Yeah, so I posted in December of last year that we were having problems with mice.  I was so disturbed by it and I still am a little bit but I talked to my dad a couple months back and I found out he too has problems with them.  Now my dad’s house is immaculate.  No crumbs, no dirt, no dust, it is spotless.  So when I found out he had a problem with mice I was shocked.  He said he caught a couple.

Well last year I think the total was like 10 or 11.  We didn’t find our first mouse until some time in December.  When we finally figured out we had them it was because of the tremendous amount of mouse droppings we found behind the couch.  So really those damn mice we probably running around our house for 3 months, procreating.  YUCK!  So maybe that is why we had so many, I dunno.

What I do know is that here we are just entering September and we have already caught 3 mice.  One was rather large and 2 were a bit smaller, maybe babies.  What I do know also is we caught 3 in a very short period of time, meaning they are hungry.  If there are more they will be coming out soon and maybe we can catch all of them and cut down on this problem we are having.  I am a bit tired of this battle already.  The other thing I was thinking about the other day is I think they are “living” in our attic.  I heard noises like rustling sounds the last couple months.  I worry about all the stuff up there that they may be chewing through, how much of my stuff is going to be ruined.  In all fairness, most of the stuff up there I haven’t touched in forever.  If someone challenged me and said name stuff that is up there or we will throw it away, I bet everything up there would be in the trash.  Heck I may throw most of it away when we move anyways.  LOL!  All I know is I am not looking forward to moving.

WOW, seriously where does the time go.  My lil Max is getting so big.  He started sitting up the other day.  I walked in to his room and he was sitting up in his bed playing with some stuffed animals or something.  I just can’t believe he is 9 months.  I feel so sad knowing I will never have another baby of my own.  I say it like that because I do know one day my children will have kids and I will have to borrow them and spoil them and love on them.  LOL!

I just feel sad, my kids are growing up.  I have made the decision to go back to school so in a couple years when they have grown up even more and are all off to school I can go back to work.  Financially that is the best decision Tony and I could have made.  We are both getting our education so we can better our future.

Lil Tony and Isabel are growing up fast too.  And Nicki, that is for another post all together, lol!  Let’s just say she truly is a teenager with teenager curiosity.  Seriously I am just shocked to say the least.

Well I am off to write an essay or maybe study up on my accounting homework.  YIKES, that is also for another post.  LOL!!

What a wonderful day today, it’s cool outside, it’s sort of like fall weather.  Fall is my favorite season.  It is just cool enough to have the windows open and a cool breeze roll through.  This summer has been super hot.  I think in the 3 1/2 months we have only had our air off maybe once or twice.  Just love fall weather.  My kids and I are outside playing and having a great time.

Week 2 of school has come and gone and things are going pretty well.  I actually almost had to miss my Intro to Computers class yesterday because on Wednesday I pulled a muscle in my back and yesterday it was pretty bad.  I took some Aleve and made it through the class but boy was it tough.

I have also overcome my anxiety with my English class.  No disrespect to anyone in class but I am certainly not the worse one in the class.  WOW!  I mean I have a ways to go to understand but still.  SHEESH.  I am a little nervous about the essays we have to write over this semester.

YAY for Labor Day on Monday, that means no classes and Tony doesn’t have to work so we might be able to actually enjoy the day together.

Let’s see what else, oh I have also been trying to get some projects in order so I can keep my blog and store running like a well oiled machine.  I have a DT call for a design team.  This way I won’t have to craft as much since school takes up so much of my time.  I also have a few stamp sets in the works, yippee Artfuldelight.com stamps.  That is so totally exciting.

Other than that I am just focusing on school and hoping to make it through my first semester without failing.  LOL!

….a vacation!  I survived my first week back to college.  As I have mentioned Tony and I are both going, which means little to no time to be together, whether it is just the two of us or as a family.  This next 2 years in going to be rough but I know it will be worth it in the end.

