Snippets

I guess my mind is fried now that we've reached the end of the week! I can't seem to articulate myself well enough to compose a lucid blog post this morning, so here are a few snippets of what's swimming around in my brain!

I love it when Liam talks about the wind. He never uses the word "blow" when talking about the wind, instead he'll say something like this:

"I better put this ball in the garage, Mom! Before it winds away!"

or

"I will hold on to my painting tight, so it doesn't wind away!"

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My economics class is the biggest waste of time imaginable. Each night as I drive home I call Aaron to report on what idiotic mind-numbing discussion we had during class. There are many stories I could share, but won't. I will, however, say that my economics professor tried to tell us that Darfur is in South Africa. At least she thought that's where it was. I said, "try a little more to the north." Like The Sudan. Oh. My. Goodness.

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I have always had a complex when it comes to school. I do well and earn good grades, but I've never felt like I really deserve them. I've never really had to study for things and I've always just thought I was good at memorizing things and taking tests. I'm starting to give myself a little bit of credit as I learn more in my Anatomy & Physiology class, though. Sure, I have a big advantage because memorizing things comes very easily to me, but I'm also recognizing that I seem to have an aptitude for science that I never knew about. Most of my class is completely overwhelmed by the skeletal system and all the bones and things we have to make sense of. I was really surprised with myself as I thought about why I was not overwhelmed at all. I felt like I maybe should be overwhelmed because there is so much to know, but instead I could see a very clear picture in my head. It must be the artist in me, and the OCD organizational gene I possess, that can literally build the skeleton in my mind. I can feel where things are supposed to go, and it makes perfect sense to me. Realizing this really made me more confident that nursing is right for me.

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I wanted to update you on Aaron's evenings with the boys while I'm at school. The last time we checked in with them, Max was screaming until he fell asleep and Liam was watching shows by himself waiting for Aaron to calm Max down. Now, I'm happy to report, Max cries only on the way home from daycare. He is generally in a great mood until bedtime, and Aaron has almost no trouble at all getting him to sleep. Max is really bonding with his Daddy now that they have so much more time together. He gets so excited whenever Aaron comes around, and always has a huge smile for him! I'm so glad that their time together is becoming less stressful and more fun! Liam still watches a show when he gets home, but he also helps Aaron with Max and gets things ready to play with for after Max goes to sleep. He still misses me, but knows that I always come home. He's loving his extra time with dad, too.

And can I just add that seeing Aaron with his sons makes me want to marry him all over again? And have 10 more of his babies?

But I digress...