Sad Excuse For A Blog Post

It's been over a month since my last post. The weather is beautiful, but I am stuck inside studying for an exam taking place tomorrow. Classes began two weeks ago and I am relearning how to be a college student, how to study, and how to juggle home life, work and school (and finances!). It's been five years since college graduation and I can't remember it being this hard. It's no longer possible for me to completely rely on my memory for quizzes and exams. Studying now consists of  reading, flashcards, practice quizzes and chunks of my day spent pouring over charts, study guides, and books. I try not to study too much at once and allow myself breaks to read (something for my library's summer reading program) or writing a blog post. I'm not used to getting a "C" on an exam and feeling somewhat proud about myself. I'm hoping for a "B" tomorrow.

My garden has been planted and is growing. I think the two zucchini plants will take over again. Aside from that I planted two types of tomatoes, eggplant, string beans, green pepper, jalapeno pepper, and what might be my pride and joy this year: pumpkin. My original plant was destroyed. The store was out of plants and only had seeds left. I've never grown anything from seeds before so it will be extremely exciting if I harvest pumpkins this year. The seedlings HAVE sprouted and will probably need to be thinned later this week. Last year's batch of head lettuce came up, allowing us to have homemade salad instead of buying it from the store. My diet and pocketbook enjoy this. Harvesting the lettuce will allow more space for the pumpkins to spread out.

Gram is still refusing to let me paint anything bright red or a blue/gray/green combination around the house.

My cousin is getting married this weekend and many relatives will be coming into town for it, including my mama. I'll be happy to see her. Perfect timing since there won't be an exam next Tuesday. Glory to God in all things!

My "break" is over and I have to get back to studying bone remodeling and repair. I seem to have a block on memorizing the steps. I was hoping to have a Father's Day-centered post but it didn't work out.

Until next time,

~Staci~