Marvelous Monday Update 2/1/2010

SCHOOL
One word....


This week is going to be a brutal one. I have tests in both classes.

Remember how boring interesting I told you Ethics class is? First test is over SIX chapters. Our little group project is chugging along. We had to pick a "controversial" topic and are in the process of discussion (debate?) on each side of the issue. I took the side of "Uniforms are an equalizer. Children are in school to learn, not flaunt there social status, be fashionistas, etc." My two team mates chose the "other" side. Personally, I really don't care which side I'm on but I do think that children are in school to learn. Period. If uniforms help to achieve that, I say go for it.

The instructor for my IA II class assigned a TON of homework questions in preparation for the test. I managed to finish all of them over the weekend. Hopefully, I'll do as well on Test #2 as I did on the first one.


BELATED BIRTHDAY GIFTIES
I received more birthday gift certificates from bloggy friends... Carolyn and Sharmila. You know, you sure know how to make a girl smile. You gals are the best! I'm going to have one fantastic shopping spree . Thank you very much to both of you!

I received another card from the CSE BFC. It traveled across the big pond from Lily in England. She sent it over a week ago and hoped it'd get here in time, but the postal system didn't cooperate, lol. Look at this neat tri-fold card:


Update: I also received a GC from one of the club members that hadn't sent me a gift according the the rules. There's a bit of controversy surrounding it that I won't get into. Regardless, I'm appreciative. Thank you very much.


STITCHY STUFF
Julie from I'll Cross That Leg hosted her first giveaway a while back. I was the LUCKY winner! Yay for me!!

Julie sent a chart by Bobbie G called "Life's Journey", along with fabric and floss to stitch it up. She also included a bundle of fabric and a pretty pair of scissors. Thank you so much, Julie!

The photo above doesn't show this very well. It's a froggie holding onto a candy cane! I got a giggle out of this .

I'm feeling pretty blessed. I just found out that I am the winner of Lorraine's blogversary giveaway. Click on over to Maltese7 Cross Stitch to see what it is!

Guess what?!? I actually did some stitching last week (mostly on my lunch hour) -and- I had a finish! I don't have photos yet, since I'm not finished with making it into a cube. Going to JoAnn Fabrics on my lunch hour today :)


DIAL-UP INTERNET HELP
I'm in need of recommendations for an inexpensive, decent, dial-up internet provider. I have a friend who lives out in an area of the county who can't get DSL service. The only option is dial-up at this point. I tried installing NetZero last night and got nowhere. Couldn't even get to the point of registering; each time the software logged on, it immediately got kicked off once explorer opened up. After four hours of that, I'm giving up on NetZero. So, I was hoping if any of my readers use a dial-up service that isn't local to them, they could me some recommendations???