Friday, June 29, 2007
Sicko
The debate on free healthcare is being stirred up by Michael Moore's movie, Sicko. I've had a few discussions with Dad on changing the health care system in the U.S., but I'm not quite convinced that free healthcare is the answer. To me it is similar to the public school system. So many great teachers quit teaching because they can find better paying jobs. Then schools are forced to find mediocre half-trained teachers or pack kids into classes like a can of sardines because there are not enough teachers. Do we really want similar situations to happen with our health care system? Anyway, I was just wondering what everyone else's opinion was on this subject.
Friday, June 08, 2007
News
Well, we have a ton of news in this neck of the woods.
First, Cameron got another promotion! He's doing such a good job at work and is moving up so quickly. He has been transferred to the Roaster as a Senior Metallurgist. This means they skipped him past Met II and Met III. He also received a raise and he's on straight days now! No more night shifts!!! That's the most exciting part for me. He's loving his new position and is already solving problems over there.
Second, I got straight A's this semseter! Woohoo! I haven't done that for a long time. I've also received my student teaching internship assignment. I'll be with Jeff Sarbacker at Elko High School. And get this - I'll be teaching Calculus and Precalculus!!! There will also be two periods of Algebra I, but overall I got a great assignment! Calculus is one of my favorite subjects, so I'm very excited.
Third, we got a new stove. The heating element in our old one overheated and melted itself. I was trying to cook bread when I noticed that the heating element was glowing red hot and sparking. Needless to say, it was ruined. We now have a stove with a ceramic top, instead of coils. I'll post pictures soon.
Finally, we had a fun visit from Cameron's family this last weekend. They helped us fix our sprinkler system and helped install our new stove. (Thanks guys!) We also did some barbequing up Lamoille Canyon. I'll also post some pictures of Lamoille soon, because it is one of the most beautiful canyons I've ever seen. I also discovered that the Ghirardelli chocolate squares are perfect for s'mores. They're just the right size and you can choose from different kinds. I used a milk chocolate one filled with caramel and its was the best s'more I've ever had.
Well, I think that's all for now!
First, Cameron got another promotion! He's doing such a good job at work and is moving up so quickly. He has been transferred to the Roaster as a Senior Metallurgist. This means they skipped him past Met II and Met III. He also received a raise and he's on straight days now! No more night shifts!!! That's the most exciting part for me. He's loving his new position and is already solving problems over there.
Second, I got straight A's this semseter! Woohoo! I haven't done that for a long time. I've also received my student teaching internship assignment. I'll be with Jeff Sarbacker at Elko High School. And get this - I'll be teaching Calculus and Precalculus!!! There will also be two periods of Algebra I, but overall I got a great assignment! Calculus is one of my favorite subjects, so I'm very excited.
Third, we got a new stove. The heating element in our old one overheated and melted itself. I was trying to cook bread when I noticed that the heating element was glowing red hot and sparking. Needless to say, it was ruined. We now have a stove with a ceramic top, instead of coils. I'll post pictures soon.
Finally, we had a fun visit from Cameron's family this last weekend. They helped us fix our sprinkler system and helped install our new stove. (Thanks guys!) We also did some barbequing up Lamoille Canyon. I'll also post some pictures of Lamoille soon, because it is one of the most beautiful canyons I've ever seen. I also discovered that the Ghirardelli chocolate squares are perfect for s'mores. They're just the right size and you can choose from different kinds. I used a milk chocolate one filled with caramel and its was the best s'more I've ever had.
Well, I think that's all for now!
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