3 More Days!!

I'm sorry it has been so long since the last post. Julia recovered from hand-foot-mouth, which we fully expected. The bumps were a lot worse this time and she has a few scars from some that became blisters. By Tuesday morning, she asked me if she was going back to "my care". We were happy to let her go-with a doctor's note.

Justin survived the semester, keeping his grades to A's and B's. Not bad for a 21-credit hour course load, with a family and a part time job! He has been enjoying the time off but is ready to begin his summer research. He has also enrolled in a summer class. This will be the first of 6 or so classes that will also give him a masters in optics.

I am taking the summer off from classes in the hopes that maybe I'll be able to get my masters done. On Tuesday, I have a job interview with a new bakery/coffee house that will be opening in mid-June. It seems like it will be a fun job if I get it. I've also had more success with my cakes. Several people are insisting that I need to go into business for myself. We'll see.

As the title of this post indicates, we only have three more days of school!!!!!!! And two of those are half-days. I am really looking forward to being out of that school. We have been having a lot of fights. (There is even talk of a food fight and a gang fight planned for next week.) And it seems the kids are getting more rude and disrespectful by the day. I hope things change there soon. People are already talking about how different the atmosphere is at the new school where I will be next year. I am looking forward to it!

On a brighter note, I am very excited about our yard. We had some beautiful roses bloom in the back of our house, thanks to previous owners. We've had a lot of different plants coming up, most of which we are not sure what they are. Justin got my garden dug up and ready for planting a few weeks ago. My green bean plants are growing well. I'm starting to see carrot plants. And we have a tomato plant and six different kinds of peppers that seem to be going well. I hope to be planting cucumbers, corn, and pumpkins this weekend. Oh, and there are a bunch of little sunflower plants near the swing set. If they actually grow, Julia will have 12-foot tall flowers to look at from her bedroom window.

Well, it has been the end of a long work week and, thanks to allergies for Julia and I, I haven't been getting a lot of quality sleep. Hope you all have a great holiday weekend. I will try to post some pictures later this weekend. Good night!