I’m still fighting this bug, whatever it is. I slept OK last night, but did have to get up a couple times and take action against my congested head so I could continue to breath. This morning I woke up with the definite feeling of it having moved into my chest. Not fun, let me tell you. I like elephants well enough, but do not enjoy the feeling of having one sit on my chest all day. I’ll continue to douse myself liberally with any and every cold remedy I come across.
Hubby asked me some questions about Shelby over the weekend. He asked how I would feel about finding her a different home. She ate part of the couch about a week ago (we’re not sure when) at a time someone had apparently turned their back for a moment, and it was the final straw for him. He realizes that she is still a pup, and will be prone to less than desirable behavior until she reaches maturity and (hopefully) gets some of this hyper behavior over with, but for now he is considering having us find a better home for her. He is going to talk to the kids about it then get back to me later as to what he wants to do with his dog. Yes, at this time he has finally accepted that she is his dog, and is willing to talk about her in those terms. I adore Shelby, and would hate to see her go, but have to admit that I won’t miss her when I’m trying to do homework during the day. It would be nice to be able to sit at my books for more than 2 minutes at a time before having to go retrieve something from her that she isn’t supposed to have. We will see what happens with that.
I'm curled up with a steaming cup of Sleepy Time tea, hoping the heat will loosen up my head and chest and the herbs will contribute towards what I hope will be a short time until I fall asleep.
I met one other student from my math class tonight, we will be seeing the teacher tomorrow night after our English class (we both have the same classes this term as we did last term) and from there we will see where we go with the schedule. I'm hoping that the instructor finds a way for us to meet on Saturdays. That works so much better for me, particularly with Hubby leaving for a 2 month (or so) school soon. I will be having to drive the kids to and from Civil Air Patrol, and it will be much easier to do that if I'm not sitting in a classroom 15 miles away!
I found out that there is one class being offered during the summer session for school that I will be able to take. After that the only other class I am able to take is offered in the fall. After that class I have no restrictions on the classes I take. It is the fall class that is the requirement for the rest of the classes I will need. This slightly sucks as it means I will only be able to go to school part time for the summer and fall sessions, so my GI Bill check will reduce drastically. Also, I estimated being able to graduate a year from May if I were able to take two classes every term but one, and this puts me at two terms with one class each. That pushes my graduation date out at least one term, more if the classes I need aren't offered. If I'm lucky there might be one term where there will be three of the classes I need offered, but I'm not going to hold my breath for that. I suppose push comes to shove I could take classes down on the main campus of the school. That is a bear of a drive though, particularly with gas prices what they are. I'll wait and see, maybe I can figure something out.
The fall class, Data Structures & Algorithms is required for the 7 classes I will have left to take after that. Classes with daunting names like GUI Programming, OS Theory, and Software Engineering Analysis. Maybe there will be other computer classes offered at the same time that sound interesting to me, but are not required for my degree. There is a Project Management class I wouldn't mind taking were it to be offered in the fall. E-Commerce Development also sounds interesting, as does Software Testing (although that is being offered this term, so it probably won't be offered again anytime soon). I'll have to wait and see.
It looks like I will be back in to see a doc with #2 tomorrow. I'm hoping to get a same-day appointment, but I'll take him to the ER if I can't. He has lost all feeling and mobility in his left hand. I think it is from him being on crutches yesterday and today, but he says that this started before he was on the crutches. We will see what the doc has to say about it. I suspect it will end up being a pinched nerve or something of that nature.