So.  Where were we?

Okay, so did I tell you that I found out that I only have one more year before I’m done with my bachelor’s degree?!?!?!
*jumping up and down like a little girl*

That was pretty exciting news to hear!  And then after that, I have to finish a year of Physics, a year of Inorganic Chem, and a semester of Biology.  All of which can be done in a year, if I quit my job.  Right, so that won’t happen, but it *could.*

My mom came and visited us last week.  That was pretty exciting!  I hadn’t seen her in years, and she came out here while we had the kids.  She looooved the grandkids and made sure to specify that she was “Gramma Debbe” not “Grammy Debbe.”   Hee hee.  She doesn’t realize it yet (or maybe she does) but she just became Gramma in no time atall.   *grin*

My aunt Becky had a chance to meet Landon & the kids, as well.  Funny how it takes my mom coming into town to meet my aunt who lives basically down the street.  Well, a little farther than that, but not by much.  Everything went over beautifully.  No stress, no drama, no nothing of real interest.  Got to spend some time with my younger brother, too, which was interesting since he, too, lives just down the street– maybe closer than my aunt.  I’m apparently bad at this side of the family thing.  Maybe it’s because there’s always something dramatic going on.  Maybe I’m just coming up with excuses…  Probably the latter of the two.

School started for me last week.  I’m totally digging my classes.  The Honors class is going to be a tough one, but I’m hell bent on acing it.  I know I can, just need to figure out what it is that the teacher is going for.  So far I don’t really know, but every time I get a grade back, my eyes are opened just a tiny crack more.

Speaking of cracked, I need to avoid the vending machine this year.  It’s hard, because classes are right at the time I would normally eat dinner.  So I get hungry.  Just. Avoid. The. Machine.  I ate cupcakes tonight.  And it wasn’t until after I ate both (conveniently, I waited) that I read the caloric value.  Yeah, you know it’s not good when one package contains TWO servings.   Indeed.  It’s just a matter of good planning, really.  Must take fruit on school nights.  That way I can eat an orange. Or whatever.  Just no cupcakes, because I swear there was so much sugar in them that I was acting like I was on speed.  Not that I know what I’m like on speed, but if it’s me having to shake my legs at five hundred strokes a minute and all jittery, then the cupcakes were a pretty good comparison.

*stretch* Life is good, though.  I came home and Landon had the most yummer of all yums dinner made– fresh green beans from the garden, mashed red potatoes, carmelized carrots, and pork chops with jalepenos, garlic, and sage.  Yeah, you SHOULD be drooling now, it was THAT good.

Tonight we got the kids all ready for their first day of school.  They’re going to Bethlehem.  It’s a private school that was a competitor for the school I grew up in, only it’s in a good neighborhood, with great teachers and more money for the curriculum.  I am pretty excited for this as I already personally know the principal, my best friend’s in laws are both teachers there, and my favorite teacher in high school is now a seventh grade teacher there.  Basically, it’s familiar.  I don’t necessarily agree with some of their ludicrous God-things, but I’m sure as hell happier knowing the kids will be some place safe and getting an extraordinary education over being stuck in a thirty-kid-deep classroom here in Jeffco.  Not that I had anything to do with the decision, but I’m pretty tickled to know the ropes of the school before they even have their first day.

What other news is there on the home front?  Hmmm.  Life is very good, I’m very, very happy.  School is in session, and that’ll keep me focused.  More money for our household is closer than the horizon.  It’s all coming together.  I knew it would!!!

2 Comments »

1. 

   Let the good times roll! Really happy to hear you’re loving your classes. That makes a huge difference, I know.

   Oh, and cupcakes…now I so want one! *mutter, mutter* Thankfully there is Baklava on the horizon so my sugar fix will be had, dammit

   Comment by CK — August 19, 2008 @ 9:43 pm

2. 

   Mmm Baklava!! Do you make your own?

   Comment by POHA — August 20, 2008 @ 8:56 am

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