On myself for just a minute?
Academic Advising Award Winners Announced
The recipients of the President’s Award for Academic Advising for 2008 have been selected and the awards will be presented at the University Advisors and Counselors Spring Awards Breakfast on Wednesday (April 30). The recipients are Brady Dennis, senior academic advisor I, biomedical sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Science; Sonia J. Garcia, assistant director of the Undergraduate Program Office, Mays Business School; Heather L. Haliburton, senior academic advisor I, Department of Ecosystem Science and Management, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences; Rebecca Hapes, senior academic advisor I, Department of Entomology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences; and Kristi Rebecca Mora, senior academic advisor II, Department of Management, Mays Business School. The awards are presented each year in recognition of the role good academic advising has on student success.
The breakfast of which they speak where the awards are to be presented falls under my pervue as President-Elect of UAC (the advising group at TAMU), so I've been busy organizing, delegating, prepping and finalizing details for that, but wow...what an honor! It was "officially" announced on Friday, and the awards breakfast is tomorrow.
Luckily, Matt's not working and he can actually attend! My folks can't make it (Dad's working and Mom's an administration of the TAKS test - too tough for her to get off and if she could it would be tough for her to make the drive by herself). Maw Maw and Paw Paw will be able to come and will round out my "personal" cheering section, and then there's the gang from work...a rather large, boisterous gang that upon notification of receipt of my award decided that they had to tell me RIGHT THEN.
Nevermind that I was in the middle of a pre-registration advising appointment. Yes, I'm serious.
And then, after they told me, they broke into song. And it isn't as bad as it sounds considering that one of the gang actually sings for a barber shop quartet.
Luckily, the student was understanding.
Man I love the people I get to work with on a daily basis! It makes the craziness of the actual job so worth it! (And, for the most part, I love the craziness of the actual job, too...just in case you were wondering or had any doubts).
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Sunday, April 13, 2008
The cuteness that is my kids
I find it adorable that when Kellen hurts himself (as in...falling out of the swing at Maw Maw and Paw Paw's house onto the pavers and rocks - poor guy) and cries, Tatum starts bawling and squawling in sympathy until assured that her brother is ok.
I find it equally adorable that when Tatum is in her highchair on the deck eating her lunch - late lunch - after her nap, her brother decides to share his animal crackers with her. Despite the fact that she's eating chicken nuggets and apple slices and he hasn't asked if she can have animal crackers. Because he's sharing - unprompted!
I find it equal parts adorable and annoying that I have to "remind" Kellen not to hug his sister so hard - because he loves giving her hugs but forgets that he's bigger than she is sometimes and that his hugs, while super sweet, can be overwhelming to her.
I love that Tatum will walk around the house searching for her big brother, just to be near and play with him. And that he will let her.
I find it adorable that Kellen will continue to pick up Tatum's sippy cup time and time again after she's done an "uh oh" and dropped it. Accidentally on purpose. Again.
I find it adorable that Kellen will tell Tatum how beautiful she looks in her dresses, or her play clothes - with her hair in a bow or a clip - or not. And how she grins when he says that and prisses around afterwards showing off.
I find it equally adorable that when Tatum is in her highchair on the deck eating her lunch - late lunch - after her nap, her brother decides to share his animal crackers with her. Despite the fact that she's eating chicken nuggets and apple slices and he hasn't asked if she can have animal crackers. Because he's sharing - unprompted!
I find it equal parts adorable and annoying that I have to "remind" Kellen not to hug his sister so hard - because he loves giving her hugs but forgets that he's bigger than she is sometimes and that his hugs, while super sweet, can be overwhelming to her.
I love that Tatum will walk around the house searching for her big brother, just to be near and play with him. And that he will let her.
I find it adorable that Kellen will continue to pick up Tatum's sippy cup time and time again after she's done an "uh oh" and dropped it. Accidentally on purpose. Again.
I find it adorable that Kellen will tell Tatum how beautiful she looks in her dresses, or her play clothes - with her hair in a bow or a clip - or not. And how she grins when he says that and prisses around afterwards showing off.
Saturday, April 05, 2008
Defiant-Day?
So Kellen is COMPLETELY and totally pushing the limits today...Just testing EVERYTHING. So much so that, although we were going to attend but would have been late because of naps, he made some choices that cost him the attendance at what would have been a super-cool birthday party this afternoon (horseback riding and everything!!). I tried to let him redeem himself, he behaved well for the latter part of this afternoon, pushed the limits a little harder at the baseball game tonight, then when we got home, goodness gracious!
He took 45 minutes to eat his peanut butter sandwich, a choice which cost him his bedtime story. After getting through with his sandwich, he was instructed to go to his room and get ready for bed (the SAME instructions he gets night after night, which he's able to complete successfully EVERY OTHER NIGHT, just in case anyone is wondering).
After about 15 minutes, I start to wonder if he's actually tucked himself into bed, because normally he brings his clothes out into the living room to change clothes, unless he's REALLY tired, then he gets ready for bed and does sometimes tuck himself into bed. So, I go and check on him.
