Thursday, July 02, 2009
Happy Birthday Mom
Today is my mother's 75th birthday. We planned to have a surprise birthday for her by having all of us kids show up by the 2nd. As it turns out it will not be a surprise. I was hoping that at the least she would be surprised to see my older brother Neil. He arrived before me. We will arrive today after my wife attends a meeting in Vancouver.
I am contemplating different ideas for my own work for this fall. I might have a job available through the school board again. Pastor Allan is checking into what kind of coverage might be available through the church for me to start a counseling ministry. Then there is other available jobs as they come up. I need to decide soon though because I could get an interview with the school board when I return. I haven't heard from them yet so maybe I don't short list for their jobs yet. I still could receive a job offer to do the same job as last year but that would not be until closer to the fall. It is not a fun job but it is also not a terrible job. I am not sure how I would work some flexibility into that job come January because one of my classes in Jan would start at 4 instead of at 6.
I am registering for 2 classes for this fall (health and aging & child and adolescence). I have taken clases focused on these topics when I was taking my undergrad so I should have extra resources and should be good for these two. I do know that they require a lot of reading. In the winter term I plan to take Self in the Family Lab and Family Therapy Research Methods. The final term I know I will take Couple Therapy. With these courses I will be finished my Theory Certificate and only one or two courses short of the next certificate (one of which is the first practicum course). That leaves some practicum and three other credits to finish the Masters. Some days it feels so far away that I don't know if I can handle the wait.
I am contemplating different ideas for my own work for this fall. I might have a job available through the school board again. Pastor Allan is checking into what kind of coverage might be available through the church for me to start a counseling ministry. Then there is other available jobs as they come up. I need to decide soon though because I could get an interview with the school board when I return. I haven't heard from them yet so maybe I don't short list for their jobs yet. I still could receive a job offer to do the same job as last year but that would not be until closer to the fall. It is not a fun job but it is also not a terrible job. I am not sure how I would work some flexibility into that job come January because one of my classes in Jan would start at 4 instead of at 6.
I am registering for 2 classes for this fall (health and aging & child and adolescence). I have taken clases focused on these topics when I was taking my undergrad so I should have extra resources and should be good for these two. I do know that they require a lot of reading. In the winter term I plan to take Self in the Family Lab and Family Therapy Research Methods. The final term I know I will take Couple Therapy. With these courses I will be finished my Theory Certificate and only one or two courses short of the next certificate (one of which is the first practicum course). That leaves some practicum and three other credits to finish the Masters. Some days it feels so far away that I don't know if I can handle the wait.
