Back to school

It's that time of year again...back to school. Both my children and I head to school on the exact same day this year, August 25th. My girl will be in 3rd grade while my boy is headed to kindergarten...look out, Mrs. B., he's a handful.

I am starting my junior year in college and I am much older than my classmates. I attend during the day while my kids are in school so I go to class with a bunch of 18-to-22-year-olds who apparently have better things to do than stay awake in class. I have to tell you, if I had gone at 18 I would have blown it off, too. But now that I am going 20 years after I should have gone I take things very seriously. So far I have pulled off an overall GPA of 4.0 and hopefully I will be able to keep up the streak through my last two years. We'll see...

Thankfully, I have a very supportive husband who keeps the kids busy when I have to study. It is tough for him sometimes but he is a good dad and does a lot of fun stuff with the kids. I know he wishes that I could participate in their many outings but I truly love school and I need to have time to myself after being so busy with the kids all the time...even if that time is spent in a library studying. I have been a SAHM (stay at home mom) since my daughter was six months old and it is the hardest job I have ever had. It is also the most rewarding, fun, and exciting job as well.

I'll keep you posted on my grades (and how my kids are doing in school as well). They are both smart and clever so they should be pretty successful in life. As long as they are happy and healthy, that is all that matters to me.