I hate to start off as Ms. Cranky-pants, but can I take a moment to mention how very much I detest winter? With a passion I hate it, it makes me, well, Ms. Cranky-pants. I find it very difficult to even get up in the morning, let alone do anything productive. Now, I hear it is supposed to be extremely cold all week, with wind chills up to -10 below. Is that an oxymoron? Up to -10 below? Sounds weird anyway. Al Gore, with his global warming threats can kiss my big, hairy butt. Show me the warming!!!

Okay, I'm better now. Tomorrow is back to school for me. I am taking Anatomy and Physiology I, having taken A&P II this last semester; and Intermediate Algebra with Review (for Dummies). The A&P, not a problem. I passed part II with an A; and very little studying the 2nd 9 weeks; and I hear that I is much easier. A&P I is more anatomy...shoot, everyone knows that stuff ~ not a prob. However, the Intermediate Algebra with Review (for Dummies) that will be more of a problem. Not only am I really, really bad at algebra, I am bad at it because I simply don't see the point and could care less about learning it. However, it does fulfill my one math requirement.

So, we'll see how that goes. I took a good look at Intermediate Algebra (which I was signed up for) yesterday, and changed to the one with review. Did NOT understand a bit of it. Mike could do the work for me, it is an online class, but I doubt that they will let him take the final for me...it's in person.

The kids are slightly ill. Alexa, I think is more sick because Andrew is. Heaven forbid I say, "wow, Andrew, that is some cough you have" and Alexa not have one as well. ", I have a cough, too, mommy, isn't mine bad?" Grief. I know she has a little bit of a cold, but not neat what she is making it out to be. Andrew, on the other hand, is keeping me awake all night with his hacking. For some reason, he isn't quite grasping the idea that if your nose is running, you blow it, wipe it, whatever. He just lets it run down his face until I say something.

Saturday, I went to a Crime Scene Preservation class, very interesting. Now I know what not to do. Actually, I think most of it was common sense; and I don't think any of it was stuff I didn't know. I think the class that the dude taught us, was the same one that they use for the Butler County Sheriff's Departments, so it was full of crime scene photos. That was the interesting part. My friend, Sandy, said that she couldn't look at a couple of them, but me, I was looking at all of them. Warped and twisted, that's me. I guess we'll see how I do when I get my degree and those bodies are up close and personal, not just photos. My guess is, initially, not as well.

I really need to post more than once a week or so, so that I don't write as much. Will try to do better with that.