Yesterday was my last day of college. . . at least for this semester. I’m taking the summer off, and then i’m back at it in the Fall.

I am attending Franklin Pierce University for my MBA. I only have 3 more classes to take and I will have earned my degree. Or, I will have received my degree, I should say, since I’ve been going so part-time that it almost feels like I haven’t been going at all. My latest class, Managerial Communications, was taught by a woman with Adult ADD, and so, ironically, she was quite poor at communicating. Fortunately it was an “eLL” class (which stands for “electronic Learning. . something”) so only half of the classes were physical, and the other half were online.

I started my MBA degree because I was a Supervisor and I wanted to work my way into management. But, since getting my demotion, I am now completely un-motivated to finishing my degree, but I’ll probably do it anyway just because nobody climbs Mount Fuji 3/4 of the way and then turns around and says “that’s far enough” (I mean you CAN do that, but you look like a big loser, and for the rest of your life people will be bugging you about not finishing).

The weekend after next we’ll be going camping up in the White Mountains. I’ll post exciting pictures.

Janice prompted me to do some research on the “Double Entendre” Drink after my previous post. I found one recipe for this over at idrink.com (which is itself a double entendre, albiet not of the usual sexual variety).

Double Entendre
Ingredients to use:
2.0 Oz Champagne
2.0 Oz Grenadine
4.0 Oz Pineapple Juice
2.0 Oz Vodka

Directions:
Shake with ice, strain, stir.

Anyone out there daring enough to try it? Let me know how it turns out.

I’m making a sandwich for dinner. My 17 year old daughter, Amber, and her boyfriend, John, are standing nearby. I decide to tell a joke.

Me: “So this woman goes into a bar and asks the bartender for a double entendre. So he gave it to her.”

Amber: [stares]

John: “What?”

Me: “Nevermind”

Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening

There once was a horse-riding chap
Who took a trip in a cold snap
He stopped in the snow
But he soon had to go:
He was miles away from a nap.
Read the original poem

The Raven

There once was a girl named Lenore
And a bird and a bust and a door
And a guy with depression
And a whole lot of questions
And the bird always says “Nevermore.”
Read the original poem

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night

There was an old father of Dylan
Who was seriously, mortally illin’
“I want,” Dylan said
“You to bitch till you’re dead.
“I’ll be cheesed if you kick it while chillin’.”
Read the original poem

I Wandered Lonely As a Cloud

There once was a poet named Will
Who tramped his way over a hill
And was speechless for hours
Over some stupid flowers
This was years before TV, but still.
Read the original poem

Footprints in the Sand

There was a man who, at low tide
Would walk with the Lord by his side
Jesus said “Now look back;
You’ll see one set of tracks.
That’s when you got a piggy-back ride.”
Read the original poem

Found over at Bad Gods. I added links to the original poems for reference.

Last August (I can’t believe its been that long) our family acquired a new member. We are now foster parents for a beautiful 5 year old girl. She was taken from her mother for severe neglect and placed with our family.

Its been 8 months and little Alaxis has become a part of our family. We love her very much and we are really hoping we can adopt her some day. The birth mother and father (never married, separated) are both trying to get custody of her. They both have a lot of work to do — its been 8 months and they still haven’t pulled it together enough for the State to grant reunification. Fortunately, under New Hampshire law, parents have one year, from the time of the court decision to remove the child, to achieve reunification. If they are unable to do it within that time, the court will rule to terminate parental rights. After that time, we will be able to adopt Alaxis.

In other news, we went to Florida in late February. We took Alaxis along with us, of course, and we went to Universal studios, Disneyworld, and Sea World. It was me, Original Cindy, Amber, Aaron, Alaxis, and Cindy’s mother, Carol. We stayed in a beautiful Villa, which was a 2 bathroom, 3 bedroom, 2-story condo, with a kitchen and a private mini-pool in the back. We had an excellent time, and it was a well-needed break.