Praying for patience and hoping for housing

I finally heard back from the housing dept at UAS. They said they did not realize they were supposed to send me housing information and that the paper work I need to fill out is all online. Also, they said I need to hurry to get the paperwork in because they don't have much room left. Great. Sigh. Well, I am currently waiting to get my immunization records from my previous school so that I can finish filling everything out. Once that is finished I have to come up with the $200 deposit. I had forgotten about that. Hopefully, I will get that all shipped to them by tomorrow or the beginning of next week. I really just want to have all of my school stuff taken care of.
The most recent update is that I will be flying there. I think the shortest amount of time it would take (by flight) is 14 hours counting layovers. Thats not horrible. However, I will be selling my car and shipping most of my belongings. Once I arrive there my first task will be to find a vehicle to buy. Sigh. I like my car that I have right now. Hopefully this will all work out okay.
On a lighter note, I chose my classes this past Monday. I was so excited when searching through the PE classes. They had mountain climbing, back packing and camping, Ice climbing, search and rescue, and thats just the beginning. I of course chose Team sports and activities because I love basketball and volleyball, two of the four sports that class focuses on. So here are the classes I have chosen and sent to my adviser to look over. I really hope they work out:

Team or Group Physical Activity -1 CR
Theatre Appreciation -3 CR
Mathematics for Elementary School Teachers II -3 CR
Biology and Society -4 CR
Geological History of Life -3 CR

Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle,
and the life of the candle will not be shortened.
Happiness never decreases by being shared.

One step at a time

Today was ridiculous. That is the only way to explain it. I substitute teach right now to earn extra cash while waiting for the next school semester to begin. They called me this morning and I was in such a deep sleep I never even heard the phone. Luckily, my parents picked it up and brought it in to me. High school needs a sub. I have never seen such unruly kids as these high schoolers. I sighed and got up to get ready for the day. Little did I know what was in store.
Sitting down at the teachers desk, everything seemed normal. I noticed I would be having a day of sophomores. It could be worse, I thought, I could have all freshmen. This first class was the worst. I had to continually tell them to sit down, to stop talking, and to get to work. This is what we call redirecting. This does not work with high schoolers. While I was walking around the room, as I was directed in college, some boys jumped up and started wrestling. These boys had been a pain all class. I told them to stop and sent hem to the office. It is not my job to deal with problem kids, I am just the fill in for the teacher. A temp to hand out the assignment and make sure the kids stay focused. Anyways, the boys basically said no they were not going. I had to raise my voice at them in order for them to actually leave. I hate doing that but sometimes it is called for. Next I went to intercom the office and let them know who was coming to see them but the seating chart was off and I was not sure of their names. I asked the kids and they refused to tell me who they were. Go Figure. At the end of class they told me their names. Next class period was my plan time and I went to talk to the principle about it. She had sent them to ISS for the class. I'm not sure what other disciplinary actions were taken. I did find out that the students in the class gave me the wrong names of the kids, which I was kind of expecting.
Question: When did kids start acting this way? When did parents stop making their kids respect their elders? NEVER would I have EVER pulled a stunt like this? Never would I have continued talking in class when asked not too. It saddens me that American schools are this way. I know that in foreign countries these sorts of things don't happen. Kids don't act this way because if they do they are kicked out of school and their only choice of a job from then on out is to join the countries army. Maybe that is not how we in America would want to go about it, but we have to do something to get our kids to focus. They need to take education seriously. As a future teacher, I am terrified of the way our schools are heading.
Of course another part of me compares myself, at their age, to them. I was raised in church. I knew better then to act up and I can't help but think that being raised with God had a great hand in that. If all the kids in school were brought up in church, would they still act out as they do? That would be a great study. Maybe one day I will get a chance to do a study or something on that.
Anyways, the rest of my day went fairly well. I still had several rude students, but it was manageable. Throughout this day I have had this song stuck in m head. I know that one of Gods was of communicating with me is through song. The lyrics I have had are from a pop song that has nothing to do with God, but the chorus can be applied to my life right now. Patience.

One Step At A Time by J. Sparks

One Step At A Time
There's No Need To Rush
It's Like Learning To Fly
Or Falling In Love
It's Gonna Happen And It's
Supposed To Happen
We Find The Reasons Why
On Step At A Time

Still playing the waiting game but trying to have patience!
<3Melissa

Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. ~Matt. 7:7

This past week I was offered several loans from school. I weeded through the ones I wanted and accepted the ones I needed. Next I let the school know of my lender and as the Financial Aid Lady told me, now I just sit tight and wait for the semester to begin. Obviously, I still need my class schedule and my housing assignment. I am hoping the housing info will come in the mail sometime this week. As for classes, I am supposed to set those up online, just like I did at my last school UCM. However, I think I will get in contact with my adviser and see if he would be willing to get it all together for me. I am not as comfortable setting it up from this distance.

Today, I went to the courthouse and filled out the paperwork for my passport. That was kind of exciting. After rushing around and getting my pictures taken for it then i rushed to the third floor of the courthouse all to fill out a little paperwork and send it in. Apparently, it takes four to six weeks to get the actual book in the mail. But it is good for ten years and who knows, maybe I will be able to afford to go to Italy or something by then. Who knows.
So yeah, I am waiting to get more info and paperwork in the mail from school and now i am waiting to get my passport back. Looks like it's basically a waiting game from here on out.

<3 Melissa

UPDATE!

Last week I received my letter of acceptance to the University of Alaska Southeast. It said that paperwork and other information would be on the way via mail. I was of course excited and have been checking the mail everyday since. Also last week, I received my transfer credit evaluation through email. I was told that only 33 of my 64 credits would transfer from UCM to UAS. This really had me worried because I hated to think that 31 of my credits were a waste of money and time. It was really a set back. I emailed back (thanks to my mom, who thought that sounded absurd) my concerns and questions as to why this was so. At the beginning of this week I received an email back. Turns out the evaluator had missed several of my classes and did a re-evaluation. Guess what? 59 of my 64 credits will transfer with no problems. That is great news! BUT thats not all. Also, delivered by mail today was my Financial aid evaluation. It is costly, with out of state tuition being twice that of UCM. However, I think the experience will be worth it. The school has approved me for loans to cover all the expenses. I don't plan on taking all the loans. UAS has a work study program, as do many universities, and I plan on signing up for that. This way I wont get too far in debt before getting out of school. So far, everything is falling into place fairly well. Keep praying please! I am far from ready to get up and leave. A lot is still up in the air. OH that reminds me! I need to get my passport started!! EEK

<3Melissa