Love School!!!

School is just great. There are days when I would like to choke my professors, and others when I wish they had bigger salaries. Yesterday was a bigger salary day.

For the last week, I have been studying my little brain to the point of exhaustion. It is thoroughly tired and still in recovery. I had my first test in two of my classes (Astronomy and History). When all is said and done, I think oh, boy, what was I thinking?

I got my grade back for my astronomy test (thought I totally did horrible). 100% can you believe it?! I can't, I have the test and I still can't hardly believe that I did it. Granted there was a bit of a curve, but not that much, actually I kind of made the curve smaller because I did so well. I wanted to shout "Hallelujah!" I didn't. I took my little seat and waited till the end of class.

While I was walking out to my car, I called my husband ( the super guy that wanted to marry me) and shouted praises with him. It was great. I called about everyone I was related to and told them my news. You would have thought I discovered another planet for all the praise I received and my own excitement. I still look like a Cheshire cat with my silly little grin.

I don't have history yet, but I am not so sure that I am going to that well. We shall see

Have a good one!

Dogs Chasing Cars!

What is it with dogs. They are always chasing cars. Here you are drivng along, having a peaceful ride. You stop at a stop sign, andas you start to go, there he is coming right at you. Sometimes you are very much aware of his prescense, but sometimes he's coming out of nowhere. It just cracks me up. You know he loves the chase, so sometimes you play along. You also don't want to hurt him, so you have to be a bit cautios with your approach and retreat.

My parents had this dog when I was a kid. He would lay in the middle of the road and wait. There were no surprises where he was concerned, you knew exactly what he was up to. The neighbor hood kids would play little games with him and then he would be all done and go back to his place in the road to wait for the next person. Oddly this isn't what killed him. He died of heart failure.

All in all. I think it is un-American for dogs not to chase cars. There is something wrong with the dog that doesn't do it. They should be checked out by a vet.

Hope you're all having a great day.

Kids Say the Darndest Things

Kids these days are hilarious. I was working on a lab for Astronomy and my three year old says "Mom, i think that you need help."
I said, who should help me?"
Hmmm, maybe....Opa!" (Opa is his grandpa)

"Yeah, he's a good guy."

How funny that Jeff would think that, but also, how observant to see that his Grandpa is a helpful person. What a great example he is to my kids of serving others and helping out when others need him.

House Shopping!

It is such a process. There is so much to do. Just in the preliminary is getting pre-approved, finding a realtor you want to work with, and trying to figure out just what is going to work for him and her. I know what I want. Mostly, a big enough yard for my kids to run around like crazies in.

The most difficult part if you hit a snag. Snags come in all shapes and sizes. This one right now had potential to kill my hope for a house at all. My great husband helped save the day. He came home for lunch and let me talk it out. He also gave some really great advice (that I momentarily snubbed) that eventually got me out of my slump. I have a really hard time getting out of my slump. We have come to call that my pit of despair, and I am most likely digging it deeper until he can come and throw me a rope.

His rope today was making sure that I not hope to have a house, but hope in my Savior to help me get what he knows is best for me. If a house is supposed to happen, then Christ will make sure I get it, as long as I do everything I can.

Just a thought, maybe we have the glitches in life so we don't get something. Maybe what He (Christ) has in store for us is better that what we think we want or need. So the snags are little blessings in disguise. I guess what I'm saying is that I like snags. They suck when they happen, but the rewards can be grand.

Have a good one!

A bit about me!!!

I am not internet savvy, so don't hold it against me. This is my first blog ever. I am not quite sure of the etiquette involved with this whole thing, so here it goes.

There is a friend of mine who has a terminal cancer. As I have been reading her blogs, she keeps reminding me that life is short and that I should be thankful and appreciative of what I have.

I am a mom. I have three of the most beautiful boys ever. I guess I should say handsome, but who cares, they are little. They are 3 yrs, 2yrs, and 4 months old. I love it. They are they best kids ever. They are curious and so busy. The curious makes for some funny story. Also, they are so smart.

The best part of my life is that I am a wife. I love this because I have a husband who treats me like a QUEEN. It is the best thing ever. Things I never have to worry about with him is my self-esteem, my heart, and my independence. He would never do anything to damage any of those things. They are what makes me, me and he loves me just the way I am. I have never been made to feel that I am an extension of him. I am my own person and he totally supports that about me. He has always been able to see more of me that I have even seen myself.

I am a student. I am going to school to get my degree in English and Humanities. I am so excited. I love to learn about new things. My classes right now are Astronomy (very cool), History and walking. It is so great to be able to do these things and have the support of the coolest guy I have ever known.

The last is that we are buying a house. We are shopping around for houses in our area and we are so excited. This will be our first house and we just can't wait.

To add onto the kids part of my life. It is the best job I have ever had. I get paid in kisses and hugs. The benefits are awesome. I always have someone to cuddle with and read a book too. And the last is that I am the smartest person in the whole wide world for a few more years (teenagers). They ask me questions unrelentingly. The only bad part is that "why?" and "what?" get really old after a while. They are a three years olds favorite word.