My, how far you've come! We're all very proud of you. You're OUR Teacher of the Year!
Webernj - Navigating the courses of life.
Friday, April 28, 2006
Our Teacher of the Year
My Uncle Bob was recently named as one of the ten finalists for the Teacher of the Year in Harford County. The award dinner was last night and unfortunately he did not win. It's a robbery I tell you, a robbery! Anyway, I am reminded of when Uncle Bob had to teach his band students in a school's locker room because of overcrowding. The acoustics were great, but the backed-up sewage left a lot to be desired.
My, how far you've come! We're all very proud of you. You're OUR Teacher of the Year!
My, how far you've come! We're all very proud of you. You're OUR Teacher of the Year!
Tuesday, April 25, 2006
Commercials
OK. I don't know if these bother anyone else, but they're driving me crazy. There are two commercials on t.v. that bother me so much I have to change the channel.
The first one is for Lamisil. It's the nail fungus drug that has the cartoon guys creating havoc under someone's toenail. For some reason, I can't handle seeing the toenail being flipped up by the little monsters. Grosses me out!
The second commercials are fairly new. Volkswagon has two commercials featuring the safety features (I think airbags and crumple zones) of the Jetta. It features people driving along, having a normal conversation, and then suddenly crashing into another car. The realism of the impact and the movement of the passengers is too much for me.
I know the goal is to get people to remember their product. But do companies realize how traumatic their commercials are? Sorry, I just had to vent.
The first one is for Lamisil. It's the nail fungus drug that has the cartoon guys creating havoc under someone's toenail. For some reason, I can't handle seeing the toenail being flipped up by the little monsters. Grosses me out!
The second commercials are fairly new. Volkswagon has two commercials featuring the safety features (I think airbags and crumple zones) of the Jetta. It features people driving along, having a normal conversation, and then suddenly crashing into another car. The realism of the impact and the movement of the passengers is too much for me.
I know the goal is to get people to remember their product. But do companies realize how traumatic their commercials are? Sorry, I just had to vent.
Sunday, April 23, 2006
Anniversary!
Today is my grandparents' 58th Wedding Anniversary! Woo-hoo! Wishing you a great Anniversary and many more to come!
Prepared Childbirth Class
We attended the One Day Prepared Childbirth Class at the hospital yesterday from 8:30 to 2:00. It was scheduled to last until 3:30 but it ended early. The One day class was the alternative to attending several shorter classes over the span of a few weeks. The instructor was one of the same ladies who taught the Baby Basics Brunch. She's very down to earth.
We went over signs and symptoms of labor and when to call the Dr. She also explained the normal activities that will occur in the hospital before, during, and after the baby is born. We watched a very graphic video about the different stages of labor and birth. Rob particularly enjoyed that...NOT! Then we learned four methods of lamaze breathing. After lunch we went on a tour of the hospital. The labor and delivery rooms are very nice and spacious. All in all, it was a beneficial class.
Both days that we attended class at the hospital it was pouring rain. What's up with that?! I hope it's not a sign for delivery day. We came home and relaxed for the rest of the day. Our evening was topped off by watching the 1980's classic "She's Having a Baby". It's a great movie...except for the scary part with the emergency c-section. But knowing how it was going to turn out made it bearable.
We went over signs and symptoms of labor and when to call the Dr. She also explained the normal activities that will occur in the hospital before, during, and after the baby is born. We watched a very graphic video about the different stages of labor and birth. Rob particularly enjoyed that...NOT! Then we learned four methods of lamaze breathing. After lunch we went on a tour of the hospital. The labor and delivery rooms are very nice and spacious. All in all, it was a beneficial class.
Both days that we attended class at the hospital it was pouring rain. What's up with that?! I hope it's not a sign for delivery day. We came home and relaxed for the rest of the day. Our evening was topped off by watching the 1980's classic "She's Having a Baby". It's a great movie...except for the scary part with the emergency c-section. But knowing how it was going to turn out made it bearable.
Aggreko Baby Shower
Rob's co-workers threw him a baby shower on Friday. He was completely suprised and flattered. They gave Katherine several adorable outfits as well as some other baby gear and goodies. A big Thank You goes out to all of the thoughtful people at Aggreko! A picture of the proud "Poppa-to be" is below.
