Blogging.... Check!

jeez time is just flying by! we leave for our first "real" vacation (real as in, longer than 2 days and not taking place in Dawson Creek) as a family. we have a lovely condo on the beach of skaha lake in penticton. i can't wait. growing up, we went to penticton all the time, and i loved it.

of course, ian is working from now until the day we leave, so it's up to me to prepare. despite making several lists and a spreadsheet (laugh it up), i still feel as though we're going to be forgetting things and scrambling at the last moment. oh well. i've got to relax, somehow...

luci! she's almost 3 months! insanity. she is growing like a weed, and becoming more "human" and less "alien" every day. i absolutely adore her. she absolutely adores Cohen! he is the only one that can really get her to stop crying when she's having a really bad day. the second he appears within her field of vision, she grins. it's amazing to watch. and he is so patient and loving with her.

i will post some new photos soon! i am working from my new laptop, and haven't quite managed to get everything of mine transferred from the desktop yet. this week for sure! (just added it to the spreadsheet!)

in other news - i'm meeting with an academic advisor at mount royal college on thursday to discuss my future.

i'm absolutely terrified! there are moments when i think "what the HELL are you doing, thinking about going back to school! tuition!!!!!! who can afford it???? HOW will we afford it???? how am i going to have time???? do i even remember how to study????

but then, i just tell myself that we'll find a way. and it's for the greater good, really - although it will be tough for the 4 years, in the end it'll be better for the family.

i'm still waffling between 2 (sometimes 3) degree options. right now i'm considering business, communications and out in left field, nursing. the challenge i have right now is that my GPA for my last 5 courses at UofC sucked. i was pregnant, sick, and generally distracted for the last year of my degree, and it shows in my grades. not to mention the 2 errors that were made on my transcripts - an "audit" instead of an "a" for orchestra (explain to me how one audits orchestra?) and an "f" rather than a "completed" for class piano. i even have a letter from the head of the department at that time stating that these were errors made internally. it doesn't matter. 6 years ago when i applied for the master of teaching program, they basically informed me that the letter was useless. so frustrating!

on the positive side - if that's why i can't get into any of these programs, i will just apply as a part-time student and take 5 general studies courses to get a new GPA. it would delay me for perhaps a year (although i could possibly get those courses done this year if i tried hard enough). another option is getting accepted as a mature student. that's what i'm hoping. take nursing, for example - are they better off accepting an 18 year old applicant who had a 95% average in high school, or me, who has at least SOME life experience and maturity?

of course, we all know that this doesn't neccesarily come into play. i'm surprised to find that the nursing program does not require an interview for acceptance. for EMS, all schools require an interview and this is usually the most important step in the admissions process.

the communications degree DOES require an interview. and - big plus - no math 30. just a writing sample. and you all know how much i hate to write ;) PLUS the communications degree requires that you spend lots of time on a paid internship... as opposed to the unpaid clinical practicums with nursing...

i just don't know. hopefully my meeting on thursday will help clear things up for me.

all right. according to my spreadsheet, i am supposed to be at wal-mart and winners this morning, not blogging... so i'd best hop in the shower and get my butt in gear!

m.