Blog Entry 11

Blog entry week eleven

The truth was… I have been swimming in the ocean on the shores of Japan.

How is the semester going for me? Well it has been tough. I have quite a bit of stuff going on at home and we are trying to have a baby so school is becoming harder than expected. Lots of bed rest doctor’s orders and most instructors don’t seem sympathetic to the situation so I have just been doing the best I can. I have a husband who is in the navy and he is very busy, and on call at all times. I have three kids ages from 12-15 and they keep me very, very busy. I have college full-time and quite a bit if duties at our church as well. I love to be active. However with all the baby stuff it has become difficult. My husband and I have had over five miscarriages and are considered very high risk so my doctors are very strict on what I am allowed to do at this point. I am however still determined to finish this semester and make the dean’s list again as I did last semester. The payoff for me will be obviously my degree and transferring to a university. Most importantly showing my children that dreams do come true and no matter your age or the length of time you have been out of school, you can still accomplish anything you set out to accomplish. My children and my husband are my motivation for my success. My children are always asking how I am doing and we are always comparing grades, I have always taught them that C is average and they are not average. So I expect more out of them. I myself have to live up to those same standards as well. My husband is in college at a university and we are always in a competition over who has the better grades. That keeps me motivated because I like to win.