Thing 3

I have had a facebook account for a while, I had the Myspace before that. Facebook is very simple to use and that is why kids use it. It is really neat to me, to be able to keep up with old friends, that I have not seen in years, and will not see, they live very far away and do not plan on coming to Smithville. So I can keep up with their lives and their families, that otherwise I would not know anything about. When I turned 50, she sent me a facebook message, Welcome to the "Half a Century Club!" She thought that was really funny and so did most of my facebook friends.

I do not think it should be a place that you post your every thought, I have read some post that say "in a bad mood"........ " Bored, nothing to do" ..... okay, that is when it is time to go pick up a book, go for a walk, swim, or just go take a nap, facebook does not need to know your every thought.

I see many people post things that seem that they want to brag about themselves, again, just not for me. I have a good friend that just brought her son home for a 30 day leave from the Marines, they went out to California for his graduation, went to the beach, spent family time together. She posted pictures, and that is her way of showing all her facebook friends, without leaving anyone out, the special time she spent with her family on vacation. I loved it!!!!!!!

From experience, be very careful about the personal information you put out on facebook. There are WEIRDOS out there.

Thing 2

It is just unbelievable to me the difference between Web 1.0 and Web 2.0. Web 1.0 all the burden is put on the webmaster, to keep everything updated and everyone up to date. Web 2.0 is the new technology that people use to be able to have access and interact with everyone, information going in and out. The web give us so much more access, there are millions of ways to get information, and it is fast, not that books are not good, but the time it takes to find the book, find what you want and then the time to read it, you can just search for it on the web, and it gives you so many more choices. Allowing children to spend time on the computer, gives them the chance to explore so much, they can analyze, create, and be successful, that is what everyone wants, to be successful. People like the quick response, they can have more than one thing going at a time, I know that is what is helpful to me, I can multi-task, that is every mom's dream, get lots of things done and faster ...... I am Buzzing off!

Thing 1

The reason I am participating in 8 things is to be able to be up to date and knowing maybe just a portion of what my children have already learned in school, that I did not, (it's an age thing). I am very nervous about the 8 things, but I have got to just jump in. I really am excited about blogging, this is what our world has come to, unfortunately, talking on the phone, and writing letters is a thing of the past. One thing I have to be aware of, is that I have to be very careful about putting things out there that I do not want the world to know. One thing I will be able to use in our classroom (the gym) is that I will be open to NEW things, and blogging is a New thing for me.

First Week Of Summer

I guess the only way to do this, is to just jump in. I have always loved the feeling of running and jumping in a swimming pool, instead of easing in slowly, so here it goes. I named my blog Busy as a Bee, because, since we got out of school, I have not stopped. I am buzzing around here and there, trying to get things done. Monday took my daughter to camp in Marshall, 5 hour drive, and yep, drove back. Leaving for my son's State Rodeo Finals in Abilene, today. I know that may not sound like much, but OMG. what we have to do to just get ready to leave, and not only that, we have to get the horses ready for the trip, you cannot just go to a rodeo, you have to have all these crazy papers from the Vet to make sure that the horses (3) are okay to haul. Food for the horses and of course food for us for a week. I hate buying groceries for home much less a TRIP, so at midnight last night, yep, grocery shopping!!!!!!!!! Last but not least, of course, is making sure my "Pocket Pet" Precious (my sweet chihuahua) is taken care of while I am gone. I could take her, but it being so hot, she is better off being at home, in the AC. Well, I need to go and jump in and load the trailer, so until next time. Busy Bee is Buzzing!!