Week 10: Podcast Project

I thought this was a fabulous assignment. It was fun to think of a topic and it was very educational learning how to use the different Web 2.0 tasks to compile the podcast.

It was fun because we picked a great topic and enjoyed "researching" it on Wine Down Wednesdays.

I thought your information on your blogs were helpful once I figured out where each of the items we needed for the assignment was located. I thought learning about each step along with the process made it very easy to do. Also I thought the clips that were posted were very explanatory and easy to understand. So yes I thought your blogs were helpful with the podcast assignments.

Our group worked very well together. We had fun spending time and learning about our topic Grape Life, a wine emporium we discovered this summer as a great place to meet friends and have a glass of wine. We found it easy to work as a group; however it was difficult to get together sometimes since it was summer. We didn't really have any snafus. If we were to do this again we would all need to learn how to develop each piece of the podcast especially editing since one of our members volunteered to do this for us.

All in all I thought this class was well worth the time, even though it clouded my summer with getting all the assignments completed. I learned a lot of new things this summer and I really appreciated all the topics discussed in class. I really hope I find the time in my busy schedule to keep up to date with all the new stuff on the web.

Week 9: My Favorite You Tube Videos

Skating Babies: I like this video because apparently it is my daughter's debut for her upcoming appearance on the BABY R US version of Dancing with the Stars. Watch NBC this fall for this new reality TV show.

Life Stucks! This is my favorite YouTube Video since I saw it when partipating in the Counselor Academy 2 years ago at the AEA. Sometimes don't we all just forget to think!

Once I figured how to embed the videos into my blog this was an easy task for me.

Week 8

My schoool age children and I all have library cards and we live less than a mile from the Fairmont Branch for the Davenport Public Library.

My children Chane and Makenzie have used the library to assist them on projects for school. Chane's project was on Tiger Woods and Makenzie's was on Condi Rice.

The LMC at West High School is a fabulously decorated and very appealing to high school age students. The art work on display is all student designed. My favorite piece in the LMC is the huge metal display of the periodic table.

The staff at West High LMC is most helpful and encouraging besides just being wonderful people.

I use the library at West as "SPACE" meaning that I hold meetings, host parent seminars in the evenings,and not to forget ITED make-up tests!

I would assume that the LMC at West is up-to-date with all the Web 2.0 and that the students are learning how to use this information but I do not really know because I am just a "SPACE" consumer there.

PS: I checked out a book at West once and the year end fine was $500 so I didn't even finish reading it because I didn't want iot to be late.

Did anyone else find BigHugeLabs to be fun?

I really enjoyed using BigHugeLabs to make a magazine cover for my son's end of season baseball picture that I took on closing day. There were several other applications that could be used within this site. Did anyone else explore or use this site? If so, what did you think?

A "Major" Disappointment!

History was in the making as I left for church today, Tom Watson was one off the lead to be the oldest golfer to ever win the British Open. I really wanted to stay home and watch but God and family definitely come before my passion for golf.

Hours later Addison was down for her nap and Sean, Mak, and Chane had left to go explore the mill we discovered on our motorcycle ride I thought I would turn on the TV, in the quiet of my house, to see if I could find out what had happened to Tom. Just I turned to ABC I saw Tom finish the hole of the sudden death play-off as he cleared the way for Stewart Cink to win the major.

Wow I was really pulling for Tom to show the world that golf isn't just Tiger, Phil and whoever your favorite young players are todays new game. However, I want to take this minute and say...Way to go Tom.

Where do you like to relax in the QCA?

This summer my new afternoon relaxation place is the Grape Life next to Panera Bread at Elmore and Kimberly Rd in Davenport. On Wednesday afternoon they have an event called Wine Down Wednesday where you can enjoy a glass of wine and get a FREE (yes, free) Chair Massage.

My podcast group has enjoyed a glass a vino while studying for class!!!!

Any other Harley Mama's in our class?

My husband is living his mid-life crisis with his new Harley Davidson. We are having a blast getting into the new scene of Harley riding, it is definitely a life style. You should see all my new shirts that don't fit because Harley clothes are fitted for people who are size 0 and need a 2X.

So sticking to our assignments and projects for class I created a poster of me on my HOG! (says Sands)

And again Peggy and I sit at Grape Life enjoying Vino and cussing the computer. Oh yeah and today we get chair massage and cheese with our glass.

Learning to ride a motorcycle

One new thing I have tried this summer was motorcycle riding. My husband basically made me do it by buying me a 2008 Harley 883 Sportster. I have always joked that by the time I am 50 I would ride a bike into the school where I was working one day. (Rest in Peace mom, My mom would just roll her eyes at me) I guess Sean took me seriously since when I arrived home from a two day conference at University of Iowa there sat a motorcycle next to his Softtail Harley! Mine!!
Not knowing a darn thing about riding a bike other then riding a Honda 50 when I was 8 I determined that I needed to take a course at Scott CC to learn to ride. First I had to get my permit to take the class, so after 4 times taken the written test I finally was ready to sign up to ride.
Father's Day weekend in the rain I took the Basic Rider's Course (would recommend to anyone who ever has wanted to learn to ride). I passed the course. So the Tuesday following I got my "real" license, BUT I was scared to death of the size and weight of my bike.
So determined to get my riding on my own bike my hubby agreed that I would ride if I got a smaller bike.
So now I am riding a Suzuki Boulevard--and loving it. My uncle in law loves me because he is "storing"/"riding" my Harley for the rest of the summer until I am ready to move on to my bike!

Summer Fun

What are people in 23 Things doing for their summer enjoyment?

Corona--June 5-10

Sean and the kids started driving to California on June 3. (Yes, all by himself) They arrived in Corona with one minor incident on June 5. A metal sign crashed into the window of the Expedition about 150 miles out of Corona crushing the passenger side of the windshield. Thank goodness for safety glass and repairmen that come out to the house.
Without mom, they visted Newport Beach, Hollywood, and enjoyed authentic Mexican food at grandma and grandpa's house.
I arrived on June 9th at LAX at 12:20 am (2:20 Iowa time). After a quick rest Sean and I went site seeing/shopping on Rodeo Drive. He even bought me some Bling at Tiffany's. Then we headed back to meet the kids who were staying with Uncle Mark and Aunt Gina. That evening we ate dinner with Sean's family at Chuckie Cheese.
June 10--Aunt Daisy graduated from high school today. We celebrated at Macaroni Grill after the ceremony for dinner.