They worked, now can I have a few more? (pixies that is!)
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Teresa · 08-20-2007, 10:41 PM

first - thank you all for the well-wishes for my first day at school.
I took a nice, healthy lunch (organic orange, water, fat-free Disney pudding, cheese, and DH's home-made potato soup) and had that. It was very comforting to think of DH while I ate his soup (He makes large batches of it, and freezes it in single serve disposable dishes so I can have it when I want it - he doesn't really like potato soup!)

My classes - WOW!! There is just NO way to describe the diff. between a large, state university (last year) and a small, private school (now). The biggest surprise? The small college is actually more diverse than the university!! There were more people of color, more older folk, and more from all sorts of religions (biggest surprise, since it's a catholic college!) I was really happy about that - I like diversity and feel more comfortable when there's a wide variety of people around.
Classes are smaller (my largest lecture class has 60 in it, as opposed to last year's 550!), syllabi are more organized, teachers really care about WHO I am.
I'm in love. (of course, it is the first day, we'll see what I feel like in a month)

Kathryn's team lost their game, but not by much (25-20, and 25-19. Volleyball at the JV level is best of 3 sets)

Now - the pixies. There are a couple here, bear with me?

1) DH is still trying to deal with the theft of his tools and other stuff from his truck. Tomorrow he has to return to the "scene of the crime" - an hour and half drive away - to talk to the DNR and the police there.

2) The kids start school tomorrow, and I have 15 minutes after the earliest I can drop them off until the latest I can be in my first class!! My school is about 5 minutes away, so I should be okay - but it may take a few days to get the process down.

3) I messed up my check-book. I don't write stuff down, I just KNOW what's there. Well, DH was using my account and I didn't know, so I didn't figure it in. We'll make it until my money comes in, but it's going to be tight at a time when it really is NOT convenient (kids and I going back to school, Kathryn's volleyball costs every time we go to watch a game, DH has to replace some of his tools NOW, and to top it all off - Samantha's B-day is on Sat. and we're taking her, her BF and his brother out for lunch) I could break into all of the money I've saved for our next vacation, but I just DO NOT want to do that - Some of that money is for the kids to go to WDW with my mom in the fall.

4) DH is really feeling down in the dumps, and I have no/little pity for him. He's been out of work since June. HE hasn't really looked for anything, but now he's started to feel guilty about not having his own money (see number 3). So, he's got a few leads on some good jobs, a couple that are working for either the city or the state government.

Thanks for sticking it out with me.

JaimeandChad · 08-20-2007, 11:03 PM

Some pixies are on the way! You need them for sure!

**chezp** · 08-21-2007, 01:36 AM

I'm glad to hear the first day went well. Sending more

lablady · 08-21-2007, 03:57 AM

I completely feel your pain about your close schedules! My oldest DD has to be at the bus at 6:40a (I have to drive her cause it's not very close), I'm supposed to be at work at 9am, and I just found out that my Brand new kindergartener DD starts at 10:30am next week. I 'll be juggling like crazy......I was supposed to take a couple classes about an hour away 2 nights a week and I cancelled my registration.....too much craziness! Plop a large WDW family vacation in October in the middle of that (with all the missed classwork that entails) and I thought it could wait.

Sorry to make it about me!