Finally! After a semester of blood, sweat, tears, and a seemingly never-ending pile of reading material, I've finished my first semester of grad school with two As and a B+. I never was this insanely busy during any of the semesters of my undergrad years. Going to grad school is definitely trial by fire. BUT,... Continue Reading →
Basic Crochet Baby Hat
It's hard to improve on a good thing and you just can't beat a basic baby hat as a quick crochet project. I found this pattern on the Internet a long time ago and it has been one of my most-used patterns. It's double crochet the whole way except for the single crochet border at... Continue Reading →
To Shop or Not To Shop on Thanksgiving Day
Recently on Facbook, I noticed a graphic going around encouraging folks not to shop on Thanksgiving Day. I've even seen a community, "Say No To Shopping on Thanksgiving Day". The idea behind it is that it's a family day and people shouldn't be made to work on Thanksgiving Day when they could be at home... Continue Reading →
The End of the Weekend
I've spent the last two days working on a take-home exam for class. The funny thing about take-home exams - they take a lot longer to finish than one taken in the classroom, to the point where I almost wish we could have taken the exam in a classroom setting. Almost. I still haven't finished,... Continue Reading →
Where is My Fall Break?
I'm sitting at my desk at my graduate assistantship when in an alternate universe (a universe with a true fall break), I am leisurely sipping my coffee while still in my Star Wars pajama pants. I grew up without a fall break. Back in the stone ages when I was in school, we had spring... Continue Reading →
Estoy Aprendiendo a Hablar Español
The subject line above should translate to "I am learning to speak Spanish". At this point, I have to trust that http://www.spanishdict.com/ is telling me the truth and I'm not saying something awful like, I'm a total dunce at speaking Spanish. Which would be true, but a little humiliating to share with folks.My language of choice... Continue Reading →
Out with Summer and in with Fall
In the small gap of time it took me to relax a bit, I realized fall has arrived. The trees are slowly changing colors, I'm seeing pumpkins and mums on people's front porches, and yes, I even decorated my office desk with Halloween paraphernalia. My days are still busy. I'm up at 5am and I'm... Continue Reading →
Millington Air Show 2013
Although it's not quite on Sun 'n Fun/Oshkosh level, Memphis does have an air show - Memphis Airshow held each year at the airport in Millington. We weren't able to do the night air show this year, but we did manage to eck out some time on Saturday to go see some planes and watch some... Continue Reading →
First Week of Grad School
Where do I begin? I'm sitting here trying to gather my thoughts into some sort of order and the first thing that pops in my head is I have to read at least 89 journal articles over the course of the semester. That's not counting research on other papers. So I think the best place... Continue Reading →
Wrapping Up The Week
No matter how hold I get, I will never tire of buying school supplies. Of course, by the time high school rolls around, there really isn't much to buy, but kiddo did bring home a list of a few things his teachers expected them to have and I jumped on it. Yup. School has started back... Continue Reading →
My Mosaic Life 