You better believe that I miss myself!  I knew when I started this program that it was going to be very fast and incredibly intense. I was aware that I was going to clearing my social calendar until May 2010. However, I was not prepared for being so exhausted and overwhelmed, nor did I realize that I’d always feel so guilty. I not only miss my friends, but I also miss my family! Mike has become Mr. Mom. He takes the kiddos to daycare and picks them up on most days as well.  He cooks dinner, bathes them and puts them to bed. I feel like I’ve been having an affair with my books! I made it through my first semester with flying colors. 3 b’s and an impossible-to-get- A from Mr. Cooper in clinicals. I was super happy. Now that this semester has begun, I feel that all the air has been deflated from my motivation balloon. It’s a struggle to open my books and accompolish any effective studying!  (Case in point - I’m writing this post instead of studying!) Just so my followers can have an idea for what I’m doing, I’m attaching my the syllabus for each of my classes this semester. I’m on campus M & F for lectures all day long and in the hospital T&W.  On Friday, I have 6 hours of Med-Surg Lectures - I’m pretty sure that qualifies for cruel-and-unusual punishment! And see all of the highlight on those schedules? Those are exams! I have one almost every Monday in Pharmacology! So, now you will know what I’m up to when I disappear for weeks at a time. I will still be accepting photography appointments, but they will be on a very limited basis. So, if you know now that you want a session, please don’t wait until the last minute to schedule. Keep watch for information about Mini sessions specifically for holiday cards! My holiday dead-line will likely be the end of October this year to help avoid adding gobs of stress to my life And as always, I appreciate the prayers and support. Right now it feels almost like the end of the world, but I know when Mother’s Day gets here next year, it will all be worth it!!