January 18th, 2009

Well, I started grad school this week! It is going to be a ton of work (that is an understatement) but I am confident I will do well. I enjoyed all of my classes, which is something I was not expecting. A few of my classes have papers/research due on people with disabilities, and my undergrad background makes that subject all to easy for me, so I'm not worried in the slightest about that. I AM worried about all of the lesson planning stuff, as I am not familiar with it at all. It will be challenging, but I am positive I can do my best.

Audrey has already started acting out since I have started school, which suprises me a bit. I figured she would start to act up after a few weeks of me leaving every night, but I think she saw a pattern establishing and freaked out. Ben doesn't get it, thank goodness. I am trying to spend as much time as possible with the kids during the day, playing and doing crafts, so that when I leave they are sick of me... We'll see how that goes.

My trip to Vegas this August has been booked! Dan and I have decided to bring Audrey with us, so we are hoping this will be a good choice. She will be 5 years old by then, and there really are quite a bit of things for kids to do out there, so we are bringing her. She's very excited to go on a vacation, not to mention the plane! She can't stop talking about it! We are going out there for my sisters wedding on August 26th at Caesars Palace! We are all so excited! I must admit that for some reason I am terrified to have Audrey fly. I am being extremely unreasonable with my fears that the plane will go down, and we will leave Benjamin (who I think my mother in law is watching) all alone in the world. I am so worried I am setting up a Will before I leave. Isn't that morbid???