another busy day

I am feeling torn today. I managed to get a lot done on my thesis surveys today. E-mailed over 150 online instructors and tech services people requesting their input. I am pleased to say I am already getting responses. I spent about 3 hours looking at the last year of online helpdesk tickets, trying to get a handle on catagorization. There almost 1,000 tickets that must be reviewed one by one. The progress I made in surveys was overshadowed by the extensive time to review the tickets. Oh well, one step forward, one step back.

Les (DH) finally agreed to set up a more formal disipline plan for the kids. I hope now that there will be less stress from undone chores and fair distribution of rewards. I depend on the kids alot more now that I am in school full time (plus working full time). Its no fun to pull out the crock pot at 7am and find that the last person who did dishes didn't do a good job. No turkey dinner tonight!

At 12 and 14 I think they can help out without me riding them so much. Here is hoping this experiment works. Already the dog has gotten a bath with out being told (for extra reward credit) and a trip to the shooting range reward enjoyed.

Les has been bartering. He traded a one of our beagle pups for chainsaw and then traded the chainsaw for this new gun. He plans on putting an ad in the paper for the gun. I just hope he gets cash for something eventually!

One more week in my Financial Resources course. YEAH! The Principles of Leadership course is open for pre-work but I haven't had a chance to review. I am trying to get the book for my Political Science course from Brenda. Since it is also an online she doesn't think there will be any problem.... Hope not... stupid book costs $85.

Two more courses in the basic BA program, finish the thesis, and move on to getting those gen eds I never got (29 credits).. I should be done in July '09. Feels like a long way from now.