Momma Monday! On Time!
March 1st, 2010 by Jen Hen under Momma Monday. No Comments.
I was a bit distracted and almost forgot to write today. The past few weeks I’ve been under the weather and not on top of things, but I’m starting to come out of that slump thanks to the sun finally gracing us with its presence again and a wonderful husband who helps keep me going.
I was catching up on some reading on new web friend Cherylann’s blog, when I came across a website in one of her entries. I decided to check it out and I was instantly pulled in. A new hobby! YAY! I really think this website is something I could get into. The general idea is to find a “swap” you’re interested in, sign-up to participate, do whatever the swap specifies within the time specified, and get to meet/interact/learn about new people. The first swap I signed up for is called “International Theme A Day.” You write in a journal (either one you buy, or one you make yourself) and there are 28 things for you to make sure you include in the journal. At the end of a month’s time, you mail the journal to whomever you were paired up with. The idea is to share some of yourself with someone new. Topics range from a simple introduction, to someone interesting in your family, on over to a grocery receipt and a snippet of a writing about the receipt. Well, I received an e-mail notification that I was paired with someone today. I began my swap project during some free time this afternoon. After getting started, I decided to look at the profile of my “swap partner” to get an idea of who my “audience” was. You talk about a small world. Seriously. I couldn’t believe my eyes when I realized that I was paired up with Cherylann. She lives in Canada. I live in Kentucky, USA. I found the swap website through Cherylann’s website, but I had not added her as a friend on swap-bot, and the woman in charge of the swap had no way of knowing that Cherylann and I had communicated before. I’m not even sure how they go about pairing people up. Nonetheless I found this to be intriguing.
At any rate, go check out http://www.swap-bot.com and see what it’s all about. There are several categories of swaps from penpals for adults, to children’s swaps of coloring books, to crafts, to postcards, to used old postage stamps. Good ol’ ground mail, and electronic mail. I’m intrigued. After I get comfortable with the site I will see if X-man would like to participate in some of the children’s swaps.
In other news… hmm… well… let’s see… school is… school. I’m going to classes and doing my assignments. I’m still debating a change of declared major from Social Work to… yeah, Education. I finally narrowed it down to two options again. Although, I’m really just back to the same drawing board I started at when I began my college education *gulp* 11 years ago. DH says he can see me working with 4th or 5th graders. I was thinking more like middle or high school. My ever lingering passion for Speech and Debate (aka Forensics) sways me to Secondary Education (I am going to end up being a head coach one day… I just can’t get away from the program).
We’re working on some major changes for our family in the coming months but “mum” is the word for now. I don’t like to write about real specific stuff until I know more about what’s going on. It’s all good stuff though! 
Here’s something comical for you to chew on this week: Lil’ C decided he didn’t need to go tinkle in the toilet yesterday. Instead he pulled his undies down in his room and tinkled at the edge of the t.v. cart in his room. DH thinks he was “marking his territory.” I think he’s a three year old with some ideas that baffle me. I’m hoping we never experience that again. Sunday’s have been new experiences every week for three weeks now. I can do without anything new this week.
Alright my “little peeps,” it is time for me to curl up in bed with my sweet hubby.
