School Daze...

Today was a day for focusing on education for the Coleman Clan. Mindy, having turned five, will be starting kindergarten in the fall. So, I spent a portion of today at one of the Aurora School District Central Admissions Offices. They were very friendly. But I have to say I was more than a little concerned at first that I would be able to get her in the system.

I've yet to do any of the post-adoption paperwork. That's a difficult thing to say, because it's been more than four years now. I have no good excuses. It's just a bit overwhelming. When I saw that one of the requirements was a birth certificate, I kind of swallowed my tongue. Gulp...

I took our office adoption certificate with me and her Chinese passport and figured I'd hope for the best and just face whatever the consequences were. The clerk who assisted me was fine with the documentation I had. Although I had to leave and come back later with the notarized translations. I found then that I did have her Chinese birth certification, so I guess that will do for the short term.

I also managed to bring her immunization records and proof of our living in district.

The only problem with this whole process is that I will have to enroll her in her Home School, Tollgate Elementary. It's one of the lowest scoring schools in a low-scoring district. But it looks as though she will need to go there for at least a couple of weeks at the start of the term. I've completed the paperwork to get her into the elementary school I'd prefer - Arkansas. I really need that to work out or we will have to come up with some other daycare plan. Since kindergarten is only offered a half-day, it would be awesome if she could stay at the school right by Karen's.

But, again, we'll just deal with whatever the outcome of all this is.

So, in addition to Mindy's education, I've been focusing on mine as well. I'm ready to start back to school. I'm ready to get a bachelors degree and take some initiative in my career again. My original plan was to attend Community College of Aurora for the general ed courses, then switch to Metro State College for the upper-level courses. I met today with an advisor at CCA. I was really disappointed that there were absolutely NO computer or IT courses in the plan. It really is all general education. I know that stuff is important. But sheesh. Nothing IT related? I don't think I can stand it.

I've also been looking at TUIU, a completely online university. I verified it's an accredited university, so I can claim it as education for my employment without fear of getting fired for lying on my application. lol It's more expensive, but when I look at the coursework, it is really more appealing! The problem is, if I'd made the decision even a week ago, I'd be starting classes next week. As it is now, the earliest I would start classes with TUIU would be in July. I'm ready NOW!!! I think I'm going to keep looking around to see what I can find for online teaching. I'm really interested in pursuing something along the Project Management area. My friend, Deb, says I should look into the Security realm. It's certainly an up and coming area. But it holds little interest for me.

Anyway, it was a busy day. In addition to all the school-related stuff, I went with my Mom and joined Weight Watchers. I did okay today, but I need to do better. I decided to follow the Flex Plan, at least to start.

Friday, April 4: 35 points