Effortness > Brainage

Tomorrow is my last day of classes before finals week (at WMU; KVCC's semester is a week longer).  So, another semester is coming to an end which brings me one step closer to getting my degree.  It's taken me a really long time to be in school.  I don't just mean attending classes and finishing the semester.  I mean going and listening and reading and learning.  And it has been awesome.  I love it.  As stressful as it can be with taking care of the little tyke and working very part-time, it is all worth it.  It's really fulfilling to be learning about things I am genuinely excited about and working toward a real goal.  Another thing I've come to realize over this semester is that 90% of a good grade is the effort you put into it.  It is much less intellectual ability and more the amount of time you devote to learning.  Now, there are obviously differences in mental capacities between one person and the next, but... if you really really try you are probably going to succeed. 

Additionally, Anna is amazing.  She is getting big and learning new words every day that have their own little- kid twist on them.  Adorable.  When she says words with the "-ck" noise she sounds like she's trying to get phlegm out of her throat.  "Cracker" is my favorite. And for some reason when she says "Rock", she says it like a whispering monster... with the phlegm clearing noise at the end to top it off.  Hi-larious.  She's also quite the acrobat.  She can climb out of her crib before I can blink.  Sort of like a ninja.  Soooo, I'm going to sign her up for gymnastics.  The girl already has no fear so I figure someone should at least teach her the proper techniques for diving head first toward the ground.  Safety first!