Weekly Potpourri

  My thoughts this week have been all over the spectrum....one minute I'm thinking about school, the next family, spring break ( I do need a break), summer plans, upcoming Bristol race, you name it I've probably thought about it this week. 
  School is going well, almost to the half-way point of the semester.  I still struggle with parts of calculus, but the school offers plenty of assistance.  They have a math tutorial center, which I've visited already. :)  I sat down with my advisor and planned out my courses for the next 3 semesters.  If all goes as planned, and the overload of science classes don't kill me, I should be applying for the Nursing program in Jan 2012.  I am thankful to be able to attend school full-time, and not have to work right now. 
  The family is good we continue to adapt to our new life (of course Rick is Tennessee born and raised), so I should be saying Megan and I continue to adapt.  Both girls are doing great in school, it's funny to say I'm in college, and have a daughter who is a freshman in college as well.  I think she went all the way to New Jersey, so she wouldn't be embarrassed to go to school with Mom. :)  But alas, she is majoring in marine biology, so she has just as many science classes.  Have I mentioned that Megan has started playing the flute, and is coming along wonderfully.  I don't know how she came about picking the flute.....LOL.  I did play the flute for 3 years, and I'm smiling on the inside every time she practices.
  As for spring break, Megan and I have different weeks off, so no go for a vacation.  My summer plans you ask????  More school.....We will be spending one weekend in VA, spending time with family at my Dad's favorite camping spot, sharing memories of him and remembering his love.
  Farm life is still an everyday learning experience for me.  Rick and his dad did plow a large area for my garden, this year I get to try my hand at growing some veggies!  My chickens are still alive, though we're unable to keep a rooster for some reason.  We've come to the conclusion that since men aren't as smart as women, the hens send out the rooster when they sense trouble.  Alas, we've gone thru 3 roosters, but still have the original six hens.  There are about 5 or 6 new calves, that were born within the last 3 months.  I have yet to be lucky enough to see one being born, but I did catch the after birth experience.  Why in the world would anything eat the after birth????  But momma cows do, and Rick tells me it's a protective measure so that they coyotes won't smell it and come around and cause harm to the baby calf.
  And how about that Daytona 500 race, a local boy from Knoxville in his first cup race wins big!  I still held out hope that my driver (Dale Jr) would pull it out, but a wreck at the end brought that dream crashing down.  But I'm looking forward to seeing him at the Bristol Race coming up on the 18th of March.  This will be my first visit to Thunder Valley (BMS) and I can't wait.