I did it!!!!!!!!!!!

I did it. I can't believe I did it. I finished the semester and I met my goals too. I am so amazed. I can not remember a time I have felt so good about myself as I do right now. I was able to go to ACC and take 4 classes and finish the semester with 2 A's and 2 B's. Wow. I do not want to be so egotistical about this post to be bragging on my accomplishments, but I do want to look back and see what the Lord and brought me through and guided me every step of the way. I give all the praise and glory to God. I know He has something HUGE in my path. I just know it. I am also able to do some social working from home to help my friends. I have found out I need some crazy instructions to figure out insurance and Medicare etc. I need to know whats out there and how it works. There has to be instructional classes for this. If they are out there I will find it. I have so many contacts in many different fields. Something else I have found is that When I once relied on some people for help I am finding I now am able to help them. I am giving them advice now. I love being used in that way. I have always been a giver and helper and am now finding my way back to that. I feel like I am at the point like Isaiah, Here I am Lord, send me. I am ready to go and do what I can. I am also figuring out how to use my contacts and resources to do that. Yeah God. I am so excited to get going on this. I am ready to help other, like members of my own family too. It has been such a God thing to be able to step in and say Hey, I want to help you, lets do this. Even my own kids. This last weekend we did a special youth thing at church with Dr. Richard Ross (from Seminary) He is Ryan's (our youth leader) mentor. The boys and I connected. We now are stopping each other and telling each other to get along talk use words stop and be nice and encouraging to each other. It has been a terrific week and its only Wed. Last night we all came in the living room and watched Tangled (animated Disney). hahaha. Don't tell anyone. Shhhh. I am feeling really good. Merry Christmas everyone. Be back soon........

School's Out For Christmas

Hey ya'll. I'm all done. Such a great feeling to be finished. I worked through my English final on Saturday. It took 2 and a half hours and I was so medicated I hardly remember what I wrote. Survey says I got a A- on the paper and an A for the class. The Prof told me I would be a great English Major. Wow I want to write a book. Then I did all my assignments for Social Work and I worked through my final, again medicated and I ended the class with an A. Biology was the scary class. I went all the way to Round Rock campus to pick up my old exams so I could study. I knew I could take a comprehensive exam and drop my lowest exam grade. Well calculated out my exam 4 was a 61 so I needed the exam to drop that one. I needed to make a 71 and I made a 75. So I ended with a B by 4 points. Yeah. Now waiting for History of Texas. Depending on what I made on yesterday's exam My average will have 13 extra credit points added to it. So my average was a 72 then with 13 points I would have an 85. So hopefully my exam grade is ok so I am in the B range but being sick and focusing on Biology I may end up with a C. Either way I am ok. I just can't believe I have done it. I didn't give up  even though there were times I questioned myself and wondered what I was thinking. How can I do this. I would pray and I know I had people praying for me too. The sad thing was yesterday I finished my Biology exam and asked if I could stay in there and study for my History exam. He said sure. It was warm and extremely quiet. Well there was a girl across from me taking the exam too. She took a long time to do ite too. I think she is a special ed student. She got caught looking at her notes during her exam. The Prof was so mad and upset. He took up her exam and took her into the hall. She came back in crying and said she was grateful for what she had learned. Prof said that was the worse part of his position. The bad side. I felt so bad for him. he was a great teacher. It didn't hurt that he was young and single and cute too. I could listen to him all day. Hmmm...... Ok moving on. I have to say I am so grateful for the opportunity to do this. I am also trying so hard to be an example to my kids too. If I can do this they can too. Don't give up. Keep trying its not that bad. Make something of your life and do what God wants you to do. So I have given back the rental textbooks and sold back my other ones. I ended up with $32 back from my used books that I sold back. Woohoo. See ya next semester. Classes will be British Literature, Texas State and Local Government, Another Biology Class and Math (Basic). Well, Govt should be interesting during an election year. and I am thinking Biology will be easier this go round. It is on ecosystems and habitats. No cell studies. Yeah. Then math should be fine and Brit Lit should be fun too. See ya Jan 18th or so. Happy New Year and Have a Merry Christmas.

Working Hard

Things are going well. I am working hard and knocking things out. Got all English papers done and accepted so now I just have to take the final. I have all paperwork things done for Social Work. I just have to finish the last three questions for the final and post it by 5pm today. Then my focus will be on Biology and History. Biology final is next Tuesday and History is next Thursday. I think it will be ok. I will be sad not to have these classes any more. I have come to love these professors and the kids in the classes too. Almost over.

