Finally. At last. Hurray.

 

It's been a long semester. I think I say this at the end of every semester. But this was a long semester for me. What with my kid being his difficult self, me getting sick, my husband getting back from Afghanistan (that was a highlight. Still is.), and then my dad dying, it's just been a long and difficult semester. No straight A's for me, but the B average is way better than I expected, given all the drama. I worked HARD for it, though.

 

The night before last  I was at school until almost 8 o'clock working on a CAD drawing that has deviled me since the teacher assigned it. I've struggled and struggled with CAD all semester, and when I realized that the drawing was just not gonna be done, I printed off what I had, and turned that in, and came home. I was fried. And I still had 2 finals to study for. I decided to watch the boob tube and get up early in the morning and hit the books then. It was a good plan. Until I woke up.

 

My loving and wonderful husband made sure I was up out of bed at 5:30. In the a.m.. I had coffee ready, thank god, and I pulled out my CAD stuff and started going thru the study guide. A classmate showed up about 9:30 and we studied until 11 and took off for school. That test went from 12 - 2, and I took the entire 2 hours. So for 8 hours, I was steady focused on Autocad. And I still had a math final at 5.

 

So I get in the pickup and head over to McDonalds and grab me some grub. I really wanted Mexican food, but it's hard to study for a final and chow down on some carnitas with rice. I found a quiet spot to sit down and study and for the next 2 1/2 hours I poured over my algebra notes. We were allowed to bring our notes to the test, no book. So I just made sure I had my notes together. That took 2 1/2 hours, and I'm already beginning to fade. By the time I sat down for the final, I was pretty fried. I had calculated how many CORRECT answers I would need to maintain my B in the class, and worked the problems I knew I could get correct. I needed only 17 right for a B, but I did 25. Not for the teacher, but for me. I knew there was no way I could pull out an A, much as I would have liked, but I tarried on to finishs as many on the final as I could. When time was called, I was eyond fried. I was fried fried.

 

As I drove home, all I could think of was a list of things I have to do today, and wondered if I would get out of bed before noon to get it all done. Well, here it is, 10 am, and not only will I be able to get all my errands done, I even got to blog. How's them apples!

 

more again later....

School has been rough for me this semester...I've been at school long hours trying to either get caught up or stay on track with the 3 classes I have. And with finals next week, I'm nearly at the finish line. Autocad is the beast I've battled the most this semester. Why it's taking me so long to get the hang of it, I dunno. But I am making progress, and that's all I can hope for. I may not be a natural at this drawig stuff, but I'm living proof that hard work and dedication can get you far. I just don't like the hard work, and I'm only dedicated to getting thru the semester. I admire and envy those with natural talent. More admiration than envy, it's like a 90-10 ratio. I just wish it didn't take me SO much effort to do the same stuff some students knock out in a few hours. My teachers all tell me I'm doing fine in their classes. Doing fine and excelling is the battle I wage. I want to excel. But I don't have the natural talent, so I guess for now I'll just have to settle for "doing fine" until my experience level catches me up to excel.

 

Back to homework. more again later....