Is it the Beginning or the End?

It's late Sunday evening (and late I mean it's 9:30 pm) and I'm finishing up my homework from one of my classes. I've just taken a test and scored 88% (wow! not too bad) Now on to studying for my lab quiz on Tuesday night. This all leads me to wonder if Sunday the beginning of the week or the end of a week? Am I gearing up for a new week or winding down an old week? Everything I've done is finishing something left from this past week. I have no new assignments yet, just previous ones to finish. I'm looking for a service project for one of my courses and I'd like to try and integrate two of my classes so that I can have benefit of the information for two separate papers. Time is limited so I need to 'double-dip' so to speak (IF I can!)

I've spent some time chatting with friends tonight (after all my homework was done, of course). The lousy weather we were expecting did show up in the form of snow, sleet, freezing rain and fog. We truly had a mixed bag of weather today. All I needed was a nice thunder and lightening storm to complete the bag. *grin*

New England Weather - Don't Like It? WAIT!

Just when we thought snow was in the forecast I wake up this morning to another beautiful day! Clear blue skies, maybe a few whispy little clouds but nothing that makes me want to prep the snow shovels again! Maybe clear out that last little patch from Mother's last little calling card (namely the 10" we had on Monday!).

I've got recycling duty today as well as some banking to do and other miscellaneous errands to run. I've spent most of the morning trying to track down a book I need for my distance spanish class. Batting zero! No one has it so I'm heading to the college bookstore on Monday afternoon to find this blinkin' book. I'm trying to keep up with my assignments as best as I can by surfing the web and finding different spanish grammar sites. I've managed to get most of the information I need for this weekend so hopefully I'm in good shape.

Tomorrow is Sunday - a day of rest. I have nothing on schedule right now except a birthday party in New Hampshire. Weather depending, I may not make the two-hour trip. I don't want to get snowed in up there again. Kids end up missing school and I lose work time. I'll pay attention this time and head home before the weather gets truly horrible. The trip itself isn't a bad one; it's just a lousy trip when the roads are nasty.

Here we go again

Well, as blue as the sky was a few days ago, I woke up to skies grayer than an old man's beard! The sky looks heavy with snow - remains to be seen if we'll actually see any white stuff today. Last night we got show showers (that's when Mother Nature can't make up her mind to snow or rain so she does BOTH!). The driveway is clear from the last storm on Monday that dumped almost 10" of snow on us. I'm ready for more - I actually like a fresh snow - makes everything seem clean, fresh, and new.

I'm working on schoolwork this morning. I realized last night that I do not have all my books yet! The bookstore is missing a key text in one of my classes. I wrote the instructor who said, yes, there are TWO books and six cds for this class. I have one book and seven cds. OK what's going on?! Have you ever tried to take a class in another language and NOT have a translation guide? Ya..that's what happened here - the main text is the translation guide. It's nice that I know how to say "Do you need a CAT scan?" but it's really sad that I can't count from one to ten or tell you what color your blood is in that language. Hopefully this situation will straighten out soon. Class started Monday and I'd hate to get behind.

First week jitters

Well it's done - my first week back in school after a five week break. Tonight was the dreaded Anatomy & Physiology. We started off slow - just started the endocrine system - only nine pages of notes in just about three hours! I have to go through them now while it's all still fresh in my head. We also had a two hour lab tonight and will have our first lab quiz next Tuesday night. The slides are bouncing around in my head - each one looked like a piece of steak to me! I have an idea of what each one was of and know some of the parts. Some of the names are exotic to me; like the Islet of Langerhans (it's part of a gland - check back next week and I'll tell you which one!)

I'm tired tonight but my brain feels like it's on fire with all the new information running through it. I need to remember last semester's notebook next week because we're going into mytosis and miosis and I know I have notes on it from last semester. Wish me well and think of me in the middle of the night as I burn the midnight oil studying hard.

The Day After

It's the day after a snow day and the kids are blessedly back in school. I love the day after a nice snow - the trees are all snow capped, the backyard mess has disappered for while and everything looks nice and clean. The sky is an amazing shade of cape cod blue with nary a cloud in any direction. The cat is sitting on the porch rail looking for a chickadee that doesn't see him. The birds around here are pretty smart though - they won't head for the feeders until he comes in the house. My big dog is outside lying in the sunshine soaking up rays and warming his old bones. He won't come in just yet - it's too nice a day to come into the house.

It's quiet right now - no one is here except me and the animals. I'm leaving shortly to pick up kids from school so I'm enjoying the few moments of solitude. I have my feet up, a cold drink next to me and I think if I close my eyes, I may just knock off for a minute. But there's no time for that - so down go the feet. Time to sit up straight and wake up. I have class tonight - Anatomy & Physiology Part 2 starts at 5pm and runs until the ungodly hour of 10 pm. This class goes for twelve weeks and is pretty intense (if Part 1 is any indicator!). It's the same professor so at least I know what I'm getting into with this class. My other three classes are currently running so now I'm into the scheduling thing - making sure I have plenty of study time as well as down time to have fun.

I have bouquets of flowers sitting behind me on my other desk - they're leftover from my birthday a few days ago. One is from my son and one is from his girlfriend (sweet kids). The smell makes me wish spring were coming but the seasons change fast enough for me. I can wait until spring comes because around here....with spring comes MUD! I'm happy with the just under a foot of snow for now.

Happy Birthday to Me

Today is my 42nd birthday - no grand plans. It's just another Saturday filled with have-to-do's like the weekly dump run (OH JOY) and basketball games. School has also started again after a three week break so there's the ever-present homework and reading that must be done lest I fall behind.

My one birthday luxury, though, is that I am STILL in my pj's at 9:20 am :) I'm heading for a nice long shower since there's only one other person in the house right now and he's in the semi-comatose sleep of teenagerdom. Ahh the appeal of endless hot water and no one to bang on the door and ask if I'm "done yet". It truly is the little things that mean the most. Those of us with children can really understand that last comment!

Welcome to the World of Twinkie

Yes it's truly a weird nickname but one I have had for many many year. The story behind it is silly, but it goes with the name. Most everyone I know is blogging and I'm one of the last hold outs. It seems weird to just write and ramble about your life but some find it interesting to see what another human is doing with their trip through life.

I plan to stroll through this life, biting off whatever I can chew. I don't plan to ease into the view from the other side of the grass but rather slide feet first, filthy dirty, and only then will I rest.