Back to School!

And just as soon as I say I'm going to start keeping up with my blog better, I go almost a week without posting an update. Oh, well, I suppose that's life.

It's been a pretty crazy week, with school starting back. If any of you read my facebook status at one point this week, I said I was 'pretty much failing at life'. I said it as a joke, but I did some pretty brain-less things this week, that are kind of out of character but totally forgivable; they were just frustrating. I overslept a few times, left a door unlocked, got a parking ticket because I forgot to renew my campus permit, among other things. But I'm back to normal! Getting to class on time and getting things done, like I should.

I worked tonight, but I'm up at this hour because I decided to take on the dreaded weekend graveyard shift this semester. This just came about tonight actually. I offered to take it because I figure if I'm working through the night, I will still be able to attend my weekend seminars for school and festivities, when they're close to town. So, I'm hoping it will work out well. And I am trying to stay up for a while so that I can rest during the day and get my internal clock reset. The biggest advantage of this new arrangement is that I'll get to go to all my church services again, which I am very excited about!

My classes seem pretty great so far. I only have one class a day and they're all in the afternoon. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, I have art history, which I love, and Tuesday and Thursday, I have color theory, which also seems like it will be fun. Two of my graduate courses are online, and I just have to sign in and submit discussions and assignments; there are no set 'class' times. My last class is a weekend seminar, next weekend, and a ten page paper to follow. Hopefully it will be quick and painless...if nothing else, it will be quick and painful.

I am missing my kids like crazy, but that's one of the downfalls of living three hours away. They're all getting back to their school-year routine anyways, so I suppose I wouldn't be seeing them all that much. I am definitely missing MG, DR, and all my Fayetteville and Van Buren peeps, too...I got real used to just hanging out with them on those few weeks off at the end of the summer. But as I've said dozens of times this week, "Life Goes On."

Most exciting part of today, besides switching weekend work shifts was that Tony's mom, Sherri, sent me Tony's voicemail recording on my phone...so I can hear him whenever I want. Big Thanks go to Sherri! That pretty much made my day.

Today's verse: I Timothy 4:12-13
Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity. Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to preaching, and to teaching.

Comments are welcome. I love you all. Have a wonderful weekend. :)