Busted Thumb!

For those that know me well, you know I love to pester people. Oddly, it's often how I show my love (I know, not so loving!). Anyways, I've been gone for almost two weeks, staying with my parents for the holidays, so when I got home, I was excited to see my roomies. So of course I started messing around with Sixy. Another thing about my messing around...I always win! Well, this time, Six kung fu karate chopped me and about took off my left thumb! It's only slightly puffier than my right thumb, but it won't move! I've sprained and even broken countless fingers and toes in the past, but never a thumb! I'm pretty sure it's sprained.

Thanks, Sixy, for the new experiences - first, losing a battle, and second, busting a thumb. Oh, the joys of friendship! ;)

bye bye summer

Wow! I managed to make it through the whole summer without blogging. Go figure...all kinds of cool stuff has been going on! Perhaps over the next several weeks, I can attempt to catch you up on a few of the coolest things. ...If, of course, I even have any readers left! In a quick summary...

• I did get my grades done...in the middle of the night the day they were due.
• The next day, we moved...into a house...the Mission House!!
• God used awesome friends to show me awesome things.
• God has stretched me, taught me, broken me, used me, and protected me.
• We've had lots of amazing friends help us break in our new home.
• Dad and I have done several fun "projects" at the house.
• School starts in a few days.

So, I left you with grading back in June, and now it's time to jump back in! Pray I'll keep growing and not be consumed by poor planning and procrastination.

I'm so excited to meet my new students! ;)

for the record...

It is 10:42pm and I am about to hit the hay! Everyone who knows me knows that this is quite miraculous. I honestly don't recall the last time I went to bed and it was still P.M. This is another issue I am working on. In order to care for my body, to be at my best, and to avoid any further facial blows, I need sleep!! The goal is to at least be in bed (although it may be followed with some reading) in the P.M. My motivation today is increased, however, as I must get up at 5:30am!! So, off to bed I go. I know you're excited!

what are you filling your mind with?

Ok, I got this from Mike Lovato's blog. There's some real insight into our realities, huh!?

The rules are:
1. Grab the nearest book.
2. Open the book to page 123.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the text of the next four sentences on your blog, along with these instructions.
5. Don't you dare dig for that "cool" or "intellectual" book in your closet! I know you were thinking about it! Just pick up whatever is closest!

This is sad. I've got all kinds of cool books within two feet, but sitting next to me on my desk is my new project: "Grammar Dimensions - Form, Meaning, and Use." Yes, I'm teaching the Verb Tense class in January, and I've got a lot to learn! Anyways, here goes...

Examples: My friend suggested that I drop out of school and work for a while. I'm not sure what I think about such an advice.
Correction: I'm not sure what I think about such advice.
(Advice is a noncount noun, so no article is used.)

Sorry, Chris, "English Grammar for the Utterly Confused" was just a little further away. And to think, we could have learned about fragment sentences!