Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Election and Post election day excitement!
These are some pictures from yesterday afternoon as we celebrated our vote for Barack Obama and John Yarmuth. Later last night Adam watched election coverage with us before bed and then Chris and I of course celebrated greatly when they both won!
Saturday, November 1, 2008
Baby ... girl!
We had another opportunity to go to the doctor on Wednesday for an ultrasound. This one was a little more special than all the others because we found out we're having a girl! We were also able to find out that everything with the pregnancy is normal and there's nothing to worry about at this point.
We've had some fairly concerning complications with pregnancy this past year. First with the miscarriage in May and then with this pregnancy at 6 weeks with the blood clot in the uterus. This turned out to be a minor setback but when I was going through it and still even now I'm having a hard time realizing that everything is ok and we can actually plan for her to come in April.
Here's a picture of our little acrobat.
We've had some fairly concerning complications with pregnancy this past year. First with the miscarriage in May and then with this pregnancy at 6 weeks with the blood clot in the uterus. This turned out to be a minor setback but when I was going through it and still even now I'm having a hard time realizing that everything is ok and we can actually plan for her to come in April.
Here's a picture of our little acrobat.
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Grad School
One thing I've been thinking about since I graduated college is going back to grad school. I've put it off this long because I've had a job that has been extremely fulfilling and another degree won't change the status of my job any. Also there aren't any programs near us that offer what I want and Chris has been in school full time the majority of our marriage and I really didn't want to go back with him in school too.
Now things are changing. In January I'll be required to be supervised by a BCBA monthly which I can understand why the board would do this and I think it's a good idea I just don't want to do this long term. A Master of Arts in ABA program is starting the fall of 2009 at Spalding University, a university very close to our house and it's a very short program. Plus Chris will be graduating in May and wants to take a little time before starting his PhD.
I was excited about this at first because I now have an opportunity to get a masters and the opportunity to learn even more in my field but... I'm not usually good with change, I like similar things and if prepared am ok with some change but this is pretty substantial. As I started looking into what I would need to do to get into the program I've become a little overwhelmed with needing to take the GRE (uh, almost 10 years out of college and a little rusty in most of the areas they'll test) and all of the other things I'll need to prepare with my admission packet (a professional writing sample...can I send in a behavior plan? =)
It will be a great opportunity, now I just need to organize myself, my family, and finances to do this.
Now things are changing. In January I'll be required to be supervised by a BCBA monthly which I can understand why the board would do this and I think it's a good idea I just don't want to do this long term. A Master of Arts in ABA program is starting the fall of 2009 at Spalding University, a university very close to our house and it's a very short program. Plus Chris will be graduating in May and wants to take a little time before starting his PhD.
I was excited about this at first because I now have an opportunity to get a masters and the opportunity to learn even more in my field but... I'm not usually good with change, I like similar things and if prepared am ok with some change but this is pretty substantial. As I started looking into what I would need to do to get into the program I've become a little overwhelmed with needing to take the GRE (uh, almost 10 years out of college and a little rusty in most of the areas they'll test) and all of the other things I'll need to prepare with my admission packet (a professional writing sample...can I send in a behavior plan? =)
It will be a great opportunity, now I just need to organize myself, my family, and finances to do this.
Monday, October 20, 2008
Pumpkin Patch!
Both Chris and I love this time of year. The smell of fall, how it's cool but not too cold, and the colors! One of my favorite family outings that we starting doing last year with Adam is going to a pumpkin patch. In Southern Indiana Huber's family farm is not far from us and it's fun to do the hay ride out to the field and pick out a pumpkin.
Growing up in Oldham County hay rides and picking pumpkins, strawberries, potatoes, blackberries, and various other crops my family grew are all part of my memories from growing up. Now that we live in Louisville and haven't found the time and energy to grow my own garden yet I love to expose Adam to some of the same memories through events like this one.
These are a few of our pictures from the day!
Growing up in Oldham County hay rides and picking pumpkins, strawberries, potatoes, blackberries, and various other crops my family grew are all part of my memories from growing up. Now that we live in Louisville and haven't found the time and energy to grow my own garden yet I love to expose Adam to some of the same memories through events like this one.
These are a few of our pictures from the day!
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Thursday, August 28, 2008
It's time for a change - NOW
I ran across this story about how an oil slick killed more than 200 penguins and it really disturbed me. In the last paragraph of the article it says:
Some biologists believe stronger-than-usual ocean currents or colder-than-usual ocean temperatures have pulled the birds north. Others suggest overfishing near Patagonia and Antarctica has forced the penguins to swim farther in search of food.
After reading this last paragraph I automatically think - stronger-than-usual ocean currents or colder-than-usual ocean temperatures, aren't those caused by climate change? After years of hearing about climate change you'd think we'd start to do something more than we have done. There is lots of information on the web and even a cable channel devoted to eco-friendly living but I can't say with any certainty that, other than a few things here and there, I have seen big changes by people around me, businesses around me, or myself.
I definately do not want to hold myself up as the person who knows all when it comes to changing the environment because I know I have a lot to learn and a lot to put into practice myself but I do believe there are things we could do that are not being done. One thing we can do is cut down on our use of gas. This is possible with hybrids and electric cars but they are both expensive (at least to my family) and until lately electric cars have not been widely available. Or that's what we think unless we've had the opportunity to watch Who Killed the Electric Car. I only hope that these cars will be widely available soon and we wake up to our problem of 1) needing gas and 2) coming up with more ways of getting gas. Which leads me to my point of it is time for a change - NOW.
Some biologists believe stronger-than-usual ocean currents or colder-than-usual ocean temperatures have pulled the birds north. Others suggest overfishing near Patagonia and Antarctica has forced the penguins to swim farther in search of food.
After reading this last paragraph I automatically think - stronger-than-usual ocean currents or colder-than-usual ocean temperatures, aren't those caused by climate change? After years of hearing about climate change you'd think we'd start to do something more than we have done. There is lots of information on the web and even a cable channel devoted to eco-friendly living but I can't say with any certainty that, other than a few things here and there, I have seen big changes by people around me, businesses around me, or myself.
I definately do not want to hold myself up as the person who knows all when it comes to changing the environment because I know I have a lot to learn and a lot to put into practice myself but I do believe there are things we could do that are not being done. One thing we can do is cut down on our use of gas. This is possible with hybrids and electric cars but they are both expensive (at least to my family) and until lately electric cars have not been widely available. Or that's what we think unless we've had the opportunity to watch Who Killed the Electric Car. I only hope that these cars will be widely available soon and we wake up to our problem of 1) needing gas and 2) coming up with more ways of getting gas. Which leads me to my point of it is time for a change - NOW.
Friday, August 15, 2008
Awesome Olympic Mom
After reading a post from Heather on Olympic moms I linked to this awesome story of a weightlifter who has 3 children, one diagnosed with autism.
I need to read this story each time I think life is too difficult because Melanie's story shows me that life can be hard but don't give up, get through it together.
I need to read this story each time I think life is too difficult because Melanie's story shows me that life can be hard but don't give up, get through it together.
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