I'M A COLLEGE STUDENT AGAIN!

Hello All,
      This week my sister and I are attending summer school at Cottey College in Nevada, MO, which I mentioned in my last post.  Let me tell you,  we are having a BALL!  We're living in a student dorm, eating in the dining hall and going to classes twice a day - just like I did in my college years.  Instead of living two to a room down a long hallway, we live in individual suites with 6 double rooms, a living room, a dining room, kitchenette, and large bathroom area.  We are in the Wisconsin Suite - all the suites are basically the same and all are named for states.  The Rec room with the TV and vending machines is right below us, and the large dining area is right above us.  The food is absolutely marvelous, and I'm going to put on the "freshman 15 (lbs.)" all in one week, I'm sure.  LOL! 

The two classes I'm taking are Landscape Water Color 1 and Classic Suspense Films, where during each class we watch an old black and white film made in the 40's and critique it.  Janet, my sister, is taking Hawaiian Quilting and Floral Water Color - both rather hard.  I was supposed to take the quilting class too, but I just decided to walk in to the water color class and join it - much more fun.  We have really had wonderful weather - so far not even a hint of tornadoes, which were really creating havoc right before we left to come here.  I've taken quite a few pictures, which I will post when I come back home

I'm not used to getting up at 6:30 A.M. and get ready for breakfast and class, so fatigue usually catches up with me in the afternoon.  Tonight I'm opting out of a presentation on Cottey's Bachelor of Arts program to go to bed earlier than usual - after I've had a glass of wine (or two).  Cottey College is really a lovely, small college for women.  It started as just a 2 year college, but recently started adding the B.A. programs.  Their maximum enrollment is only just under 400 students, so the classes are small and every girl gets a lot of individual instruction.  Apparently their Fine Arts School is really good in dance and music, and all the student get to travel overseas at least once while they're there.  I am really impressed with the atmosphere here, and I think it's a wonderful opportunity for a young woman to get a good education in a peaceful learning community.  If anyone wants to learn more about this wonderful school, go to the Cottey College website.  I will post more later in the week.  Love to all, Judy

I THINK I HAVE SPRING FEVER!

I have been so lazy lately that I can't seem to get anything done.  I did do that simple little mini-album that I put up on You Tube, but otherwise, I haven't even been in the mood to scrapbook - let alone finish cleaning up my scrapping area.  I got started with the 2013 Scrap Rack Get Organized Challenge and was doing pretty well with it, and then my sister arrived from Florida.  Since then, I haven't done anything else productive as far as organization goes.  I just can't get motivated!  The weather has been so nice, and the trees and flowers have all been blooming.  It just seems to call me outside to experience the beauty all around.  Spring is so lovely here in East Tennessee, and it seems such a waste to have to stay inside and do laundry, cook, and clean house.  So, I don't.  We have been pretending to be tourists - that's why we went back to Dollywood again.  My Nashville grandchildren were here for Eli's 8th birthday, and we all went to Dollywood, and then had a fun little birthday party (with water balloons!!) and a Sponge Bob cookie cake and ice cream.  It was such fun having them all here, and I know the little fella enjoyed being the center of attention for a whole day. 

Now I'm still doing sheets and towels, as 5 extra people in our little house end up sleeping all over the place, including the living room.  They also eat a lot.
LOL! 

What are all of you planning to do this summer?  In May I will be taking a short trip to Cottey College in Missouri for a fun "summer school experience".  I will be learning how to do Hawaiian quilting.  Then I'll be going back to Florida to bring back Cade for a week or so on the farm with Grammy and Papaw.  Then his parents will arrive and spend the next week with us.  By the time all this is through, the summer will be over.  How the time does fly!