Hi! I'm back!

It has been a long time since I have blogged, but then I have also been a very busy little girl. The kids are doing great. Logan is in 6th grade, has joined the band,plays the saxophone like his brother. Not sure if he chose that instrument because it was the one we currently had and out of necessity, or because he likes the saxophone. Uriah is a sophomore in high school now. He plays in the band, marching band called the Marching Dukes whatever saxophone they throw at him. Pep band in the Winter - and now he is venturing further into drama but joining the Spring musical Footloose (can't wait - one of my favorite movies). Me - I am currently a Junior in college - that's right COLLEGE. I started a four year program about 2 and a half years ago - yes I have been gone THAT long. See - I said BUSY. I am attending Ashford University. I am taking the courses online though the campus is just a hop/skip/jump (Ok - you got me a 40 minute drive). I am currently double majoring and have a minor. My main major is project Management and my second major is Human Resources Management and the minor is Business Administration. The difference in Project Management and Business Administration - MATH. Oh good Lord the math is awful. Math was easy till they decide to throw the alphabet and symbols into it. No thank you! I have been trying so hard to keep my grades up and sometimes that can be a challenge. I have two boys to tend to, we did have Cub Scouts, but now Cub Scouts has turned into Boy Scouts. I currently hold the spot of Advancement Chair in my sons troop. The Moose we had to drop down to volunteering one Tuesday a month. I just had too much going on and my academics are just too important to me. Plus the kids social lives became so much busier. Then you have work. Both Dave and I work full time - still working different shifts. I must say - without his help, I could not have made it this far even if I wanted to. Thursday evenings after I get off from work, he takes the kids, he tends to the dinner - all I do is finish my assignments that are due that day. The routine id the same. Discussions are due Thursday - every Thursday. Tests are due on Sundays and Papers are due on Mondays. Mostly 8 to 10 page papers, but once in a while I get a little one. My last little paper, I was actually docked for going over on pages. Oy! See if I do that again. I was invited to join Alpha Sigma Lambda last year, have been on the Dean's list every quarter since I was eligible and this year invited to join Golden Key. Top 15% of my class thus far keeping my GPA above 3.75. This is huge to me. I did well in high school, but I was stupid and out of principle with an issue with administration, dropped out and obtained my GED from the local college. Then married and divorced before I was even 20. So to finally be getting ahead is a big deal. My husband and I just celebrated out 15 wedding anniversary, I am doing well at work, love my job most of the time, have a great supervisor and in a little over a year will have a degree.

I mentioned my husband and I just celebrated our 15th wedding anniversary - you know what we did to celebrate? Not much at the moment, but the weekend is not over yet. We exchanged cards, kisses and hugs. Then last night, we took the interstate and drove to Dekalb to go to a Panda. Yep - a Panda Express..and it was fricking good :) Today Dave may take the kidlet out ice fishing - we are kind of dealing with a slight water problem at the moment, so the fishing may not happen. We have had buku amounts of snow fall, followed by thaw and rain. Our neighbors inadvertently created an issue for us by digging a trench through the snowpile to divert the lake being created in their driveway. Unfortunately instead of going into the backyard, it came straight for our house, came through the windows and left quite a mess in the basement. The humidity level in my home is quite sufficient right now. Well - back to doing laundry. I still have a test to take, a paper to write and we have Court of Honor for Boy Scouts tomorrow, so I better head to it! I will try not to be such a stranger from now on!