Update (again)

Hate calling these ones "update" but can't think of a new title!!

Well, just rounded off the last real week of school with a flourish...actually managing to get done all of what was due this week...to include but not limited to...

6 lab write ups (5-8 pages long each)
2 portfolios (also 5-8 pages long each)
2 Lab finals
1 Research poster
1 Journal article review

and all on what is supposed to be dead week too...lol...guess dead week is the Snipe hunting expedition for freshmen!! Supposedly dead week is supposed to be an easy week so you can prep for finals the next week!!

Anyway...I am set without a hitch to graduate...Even if I don't show up for the finals I will pass my classes! I will of course still show up...but it is a relief to not have that hanging over my head!!

I have decided to volunteer at the boys school after my school is out...on Tuesdays I will be at R's class and Thursdays I will be at S's class...for half day each! They are both fortunately still young enough to think this is the coolest! I will probably get a job soon...have to pay bills ya know!

I am excited to be finishing at the university but like I said before it is a little anti-climactic since I am going back in the fall..but still am happy to be able to finally feel like I have acheived one of my goals so far...next is that elusive one year internship...just gotta figure out where I want to go!

S's b-day went well...he had lots of fun and we even had extra kids show up...which he loved. We gave him a new bike...he had outgrown his old one a long time ago and he was so very due for a new bigger one...he used to look like a clown riding a little mini cycle! now he has this HUGE (well atleast to me huge) bike that seems impossibly big for him to me even though it actually fits him well...have I told you all he is only 11 inches shorter than me...comes up to just below my shoulders!! this kid is going to be a giant!!

R is doing very good, he is such a wonderful kid to have around now that he is causing less stress...lol...that sounds terrible but he was REALLY difficult for a while there. He is helpful, thoughtful and even feels badly when he gets in trouble..which is a great step...used to be he did not care...now he shows his emotions a little better...still wierd as hell though...

Hubby is doing good...has a presentation to give for his class for finals week...lucky bum...I get all the finals and he gets a presentation...lol

Still trying to get the pool to be blue..think we may have finally gotten the right combination...it was bluer when the sun went down today...we gave it a really healthy dose of algicide, then waited a bit then shocked the shit out of it and then this evening gave it some clarifier...crossing fingers that we can swim by Sunday!!

well...i gotta get some sleep...happy mothers day to all you mothers out there!!

C

P.S. Thank you Shel and Trav