The Never Ending Story...

Meet Orrin...

While many people might have their ups and downs with children getting hurt and caring for them, I have the same problem with my “Big Baby”, otherwise known as my boyfriend, Orrin.

Oh where to start… well, we started dating my Sophomore year of high school, though we met my Freshman year, when he was a senior. When we first met we were just merely friends, and would always hang out. Well, at one party that we went to, he had just a bit too much to drink! Turning blue in the face and practically not breathing, he was rushed air evacuated to the hospital. While there, you would think that he would have learned his lesson to be more careful, haha that was only the beginning!

It had been almost a year later since his trip in the helicopter and I was very proud of him for not having anymore “accidents”. Although somehow I think that I might have jinxed him, because I received word that he crashed a “Go-Cart”, and broke his ankle, apparently he was not being smart and decided to race a “Go-Cart” down a mountain, and that’s when he crashed. Well, after this fall, it put him off of his feet for about six weeks, and $1000’s of dollars later.

Well, a little bit after his ankle had healed, we started dating. It was almost a year later from his “Go-Cart” crash, when I get a phone call from his brother telling me that he is in the ER. The only thing that I could think was (Oh great what did he do now!). THIS time he was goofing around with tractors, and he got ran over by a bulldozer! He was so lucky that he didn’t loose his leg, or worse his life. So once again he was off of his feet for another four weeks, for severe bruising. You would think that after this time, he would really learn his lesson and not want to be paying back medical bills all his life.

Well, spring turned to summer, and summer faded into fall, and before you know it, it was that time again! I bet your asking what more could he do to his body? Well, the answer is very simple what hasn’t he done to his body! This time I received the phone call, as I was leaving the dance studio. His mother told me that they were taking Orrin to the ER because he had cut his finger off! So there I am panicking thinking that he has a dangling finger, when I come to find out that his mom over exaggerated and it was only cut really deep. Once I again I asked him what stupid stunt that he tried to pull, and this time it was the old trying to cut a piece of metal with a dye grinder. I tell ya this boy will never learn his lessons.

Because, about two weeks later he decides to go riding on his dirt bike, which you know, is a normal thing that people do, but the only catch is it was on a track that they built. Well, he was supposed to be home by seven so that we could have dinner. At six thirty, I get a phone call from his friend that he was riding with that Orrin had broken his leg! I though it was some kind of mean joke that they were trying to pull on me. Nope it was all true! Knowing that it was too dark to ride his bike “one last time” around the track, he attempted to do his jump, which landed him with yet ANOTHER medical bill. This time his broken bone was more serious, because it was a compound fracture and his leg was practically dangling. Though just to top it all off he got another famous trip air evacuated, plus 4 nights in the hospital! I bet that he can’t wait for the medical bills to come piling in.

Dirt Bike Break...




So to end my wonderful little stories, I will leave you with this…

Two trips being air evacuated - $16,000
All the medical bills added up – Over $80,000
Having a boyfriend that always keeps me entertained – PRICELE$$!!

UPDATE: After this last incident with breaking his leg, he fell out of his truck and broke another bone! Don’t worry though this is a non weight bearing bone so they told him to “take it easy”, haha apparently they don’t know who they are talking to.

The Greatest Shows are back!!

Back in November of 2007 the writers of many of the hit shows went on strike. This put a halt on any new episodes to be produced and also a lot of the award shows were affected by this. It was really devastating when I found out that Grey’s Anatomy would only be repeats and no new episodes would air until the writers got the pay that they deserved.

Though starting tomorrow ABC is all new, and the ABC Thursday block party is back! They will start the kickoff will an all new Ugly Betty, where Betty (America Ferrera) plans to spend her birthday with Henry. But those plans get derailed when Charlie -- who is Henry's baby mama -- shows up. Followed by Grey’s Anatomy, and then finally lost.



Grey's Anatomy picks up six weeks after Derek (Patrick Dempsey) and Meredith (Ellen Pompeo) ended their relationship, and Derek began dating Rose. But Meredith has something to occupy her. She and fellow residents Alex, Izzie and Cristina compete in a surgical contest. Bailey will act as judge. Meanwhile, interns George and Lexie adjust to their new apartment. And Callie finds an unexpected confidant in roommate Cristina's nemesis, Erica Hahn.



