Moonlight Madness and Ambien: I am Happiest When I am Learning New Things

I am now an official student at Stevens-Henager College. I feel so blessed to have this opportunity. First of all I have an amazing husband. He works so hard and it hasn't always been easy. He has taken care of me for 32 years. He has always been supportive no matter what challenge I take on. Often he is doing more work than I am for one of my many "projects" and/or church callings, work, etc. If he isn't doing the work, he is cheering me on. His most important job is being a father to our children and grandchildren. No matter how tired he is or how much is going on in his personal life he is ALWAYS willing to drop things and come to our aid or serve someone in need. I don't tell him enough how much I love him. I am usually the one being apologized to, not because I am in the right, but because he hates it when I am upset or unhappy. Our family can always count on him for words of wisdom, and even if we don't want his advice, he is usually right. We compliment each other, my right brain and his left. We seem to always work things out no matter how far apart we are on the "life-o-meter". His logic to my emotion causes a lot of "healthy discussion" between us. How is it we have been able to compromise for so long? One word......unconditional LOVE.

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This is the challenge I have undertaken. It won't be easy. I have already been put in the Math for Dummies class. First day of class we were given a test. If we got an 80% we could pass the class and not take it for the rest of the module. I received a 70%! Really? I haven't done math for 12 years, how am I suppose to remember common denominators, inverting fractions and converting fractions to decimals? If I have gotten to age 51 successfully without using this stuff, why do I need to know it now? No calculators???? All I can say is I am grateful I went to elementary school during the time that you had to MEMORIZE times tables. Today, the instructor taught us to multiply with our fingers. While it was an amazing little trick, I found myself happy that I had timed, one minute multiplication, division, addition and subtraction tests in the 3rd grade. I went to school in the days when you were seated according to your placing on tests. It was an honor to sit in the front of the room. The bonus after humiliation back then? YOU KNOW YOUR TIMES TABLES!!!!! I have no idea what 8's and 9's and new math is, but what I do know is that I can remember what was drilled into my elementary school brain. It is the High School brain that seems to be missing. But for now, I will do my busy work like a good student. I was called lovingly "grouchy Cindy" by my instructor. Lesson: Don't complain! One older woman screamed at the instructor and picked up her stuff and left. Maybe they are trying to "weed us out"????