Wow! This week has been an especially trying week for me. So much has been going on and I'm trying to keep up, and although I'm managing, it's not easy. I did get out of pulling weeds in the backyard considering my son got grounded and that became his punishment. LOL I think it was his grounding that was so trying. It amazes me to watch my children grow. To see the things they do and especially to have them arguing back with me now. While it is not right, it is still a sign of how my children are maturing and growing and becoming a person all their own. At the same time, it makes me sad to then realize that this is something their dad will never get to see. Sometimes it even makes me angry. It's not fair that I have to deal with all of this by myself; he should have to deal with this, too. Still, I am thankful. I am thankful that I get to experience all of these things with my children and that I get to watch them grow. Not only grow, but mature, even though their actions at times seem so immature. It's these immature actions that stress me out so bad. I got so stressed by my oldest son, Chance, that I completely forgot I had class on Saturday. Then come an hour after it was over it hit me. I hate that feeling, and I hate doing Option 2 for seminar even more, but I am determined to get an "A" in Comp this term. I missed it last term by less than 10 points. Darn it!!! Luckily this term I only have two classes instead of three. It will be a bit of a break for me, although my other class in an Honors class. I'm just about halfway through my program at Kaplan University and I can't wait until I'm through. Even more exciting, I get to start my first term of clinicals in July. I can't wait to actually get to start working in a healthcare environment. I never would have thought at 33 I would be back in school, but I am so glad I am. I'm finally making something of myself, and I'm proud!