Teetering on the Edge

Since mid-April, I have been extremely busy, even for me.  I have had events and projects each weekend and a massive amount of homework due.  I've been teetering on the edge of exhaustion and too much to do!

Fortunately, homework over the past two weeks has been light, but I still had two books to read and write about.  I had a sermon to rework for church, a busy time at work, and more progress to be made on the adoption/foster parenting front.  I had my last SEEL retreat on Saturday, and while it was bittersweet, it is nice to have all of my Saturdays back - maybe the lawn will actually get mowed soon!

My choir rehearsals have increased to two per week for the concert scheduled Saturday. After this week, my schedule gets much lighter, which is good as I have to write a couple big papers for the end of semester.  So, if I can make it through next Sunday, life will be good.

The classes this quarter have been heavy reading and writing classes.  The one on multiculturalism is a nearly identical repeat of the class I had last summer (I'm still not impressed with it), and I really don't understand why there are two classes on the topic.  My other class, on the lifecycle, has been interesting and I've learned a few things. The combination of the two is a bit much.  For some reason, the distance courses seem to give the professors the license to require a book per week to be read and reported about while also posting two or three times per week and watching video'ed lectures.  This is one area that needs to be reevaluated by the university!