
the Leiter International Performance Scale ,
the Raven’s Standard Progressive Matrices, the
Stanford-Binet, or the Weschler Intelligence
Scale; or
• A composite score of 25 or above on the ACT
(sophomores only may substitute PLAN
scores); or
• A selection index of 175 or above on the PSAT;
or
• A score of 1100 or above on the SAT
Of course, that's just for the participants; the teachers don't have to meet those stringent intellectual requirements!
David had been conferring with Marianna all week about a moving prop she needed to create for TCT's production of Beauty and the Beast, so he drove to Tupelo Saturday and worked on an ax that would chop a tree trunk mechanically, all by itself, while the actor sings...
Then, we prepared lessons for our classes on Monday and Sunday we drove to New Albany for Aunt Ruby's visitation; we spent the night with Marianna in Tupelo (in the apartment sooo close to the tracks that you feel trains heading straight for you) and went to the funeral Monday morning.
We got home in the evening on Monday, and then the school week started. It was crazy. Crazy students.... administrators.... teachers.... STRESS with a capital S. Fights, frustration, and futility head the list.
So, I went back and looked at our pictures we took on Easter Sunday....and remembered the Lord. He is in control, no matter how insane the world becomes.
Lydia took this one...and Jared took the one below.
I took this next one.
We have so much to be thankful for. Jared has a job! He starts Monday as a member of the MUW Police Department working as a dispatcher. This will place him on campus with the girls....I feel so much better about having Kaite living there in Grossnickle, the Honors Dorm...or should I say residence hall?.....with him on board!
By the way, Lydia was inducted into The Torch, an academic honor society, this week and she received a scholarship from the English Department for next year. She has decided that secondary education is NOT for her after taking ED 302, and after observing some of the trials and tribulations that her sister, Dad, and Mom have gone through this year; she wants to go all the way and be a college professor.
Kaite has received a Centennial Scholarship from MUW! We praise the Lord, thank Him, and give Him all the glory for all the wonderful blessings in our lives.
We ended up the week with David receiving a call from Trinity Place at the beginning of his 7th period class; Grandma's oxygen level was 82 and she was placed on O2 for a couple of hours; the nurses conferred with her doctor and he said to send her to the ER. So they called an ambulance and took her to the ER.
So, we went straight from school to the ER. By the way, the last time Grandma was admitted to the hospital I had an apt. to have my hair cut; that was 6 weeks ago; I cancelled it and I couldn't get another apt. until the 27th of April. No Kidding... both Marianna and Lydia told me to drop Daddy off at the ER and "GO GET YOUR HAIR CUT!" Lydia and Jared were already waiting at the hospital for the ambulance to get there.
Grandma got a good report; they said she was somewhat dehydrated and that her fluids were hard to regulate effectively with the Congestive Heart Failure; heart enzymes were good, electrolytes were kind of off...and there were some white blood cells in the urine; she was given some IV fluids and a foley catheter to go home with as well as an antibiotic for the continuing Urinary Tract Infection...but we had her back at Trinity by 9pm. That was a real blessing as well.
I thought of another blessing.... Kaite has a job! She is employed at SNOBIZ. For those of you who are not familiar with the institution, these people take ice, shave it, put colored sugar water on it and sell it for money. It really is a lot of heavy labor, lugging big hunks of ice around and man-handling gallon jugs of flavors!
Kaite and Marianna will spend the first three weeks of June involved with the famous Mississippi Governor's School. Kaite will be a participant and Marianna will be teaching a special interest class "Art Extravaganza".
A little info on what this is:
The Mississippi Governor’s School (MGS) was created and developed by Mississippi University for Women (MUW), one of the South’s most outstanding liberal arts colleges, to give qualified students from all over the state a unique learning
experience. Located on MUW’s campus, in the historic city of Columbus, the three-week MGS program takes place during the month of June. MGS boasts faculty from Mississippi universities and colleges as well as faculty and distinguished speakers from all over the nation. All are dedicated to making the MGS experience a memorable and beneficial
one.
A major part of the MGS experience is the coursework. Classes are offered in a wide variety of interest fields from the humanities, science and mathematics, to the fine and performing arts. These are no ordinary classes. Where else would you find major courses like “Physics for Poets” or “DNA, Cloning, and Bioethics?” Interest
area classes are also taught, ranging from Judo and Culinary Arts to Television Production and Theater.
An equally important aspect of MGS is a series of seminars which deal with major global issues and creative and practical experiences. Interesting teachers, classroom discussions, hands-on learning, speakers, debates, and workshops all bring a new light to learning.
All Work and No Play?
Not at all! MGS gives every participant opportunities to be involved in team-building games. Participants compete as teams in a number of fun, recreational
activities. Improvisational comedy, dinner theater, and a talent show provide opportunities for MGS Scholars to showcase their unique talents. MGS is an opportunity to try new things and to meet and work with other participants from all over the state who share similar interests.
Requirements
In order to attend MGS, you must be a rising high school junior or senior (in 10th or 11th grade at the time of application) residing in the state of Mississippi.
Participants are nominated by their high schools after meeting one of the following qualifications:
• A composite score of 125 or above on either
the Leiter International Performance Scale ,
the Raven’s Standard Progressive Matrices, the
Stanford-Binet, or the Weschler Intelligence
Scale; or
• A composite score of 25 or above on the ACT
(sophomores only may substitute PLAN
scores); or
• A selection index of 175 or above on the PSAT;
or
• A score of 1100 or above on the SAT
Of course, that's just for the participants; the teachers don't have to meet those stringent intellectual requirements!
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