The song for the day...can't go wrong with Jeff Deyo!

Some would say that You cannot be found
You are good, and Your love endures forever
Some would say that You are far away
You are good, and Your live endures forever
But I know You're the God who lives in me
You are good, and your love endures forever
And I know You will always have my heart
You are good, and Your love endures forever
You are good, You are good

at least i wasn't the only one...

...who was freaking out!

We had a biology lab report due this week (today, for me). I had all the information I needed. Guidelines printed out. Lab book in front of me. Participated in the experiment, so I knew what happened. The only problem was that I needed to find a primary source to refer to. No problem, because we live in a era of Google and Wikipedia, and we have the freakin' UTA library online!

Not a problem, right?

RIGHT???

Sunday night, Dan walks by me...poor guy didn't know what he was in for...and asks, "Everything goin' okay?"

I burst into tears. I had gone onto the library's database and searched for journals involving diffusion and osmosis. Every single paper I pulled up talked so above my head I didn't even know where to begin interpretting what they were doing, much less the result of it and how to apply it to my lab. Every paper.

Dan suggested I call a friend of ours who has been through the program and had offered to give advice or help. You know, it wasn't like the heavens opened up and the angels started singing kind of advice, it was just a maybe you can narrow your search by doing this...or have you tried looking here...

I called my lab partner who was also having a hard time with the sources. I felt better about that (sad, I know). He's a really smart guy, so I knew if he was having trouble, my trouble is valid...does that make sense?

Well, anyway, I turned the lab report in today. I am 99.9% sure it isn't an A paper, but I will use this paper to do better on the other two coming by the end of the semester.

This is a learning institution, right?

Oh, and by the way, I didn't get it finished by Monday morning like I wanted so that the TA could go over it with me. Oh, no, my lab report was due at 1:00 PM today. I walked into the lab at 12:59 straight from the library.

And, there you have it.

Admission

1. I am cranky.

2. I stink at time management.

3. I procrastinate.

4. I'm stressing out.

My lab report for biology is due on Tuesday. I set a goal to have it completed by Monday morning so that I can take it to my TA to review it and make sure it's done correctly (she offered), then also have time to make necessary corrections before the deadline. I've started it, but I hate it when I'm not sure exactly how to do something. I know what the instructions say, but putting it into practice kills me. You know the annoying people that can tell you word for word what a rule or guideline says but then can't do it? HELLO! That's me.

There.

I'll go back and try again. Just had to get that off my chest.

And the score is.....

Chemistry 1
Teresa 0

Got to step it up.
Headed out to study for Monday's biology test.

Prayers, Please!

I have my first exam of the semester tomorrow.

Chemistry.

I'm scared. Not gonna lie.

Thanks.

I am at Starbucks...

...studying.

I just got caught reading blogs.

Back to chemistry I go before I get the evil eye again.

A Bunch o' Nuthin'

I have to say it is strange working part time for a company that I have worked full time for the last seven years. I am so used to being in the loop about everything! But I must say, I enjoy telling the manager on duty, "Ummm, you have a return!" IIIIIII don't have a return....YYYooouuuuu have a return! I LOVE that part! :)

School is going pretty well. I am taking biology, chemistry, intro to nursing, and a weight lifting class. Yes, I did say biology AND chemistry. I don't know what I was thinking. It's definitely keeping me on my toes. Thank the Lord they offer free tutoring!!! I like the weight lifting class. It's not a bulk muscle building class. Can you imagine??? It's just a weight training class, basically. Coach kicked our tails the other day, though. Out of the blue, he made us drop and give him ten. What was he thinking? Then, he says, when we are through with the ten, flip over and do ten crunches. When we were done with that, ten more push ups, and THEN ten more crunches. We were free to go after that. All of that was, of course, after our regular workout. As if we are supposed to be getting in shape or something. ;) Just kidding. I've enjoyed it...for the most part.

We spent Labor Day weekend at the PK retreat. This year it was done a little differently. Six other districts joined us for a regional PK retreat. Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, West Texas, and of course, North Texas all met at the youth camp in Maypearl. We had a really good time. Those kids are crazy! It's very relaxed. There is a schedule, but every minute isn't planned out in detail like camp usually is. Sunday we had a service at Southwestern. They fed us lunch and paid for all of us to go to Six Flags. Pretty cool!

OH! Dan and I have a new favorite treat. They opened up a Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory in our shopping center, and they have the BEST caramel apples. Not just your average caramel apple, as you can imagine, coming from a chocolate factory. YUMMY!!!

It is raining. I love it! It has slowed down now, but earlier it got pretty heavy. Just a good ol' thunderstorm. No hail or damaging winds or anything. Arlington got 2 3/4 inches in about three hours' time!

Well, that's about it for now. Have a great weekend everyone!

A Beautiful Day!

It was such a gorgeous day today, I couldn't help but sit outside for a few minutes to eat my sandwich between classes. I sat on a bench surrounding this fountain outside of the library. I love the soothing sound of running water outside, whether it be in a fountain, at the ocean, or at a river. I love it!