Back to School

So .... a week off...during which I was soooooooooooo frustrated with my schoolwork you would not believe it!

But - in spite of really bad weather which led to really bad roads - and in spite of the fact that my ~children~ who are no longer really children but were certainly acting like children today - well, not the old one, but the younger of the two - and in spite of the fact that I have been feeling in such a fog since my maInLaw died....

when the prof asked questions in my poetry class

• I knew the answers!

when we were talking about one particular poem

• I was able to come up with others that were similar all by my own self

when I got one quiz back

• it was no where near as bad as I expected (9/10 WOO HOO)

and when I talked to my prof about the other one he said:

• well you didn't do as well as you usually do, but you didn't fail it (I get it back tomorrow)

Oh, and I stopped in and talked to my advisor about the paper I didn't get filled in by the deadline (for my 4th year program) and she said

• "No problem."

And then, when I talked to my profs about papers and so on, they all said

• "No problem. Let me know if I can help."

They have no doubt that I can still get through this semester and do well.

Hubby has no doubt that I can still get through this semester and do well.

I came home and finished my readings for tomorrow, although, if the weather doesn't improve, its unlikely we'll have class.

And I did some more work on my seminar for Friday.

And now that those are basically done, and hubby is on his way home, I am going to have a cooler and relax.

I might not do quite as well as I did last semester. But I can do this.

I might have to disown my children until the end of the semester. But I can do this.

I think. Hope. Pray.

Oh and one more thing.... I have been offered a course (to teach) for next semester already - tis very early in the semester for me to already know I have one .... I usually DO end up with something - but it is always such stress until I know. So - I know, at least, that I have one. That is a very good thing.