Happy Halloween

Happy happy....
I feel so good after planning to and actually taking yesterday off. AMAZING what a refreshing day can do for your spirit. I think I need to do that every week (what? really?).

I've gotten a lot done today... everything that needed to be done. I do have a paper to write tomorrow, but it should be ok. Got the stats practice done today. No biggie. But got last week's stuff back... I got .5 points taken off for stupidity (I missed an exercise) and 1 point off for formatting on my paper.... I don't think it was worth a whole point, but I did miss double spacing my reference page and didn't spell out my numbers. Oh well.... I guess if that's the worst I do, I can live with it. But.... I can't miss much more for stupidity. It's only week 2 and I've lost 1.5 points. YIKES.

Yeah, I know. grades really don't matter in the whole scheme of the world. Who will ask me my GPA? But it matters to me. Especially when I lose points for stupid things. DUH.

Anyways.... ready to go to mom and dad's for halloween and trick or treating here in a bit. Emily is about ready to explode. ticktickticktick BOOM!

I'd hate to have an exploded child.

Oh... and.... I got P90X coming. I'll let you know when I can't walk. Lord give me strength and willpower to keep it up. I need to get healthy. Weight too high, BP too high, cholesterol too high. Need exercise and to make better food choices. Amen.

Where does the weekend go?

SO busy.... and not even a busy weekend.

So, here's the deal... I have four classes right now. One ending tonight plus one starting tomorrow. Three are fundamentals and one is positive psychology. I really like the material in the positive psych class, but I tell ya.... there is something about that course that turns students into slackers and cheaters. It's frustrating.

Anyways, I had four sets of papers to grade this weekend, plus grades for participation and DQ's. I wanted to get them done on Saturday so I could relax today. Didn't happen. So one more set this morning... got it done. Got a massage... that was awesome. Then went to Sam's.... and made dinner. Mom and dad came over between church and Nathan's game. Wow... went fast though. We looked up and it was time to go to the game. Got some fun pics.

Mom and dad went to Unity today.... it's funny... I knew there was a Unity here but never thought of going... but they suggested it. Maybe next week? Kids can go to Sunday School while I go to church..... that's cool. Thinking on it....

Mel is doing ok... not walking well and no short term memory apparently. She's going to a rehab to try and get walking better. Probably end of the week before we know the tumor's name.... prayers continue.

Enough rambling... time to pop some benadryl and get ready for bed..... still have a paper to write tomorrow, but my stats exercise is done.

Over a year away...

Lots has changed. Big stuff too.

Nathan is getting to be a "tween".... oh my... he's only 7 1/2 and already asking for a phone. I don't think so. He can navigate youtube better than I can. Geesh. And he's played soccer.... oh my.

Emily is now 6 going on 12. She is SO into cheerleading. She goes right now two hours, twice a week plus performances sometimes on the weekend and she wants to do more! Holy moly.

Dad had a heart attack (pretty bad one) in January. He got to Boone and got a few stents and seems good as new. Complaining about the meds, but still seems OK. That worried me a bunch. I'm glad the outcome was good.

My grandpa passed away on September 25th... Martha's birthday. Although it's sad that he passed, he wasn't "grandpa" for a few years. And God took him swiftly and comfortably. I was worried about the timing with Martha's bday, but I really think that it was meant to be.... she was the one that connected most with grandpa.... it seems appropriate.

Got to see most of the family... that was nice. I didn't get to go to the two cousins' weddings this summer, so it was great to see everyone.

Bad news though.... Aunt Mel was just diagnosed with a brain tumor... yesterday. Been praying.

New job started three weeks ago. No longer a manager. Yeah. No one has cried, no one has called me after 8 pm, and no one has complained about their schedule in the last three weeks. I'm in heaven!! This job is more challenging than I thought and I love it so far.

School... yep... school again. Started my PhD last fall. Entering into the second year of study now. Getting close to start working on dissertation.

And... in one of those "be careful what you wish for" I also applied to teach online at UOP when I applied to PhD program... well... now I've been teaching since January. I'm teaching Positive Psychology and Fundamentals of Psychology. I like the latter.... and it's really because the students actually seem like they care, not that they are checking a box.

Some days... I don't know how I get it all done.

Some days... I just want a break for a few minutes to get some energy.

But... today is just today.