To my surprise, I find him in his room playing with some toys. In the same clothes that he had been wearing earlier. Completely disregarding his very clear instructions to get ready for bed.
REPEAT INSTRUCTIONS. Then reiterate that he has disobeyed Mommy and that we DO NOT DISOBEY Mommy in this house.
Then I see it.
In this short period of time, he has become a grafiti artist. He had taken a green marker and had drawn a big "X" on our wooden (untreated) game cabinet in his room. Only later, upon closer inspection and cleaning attempts do I find out that he's also drawn on his wooden bed in the same lovely green shade of marker, albeit in a smaller oval shape in a more discreet location.
AHHHH!!!!!
*deep breath*
Anyone know what gets marker off of wood? I tried some soap and water, which worked to some extent, but am thinking I'm going to have to invest in one of those Magic Erasers I keep hearing so much about.
Was today "defiant-day" on some calendar and I just wasn't clued in?
He took 45 minutes to eat his peanut butter sandwich, a choice which cost him his bedtime story. After getting through with his sandwich, he was instructed to go to his room and get ready for bed (the SAME instructions he gets night after night, which he's able to complete successfully EVERY OTHER NIGHT, just in case anyone is wondering).
After about 15 minutes, I start to wonder if he's actually tucked himself into bed, because normally he brings his clothes out into the living room to change clothes, unless he's REALLY tired, then he gets ready for bed and does sometimes tuck himself into bed. So, I go and check on him.
To my surprise, I find him in his room playing with some toys. In the same clothes that he had been wearing earlier. Completely disregarding his very clear instructions to get ready for bed.
REPEAT INSTRUCTIONS. Then reiterate that he has disobeyed Mommy and that we DO NOT DISOBEY Mommy in this house.
Then I see it.
In this short period of time, he has become a grafiti artist. He had taken a green marker and had drawn a big "X" on our wooden (untreated) game cabinet in his room. Only later, upon closer inspection and cleaning attempts do I find out that he's also drawn on his wooden bed in the same lovely green shade of marker, albeit in a smaller oval shape in a more discreet location.
AHHHH!!!!!
*deep breath*
Anyone know what gets marker off of wood? I tried some soap and water, which worked to some extent, but am thinking I'm going to have to invest in one of those Magic Erasers I keep hearing so much about.
Was today "defiant-day" on some calendar and I just wasn't clued in?
Friday, April 04, 2008
Walking with the Dinosaurs
Walking with the Dinosaurs with SO MUCH FUN!! Oh my goodness...it was just such a treat to watch Kellen watching the dinosaurs! Really and truly. He was totally enthralled (once he got over being worried about it all being too loud, of course)!
I really, really, really, really, liked our seats...really...I did...we were high up, but on the VERY FIRST ROW and had a GREAT view! The scale of the dinosaurs was spectacular, especially when you got a good shot of the guy standing next to one of them or one of the rock/continents!
And here we are afterwards, with Kellen happy to have gotten a T-Rex shirt, and us appeasing him by promising to buy him a well-deserved dinosaur at another store later (really...we had our rea$on$).
But shockingly enough, he was upset that he couldn't have a dinosaur RIGHT THEN (and who can blame him, really?) - after a quick talking to by daddy, which included a quick reminder of proper behavior, he got rid of the pouty face quickly enough to pose very nicely - as requested - for another picture with MawMaw and PawPaw. Now isn't that just the cutest picture?
All in all, he was EXTREMELY well behaved, especially for as late of a night as it ended up being, except for a couple of times that I thought he was going to give MawMaw a heart attack because of his fidgeting in the seat...'cause did I mention that we were in the front row in our section and REALLY high up?
I really, really, really, really, liked our seats...really...I did...we were high up, but on the VERY FIRST ROW and had a GREAT view! The scale of the dinosaurs was spectacular, especially when you got a good shot of the guy standing next to one of them or one of the rock/continents!
Here is Kellen's version of a dinosaur face...pretty mean-lookin', huh?
And you better not mess with the Mommy T-Rex's baby! She'll getcha'! (The T-Rex was the grand finale...it was GREAT!!)
And here we are afterwards, with Kellen happy to have gotten a T-Rex shirt, and us appeasing him by promising to buy him a well-deserved dinosaur at another store later (really...we had our rea$on$).But shockingly enough, he was upset that he couldn't have a dinosaur RIGHT THEN (and who can blame him, really?) - after a quick talking to by daddy, which included a quick reminder of proper behavior, he got rid of the pouty face quickly enough to pose very nicely - as requested - for another picture with MawMaw and PawPaw. Now isn't that just the cutest picture?All in all, he was EXTREMELY well behaved, especially for as late of a night as it ended up being, except for a couple of times that I thought he was going to give MawMaw a heart attack because of his fidgeting in the seat...'cause did I mention that we were in the front row in our section and REALLY high up?
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