Another Month...

Another month down. Or another month gone. It all depends on how I look at it. Another month down if I consider really wanting the semester to be over. I haven't enjoyed this one. I think my will to learn has been somewhat compromised. I will definitely need another break from school if a PhD is still in my future. Another month gone if you consider all of the work I've wanted to get done on my thesis this semester, and haven't been able to accomplish. Taking 9 credits of electives was, in hindsight, NOT a great idea. Ok, got the complaining out of the way in the beginning of this blog...hope you're still reading.

I will again this month include my favorite picture of Kiki. She's a lot of fun, and great company on nights when Jason is at class. I took her outside less this past month due to the changing weather; however during the one outdoor adventure we managed she was less than impressed with all the leaves in the yard. She found them noisy and generally unacceptable. We'll see how she feels about snow!

Work has been acceptable this month. I'm finally learning to do some new stuff so hopefully that will help with the boredom factor. It also helps that this week is our holiday bonus paycheck. I might be able to afford a Christmas present or two this year. :) I've been trying to cut back on hours in order to dedicate more time to school. So far I've managed to go from 40 hours per week to about 35 hours per week. I can't really say that it's helped much, but keep taking small steps right?

55 days (as of 11/12) until the next trip to visit WI! I'm excited, and have been so for about 3 weeks already. I'd really like to visit more than we do, however working around the school-year schedule has put a bit of a damper on that plan. It will be Jason's first trip to WI in the winter. He's been negotiating for warmer weather, or global warming, or some nonsense like that, because he feels it will be unbearably cold. While WI in January does have that potential, I think he'll survive. I am hoping for good driving weather though, so if everyone could keep their fingers crossed for us that would be great!

The lawn seeding from last month is coming up well. It's sort of patchy, but should fill in nicely next spring if we can keep the weeds at bay. While tilling knocked the weeds down, it will take some effort in the spring to keep them away. We've had to rake the leaves off the new seeding twice. The apple trees in the front just aren't giving up easily, and although we've bagged up a bunch of leaves already, it will probably take one more good cleanup to be winter-ready. Speaking of winter, I'm ready for snow, and it looks like we might see some this weekend! The first snow is always fun. It makes me think of warm blankets and hot chocolate and relaxing inside. Unfortunately this is not the case as often as I'd like and I'm sure I'll be reminded how much I dislike snow the first time I'm forced to go and scrape my windshield in order to slide to work. For now I will look forward to the "first" snow. :)
I hope this blog finds everyone doing well. Take Care!