Well... I honestly thought that this workbook would be the end of me! lol
have have 2 workbooks for sociology, the first we had to write 3 entries into for the first 3 lectures, the 2nd 4 entries to cover the last month's worth of lectures.
the tricky thing with these workbooks is that we're only allocated some 150-180 words per entry, we're still required to cover the major points and in a fair amount of detail! it's challenging to say the least. my first draft of #2 my entries were all over 200 words so they all needed to be drastically cut back, i hate them now, they don't read anywhere near as well.
I got 64% for my first workbook (which floored me! i was expecting to maybe scrape a pass and no more!) so at least i know i'm kinda along the right lines...
thankfully from this i've worked out what topic i'm going to cover for my 1500 word essay :o)
Sunday 28 March 2010
Caelan's ill :o(
well we went to bed after the clocks went forwards last night, so 2am ( but really 1am) and not long after, Caelan started throwing up.
He kept us up to about 5am until Paul came down the stairs to watch the Grand Prix so I eventually got to sleep.
he seems OK in himself, other than that he's throwing up on a fairly regular basis... guess it must be a bug coz we all had the same thing for dinner and all of the rest of us are fine.
I just hope I don't catch it, got my presentation in Psychology to do this week!
He kept us up to about 5am until Paul came down the stairs to watch the Grand Prix so I eventually got to sleep.
he seems OK in himself, other than that he's throwing up on a fairly regular basis... guess it must be a bug coz we all had the same thing for dinner and all of the rest of us are fine.
I just hope I don't catch it, got my presentation in Psychology to do this week!
Saturday 27 March 2010
my animals
ok next i think i'll introduce you to my zoo!
our oldest pet is Robbie. Robbie is a 14 year old German Shepherd X something.. we think possibly labrador or golden retriever. We adopted Robbie from the NCDL (Dogs Trust) when he was 5- we are his 5th owners. Now, while Robbie is a big dog, he's the biggest load of sap ever and would be more likely to lick you to death than anything else, and despite his age, he still likes to bounce about like a puppy.
Robbie's not been too well of late. 4 months ago he was diagosed with Laryngeal Paralysis (the vocals cords are paralysed) which basically means that while at rest he's fine, but when excited and he tries to take a deep breath, his larynx doesn't open up to accomodate it, so he gets out of breath really easily.
over the colder weather he's been OK, but now that the warmer weather is coming in he's finding it increasingly hard to go on his walks during the day.
So we've got him booked in at the vet school up in Glasgow to see about getting him an operation to aleviate the condition. Bascially what they do is they go in and tie one side of the vocal cords to the side, helping to keep the airway more open. For him, it's very minor surgery, but because it's not a common condition and because really only to vet colleges will do the op because it's quite fiddly, it's pretty expensive...
he's got his consultation appointment on weds, so we'll see from there...
next we have Sophie. Sophie is a 4 year old Jack Russell Terrier whose favourite past-time is eating! she also LOVES her little stuffed toys (like the ones in the mcdonalds kids meals). We got Sophie about 2 years ago from my mother-in-law who couldn't care for her anymore. Sophie was a god-send. Our Robbie was 12 then and really starting to go downhill, then Sophie came into our lives and he picked right back up and seemed to take on a new lease of life :)
ok... next is the tarantula, Stevie.
Stevie is actually Kieren's pet, though you wouldn't think that most of the time lol we don't know if Stevie is a boy or a girl, hence the unisex name! Stevie is a Mexican Red-Knee, they're very docile and reluctant to bite, and generally if you see a tarantula on a movie or on TV, it will be a red-knee.
then we have the snake.
Boysnake is Caelan's pet, he's a Carolina Corn and he's quite a wee character! and if you're wondering about the name, well- Caelan was only 4 when he got him, and he called him this because "he's a boy and he's a snake" - can't argue with the logic can you?
then we've got the snails!
I love my snails!
unfortunately we've had quite a reduction in numbers over the winter. when we went down to my parents over the new year the snails SHOULD have been fine at home at room temp, however we came back to find someone had fiddled with the boiler and the heating hadn't actually kicked in at all while we'd been away, and it bearly got above zero even during the day this past winter... my 4 adults became 1, my 30-odd large babies became 9 and my many dozen babies ended up being a small handful. at present I have 16.
last but not least we have the newest addition to the family - Sammy the Ferret!
I adopted Sammy from the SSPCA last summer, I had actually planned on getting some rats but while browsing the SSPCA website I clapped eyes on this poor wee ferret called "limpy" and that was it! obvs i changed his name, as i refuse to have a pet with a silly name (boysnake is Caelan's pet, remember!). we've no idea how old Sammy is, other than that he's an adult. his favourite past-times are nipping your toes and trying to eat your shoes!
ok... well that's my zoo for now! I do still plan to get another hamster at some point after losing our dear wee Gilbert 3 days before Christmas....
our oldest pet is Robbie. Robbie is a 14 year old German Shepherd X something.. we think possibly labrador or golden retriever. We adopted Robbie from the NCDL (Dogs Trust) when he was 5- we are his 5th owners. Now, while Robbie is a big dog, he's the biggest load of sap ever and would be more likely to lick you to death than anything else, and despite his age, he still likes to bounce about like a puppy.
