I woke up this morning at five, with a big happy smile. I made breakfast, packed Adam a lunch, kissed him goodbye for his shift, did yoga, and finished a craft project. Now I have about thirty minutes until Tristan wakes up. It's a good life!

On a more scholarly note: I applied for my pell grant and scholarships on Friday. I guess I have a 3.975 GPA so UVU is offering me some pretty great scholarships. I had no clue my GPA was that high. My college transcripts are sophmore level with nothing but A's and two A-'s. Somehow I never really noticed that I was doing so well in school. I had visited the technology dept a while ago before deciding on nursing as a degree. I got an offer from the women in technology program... If I wanna change degrees. I just cant think of a good technology career field for me?

I suppose all of you stay at home mommies are feeling the need to finish college and get a career to help ends meet, I know I am. I keep asking myself, "What classes will actually fit my life AND help me earn a degree that will give me a job that pays enough to cover the student loans, that I will inevitibley take out, and the monthly payments after I graduate?". I promise I will let you all know when I figure that one out. ;)

Maybe Ill get enough scholarship money to pay for it all :) ???

I am afraid to make to big of a commitment right now. Is that foolish of me? I went to a few different massage therapy schools on thursday last week and checked them out. I almost signed up for one of them. ALMOST... but then when it all was about to be said and done they laid the schedule out to me in detail and it just wouldnt work. I mapped it out with adams schedule, and I would need 57 school days of babysitters for Tristan. It is at bedtime too... and I just don't want to miss that many bedtimes. So I decided to wait. Massage school is something I will do, someday. I just want it to be the right timing, so I can get the most out of it. The one good thing that came out of it all was finding out how great my grades are and the grants I qualify for.

I think right now I'll just sign up for a few Internet classes and a weekend class. That will probably be my first semester back, after having baby. After all, I only get one!!!

Which reminds me of another movie I like. Here is the story:

Yesterday Tristan and I watched the movie UP.about seven times in a row. I had never seen it before, and watching a movie with a two year old is a marathon, not a sprint ;)

So, the third time through I finally saw the part where they find out they can't have any children. Then I saw the part when he realizes he can be a father figure to the little boy. I totally cried! It was touching, and charming, and close to my heart.

I looked over at Tristan and recalled what a miracle that little guy really is, and held him tight, with renewed joy and comfort in the fact that he is my son.

Love,
Lynsie

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good boy, bood goy!

lately my 18 month old has been saying two and three word sentences, but he says them forwards and then backwards. its so surprising because he says the right things in the right context. i feel like i am always looking at him with one eyebrow raised; waiting to see what's next! it sounds a lot like gibberish, but he is a little linguist.

i remember when i was 14 i went to boston with my mom and little sister. we drove out to DC and visited a family that had two little toddlers that spoke backwards. it was SO strange! the little boy was named palmer, but he called himself remlap. these kids could play chopin and beethoven better than my piano teacher. they could read and write. they had good manners. they were three and four years old!!! i was a little too young at the time to fully understand how advanced that was, but it left a lasting impression on me.

point of my story:

i think i might need a piano over here... looks like we might have a genius on our hands!

love,
lynsie