Well, that month went by quickly...

It really doesn't seem possible that I've gone almost a month without blogging. How are we in the middle of September???

Here are a few updates...

Kindergarten for Amelia

Y'all, by the end of the first week of kindergarten, I wasn't sure we were going to make it.

The evening of Amelia's second day of school, I was tucking her in to bed. She seemed exhausted, and I said, "Are you sleepy, sweetie?"

She replied, "Yes. I got SO TIRED coloring my parrot today. Kindergarten is a lot of work."

The next day, as we were pulling into our driveway, she said, just out of nowhere, "I am just so tired. Today I had to make a snake. Kindergarten is so hard."

I thought we might have a long 13 years ahead of us, but now, about a month in, Amelia has adjusted to the rigors of kindergarten and seems to be doing fine.

(I also want to say, for the record, I have yet to see a parrot or a snake my child has made. Did she give up? I want to know.)

School for Me

I started back to work a week after Amelia started kindergarten. This year, I'm teaching freshmen, and it has been an EXPERIENCE so far.

"I'm emailing you, Professor _____, because I can't find your class." (I should probably correct that "professor" thing...but I don't. Ha.)

"I accidentally bought the wrong textbook. Do I need to return it and get the right one?"

"I don't think you can open PDF files on a Mac computer."

In a nutshell -- Bless. Their. Hearts.

(Also, if you are wondering, "Didn't you teach freshmen last year?" the answer is no. I taught a 2000-level composition/argument course that is typically taken by students who are at least in the second semester of their sophomore year.)

I'm also teaching a lit class. They are faithful attenders, but I'm not sure of the depth of their appreciation of fine literature.

Alas.

Other Stuff, In No Certain Order

--I am possibly funding my oral surgeon's children's education. I have had an ongoing "issue," and I won't bother going through my Maw-Maw explanation of what it is. The hope is that it has been fixed by a super-strong antibiotic, but if it isn't, he will have to -- in his words -- "go back in there surgically and clean it out." Good times. Also? Over it.

--This past summer could possibly be called, "the summer Amy caught up on a lot of TV shows." Because of that, I am eagerly awaiting the season premieres of Scandal, Parks and Recreation (y'all, I'm convinced there is no better show, at least a comedy, on TV right now), and How I Met Your Mother. Of course, rather inconveniently, the first set of essays I have to grade is coming in the week of most of the season premieres. Add to the list other shows I was watching anyway: Nashville (Connie Britton is my woman crush), Modern Family (it is wearing thin for me), and Parenthood (um, the best drama on TV, hands down).

--I could tell you about my "fit by 40" plan, but it would be the zillionth time I've discussed a new weight loss / fitness strategy, and I want to save you from witnessing another failure in that department.

(I have brownies in the oven right now.)

(But they aren't for me.)

(The smell is driving me insane.)

--I've also started scrapbooking again. Mock me if you want.

And that's it for now, folks.