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)!

Grad School

I am sorry that I seemed to pick up there for a while and have now let you down. I can't believe half of October is already gone! Where is time going? In the time I have not posted, I have been working on the house, school, and my graduate school application. Today, actually just a mere fifteen minutes ago I submitted my application to Virginia Tech's Graduate School! I feel confident and proud of myself. This has been quite the process and I'm glad that this load is now off my shoulders. Please say a prayer if it's God's will that I be accepted. I received a confirmation email (already) that my application has been received and that I should hear something in roughly two weeks. Now starts the waiting and anxiety, but I know everything's in God's hands. In the  meantime I'm off to working on the house. Again, I promise to start posting some before/after pics in the next few days! Have a blessed weekend!