I did get my last A and my GPA is a 3.873, so I am quite happy with that for the moment…….
I was going to wait until my last grade posted but I decided I could just edit this post later
Currently, I have 3~A’s and my GPA is a 3.864 so I am pretty happy with that right now. I should get an A in my last class but I never assume if at all possible. I should know by tomorrow sometime. Although I’m mad, I was hoping to hit 3.88 for a GPA but I miscalculated and it should be a 3.873, still good enough to graduate Summa Cum Laude next spring as long as I keep it there. I am taking Biopsychology in the fall, Latin 3, 2 workshops and have contacted a former professor about doing some research with her. I am waiting to see how she wants to go about it, but she remembered me and she likes me, so I am hopeful. I really need more research experience to enhance my odds of getting into graduate school.
Remember when I mentioned weeks ago that I was changing my career plans? Well, it is all Renee’ fault! If you remember, I was honored to be invited to Renee’ birth for Nigella. It was such an awesome experience for me, I had not realized just how much birthing meant to me or how much I missed being a doula. The Lord may very well have given us Nigella to teach me that lesson. The one LD nurse, asked me if I doula’d others or just my own family? The look on her face when I said no was both humbling and telling~ I could see she was disappointed and would have liked to work with me again. Somewhere in the few days following the birth, I got hit with a brick and finally acknowledged how much birth still meant to me and then somewhere the Lord really worked on my heart and I started looking into clinical health psychology programs, there are a few and then there are a few programs that specialize in pain management, which would be perfect for me to go back into the birthing field and do what I love, as well as do research on better birthing practices since the US has a deplorable maternal/infant mortality rate. I finally feel as if I have some sort of answer, I have been trying to figure out just what/where I wanted to go with a degree in grad school and this feels so ‘right’. I can also do research in maternal/infant health disparities and that is just icing on the cake for me. So for now, I am researching programs and next week I will start studying for the GRE which will be tough, but the better I do on it, the better my chances of getting into grad school.
In other news, the kitchen ceiling is up!!! We still have to sand it and then remud the seams but it looks so much better than before, I’m really excited about how nice it is going to look when it is done. I can’t wait until I can start on the living room as well, then the whole downstairs will be done except for needing carpet in the living room, steps and the upstairs hallway. I even bought new curtains for the living room and they look nice. Just when I am thinking about leaving, the house is coming together…..oh well, it is only a house, there will be others.
The Ark made his confirmation on Sunday!!! I am so glad that is finally over!!! He was gracious to Doug, who butted into a photo with the Ark, probably just to irk me! But it is all good, since it is over and we can take a break!!! Onto other news, The Ark seems as if he is doing well integrating into the Senior High group! He has gone on 2 retreats with them this year and a few SNL (Sunday Night Lutherans) meetings. I am so proud of him!!! This past Sunday he got to talk to the lady who came in from the USO, and found out that Cleveland is having a Marine and Navy week, so of course he wants to go. He wants to go into the Navy, I told him he had to go to college and get a degree first. He agreed to that, I am still so hesitant, but it looks as if that God might be leading us down that path, so I will just keep praying for guidance for him. He is doing a lock-in at the church Friday night with the group that is going to New Orleans with him, and this Sunday is Youth Sunday, so he will be a greeter! He is definitely growing up!!!Oh yes, I almost forgot, the Youth Director said that if he wanted to go earn some money, he could always come down, stay with her and work on her husband’s family farm. They would even teach him how to drive the farm truck!!!! We are seriously thinking of taking her up on that offer next summer.
We signed up The Ark, Ace and The Princess for swim team, Ace, Princess and the Peanut for swim lessons and bought a pool pass! The coach was there and I got a chance to talk to her about my hesitations of having the Princess on swim team because of her severe scoliosis. Hannah was great and reassured me that they would work with her and take good care of her. When I told Hannah that swim team was on Princess’ short term goal list, Hannah got goose bumps and said I was going to make her cry! I told her not to or I would be crying with her!
School with the kids is still moving along but we are behind as per our usual, but not as bad as I thought, so there is hope that by the time Ace goes to camp at the end of June, they will be somewhat caught up. I am still trying to decide when I will give them a break. I still need to get a plan together, along with writing up syllabi for the Ark for 9th grade…..I have ordered a few books for him. But that is another post!!! The Princess has 3 more weeks of art lessons. We don’t get to do art with her during the summer since it conflicts with swim lessons. I am signing up the three younger ones for sports camp! Ace is doing soccer, the Peanut~ Basketball, and the Princess is doing Cheerleading, of course.
I don’t think I left anything out so now you all should be very caught up in the happenings here. Oh I did promise you photos didn’t I?
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