Phew!

The past few months have been very busy in this house.  Since we got back from our last visit home in April, things have been crazy.  Chant has been as busy as ever with school and his calling.  He is getting great grades and learning a ton!  We have been privileged to attend 4 convert baptisms in the past 6 weeks.  Truly that has been amazing for us as a family.  We have had two birthdays and one more coming soon.  And I as well have taken 2 college courses.   I finished 6 credits in about 6 weeks.  It was crazy!  To be honest, I was scared to take the classes.  I haven't been a student for 5 years and I have forgotten how to do it.  I was nervous to get started, but once I did it was a great experience.  Of course it was much harder to juggle school and 3 kids, but my understanding of what Chant goes through everyday grew immensely.  I honestly don't know how he does it.  But I feel so proud of myself, like I really accomplished something.  And it felt good to be learning again.  I do miss being a student.  I miss the fire I would feel when reading my history books and hearing people's stories and the way they affected me, and the passion I had when discussing topics with fellow classmates and when writing papers.  I love learning and I hope to be able to continue doing it through my own reading.  I recently started a book called Sarah's Key.  It is about the round-up of Jews in France during WWII.  (Thanks for the recommendation Crystal!)  Now I have 4 more years to procrastinate my next 6 credits!