UCSB Here I Come!

I got accepted into the Multiple Subject Credential/M.Ed (Master's in Education) program. I'm beyond excited. I knew that I had gotten in before we went on vacation because I had called about my application status and got an informal answer. Since it was an informal congratulations, I wanted to wait until I got the legit email confirmation before I blogged about it. It's been a two-year long process, and I'm so happy this moment has finally come. :) My hubster won't be the only one in the family with a master's. Does anyone know how I would go about looking for student loans?

V is for Vacation!

I really wanted to blog more this week since we'll be on vacation next week. We're going to Palm Springs for a few days to do some hiking and a whole lot of nothing. Tomorrow, our vacation officially starts. Woohoo! Now, it's time to pack, so I'm going to have to say Happy early Easter and Happy Purim!

Oinker

from cuteoverload

I love this picture. I didn't even know that pigs could swim, let alone in a swimming pool. It reminded me that we're starting Charlotte's Web in class. To get the kiddos interested in Charlotte's Web, each kid was given a quotation and they have to listen for it when it comes up in the story. When the quotation is read aloud, the kiddo must run up and ring the bell. The kiddo must explain the meaning of the quotation and is then rewarded with a teeny plastic pig.

My teacher and I were talking about how most of the kiddos got quotations that are just completely perfect for their personalities. I looked at mine today and it fits me too. My quotation is: "The sheep soon got to know her and trust her." How perfect is that? Sometimes, things just work out so well. :)

Isn't Everybody Entitled to a Childhood?

We enjoy watching documentaries, so I got My Kid Could Paint That from Netflix. The topic of discussion is this little 4 year old named Marla who became an overnight success due to her abstract paintings. Behind her career are her mother, father, and art gallery dealer. During the course of Marla's instant success, the question of whether she's a prodigy or a fraud arises since her father is also an aspiring painter. What I found most troubling about Marla's situation is the exploitation of her by her father and the art gallery dealer (two aspiring artists). In one scene, her father describes how Marla is the painter and her brother Zane is the sculptor of the family. He has this tone and manner of an over zealous stage parent. Then, the art gallery dealer goes into detail about his frustration with the art scene and its praise for abstract art. He goes on to say how he used Marla to enter that part of the art scene that he didn't understand. Overall, it was an interesting documentary about family relationships and expectations.

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Dog: You look kitteh-flavored.
Kitteh: Um! [quakes in stubbular boots]

Dog: Indeed! Quite delectabuhls!
Kitteh: [bats at lip curtains]

Rimbaud

Life is the farce which everyone has to perform.
- Rimbaud