Finally, "Lost" is back at a new time -- 10 p.m. -- by picking up where it left off. Locke's (Terry O'Quinn) camp comes under attack and Jack (Matthew Fox) tries to discover the identity of a body that has washed ashore.




The only down fall to the new episodes are that the next new episodes will be aired two weeks after these. Somehow the producers of the shows think that by giving their fans a tease, it will lead them to eagerly want to watch the next show. Though I think that by waiting the two weeks it will either make the ratings go down because fans will forget, or it could bring a swing of the flow and ratings will sky rocket. So we will see what happens. All I know is that I am very happy that my Thursdays will no longer be boring and I cannot wait to watch the all new episodes!

School = Studying, Finals, Homework, Staying Up Late, and The Midnight Snack!!

Oh how I hate anything and everything that has to do with school. This is my second year attending Estrella Mountain Community College. The school is kind of small, but I like it because it is close to my home, so I save a ton of money on gas. I am currently studying the field of Education, and I hope to very soon someday be teaching in my own classroom.

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I think that this semester has been one of my harder ones. So many things are due that it gets overwhelming. Not to mention that half of my classes are all online! I like the idea that I get to take the class in the comfort of my own home, but when I actually have to make a strategy of how to complete all of my homework in a timely manner it gets very frustrating. This semester I’ve had about two break downs where I said that I didn’t want to do school anymore! Though I have to keep my head up because this coming fall I will be graduating with my Associates Degree, I am counting down the days!

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Upon completing my AA, I plan to continue my studies at ASU West, where I will complete my teaching degree. Thankfully I have one of my very close friends taking classes with me, so that we can help each other along the way of our journey into teaching.


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How to Stay Hip with Teaching HipHop!

For the past ten years, I have trained under the guidance of Rendee and Geri Parker at Desert West Dance Academy. This year, was the first time that I would be teaching my own classes! I was very excited when my teachers asked me to come and be a part of their teaching staff.


I have always worked around kids and I absolutely love every minute of it. But, when you are in charge of a classroom full of 15 little ankle biters everything changes. I remember the words of advice that my dance teachers gave me were, “You run the classroom, not them!” I comprehended what they had said though none of it made sense until the day that everyone was running wild! The kids were running around the classroom, some were playing on the gymnastics mats, and the other half were eating food. Right then I wanted to throw in the towel and say that I couldn’t do it, though I was not a quitter so I put on my mean teacher yell and got my classroom under control. Ever since that day I have not had a single problem since and my girls actually all listen to me.

Though my older girls are something else… At least with little girls their problems are with who cut who in line and name calling. With the older girls, everything is the end of the world to them. Sometimes I think that most of them come in there to socialize and not to dance. They will pick up their cell phones and text and even answer them while I am teaching! So now they must leave their phones in their bags and set them aside and are not to touch them until the end of class. Though I think that we have finally found our middle point and I understand them and they get where I’m coming from.

Our recital will be coming up on June 21, 2008. For the most part I feel confident enough that my girls will do well, in the recital but, there is still another part of me that thinks that they are not ready. Though I hope that all of my worries go away and that my girls will shine through!!


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Doggie Training Classes

On March 1, 2008 I enrolled my energetic Siberian Husky, Thor, to his very first training classes at PetSmart. When we first signed up, I though oh great I will be the one getting most of the training while he runs around causing trouble. To my surprise though, the class are going very well. Just this past Saturday, my puppy learned how to shake! Now when I tell him to sit he automatically starts to lift his paw thinking that is what I'm going to ask him to do.

I have been also working on potty training with him. He just can't seem to give up going to the bathroom in our front living room! Though with the help and guidance of our trainer, he successfully has gone two weeks without having an accident, though I am keeping my fingers crossed that it will stay this way.

This coming Saturday will be Thor's last day of training class, and he get his very own graduation complete with a cap and all!!! I must say that I am a very proud mother. To further his pet training education, I have decided to enroll him in the Advanced Education next. I think that pet training is not only good for dogs to be better behaved but, it also bring pets and their owners closer together.