Just Another Day in Paradise...

So, what does a typical day in the Massengill household entail??

Tons of play-time....

 Making big messes... (and then Mommy cleaning up those messes...)

And, of course, mastering new skills!

      Saturday Rylee drank out of a straw for the very first time, and today she definitely mastered that skill! She came up to a powerade I'd been drinking and just sucked a big gulp out that straw like she'd been doing it forever. My silly girl.

     The fall semester starts a week from today. This is my last fall semester as an undergraduate (I'm sure I'll have more semesters as a grad-student eventually...). It seems like I just started college. Time sure flies. This semester I have all night classes, not by choice really, I just took the classes I needed and that's when they were offered. I think I'm going to enjoy still getting to spend my days with Rylee, but I've never really liked night classes. My brain is just not in it's best learning shape after 5 PM. But I'm sure it'll be fine. I've always just been good at school regardless. Some days I will have to spend my days in classrooms completing field hours and then spend my nights in classes. Those days are the ones that make me wanna quit.When I leave before Rylee gets out of bed and pick her up just in time to lay her down for the night, it makes me want to die just a little. I always want to be there for her. However, I know she is in AMAZING hands when I'm at school, and she is with people she loves and who love her so much. That makes it bearable. I also know that finishing college on time after having her, will set a good example for her to know how important education is. I obviously value it, considering I'm striving to be an educator. This time next year (lord willing), I will have a full-time job. That's hard for me to imagine, being away from her for 40 hours every week. It's going to be quite an adjustment. I'll get a taste of it during the Spring semester while I Student Teach. I'm so nervous about that. I'm just not used to being away from her that much. But I know I'm going to love it, so I'm sure that'll make it easier. It'll be an adjustment, but I'm trying to be willing to adjust.