Wow… haven’t blogged in quite a while! Not much to say, really… struggling a bit with my decision about college, that probably is the most dramatic thing going on in my life. I have been a photographer for quite a while, but thought it would be cool to teach it in the high schools or middle schools… but after a year of classes, I have begun to rethink my decision. Based on the rate of the courses I’m able to take, I will be about 46 by the time I get my degree – and that’s just the Bachelor’s. I will be about 70k in debt with student loans. And all that to get a job that will make me about $35k a year to start – and doesn’t include the fact that I will have to get my Master’s to continue to teach here in Ohio.

Hm. Probably not the best decision I’ve ever made.

I’m thinking about moving to another school and changing my major to Marketing. I’ve got a LOT of marketing experience, and it could get me far in the company I work for. I can still do the full-time job and maintain my photography business – it’s primarily weekends anyways, and my schedule works around it very easily.

Sigh.

On another note, Autumn is officially a kindergardener! The schools have no problem with me not wanting to legally assault and attempt to murder her with vaccinations, I just had to write a simple letter saying, basically, “Hell no”, and all was well. Brett is a Senior now, still on the honor roll too! Justus is moving to the 7th grade, and we hope he gains some maturity and responsibility over the summer to be more successful. And Ayla is still hangin’ out! I did just find out too that in Ohio, any daycare that is licensed by the state falls under the same guidelines as public schools – so I should be able to put Ayla in daycare in a year or two under the same vaccination exemptions. I was concerned that I was going to have to find a private, in-home care, which I’m not that wild about. So yay!

Hubby and I are trekking along famously. Our 10 year anniversary is next year, and we’re pricing cruises. We’re hoping a few other couples could join us so we can not only get a group rate, but have a blast for a week in the Caribbean. We’ll see!

So that’s my update. Hold yourself down in all the excitement.