School Days

It seems like everyone is so shocked when I say "I have homework to do" or when I talk about school, so I thought that I would give a little update on here. Tony and I have been talking about me going back to school for years, and I finally decided to just do it. I went to the college and found out that I am only 4 classes away from my AGS degree. Sure, it isn't the degree that I would have hoped for, but I am nearly 30 and haven't been to school in 7 years, I figure I better do something and just get it done with.
So I started school at Everett Community College on January 5th. I am taking 3 classes online. Nutrition, Personal Finance, and Children's Literature. The Nutrition and Literature class are required and I am taking personal finance because I thought it would be easy, since I am a banker and all, but it seems to be the hardest of the three.
I am really enjoying the Literature class. I am only a week into it, and already it has brought back so many memories of books from when I was a child. It has also made me start a list of books that I want to get for Vinny. The list is growing quickly. I am doing a report on H.A. Reys and Curious George. Who would of thought that I could sit and read Curious George books and get college credit for it. :)
The other 2 classes aren't so fun, but I think that I will benefit a lot from both. I have already learned that my lifestyle needs to change in both the health and financial sides.
So until the end of March I am going to juggle being a full time student, a full time employee and boss, a full time wife and a full time mother. I am not sure how I am going to do it all, but I keep reminding myself that it is for only 2 months. Next quarter I will be able to take one simple class and then I will be able to graduate in June.
This is a big step for me. I can honestly say that I never thought that I would go back to school. I just thought that was a part of my past that I miss, but that I would never go back to. My degree won't help me at work, I am getting it for personal fulfillment. I hope that Vinny someday goes to college, and I will feel better expressing to him how important education is, if I at least have some of my own. I don't want him growing up knowing that I was a college drop out. Now I have to decide if I want to walk down that aisle with my cap in gown once June comes.
So if my bog is updated a little less, or my phone calls are a little less often, or cut shorter, or we don't see you much in the next two months, I hope you can understand why!!!
Thanks everyone for your encouragement and support in all of this.