Bittersweet - Last Class at SVSU

I'm both excited and sad to be taking my last class at SVSU.

I have decided not to participate/walk in the graduation ceremonies for many reasons, the two biggest being...

1. Most my friends are already graduated and gone. 
2. It is a very large school and I have a bit of crowd and speaker phobia, so walking across the stage to get the diploma I might just pass out LOL 

Now if I could only get over this huge case of senioritis and get my bottom in gear get into a groove so I can pass this class, GRADUATE finally and move on with my life. I'll do it just hard to get out of working 24/7 mindset and into study and write papers mindset.

I want to take a moment and thank each of my RPW (cough, when I started it was PTW way back in the old days LOL) professors and mentors who never let me give up. Especially Dr. Jorgensen and Dr. Williamson but all the professors are tops for sure!

Okay so now I will get back to the applications I'm filling out instead of writing my one page double spaced paper. I know it will only take me a few minutes to do something like that which is probably why I am procrastinating.

Have a great day everyone and I'll try to write again soon!

A ROOM of her OWN

As mom's we know that the day will come when our family shrinks in size. Some of us look forward to our little birdies leaving the nest and others dread it.

Yesterday we took my oldest to his dorm at SVSU, not really a big deal to any of us in the family except my youngest who ran in the door the minute we got home and said "Mom will you go upstairs and help me bring my clothes and stuff down?"

I hadn't even gotten my coat off yet but her's was on the floor and she was racing toward the steps.

She was finally going to have a ROOM of her OWN and she wasn't going to waste a minute getting into it. So, as I made way to the stairs, I made a quick mental list of all the things I had planned to do but would need to do later in order to help her achieve her new found freedom. We spent the next two hours cleaning moving and rearranging the two rooms until she was satisfied that her keepsakes and toys were in the best places and her brothers' remnants were cleaned up and tucked away. Then my little girl who won't spend any time in any room of the house alone borrowed my computer and watched her anime shows for the next few hours while I caught up on my list of chores that was pushed aside earlier.

Hopefully our oldest will like his freedom in the dorm at college as much as his 10 years younger sibling loves finally having a ROOM of her OWN and a little privacy even though she likes to keep the door open for now.

As mom I am just glad that she actually spent time in her room (even though it was with the door open) and slept the night alone in the room (even though she had two nightlights, a small lamp and a dog) without waking up once she finally fell asleep. All of this makes me a bit nostalgic but in an appreciative, loving way. I am not the least bit sad that they are growing up, that is what they should do and I'm very happy to see both of them exploring new ground and seeking out new adventures, after all that is how we learn and grow.

Do you have a child who recently moved away to college? How about one that finally got their own room? Please leave a comment and let me know how it all went for you? Thanks.