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Grayson’s napping, and I should be studying

But I just can't make myself. Do I have a to-do list a mile long? Yes. Do I care at present? Not particularly.Please excuse me while I ramble. My GRE test is just under a month away (taking on May 18th), and I have never been so disinterested in studying for a test in my entire life. Which is a terrible attitude, because it's pretty much going to be a deciding factor in my getting into the Master's program I'm applying to this fall.On the surface, I'm terrified to take this test. I bought a study guide a month or so ago and I've been going through the language portion of the guide, only to flip through to the vocabulary words (about 300 or so) that I know about 1/3 of. Once again, totally terrified. "Isn't language a huge portion of your major? Shouldn't you be able to figure these out?" I …

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I’m alive, I promise.

I just have lots of crap going on right now. Wanna hear all about it? Sit down and stay a while.I've started my application process for grad school. So far, I have my resume up-to-date, my statement of purpose written, I'm signed up to take the GRE in May (scurred!), and have one letter of recommendation from a former professor completed. Still waiting for the other rec letter from a former employer.  My application is due October 1st, so I still have all summer to complete it, but those that know me know that I'll probably have it completed by this summer at the latest, because I HATE turning things in late. Hell, I just hate being late. Period.If the prospect of grad school isn't scary enough, Oscar and I are also starting to think about growing our little family again. Grayson is seven …

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For the record, I hate thinking of blog titles.

So I've decided to take on the major decision of going back to school to pursue a graduate's degree in secondary education. Why? Because taking care of an infant just isn't enough work on its' own, of course! In all seriousness, this was not an easy decision for me at all. I hemmed and hawed, and at any moment, I think about the cost and the time and aside from the fact that I have to actually get accepted, the whole idea is just a little terrifying to me. Of course, just this past year, our state has done away with the HOPE Teacher program, that allows the HOPE Scholarship for future educators of our state. Who knows when and if it'll be reinstated, but I certainly hope so. I had the HOPE Scholarship for undergrad for my entire four years, and I was *extremely lucky* to have my parents …

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