I really don't thrive on chaos....

I know the first week of school is supposed to be hectic; but COME ON! This first week has been horrid and it is only Thursday!

With the exception of Blake everyone else school has been a fiasco. With the whole switching schools drama, not being able to purchase the school supplies in a package, and having to hunt for a football uniform for practices for Elijah.

I have never had to drop a class before but I have to, Bubba and I are taking Spanish together and we have to drop. I have NEVER dropped before I have no choice! Taking this class will torpedo my GPA, and since I am currently on honor roll, and made dean's list I am not letting that happen. The class is Spanish, and it is intro to Spanish, but we have yet to speak Spanish! The professor cannot work the computer, cannot navigate Word, we have spent the class period on Monday trying to log into the campus website, and then to the Centro website, for our tests, and quizzes. Same thing last night so far we have had 4 hours of class time, and have yet to crack the book, learn a single Spanish word.

I HAVE to drop. It irritates me to no end, it has to be done in person, before 6 pm and not on Fridays after 3 pm, I am so switching schools by the time we move.

Back to school and all things fun!

Just when I think I am done with getting all 4 of us back to school, I remember something else I haven't gotten. This year so far the only thing that was impossible to find was non girly looking, doesn't have Justin Bieber on it pencil pouches that go in the binder. Because since they can't carry their backpacks around they have to have somewhere to keep the pens/ pencils, crayons etc.

School clothes shopping for E started earlier this month I was trying to minimize the impact that being among the masses would have on my cheery disposition. yeah right?

Didn't have the large expense of buying Blake's shoes this semester but I am thinking by October he will be due. But that was ok because with Elijah playing football this year (yeah) he made up for it by having to have cleats!

Now that the drama of the schools changing, the shot records missing has all been solved I am feeling better about him moving schools, and just ready to get this year started.

Bubba is taking my Spanish class with me, and I am totally excited about that, as I will have someone to help with homework and carry my books for me :) I tried to talk him into some other classes but he wasn't biting.

So for now we will see how crazy life gets. Hopefully not to much I still want to be able to cook with him for the boys, and make ice cream, freezer jams and pickles too :)

D-I-V-O-R-C-E

I am by no means the authority on divorce, and actually don't recommend it; even though I am currently divorced. I love listening to the people who like to talk about kids coming from broken homes. My home was broken, I fixed it. That simple. YES! there are serious side effects we know this. Every decision that is made there is an equal and opposite reaction. We know this. Not a news flash.

In class tonight we had to create thesis statements and a group had one for divorce; and everyone of their topic sentences was how horrid divorce was and how hard it was. How the kids are going to be all warped and go out and become mass murderers and drug addicts, etc. Not so. Life is what you get out of it.

Yeah divorce sucks, at times single parenting sucks. The times that I have found it really bites? When my kids do something so awesome, and so great and I can't turn to their dad and say "did you see that? " Believe me no one sets out to be a single parent. It happens. Occasionally someone will come along and be terrific enough to become part of the family and to help with things, the good and the bad. Not always but sometimes.

This class tonight made me realize a few things

a) Japan has a 2% divorce rate, that is incredible.
b) Americans have a 50% divorce rate

Are the Japanese on to something? or is divorce just to easy in America? Like I said I don't recommend it. It hurts it is expensive and will leave emotional scars on kids and adults alike. Family members are effected. It doesn't just happen to you and to your immediate family, friends are effected and are sometimes included in the marital assets.

I know several women who will read this and realize that they are my inspiration and when I get whiny and bitchy and don't want to do it anymore! Because it is just to freaking tough and I don't want to be a grown up anymore! I want to be the footloose and fancy free one. Us moms are are the ones that get all of it, and today that is enough!

Lunch

Where to go to lunch is always a challenge. The area I work in doesn't lend itself to great places to eat, and then there are other people there. I don't want to be hit on, talked to or be social. I spend 9 hrs a day on the phone I don't want to talk to you for that hour. Take my order go away and don't come back.

This is what I require for lunch:

1- table
2- electric plug
3- wifi if I can get it
4- something on the menu that is not fried to 9th degree
5- Leave me alone

Yes I know I am very picky and this hit me today as I was playing the what restaurant am I not sick of game in my head as I tried to find somewhere to eat, that I could also finish my paper that is due tonight, that I should have done over the weekend or last night at the latest. But I didn't do it last night I went to bed, so I had to do it today. Now. So... there it is.

I choose not to eat at the break-room at work because of the 4 things they require there are 2 out of 5 and they are not the most important ones. I have many reasons for wanting to do good in my classes and eating at work is not conducive to any of them. Strange that a crowded McDonald's, Wendy's, SBUX etc is a better environment for getting homework done for class.