A is for Awesome

Thats right.. A is for, I am Awesome cause I got an A in both my Physical Geography and Art History II class.  This was my ultimate goal this semester.  I made B's last semester but knew I could do better so I gave it my all.  I wish I had been this dedicated when I was in college before.  Who knows what I might be doing today had I applied myself like I do now.  All that being said.. I loved both classes.  I learned far more in Art History than I even imagined was possible, partly due to my instructors passion for the subject.  The fact that she was a Biology Major first, gave me a sense of connection with her I think.

So, now that summer (for me) has officially begun, I really need to make plans for me and for the kids.  I am more relaxed about the pending move than I was before.  I'm not nearly as angry as I was even though I still don't like it.  Brent and I are really getting our act together so within the next year we can buy a house.  I am more than ready to settle down.

There are so many things I want to do.  I definately want to spend time with the kids.  I want to hike more, work less, sew again, and get organized.  Taylor wants me to teach her how to sew so I think that is something I will work on.  I need to get the kids involved in some activities and sports and I really want to do some swimming too.  Oh yeah, I am also going to improve on my cooking skills, which, I might say, have improved over the last couple of months.  We have tried a few new things, we have a larger variety of menu items to choose from and for dinners we eat more vegetables than before.  Tomorrow I am going to make a chicken.  I have never bought chicken as a whole before, its always been boneless, skinless breasts.  However when I realized how much a free range chicken is compared to the breasts, I quickly see the savings by using the whole bird.

I am going to try and update this more frequently now that I don't have classes.  I just want to keep it interesting.  I hope this summer will bring lots of discoveries and adventures.