So, as Justin said, I was a single mom for almost two weeks...I don't know how single moms survive, especially those without any family support around. I am lucky enough to have both sets of grandparents and my sister nearby, so it wasn't too bad.

Made an "A" in my English class and received 48 out of 5o points on the final paper! I'm pretty proud of myself on that account, seeing as I wrote most of the paper with two babies crawling around at my feet. Only 42 hours left...two more English, one sociology and the rest are math!

My ten-year high school reunion is coming up in October...yikes! Not exactly excited, but I am looking forward to seeing a few folks. I am still amazed that I somehow manage not to run into anyone from high school more often. It's hard to believe that high school was ten years ago...feels like more from my perspective. It was at the beginning of my senior year that I made a misguided decision that took me down a road I'd rather forget. Suffice it to say, that year and the two that followed were pretty crappy. Now, looking back I don't even recognize the girl in my memory as me. Paul wrote in the book of Romans that when men turn their backs on him, he gives them over to a depraved mind...well, it's true. I often wonder why I was allowed to go down that road. I hear stories from people about God keeping them from making stupid decisions and think, "Why didn't he protect me?" He probably tried and I just didn't pay attention. I think the main thing God has taught me from that episode is compassion. People do stupid things and I think, sometimes, Christians are the last people to offer grace, when they should be the first. It is easy to look at the actions of a person and make judgment, but you cannot know what circumstances brought about the actions just from looking at a person. That is not to say circumstances justify sin, but they can explain it to some degree. Whenever judgmental thoughts come to mind, I think of Jesus's Sermon on the Mount. There are no "degrees" of sin with Him; you lust, you commit adultery; you hate, you murder. The attitude behind all of them is the same. I wish more Christians would get this.

To Sea, or Not to Sea,that is the question.

Well, 7 years in the making and I think I'm finally going to get to make up to Michelle a "real" honeymoon. See, our first one was done on a shoestring budget of less than $500 I think. That's what happens when you get married too young, I guess. I should have listened to the wisdom of Brent when I first got married and taken on some debt to splurge on our honeymoon.

So, 7 years later I have enough choice to actually spend money on a vacation, and a real one. So now our dilemma is what to do. We're thinking of a cruise with some dear friends, The Rutschmans. I hear cruises are a fabulous value for what you get. I've also heard it's more fun with friends because it's nice to be able to do things with other people you know, yet you still have the ability to just be a pair.

We're also kicking around getting a condo on the beach in/around Gulf Shores Alabama. See, this is where I'm learning from the past. I am actually listening to Brent who can't shut up enough, er, heap enough praises on the greatness that is Gulf Shores. I'm looking at some pictures and it does look pretty gorgeous. I'm also a fan of keeping my tourist dollars in the local economies. Yes, I'm sure Europe is wonderful and all, but there is so much to see and do in MY country that I want to see and do those things first. Then, I'll consider overseas. I'm very much a patriot when it comes to that.

So, the question for anybody that actually reads this, is what else to consider? Ideally I'd like to be able to drive to save money on a plane ticket unless said plane ticket is available for less than $200 per person. Any suggestions?