Fluency Journal

Fluency Journal

I enjoyed this assignment. At first it was hard to think of things to write about. As I went on I found that writing about my life was the easiest. I did find that a week into it I was running out of topics to write about. To begin with it took me a long time to get started and to get what I wanted to say typed out. As time went it did get easier and took less time than the first week. A few days that I was stumped on what to write, I asked my kids and they always had great ideas. After I would write my nightly journal/blog entry my children liked to read what I wrote. I think this is a great assignment to help with fluency. I was a bit nervous about writing that many blogs in a short time. I was afraid that I wouldn’t be able to think of enough topics. Amazingly enough it wasn’t too bad. Most of the time I was able to think of something to write in no more than five minutes. This is one of my favorite assignments so far in this course. My favorite was the one where we asked all the questions to find out about our audience. My middle son has difficulty putting his writing ideas on paper. I am going to modify this to use with him to help him with his fluency. I also found out that I can write better first thing in the morning while I drink my coffee. I tried at night after my day and it didn’t turn out well. In the morning when my mind was rested and awake. I do normally journal before bed but I feel like this was different because it was more ideas and stories about my life. This is definitely a tool I will continue to use.

Fall

Fall

Fall is one of my favorite seasons. I love the cool crisp mornings. I enjoy running in the mornings when it is cold and refreshing. My dogs like it when it is cooler also. My largest one, whom likes to go everywhere with me has a very thick fur coat. He is a big Mama’s boy and even if he is too hot he still wants to come. I enjoy watching the leaves change and turn beautiful colors. Hiking in the fall is a favorite past time of mine. It is fun to explore the world if it is hot out it can be miserable. In the fall there is always festivals and fun and craft festivals. Fall makes me think about family. During the fall months I think about Halloween and Thanksgiving. They both are some of my favorite holidays. Halloween is fun to dress up with our kids. We always have an annual Halloween party for kids and adults. We make our downstairs a haunted maze. The kids love and look forward to it every year. Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday because it’s just about family getting together and being thankful.  I enjoy drinking hot cocoa and hot apple cider on cool days. When the leaves fall they are fun to make in a big pile and jump in it. However we have a huge lot with lots of thirty year trees and they all have tons of leaves. It takes us several days throughout the fall season to get them all raked and cleaned up. But all in all I enjoy fall along with the other seasons. I would like to get into photography and taking outdoor pictures are great. Fall and spring have the most colors for a good photograph. The beginning of fall always feels good. The coolness after a hot summer feel so good.   

Online Friends

Online Friends

I always thought it would be weird to meet someone online and not meet them in person first. Well my time came because I met an awesome girl from Australia. We met through a Facebook group. The more we started talking we found out that we have a lot in common. We talk through Facebook messenger, talk on the phone and skype. She is a great deal younger than me so it’s nice to have some experience and can help her through tough times.  Because of our different time zones early morning and late night work the best for us. It is a lot of fun to learn how Australia is so different but yet has several of the same things the United States has. My favorite part is talking to her on the phone and listening to her accent and the different words she uses. Sometime I have to ask her what a word means. When its winter here it is summer there and vice versa. Last year for Christmas we sent each other gifts from our countries that the other didn’t have. She is going to visit this Christmas so we can meet in person for the first time. I have always wanted to visit Australia. I am saving to visit this nest fall. I am so excited because now I will also have a great friend to show me around. I am also very excited to share the new memories with my husband and kids. In January we are getting our passports and booking our flight. This will be the biggest trip my family has ever been on. We are planning to go in the fall because it will be spring there. We just bought new luggage for our trip. The trick will be fitting everything that we need for a week in them.  My husband and I are making this a surprise trip for our boys and for my Australian friend. I have made plans with her fiancé to surprise her. She has taken time off work for the week we are coming. I can’t wait to surprise them all.