So my dh just posted a video on youtube this week. This is what he does better than everyone else on the planet. He makes it look easy, but handling a glider on the ground is TOUGH!

Last week I decided to spend this week with my parents so I could really devote some time to school. I have a few tests this week, and I'm feeling really overwhelmed again. At the last minute Bill offered to watch Marilyn for me while I went away, so tonight I'm going to spend my first night away from my little girl. Wow, just the thought of that is about to bring tears to my eyes. At times I think she really is going to drive me nuts, but the fact is, I just don't know what to do with myself without her. Every time I get into the car without her, it just feels weird. I've only been away from her for maybe 12 hours max before. It's nice to be able to just be a student for a couple of days though. I'm at the library right now, making a lot of progress. It has been so long since I studied for a test though, that I've honestly forgotten how it's done. Wish me luck!

I just ran into one of my best friends from high school at Costco! I really haven't kept in touch with anyone, and I think it's crazy we just ran into each other. What I think is also amazing is that she hadn't changed one bit. Still the same old fun and spunky AJ I remember.

So this week I remembered my trick to successful study. Trance techno music. Yep that's it. Way back when, I'd plug into the computer and listen to some online techno online radio station and it would keep me awake, but not distract me at the same time.

Anyway, I downloaded some new techno music and put it to work. It's going well. My classes are coming along. Good grades so far in two of them. I'll be taking tests in the other two next week, so I'm a little stressed about them. All is going well though.

Yep, this is awesome to have a laptop. Here I am writing a paper in the backyard-- the sound of splashing water from the fountain and a nice breeze. Bill took Marilyn for the afternoon too, am I just lucky or what!

This is soooo not a blog about scrapbooking, I think I should probably redesign it so it doesn't appear like I'm trying to have a scrapping site.

Have I mentioned we're potty training. We started 3 weeks ago, and she was doing great, but this week it has been a struggle. Potty training sucks. Someday I'll actually scrapbook it, but not today. Note to self: take pictures of Marilyn in panties.

My sress management class is stressing me out because I'm learning what stress actually does to a person.

and that's it for today.

This summer I planted a vegetable garden. I planted it really late in the season though, so I knew not much would become of it. The tomatoes died quite quickly, and the corn never made it past baby corn, although it must have been tasty because it was covered with little black bugs, and I don't think the peppers are going to pepper. My radishes did quite well though, but what on earth does one use a radish for. I waited too long to pull them though because they went completely bitter. I thought they just did that when you let them flower... oh well, lesson learned.



I've got a couple of things growing still, and I'm hoping they make it before the frost. Carrots, lettuce (I should be snatching leaves off every night for a sandwich), beets, and honeydew.

This past weekend I stayed with my parents so I could get caught up on my school work, as well as meet with a professor. While I was there, I realized I could get a lot more studying in if I just had a laptop. I really can't spend time upstairs on my desktop while Marilyn is running loose or watching a movie. She tends to get herself into a lot of trouble that way. I thought about taking out a student loan to pay for an inexpensive one, but my parents decided to get me one instead. So today I got myself a brand new laptop. Yippeee! It's not the latest greatest super speedy machine, but it'll work well for what I want, and I can follow Marilyn around (and even to the park).

So for those of you who don't know me, I'm really ADHD. The kind where I have been diagnosed by a doctor and given medication. The medication helps, but I hate the way it makes me feel, so I don't take it. I also figure that because I've gotten on most of my life just fine without being drugged, I want to continue to cope with it the best I can on my own. I think it helps me be creative too.

Anyway, I've found it next to impossible to study with Marilyn in the room. I wasn't really expecting that to be honest, so the first day of the semester took me by surprise. I was debating whether or not to stay on a creative team while in school, and I figured I would have the time for it, but I haven't scrapped anything this week. And with her turning two I definitely have the material. I suppose having a little pressure to scrap is just what I need then, so I'm glad I stayed on the team. I keep telling myself everything will calm down a bit once I get in a routine and I know what my profs expect. Anyway, that's enough rambling for one day...

Here are some layouts I did a couple weeks ago though. I never posted them, so here they are! Oh, and my layout is on page 31 of the lasted Digital Scrapbooking Magazine

I started school last week (I'll have to tell the story about just starting another day...) and I'm already sleep deprived and behind. I haven't done the school thing since 2003, so I have a lot of adjusting to do. Going to school with a kid is definently the hardest thing I've ever had to do in my life too. What was I thinking!

I figured I'd be able to do a few hours while she napped, Bill would help me in the evenings, and I'd be able to put a movie in if I needed to, but none of these options are working. I'm planning a trip to Nana and Grandpa's this weekend though, so hopefully I'll get my school work under control. Only 26.5 weeks of classes left till I graduate though.

I CAN DO THIS!