Going back to school for older adults

“This is great Mrs Opie, but be forewarned, the children aren’t the problem, it’s the parents!”

“Exactly what the little bastards want you to think, j/k.”

“lol Nimblefoot!

Mrs Opie, He's in Dunwoody but I think he works in a neighboring district.”

“I am so happy for you Mrs opie!!!

I suffer from WHAT DO I WANT TO BE I GROW UP


LOL it is hard to find that one thing. but when you do, it feels oh so good!
It took me a long time and it was well worth it.
stick with it! congrads to you again :)”

“I've said it before and I'll say it again, that growing up crap is highly overrated.”

“I recieved an interesting email from my boss.
He asked if any of the rescue drivers wanted to be certified in euthanization.
well at first i was not sure. even treebeard asked me if this was something i could do.

but the way it will work will be different for me then vet techs at the shelter.

if i am able to put a very bad injurded animal down ASAP instead of them riding in the back of my truck for how ever long it takes me to get him to the nearest shelter, then i think it would be worth learning that.

case in point: i was flagged down and told a dog was hit by a car. i raced to the scene and he was pretty bad. now i did the eye test and he kept closing his eye he was still alive. without going into details, i would have put him down right there and then.

so iguess i am going back to school for a little while”

“Be very careful Treebeard.”

“i dropped over $200 on books today...and i still have 3 more to get! hopefully i find better deals online...”

“Passed my Microsoft 70-291 certification exam today with 899. What a relief! Just in time to start spring semester next week...”

“Congrats!

One more day of freedom before the semester starts...”

“don't they have a used book store ?”

“They have used books but it's all overpriced. i just ordered ALL of my books for less than what i paid for the three....eat my shorts college bookstore lol”

“...must resist...where's Bearmagnet (he won't).”

“Them college book stores are a racket.......”

“yes they are, thats why nearly every college has an off-campus bookstore that sell used books for a fraction of what they cost new. Of course, when I was in college we didn't have the internet shooping opportunities that exist now.”

“Thank goodness for the internet. I'd be completely broke if I couldn't buy my books online.”

“same here twinkle toes. my best score this term was a book with the plastic still on it for $7.50. The college bookstore was selling it used for $60.

i've got 2 semesters left until i graduate. I will be sure to get a job somewhere that will pay for a lot of grad school. i don't want to be a year's salary in debt for education.”

“I did it! All done. Officially cert-i-fied in four (count em) techniques of therapeutic massage. =D 38 credit hours and 850 hours of school. I'm done with school (until the next stuff I want to learn or I finally go after a degree....I'm awfully close).”

“GOOD FOR YOU !!! :)”

“Sass RAWKS! :)
Good on you girl!”

“Party time! Wish I could help you celebrate. :)”

“GREAT!
WOO HOO!!!!”

“So do you give back rubs on backpacking trips?

I had a 100 question test in my Spanish class tonight.”

“Sass is the Ma'am!”

“congrats way to go!”

“Don't give Birch any freebies.”

“Grats Sass, in the past 5 years I have completed my masters, finished my EMT certification....and done bunches of hours of recert education....I am proud of you”

“Thanks everyone.

Nimblefoot, Birch gets as many freebies as he wants. There's no way I could have done this without his support and help. He's the best sugar daddy ever.

Wowee XL, you've been busy!”

“GO SASS GO SASS.”

“I am going in May for my Peace Officer course.
the prob is, it is in Queens and i need to be there at 8:00 am
so that means I get to drive in rush hour traffic. so it might take about 2 hours to get there :(

oh well it is a 35 hour course but it will help me with my job :)
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“Mapes....you gonna be a cop?”

“no I am an Animal Control Officer. If I pass this huge test I will be able to ticket people and testify in court for animal cruelty and investagate instead of waiting for the ASAPC to come and do it”

“Awesome maple! Think of that drive time as meditation time. ;)”

“you dont drive in NY very offten do you
LMAO!

I will only be thinking of who I will not kill first.”

“Congrats Sass.”

“Congrads, Mapes!
You Go Girl! ;-)”

“Nope, but I had a 76 mile round trip from Detroit to A2, during rush hour and worse yet, during U of M football games! Turn up the radio, tune out the j@ck@ss drivers and enjoy the time to yourself. It'll help keep your blood pressure down.

Thanks everyone for the pats on the back.
It's very cool that TTers can be happy for each other, encourage each other and help each other out from every corner of the country.
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“Cool beans Mapleleaf.

Hey, when this semester is over...I want to go backpacking...for a few days...ah, that would be so nice...”

“lol right on!!”

“mapes, if you run across any Chesapeake Bay Retrievers that need rescuing....please let me know. I am part of the CBR Rescue group...and I have the permenant house guests to prove it.”

“Where are we going backpacking? I'm free in June! Oh, actually, I'll have a few free days in April...after the UK.
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“oh nothing like squeezing us little people in between your UK trip
ppphhhfdfftttt

LOL

we need to do a Harriman trip. that sound good?”

“XL, I have not seen that breed yet. but if you email me your info, i can put it into our rescue data base at work.
thank you so much for caring...”

“LOL! I'll bring you back a treat from across the pond! Harriamn would be sweet. I can do anything between April 17th and the 24th. Any of those dates sound promising?”

“I don't know if this helps, but couldn't you take the subway to Queen's Plaza?


Please note that I have no idea how long that would take or if Queen's Plaza is anywhere near your class.”

“who the heck knows. but are you looking for a REAL hike or a quickie *wink wink*”

“Just fired it off....thanks. IMHO..Chessies are the greatest. But they are very head strong. Gotta be an Alpha with them.”

“A quikie with you would be just fine *wink wink* hahahahaha”

“boooohhhaaawwww”