Road trips & homework......argh

Bill, the kids and I are about to embark on yet another road trip with the kids in tow....this time though we arent headed to Seattle for doctor appointments, we are going to visit my sister in law for her daughter's second birthday. It will be nice to get away for the weekend and just go. We need that once in a while. I do get irritated trying to pack the car for trips though. My little Honda Civic basically gets crammed when we go anywhere beyond and hour of home. I dread packing all of our crap into the car like a tetris game. Soooo annoying. Of course you have your stuff, husband's stuff, both kid's stuff, toys, snacks, wheelchair, frisbee golf discs, cake supplies, first aid kit, purse, meds and all the joyous stuff that comes along with road trips with a husband that has PTSD and two children crammed into a little car. It is bound to be more than an adventure. Also since I have three classes on Fridays and we are coming back late on Sunday....I get to do homework in the car....at my sister in law's house, and probably on the way back. Oh joyous homework. Gonna make a birthday cake for my 2 year old niece while we are over there. So that will be fun and interesting.

30 year old student.....

I had forgotten what is was like to sit in a classroom and wish I were outside rather than inside listening to chalk screech on a chalkboard, or the thunderous sound of an old fashioned pencil sharpener that you have to manually crank, or even the sound of a teacher rattling off about exponents & long division. I know I need school and I really want this opportunity for education that I have been blessed with. However, at the same time....I am anxious all day to come home and do the housework that I usually complain about having to do, to find it already done when I get home. My husband has indeed stepped it up and is growing to be very useful for so much more than I wouldve ever thought. I love him so much for being Mr. Helpful. We deserve stability and common normalcy if there is such a thing. I miss him alot more now during the day since school has started.....after spending so much time together and fighting for a few years...we can now find a common ground and appreciate the time we do get. Its all so worth the long hard road we have traveled thus far. I am loving using my brain! It does hurt a little though! I have found myself parking clear across campus from where my classes are to get some forced excercise. It is much needed anyway! I have lost two pants sizes since school started and I am overjoyed. At the moment htough its off to do homework. Yay!