Mid Point

It's okay to celebrate a little early, isn't it? I feel as these semesters drag by that each one seems longer and I feel the burn much sooner than the previous one. These classes should seem fun, interesting, thought-provoking, and most importantly helpful. I already have come across many situations in which my education this time around has helped me with the boys and their homework. Perhaps this is more true of Patrick since I feel like I'm strugling to keep up with him. I realize they do not go as in-depth into these subjects as I do but nevertheless it completely blows my mind sometimes.

Anyway, the end of this week marks the official half-way point in this semester. It has been very difficult. I am hoping to finish with all body parts still intack. Only time will tell if that holds up. I keep holding onto the fact that after this semester, I only have one more big semester to go. I have already decided to take only three courses and I absolutely will not allow myself to take on another full load like this until I am in a seated class. It is just too much to handle for the long-term while raising three children and three animals.

In Spanish, we are spending some time this week reflecting on how the semester is going. We do a lot of reflecting in this class and that is okay. I wish more classes did that. While raising the three kittens a couple of weeks ago, I got very behind in my studies. With all 100s I figured it would okay to save the lives of three little ones. They are all safely with a foster parent right now and we know they are in good hands. But I am left with some bad marks in every class but one (knock on wood, please don't let this class get ruined also). Thankfully I still have my As but I am struggling getting back into the swing of things. With so much else going on around me it is hard staying focused while weighing which is more important right now. Do I let Bailey continue to watch extra TV or do I skip a lesson this week and take another bad mark? Perhaps I should clarify that a bad mark for me is considered in the 80s which technically is considered average.

One other remark before I close. In looking ahead I see that we have a lot of homework to complete Thanksgiving week. It is a typical week for online students. It is not fair for online students to have a full workload Thanksgiving week while seated students do not. We always travel out of town to visit with family and I am really tired of doing homework the whole time. I hope they will have mercy on us as that time approaches.

With that being said, it's time to close. I'm falling asleep on the keyboard and need to start the new week.