What I would LOVE would be a vacation together.  The last time Tony and I took a vacation was prior to the 3 lil ones.  The one and only time we have been out together since the kids was a couple weeks ago we were able to go to the movies.  It was nice but I need something more.  Something like a beautiful vacation spot.  Maybe somewhere like this….
Ah, how beautiful! It is only 635 yards from beach access. We would have that ginormous house all to ourselves for one week.  Carolina Designs has the perfect summer retreat for my family and I to go.  We could spend some quality family time at the beach or the pool….
My son has been begging to go to the pool and I feel so bad that we just don’t have the time to get away right now. With both Tony and I in school full time, Tony working full time and just the normal everyday life getting in the way we just can’t seem to take that time to go to the pool.
If we were to get a fabulous Seahawk rental for a week I would be in paradise. My kids keep me busy and allow little to no relaxation time. I can only hope that one day we will be able to take a beautiful vacation and getaway to North Carolina’s Outer Banks beach rentals.

I leave you with this……and all I can say is WOW!!!

Nicki goes back to school tomorrow and honestly I am a bit happy.  For the last couple weeks she hasn’t done much.  I think the lil ones will miss her and I guess I will too because they have been hanging out in her room quite a bit but she needs to get out of the house.  LOL!

I received a call from the speech therapist today for Lil Tony.  He will be starting on Thursday.  Thankfully the therapist is only available on Tuesdays and Thursdays.  I am not sure I could add anymore chaos to my school days.  This just means I will be super busy Monday-Friday.

Tomorrow, more school for me.  I don’t feel I will be as stressed because I already know what to expect.  I will say though I am super nervous about English.  I HATE writing, I HATE that people will be reading my Essays.  Really I feel very stressed.  The closer it gets to those assignments being due, the faster my heart races.  Maybe after I write the first one it will all get better.   One can only hope!

Yesterday was my first day of school and I must say it went well.  I was wound pretty tight with nerves most of the morning.  I drank way too much coffee and felt a bit overwhelmed.  After my first class which was at 2pm I felt much better.  I sat in the lounge in between classes trying to work on Accounting homework and browse the web.  I was mostly entertained watching all the young kids talking and carrying on.

I had Algebra and Accounting yesterday and my brain hurt by the end of the second class.  For Accounting it seems like a lot of new vocabulary.  The Professor made it seem like that will be the hardest part.  For Algebra, a lot of it came back to me but some of it I seemed a bit confused.  Fractions are not my forte.

I also worked on some English homework.  My English class is a web course.  Back in the day, 15 yrs ago, I took a telecourse class which was presented through videos.  I have never taken a web course.  I found out yesterday that our Essays will be posted on a group discussion board for everyone to see and critique.  I don’t take criticism very well, LOL!  Well I think the worst part about the class is Tony and I are taking the same one, same teacher.  It would be one thing to post to complete strangers who will probably never meet me.  I could care less what they thought of me. But to have Tony read my Essays and such, I feel intimidated.  He is far too smart and I feel like an idiot.

Oh well, it has to be done.  So, no class today but I have a bunch of stuff due tomorrow so I will be doing homework today.

Tomorrow Nicki starts school.  I am happy she is going back, she needs to get out of the house.  Since she came home from visiting family she has been watching shows on Netflix ALL DAY!  I mean I understand it is hot outside or rainy but she has not been reading either or spending time with the family.

Off to do homework!

Only 4 more days until school starts.  I feel very nervous.  I am not sure why but I am really bummed out today.  There is so much I want to do, with crafting that is, and I just don’t feel I have the resources.  By resources I mean money.  I really want to be able to craft and enjoy crafting and sell craft supplies and make some money doing so but I just don’t see how to make that possible.

I want to be able to have fun doing it but also be able to bring some money in.  I just don’t know how to fix it.  I find great enjoyment in the people I meet online.  I love the idea of owning my own “business”.  I know I am going to school to be an accountant but my ultimate dream would be to own a craft store.  Craft supply store, maybe sell my cards and creations.

I know owning a business takes money and that is something we don’t have any extra of on a monthly basis, which is why I am bummed!!!