A Few Updates...

OK, I have not been posting because I can't figure out how to add pictures and it not take forever...sooo...if anyone can explain to me how to add pictures directly from photobucket into blogger that would be great. For now I have been uploading them to photobucket and then copying the Html directly into the post and then shrinking the pictures themselves right in the post...it doesn't take as long to do it this way as opposed to using the blogger upload. That takes forever!!!

Alright, now to my updates. Olivia is done with her shoes/brace!!! She no longer has to wear them at night or ever :))) I can't tell you how extremely happy this makes us!! What a pain the the butt that was, every single night fighting with her trying to get them on tight enough and listening to her beat the hell out of her crib. (Kevin was very upset about that, he spend literally weeks making that crib) I was so excited that I went out and bought her her first pair of footed jammies! Yes she had footed jamies but never could wear them :( I was so happy to put her in them that first night and she slept very well. We go back in six months to see if her feet are still ok. I am praying that we will be done with that Doctor...he still creeps me out, not to mention when I go in he stares at my boobs, NO JOKE!!

Another awesome update is that after four (yes I said FOUR 4!!) failed attempts I finally passed the Praxis II (teacher test) You see, when I graduated Highschool in 2001 (yes I am old...so what?!) and started my first year of college I never would have imagined that in 9 years I would still be plugging away at my Elementary Education degree. Moving to Alaska totally screwed up my college career, UAA (University of Alaska Anchorage) SUCKS at accepting transfers even from their own system!! So basically I had to start over and for the first two years I was only able to take 1 class at a time because if I took more I would have to pay out of state tuition at $400 per credit hour but if I took less than 3 credit hours I could pay instate tuituion at $100 per credit hour until I became a resident. In February of this year I applied for my last leg of my Elementary Education degree my YEAR LONG internship. Well I still hadn't passed my Praxis II and needed that in order to be admited into the internship program. They (College of Education at UAA) let me take a few classes this summer with the assumption that I would pass the Praxis II so I took 4 of them. Well I didn't pass the test and so they put a complete stop to my education until I passed the test. I couldn't do my internship, I couldn't take any classes nothing! Oh did I mention that I only needed 2 points?? 2 FRIGGING POINTS!!! Oh and that the passing score for the State of Alaska is 143 and UAA requires a 163 and that I passed by Alaska requirements everysingletime???? Yeah, so I took the stupid test one more time and I finally passed it! I got the two points I needed! So, I will finally start my internship in the Fall of 2011, TEN years after I started college!
I look at it as a blessing to have been able to spend this time at home with Olivia, I prayed about it and asked God to help me do the right thing, He knew I wasn't ready to leave her and this happened!

Keep checking back for more pictures and posts!
Have a great day!!!

Stephanie