Being April

Well, I've been surviving school. I dropped one of the three classes I was taking and cut my homework load in half. With just two classes it's manageable. I'm taking a class about how to study history. This class didn't exist when I was here before, but now it is a prerequisite to a class that I've already taken. We keep studying random things like the Titanic and the fall of the Roman Empire and some murder of some random peasant in the 13th century in southern France... I think it's fascinating. :) What is more interesting about what we are studying is the methods. I took a class much like this nearly five years ago, and I really struggled with it. Most of it just went right over my head. I think they took that class and cut it in half to create this half, so they can go over everything a lot slower and clearer. I think it was a good idea. The other class I'm taking is Educational Psychology. I love that class! It is just so casual, we come ...

spent 4 hours in class, 2 hours traveling, 1 hour at Activity days, 2 hours planning Activity days, 12 hours of homework, 6 hours of housework, 3 hours making meals, 3 hours with Dean, 2 hours nursing a baby, 14 hours sleeping, 32 hours playing with/bathing/teaching/reprimanding kids, 1 hour budgeting and paying bills, and 1 hour talking with various school offices. That is a total of 83 hours. Pretty good since I'm only counting 56 hours. Life has suddenly gotten very busy and very stressful. Dean and I both started school on Wednesday, and Dean is even more stressed out and busy than I am. Since he got out of the army a few months ago I've been enjoying having him home to do 50% of the child care and a good chunk of the housework. We got to spend a lot of time just enjoying each other's company and having fun as a family. I don't think I fully appreciated that time I had until now. I didn't think I was going to be able to find someone to watch my k...