Robbie's not been too well of late. 4 months ago he was diagosed with Laryngeal Paralysis (the vocals cords are paralysed) which basically means that while at rest he's fine, but when excited and he tries to take a deep breath, his larynx doesn't open up to accomodate it, so he gets out of breath really easily.
over the colder weather he's been OK, but now that the warmer weather is coming in he's finding it increasingly hard to go on his walks during the day.
So we've got him booked in at the vet school up in Glasgow to see about getting him an operation to aleviate the condition. Bascially what they do is they go in and tie one side of the vocal cords to the side, helping to keep the airway more open. For him, it's very minor surgery, but because it's not a common condition and because really only to vet colleges will do the op because it's quite fiddly, it's pretty expensive...
he's got his consultation appointment on weds, so we'll see from there...
next we have Sophie. Sophie is a 4 year old Jack Russell Terrier whose favourite past-time is eating! she also LOVES her little stuffed toys (like the ones in the mcdonalds kids meals). We got Sophie about 2 years ago from my mother-in-law who couldn't care for her anymore. Sophie was a god-send. Our Robbie was 12 then and really starting to go downhill, then Sophie came into our lives and he picked right back up and seemed to take on a new lease of life :)
ok... next is the tarantula, Stevie.
Stevie is actually Kieren's pet, though you wouldn't think that most of the time lol we don't know if Stevie is a boy or a girl, hence the unisex name! Stevie is a Mexican Red-Knee, they're very docile and reluctant to bite, and generally if you see a tarantula on a movie or on TV, it will be a red-knee.
then we have the snake.
Boysnake is Caelan's pet, he's a Carolina Corn and he's quite a wee character! and if you're wondering about the name, well- Caelan was only 4 when he got him, and he called him this because "he's a boy and he's a snake" - can't argue with the logic can you?
then we've got the snails!
I love my snails!
unfortunately we've had quite a reduction in numbers over the winter. when we went down to my parents over the new year the snails SHOULD have been fine at home at room temp, however we came back to find someone had fiddled with the boiler and the heating hadn't actually kicked in at all while we'd been away, and it bearly got above zero even during the day this past winter... my 4 adults became 1, my 30-odd large babies became 9 and my many dozen babies ended up being a small handful. at present I have 16.
last but not least we have the newest addition to the family - Sammy the Ferret!
I adopted Sammy from the SSPCA last summer, I had actually planned on getting some rats but while browsing the SSPCA website I clapped eyes on this poor wee ferret called "limpy" and that was it! obvs i changed his name, as i refuse to have a pet with a silly name (boysnake is Caelan's pet, remember!). we've no idea how old Sammy is, other than that he's an adult. his favourite past-times are nipping your toes and trying to eat your shoes!
ok... well that's my zoo for now! I do still plan to get another hamster at some point after losing our dear wee Gilbert 3 days before Christmas....
well hello there!
well i think to start with i'll start off with a little introduction :)
I'm Laurie and I'm 28.
I've been married to Paul (30-something) for just over 6 years now.
We have 3 boys between us, Paul has 2 from a previous relationship (Duncan is 14, Kieren is 13) and we have 1 together (Caelan, 5).
I LOVE my animals, we practically have a zoo in our house :) we have 2 dogs (Robbie, 14, and Sophie, 4), a tarantula (stevie), a snake (boysnake), a ferret (Sammy) and 16 giant african snails!
I am a fully qualified Nursery Nurse, but after moving house and not being able to get a nursery job for love nor money, I moved over to care of the adult, more specifically, learning disabilities.
I worked at a residential school for young adults with low functioning autism for 6 months and then moved on to working for the Hansel Alliance in early 2008, working with 4 young adults with profound learning disabilities and complex health needs.
I completed my SVQ3 in Health and Social Care while working for Hansel and decided that I was ready to move on to something new and exciting, but with residential care, moving up the ladder means going into a desk job.... sooooooo... I applied to University to study Learning Disability Nursing.
So here I am now, I'm nearly 7 months into my training and all is going great :) I have made some amazing friends and have rarely though it not worth it (i have to travel 40 miles each way to go to uni!)
I'm Laurie and I'm 28.
I've been married to Paul (30-something) for just over 6 years now.
We have 3 boys between us, Paul has 2 from a previous relationship (Duncan is 14, Kieren is 13) and we have 1 together (Caelan, 5).
I LOVE my animals, we practically have a zoo in our house :) we have 2 dogs (Robbie, 14, and Sophie, 4), a tarantula (stevie), a snake (boysnake), a ferret (Sammy) and 16 giant african snails!
I am a fully qualified Nursery Nurse, but after moving house and not being able to get a nursery job for love nor money, I moved over to care of the adult, more specifically, learning disabilities.
I worked at a residential school for young adults with low functioning autism for 6 months and then moved on to working for the Hansel Alliance in early 2008, working with 4 young adults with profound learning disabilities and complex health needs.
I completed my SVQ3 in Health and Social Care while working for Hansel and decided that I was ready to move on to something new and exciting, but with residential care, moving up the ladder means going into a desk job.... sooooooo... I applied to University to study Learning Disability Nursing.
So here I am now, I'm nearly 7 months into my training and all is going great :) I have made some amazing friends and have rarely though it not worth it (i have to travel 40 miles each way to go to uni!)
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