Yipee, it's DONE!

I can't begin to explain the relief I feel now that I have finished my 15 page research paper! I have been gathering information for a couple of months and haven't had the time to sit down and write it. I have been here at the UVU library since 8:30 this morning and it is 2:00pm and I am finished! 5 1/2 hours! I now send it to my brilliant editor(for those of you who don't know, that would be my leetle daughter, Jess) My professor told me to give my editor a hug on my last paper because she did such a great job. And that was before he knew it was my daughter who was the editor! Great compliment coming from him.
Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving--now on to Christmas and fudge and food and Christmas songs and Christmas lights and... you get the picture, I LOVE CHRISTMAS! The only thing missing is SNOW but it will come, I am willing it here! :)
Happy day!
Thought for the day:
"Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, prepare to die."- Klingon Proverb, Star Trek(for all you Trekkie's!) :)

Ouch!!!

So you all know that I took the GRE last Friday. I was ill prepared to take it because I didn't have the time to study for it like I needed but I bit the bullet and took it anyway. Let's just say that if it were a boxing match, it was a KNOCKOUT in the first round and the GRE won! One of life's greatest lessons is that you sow what you reap. I take full responsibility for reaping a butt whoopin! Just because I didn't realize that I needed to take the GRE for my grad school program until it was too late to make the necessary preparations for it doesn't mean I should be able to get away from the consequences. Oh well! I do appreciate all of you that prayed for me. Actually it really helped because instead of throwing myself in front of a bus afterward, I went to the temple, grateful that it was over. AND I have a very peaceful feeling that everything is going to be ok. I don't necessarily know what that means, but I do know that the Lord knows what is best. I shall move forward and continue to do my best. Who knows what life has in store for me. I am still going to apply for grad school and eat my very large elephant (school work) one bite at a time. I said that just for you, Jess, cause I know how much you love my elephant analogy! :) Happy Day!!!
Thought for the day:
Make every day count. Appreciate every moment and take from it everything that you possibly can, for you may never be able to experience it again.

Ho Ho Ho!

Things I have learned in Behavioral Science--We all celebrate the holidays differently!
1. Schizophrenia --- Do You Hear What I Hear?
2. Multiple Personality Disorder --- We Three Queens Disoriented Are
3. Amnesia --- I Don't Know if I'll be Home for Christmas
4. Narcissistic --- Hark the Herald Angels Sing About Me
5. Manic --- Deck the Halls and Walls and House and Lawn and Streets and Stores and Office and Town and Cars and Buses and Trucks and Trees and Fire Hydrants and ...
6. Paranoid --- Santa Claus is Coming to Get Me
7. Borderline Personality Disorder --- Thoughts of Roasting on an Open Fire
8. Full Personality Disorder-- You Better Watch Out, I'm Gonna Cry, I'm Gonna Pout, Maybe I'll tell You Why
9. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder ---Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells ...
10. Agoraphobia --- I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day But Wouldn't Leave My House
11. Oppositional Defiant Disorder --- I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus So I Burned Down the House
12. Social Anxiety Disorder --- Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas while I Sit Here and Hyperventilate.
I hope this gives you all a chuckle! Happy Day!
Thought for the day!
I Have a Degree in Liberal Arts; Do You Want Fries With That?

Home Sweet Home!

It's 7am and I'm in the library at UVU. Glad to be back. Is it me or is it ironic that I have been praying for snow and it snowed TWICE while I was in San Francisco? Ahhhh! It's off to a running start as I head toward Friday--and the GRE test. Need lots of prayers from ya'll if you would please. All I can do is my best and not worry about it so onward and upward. Love this time of year and hope everyone is thankful for the many blessings we all have because we are definitely a blessed people! Choose to have a great week! Happy day!
Thought for the day:
Never mistake motion for action.

San Francisco

Saturday morning in San Francisco. Been informative trip. Miss home. Thanks to everyone who sent me a birthday wish on Wednesday! I sure appreciated it. I still love birthdays even when it makes me older. I bought a piece of chocolate cake from Safeway and ate it so I didn't miss my chocolate fix. Hope everything is going well with ya'll ! Home tomorrow. Happy day!
Thought for the day:
Courage is not the absence of fear; it is taking action in the face of it!

Beautiful words are not always truthful-Truthful words are not always beautiful!

MELTDOWN!

Sometimes when things pile up to a point of being totally overwhelming you just need a good meltdown! That was my day yesterday and I just wanted to go home and have a good cry! The days are getting shorter but it seems like the hours in the day are getting shorter too. Maybe it has something to do with being "over the hill" and accelerating on the downhill side. hmmmmm! So much to do and so little time to do it, especially this semester. Ok, I know, I know, this IS my fault because I bit off a lot this semester so I'm not complaining--just venting. Just got done with my law test and I'm heading to San Francisco tomorrow for the National Convention on Family Relations. When I get home I have a 15 page paper to write and I take the GRE test on the 20th of this month. Looks like I will be praying A LOT and I could definitely use your prayers too. The Lord continues to bless me sooo much and I just need to take a deep breath and enjoy the journey right? Whew, I feel much better! Happy day!!!!
Thought for the day:
"I don't know the key to success but I know the key to failure is trying to please everybody.
"- Bill Cosby (1937-).
Being 'over the hill' is much better than being under it!

Hey!

Lots of homework to do so only have time for my famous
Thought of the Day:
"When the only tool you own is a hammer, every problem begins to resemble a nail."
Happy Day!!

You Can Do It!

So many times in our lives we need to change certain things so that we can progress but we procrastinate because of fear. Fear that it will hurt, fear that it won't work out the way we want, or fear of going outside of our comfort zone. If you are in this situation (as I think we all are in one way or another), just ask yourself one question, "What would be the worst case scenario and if that happened would I live through it?" The answer is YES you would survive! I think that not trying can be crippling and keep us in a state of limbo where we don't progress. It is my belief that no one just stays in one place. We are in a constant state of motion and it you aren't progressing forward you are regressing backward. If you do try and it doesn't work out at least you KNOW that you tried! That in itself is progress because you learn from each experience. If you try and it does work out then good for you! You did it!!! If you think about it you progress either way because of what you learned. I remember when the prophet Spencer W. Kimball came out with his famous saying of "Do It!" What great advice to follow!! What are you waiting for? Time is going by way to fast to waste it on FEAR! Our Heavenly Father wants us to succeed but we need to ask for His help and have Faith.
Remember that the kite rises against, not with the wind! Happy Day!

MOON ALERT!

I sure hope everyone has taken the time to experience the absolutely incredible full moon lately. The last couple of mornings I have been on my way to school between 6am and 6:15am and the moon has been huge in the western sky. It has been huge in the eastern sky and is beautiful as it comes over the mountains at night too!! Wow, to see the moon coming AND going is awesome!!!
Yesterday was the Adoption Conference that we put on at UVU. The Behavioral Science/Family Studies Dept.put it together. Kiara and I were on the committee. It was a lot of work but a success. Micheal Mclean was our featured speaker and sang several songs from his book and DVD "From God's Arms to My Arms to Yours." It was a tear jerker! He is such a nice down to earth man. We also had seminars ongoing on from 9-4. I Glad it's over but was a great experience to see so many people touched in such an intimate way whether they were adoptive parents, birth parents, or anyone in between. Now back to homework! Heading to San Fransisco for the NCFR Conference next Wed. and there is a lot to do before then. Hope you are enjoying this wonderful weather and beautiful fall days. I know that I am but ,yes, I am praying for SNOW!!! :)
Thought for the day:
If you want to build a ship, don't herd people together to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea."