What's New With Me

This is what's new lately, I'm taking some independent study classes from BYU.  I left BYU as a Junior.  It's one of those choices I wish I could see the road the alternative would have led us down. Our life has been richly blessed, and I'm thankful to have had the opportunities we've enjoyed.  But I wonder...still, it seemed like the thing to do at the time, and who knows,  maybe there's a reason we left when we did.

Anyways, BYU now has a program where you can finish your degree from anywhere, and with all this time on my hands Jeff suggested I take some classes and see about finishing up my degree.  The thought kind of made me nervous...I'm still not sure I can do it.  I only have a few classes, I'm hoping to be done in a year-fingers crossed I stick with it!  I have taken a couple before and something always happened, we moved, I got pregnant, we lost our income, something unplanned waylaid me everytime.  I feel good about it this time, and am really hoping life stays steady enough for me to do this.  

I'm starting with my last English class-there's a reason I still have one left.  It's not a subject I overly enjoy.  And I knew this upper level English class would annoy me so I didn't take it the first time around.  Now I'm using it to get my feet wet again.

I've gotten the first two assignments back, and was surprised to find out my Professor went back to finish her degree when she was older than I am.  She liked it so much she went on to get her Masters and her Ph.D.  Impressive!  She has been very encouraging, and so far it's been nice to have something to do during the long, quiet, day time hours.