I am going to be ok

God is so awesome. I was so stressed last week. I so wanted to do well on my tests in Biology and Tx History. I am going to have to relax and just do my best and trust in God to help me. No I didn't do so well in Biology it was a 65, BUT, when my professor showed me the points added up I know I will be just fine by the end of it all. Then I go to Tx. History and I made an 83 on that one. So excited. I have a 72 average, BUT, when I add in my 10 points for my critique (If accepted) and the other 3 points extra credit I could be averaging a 85. That is good for me. I will end up with a probable 2 A's in my other 2 classes. I can do this. I am going to be ok. I have been fretting about my 25 hours I needed to volunteer for my Social Work class. Well this past Sunday Josh and I signed up on the Spirit 105.9 radio station to volunteer. They help the largest Central Texas Family Fun Festival. So many activities and so many bands (top name). We were able to get in for free, and volunteer our time AND enjoy the bands and the people and the food too. It was great. If there is anything that you do with your family, you should set aside the time and the money and go to this event. This year was the first ANNUAL. That means they will be doing this every year.  Woohoo. It was so totally awesome with Michael W. Smith and Amy Grant and Peter Furhler, and Tenth Ave. North, then 3rd Day ended the evening under the stars. You think its expensive? Think about it. All afternoon and evening, events for the whole family and a full day of concerts with big name stars and local bands too. General Admission seats were $25. Before the day of the event you can buy a ticket and get a child's ticket free. That's a bargain. We won't forget this for a long time. There were thousands of people worshiping God singing HOLY HOLY HOLY under the stars Acapella WOW. So all that and I received my volunteer time too for class. Like I said, I will be ok and God is AWESOME. He answers your prayers in so many ways you don't ever expect.

The Most Awful Week

This week leaves me wondering what was I thinking when I decided to tackle school. I haven't been this tired and stressed in a very long time. I had a lot of pressure at school. Due date for an English paper on Wed. the 9th and a book critique for Tx History due today Nov. 10th and 7:30 this am Biology Exam and at noon a Tx History Exam. I have studied and studied. I was up til Midnight last night and up at 6 this am. I have been running all afternoon and now I am sitting back and relaxing. Jeremy made roast potatoes and carrots and now Josh is making rolls. Mmmmmm. I have been smelling it for about and hour now. Soooo I will be enjoying the rest of my evening and then getting a really good night sleep. I haven't been able to go to Bible study for two weeks and I have really missed it. I didn't get any work done on the study but I am going anyway. I always learn something. I will find out on Tuesday what my grades are on my tests. I am not doing very well in Tx History. The good thing is if I have my book critique accepted I earn 10 points on my final grade in Tx History. I also have 3 points in that class for extra credit. Thats 13 points. If I have a 67 then I would have an 80 for a final. Cool huh? Everything will be ok now. This 3/4 push was hard. Later......

Oh My Goodness

It has been a while since I posted last. I have been super busy. I still am crunched at lest through this Thursday. I have 2 major exams on Thursday and a book critique paper. Some days I think I don't have a clue what I am doing. Other days I think of how much smarter I am now than I was 5 months ago. I just want to do well. I don't necessarily have to be an A student, just not a D one. So looks like Tx History will be more challenging this go round that Biology. My professor has been out almost 3 weeks and I feel like I don't know anything in this unit. He will be back tomorrow for review and then the test is on Thurs. I think I am doing nothing this week till Friday. No small group no Wed night church nothing. I have missed my Friday morning bible study group two Fridays in a row. I will be back this week. I love studying God's word and I miss not going so much. I know this is just a very small part of my time here on earth but it seems like an eternity. Well I think I will go clean off my desk and get busy. I can't really study unless things are cleaned up, just funny that way. If things are not organized I feel like I am unorganized too. Crazy huh? Josh is not feeling well today. He's home from school. Kinda throws me off. Ok Here I go. Focus Focus Focus. Pray for me to do well this week. Thanks

Everywhere

I was talking with my Biology professor the other day and he said, just wait. You will be sitting waiting for a table at a restaurant and then you will start talking Biology with someone next to you. I said oh no, maybe you will but not me. Well I am finding it creeping in everywhere. I was watching Body of Proof last week and they found 2 types of blood at a crime scene and thought the roommate did it. Well He didn't. He had actually given his bone marrow to the roommate so the dead guy had his blood and the roommates in him. Hmmmm, Then totally unrelated, I am watching the Ranger playoff game and the pitcher for Detroit has one brown eye and one blue eye too. Wow I know it happens but haven't seen it up close like that. Then I start thinking Biology. We are studying DNA and I am thinking there is a mutation somewhere in the gene line. Hahaha. He was right. It is everywhere and here I am talking about it.
In English I am writing a paper on the short story "A Good Man is Hard to Find". Then I am watching Person of Interest the other night, and he is telling this guy on there he might be a good man you never know. A Good Man is Hard to Find. Hahahaha. Its everywhere.
So then I think should I just stop watching so much TV? Then I am thinking Social Work. One of our extra credit assignments is to go for 2 weeks without watching TV. ARGGGGG Make it stop.
So then I am thinking this isn't such a bad thing. That is why I am in school to learn right? So I guess I am getting my money's worth. Cause I am remembering. Also I did answer a History question on Jeopardy yesterday from some thing I learned in my History class. It is useful stuff, right?
Ya'll have a great week. I know I will. Watch out what you watch, and hear it could be useful.