Dwindling

To say that the next month is going to be a breeze would be a huge gigantic lie. It's not going to be fun. And it's already beginning.

Halloween was nice. We went to this family fall festival and then trick-or-treating at my dad's house. When I have time to get some pictures assembled, I will get some up. Marilyn was an M&M and Mallory was a bag of M&M's. Super cute stuff though.

Sunday it literally took me all day to write a 3 page paper, do the references page *correctly* and then do some other stuff along with all of that. All day. I did stop and do some sewing for Amber, and that worked out to my advantage because she then watched the girls and cleaned my apartment like a madwoman. But it really took all day.

On top of that, I have this paper due on Wednesday that I am still mucking through the research for. It's taking me a minute and I have like 10+ articles I'm getting through. Plus then I have an online exam due Sunday night and I have three chapters to read up for that.

I don't mean to sound like any of this is impossible. It isn't. It would require one overnighter (which I have been trying to avoid because I desperately need my sleep in order to function, the more tired I am the more apt I am to lose it completely when things get a bit harried). I'm trying to enlist as much help as I can from Holly on Thursday and Friday to help me be able to get some stuff done, and maybe tomorrow Mark will help out a little bit.

The girls have been so good lately too. The time change hasn't effected us too much, I get a little excited that I'm actually getting them in bed at 9 (which used to be 10) and I still am a little shocked when they are waking up at 7:30 (which used to be 8:30). But then I'm able to get a little bit more done in the morning instead of just waking up and rushing out of the door. I'm having a hard time though with Miss M2. Yep, the baby. She will nap on cue throughout the entire day, except when it comes to bedtime. She doesn't cry or scream like she was, she just won't go to sleep and usually wants to be held. Which isn't too bad, but when you are trying to type or do some serious research, holding a baby doesn't go hand in hand with that.

She's actually waking up right now. Maybe she'll fall asleep in the car and I can go to town with my highlighter and research in the daycare parking lot or something. :)
Such is the life.

Yesterday I skipped class and Mark and I went up to Tri-C so he can start the process of going back to school. I don't want to go too much into it, (because it is his business more than mine) but it is a really big step for him and I'm glad to support him in any way to encourage him to further his education. Being the bad girlfriend that I am, I was even thinking of signing him up for some ridiculous online class and doing the exams for him just so he could take 12 credits and get the proper financial aid. I don't think he can handle a full 12 credits off of the bat though, working full time and what not. I don't know. We will see how things work out.

And today is going to be my long day. After I go and pick up Marilyn from daycare, I'm then going home for a minute and then we are leaving again because I have class later on tonight. I think it is just a lecture and then we are watching a movie, but I'm kind of hoping I can just sit in the back and feed the baby there, because I'm missing out on a lot of stuff in that class when I have to take the baby outside of the classroom to feed her. I guess I'll complain about it because what else can I do. :)

As soon as the business of this week dies down, I have to start getting the research together for my Chaucer paper and my environment paper. Chaucer won't be so bad but it is going to be interesting to see what I am able to come up with regarding cloth diapers and disposable diapers.

On that note, I just explained the context of the paper that is due tomorrow that won't be done to one of my classmates and I now feel that I have a better understanding of what I have to do. Which empowers me and makes me feel much better about getting the work done. If I really work hard tonight, maybe I can even get started on the paper.

All in all, I think that the biggest lesson this chapter of my life will teach me, is that I am capable of anything. ANYTHING.

And that feels kind of good already.