Horrible Blogger

Don't judge me. I know, I'm a horrible blogger. I guess it would be helpful to know that I haven't really been on a hiatus. In fact, I've been working my buns off! After being accepted to Virginia Tech's OLMA (Online Master of Arts) in Political Science program I have been constantly going since mid-January. I am enjoying the program immensely, although I am burning out. I'm starting to get restless and tired of writing paper after paper. Besides that, I still have all my responsibilities and duties teaching! And for re-certification purposes I'm having to take a course titled "Reading in the Content Area" - a grad school course offered through UVA on select Saturdays. That was the icing on the cake; those Saturday classes are the bane of my existence. Somehow it just doesn't seem right to have be up at the crack of dawn for an 8am class that lasts until 5pm those days. Honestly, I don't know how I manage it all. I wouldn't have if it weren't for my steady as a rock husband! He has been so good to me, helping out around the house where I'm slacking and even helping me dissect articles and books I've had to read and critique. Thankfully, I have approximately three weeks left and I'll be done pulling my first semester and in a little over six weeks, school will be out for summer! I am very thankful the Lord called me to teaching; I certainly need a vacation after all of this, and I certainly hope to be more productive than I've been this winter/spring so far! Welp it's back to work, I'll be seeing you (but hopefully sooner rather than later)!

Exhausted

I wish I could say I've been ooberly chipper and upbeat lately, but I'm not. I'm just exhausted. I feel like I'm always behind and needless to say school seems to be taking over. Thankfully, once 3:30pm on Friday rolls around, I'm home free for two weeks due to Christmas break! Ironically enough, being a teacher does have its perks.

I feel awful I haven't updated in two months! Last we spoke I mentioned grading papers and the fact that we just moved in to our house a month before. Since then, we've finally got bits and pieces of our house together, which I'm hoping to blog about over break so it'll give you something to look forward to and keep you coming back for more! ;-) I'm also hoping you're enjoying the new background for the holiday season! I wanted something festive that could put everyone in the holiday spirit. However, if I knew more about computers and XML I would have designed a template that has the real meaning of Christmas in it: the birth of Jesus! So if you find one please share it with me. Until Friday, have a blessed week!