Day 3 - Check

Good day. Got into a good group. I didn't really care which topic I was in. I would just do the best that I could on any of them so when she said go everyone rushed to their sign and I stayed and packed my bag. Once I got it packed I headed toward the end of the row where there was a group standing when I reached the group the instructor asked if everyone had a group. I quickly counted the group and there were only 7 in the group and 8 are allowed. The topic was RFID. I had no idea what that was but I just joined with them anyway. I could not have picked a better group! One of the group members worked for ALA and had already researched the topic. She gave us a great overview and lesson on it. We threw up an outline and timeline and assign a section to each member. Sarah and I are doing the examples and definition. We hope to put together a 1 minute movie with it.

Then I went to the help session with the librarian to make sure I was on track w/ my tracking paper. Not only was I on track but I had used 3 out of the 4 sites she recommended so by God's grace I am almost done with the paper. My goal is to finish it tonight or in the morning so that I can move on to my group assignment.

From 6:30pm-8pm, we had our first discussion group. It went really well. I enjoyed discussing the articles and hearing what everyone else pulled from them. We are answering questions which evidentally practice for our final exam. :(

My ankle is the size of a softball so one of my group members was going out to get some yogurt so she said she would pick me up some ice. My plan is to come home for church Tuesday night and turn around and go back. Our first session is not until Wednesday at 1pm so I can sleep in on Wednesday am. Night!

I got a good nights sleep last night and a good solid start on my assignment. I only woke up at 11:40pm and 5:00am. Otherwise I slept from 10:30-7pm. I took talked to my mom, took my shower and did my Bible study this morning. Now I am working on breakfast and getting organized. Nothing sounded good for breakfast b/c my allergies are bothering me so I'm having V8 Splash and chicken noodle soup. Today is a late start so it will be a rough day.

Thought: God is not a God of confusion - Absolutes!

Day 2 - Almost Check

I survived Day 2 - almost! I have one more session left (half hour video at 8:30pm). Then tomorrow we our first session is not until 10:45am. I hope to sleep in and work on my assignment.
Today we had a two tech sessions, two library sessions and our first meeting with instructor. It was fun but exhausting. For lunch, I collapsed on a couch in the hallway of GSLIS and ate a protein bar. I made some fun connections today with Carrie, Eti, Kathleen, and Beth. After the meeting with our TAs, Kyle and I went to dinner at Noodles, Co. We met up with Kathleen there and had a nice discussion. Then Kathleen and I went to Cocomero for some yogurt. I was pretty full so I put most of it in my freezer. It will be a nice midnight snack while I'm working on my assignment!

Day 2

I got to sleep about 9:30pm, someone was messing around in the bathroom around 11:40pm so that woke me up. The I slept until 3:44pm in which I went and messed around in the bathroom! :) Then I woke up at 5:30am sure that I was awake for good but the next thing I knew my alarm was going off at 6am. The bed has this plastic cover on it so the sheets won't stay on. It doesn't help that I can't reach the other side b/c it is against the wall and too high. So that is pretty uncomfortable. Otherwise I slept fairly well.

I caught the showers first again today and then did my Bible study. I am getting ready to have my steak and cheese burrito and some V8 Splash then I will get ready. I'm going with black jeans today so I can wear my black Ariats - we have a few sessions in the library today so I wanted my good walking shoes.

My niece, Hannah, gets her ears pierced today. I prayed for you Hannah hope it goes well and can't wait to see them!

Thought for the day:

Daniel 12:02 & 03 - What you do now has impact in eternity; how you grow now has impact forever and ever and ever! Now there's some motivation!

Day 1 -Check

I survived Day One. It was all orientation. I started in the morning getting my computer set up for vpn & wireless printing. Then I walked with Kyle over to the Bookstore where we got our U of I id cards. The cards allow us access into the GSLIS building 24/7. Hopefully, I won't have to test/confirm that! :) They introduced all sixty of the students in our session and said that there were three sessions this year for a total of 180 students. Someone asked how many applications they turned down and they said as many as they accepted. It is humbling to see God's grace in getting into the program. Our dorm is right across the street from the GSLIS building where most of our sessions are at. It was so humid today that walking not even a block put even skinny people in a dripping sweat! Kyle and I opted out of the optional walking tour and went to Panera Bread.

After lunch we had an orientation session by the two technology departments, they were very entertaining and fun. It was easy to stay awake. Then our adviser did a introduction session on how to plan our degree. It was very informative and everyone asked some great questions. After that there was an optional technology open house so I went back to the room. As I was checking out a new assignment that was posted I crashed out until 20 minutes before our next meeting.

The next meeting was a panel of three students that have taken LEEP courses. They talked about their experiences and then we asked a lot of questions. Then they gave us Papa John's Pizza. The room was too full so I was standing outside the classroom and the Assistant Dean came over to include me. We had a very nice conversation and got to know each other a little bit. She remembered Pam taking the program a few years ago.

Now I am back at my room taking a computer break. Then I am going to go over tomorrow's readings and do a little research for my paper that is due on Tuesday. I'm going to try to go to bed around 8pm.

Day 1

Last night was rough. I think I finally got to sleep sometime around midnight and I was wide awake at 4am. After that I snoozed until almost 6am but I was having really weird dreams. I dreamed that I had an RV and went home and ended up in jail but escaped out a window and when I woke up I was telling you guys how I had to vault into my bed at night. I've taken a shower but my neighbors probably hate me. I'm sure I woke them up. The locks on the doors are really loud, the toilet sounds like the Niagara Falls when you flush it and the shower is one hard shot of water about an inch in diameter.

After my shower I did my Bible study and am currently nuking a frozen steak and cheese chimachanga that I brought. I'll probably have some V-8 Splash with that. I should have brought more food b/c the refrig is pretty good sized and it has a decent freezer on top too. I'm going to have breakfast and then vault back into bed and look over today's itinerary.

Thought for the day: The grace of God will NEVER fail you. "My God shall supply all of your needs according to the riches of His glory!"

I am all tucked into my itty bitty jail cell ready to start my LEEP orientation tomorrow. It's 11:15pm and I have most of my things unpacked except for a few clothes I left in the car. I am having a beef stick and pink lemonade for dinner. Figure I should get the full "college" life experience. I have a corner room that is in its own section of the dorm. There are only 3 rooms in this section. I have not met any of my neighbors but have heard someone out there. There are two sinks in the hallway. One at each in and a tiny, tiny bathroom with a toilet on one side and a very scrudy shower on the other. I believe I share this with the other two rooms. This makes my Grandma's new room look enormous. I'm a little concerned about getting up into the bed the only chair in here is rolling so I don't think I better do that! I am starting to wind down and get sleepy so I'm hoping to get about 7 hours of sleep if I can fall asleep quick enough. I have all my devices charging and am hooked into the internet. I will start the morning with my Bible study and a shower and then go over the schedule to make sure I am squared away for the day. Night all!