Vacation week is almost done and it has flown by. It’s been an extremely busy week with appointments every day. I planned on working on my #$$@%$## Alternate Assessment (separate blog post coming at some point about that…) but I literally didn’t even have time. The weather has gotten warmer each day and the weekend is supposed to be quite warm. Cleaning out the garage, working in the yard and driving to my brother’s to pick up my car is on the agenda for Saturday.

I’m really going to be behind the 8 ball until the assessment is due May 8th because I’ve got lots to do before that. In addition, the medical issues in the family have not been resolved yet so there are many appointments lined up. I’ve also got to dedicate some real time to working out in order to drop some pounds for my own health.

At least I’ve been able to get lots of reading done this week due to the wonders of audio books. I’ve been able to read while walking, cleaning, and running errands. I still love to read print books but the audio versions allow me to multitask and whittle down my TBR (to be read ) pile.

When I go back to school for the final 45 or so days, I’ll have lots to do and many decisions to make about what I’ll be doing this summer and which direction I want to move into in terms of my future. I have AT LEAST 14 more years to work until I can retire at age 59… more if I stay past that but I still would love to retire now…. sigh… Just goes to show you that you really can’t change who you really are and that deep rooted hopes and dreams may be suppressed but they’re always there no matter what. (For those of you who don’t know me well, you may not know that all I ever wanted to be was a stay at home mom, but it just never worked out that way….)