tidbit to remember why ....

Jewel's language explosion the last month or so is so entertaining. Not only has she started telling Trent and me what to do all the time, and "stealing our noses", but she has also begun to try to say the name of everything. "Momma, what's that, oh, a tandill rain (sandhill crane)." When we are driving anywhere, she names everything she sees through the window and when we are home, she brings you everything she finds and any book that catches her eye, to play the "what's that" game. This morning she told me to "you pettle it mom, you pettle hogan"; she meant "pet". Too funny and so much fun to watch it happen. Trevor is actually starting to get bigger words right, well he uses some of them in the correct context. He is beginning to understand that words have specific uses, but he used to use big words to mean any old thing he wanted. "Mom, my lunch is annoying." Now, he says, "Mom, Jewel is annoying me." Ha ha progress!

the good and the bad...

Well, the good news is that despite last minute disasters, I will still get to take half of the classes I wanted to eliminate this semester. And, I actually don't have to take two of the classes I thought I would (the school finally evaluated my transcripts, from January!). Also good news is that I get to stay home with the kids for at least 4 more months. I may actually get time to steam clean the carpet, because I wasn't going to try until the holiday break before this change. And, maybe I can get a little sewing done. The bad news, is that I don't get to take physics for a few more semesters now, trevor is really upset that he isn't going to "school", and I don't know how it is going to affect my finances for next semester. I am mostly frustrated with it because we don't know that Trent will be home in time for my classes every night, so we will have to inconvenience his mother for babysitting sometimes. (She volunteered to cover the gap for us, and we are really grateful. And, she says she is glad to help, so we're glad for that too. But, I hate that she may have to interrupt her job to help us.) Also, I feel pretty bad that two nights a week Trent has to work all day and then handle the night time routine alone, too. (He of course, says it is fine, but I know how much work it is.) And, I will have to watch the kids and do my homework, now. I was looking forward to having some help with the babies during the day, so I could focus on my classes. But, I am sure I will still be able to handle the classes, and as long as I can get them in daycare by next semester, I will still finish my first degree in two years. And, the very best part is not building debt. We know before this is over we will have debt, but by waiting one semester we will avoid creating any new debt for ourselves for a few years at least. That is just something that we both agree about (a rare thing, trust me), we both hate having debt and almost refuse to use credit cards. I really got lucky that I was able to get into two of the classes I needed, because all of the others are full. I was registered for months for my other classes, so I really didn't think I would get to switch classes at all. I am trying really hard to be happy that I get to go at all, but I am really let down that we have to make it work this way. The night class over the summer was not too hard, but it did disrupt our routine pretty good. So, as usual, I will make do for now and dream of next semester.