I have three more days of classes before my finals on the 23rd.

I can’t believe that the semester is almost over.

This semester has been pretty interesting. I learned that if I had been able to be as organized in high school as I am now I would have done much better in my classes.

I think my favorite class this semester is Psych. I took it in high school and liked it then but didn’t do nearly as well.

I’m taking a US history class, (up to 1877). I like it and understand much more of it than I did in high school. It’s probably the hardest of my four classes.

I’m taking a music class, Survey of Jazz and Popular Music. I really like it. It’s pretty easy and I hear music in a much different way than I did a few months ago.

My final class is Health. This is probably the most laid back class you could ever take.

With the exception of my history class I’m pretty sure I’ll have A’s as my final grades. (I think I’ll have a B in history which is more than ok).

I’ve been going over my schedule and what classes I need to take to be able to transfer in two years. I think I have everything figured out. When some of the classes are taken may change, but I think I have all of my classes mapped out how I want to take them.

It’s going to look something like this:

Spring 2012:
Health in Action
History to 1877
Music
General Psych

Summer 2012:
Beginning Algebra I
Walking for Fitness

Fall 2012:
Photography
College Composition
Beginning Algebra II
Walking for Fitness

Spring 2013:
American Government (political science)
Advanced Composition – Critical Thinking
Intermediate Algebra
Intro to Education

Summer 2013:
Elementary Statistics
Child Development

Fall 2013:
Physical Geology w/Lab
Public Speaking
ASL

Spring 2014:
Human Biology
Social Psychology
Intermediate ASL

I’ll also probably be adding an additional Early Childhood Education class called Child, Family, and Community during one of my two final semesters.

If I complete all of these things I plan on transferring to CSU Humboldt and working towards a Masters in Education, with a minor in English and ASL.

It’s going to be a lot of work.

A LOT.

Knowing what I’ll be taking and when, relatively speaking, is going to make things a little easier though.

I have faith that it’ll work out without causing me too many panic attacks.

Snap was born the night of Brenda’s Art Show.

Suki loved her from that very first night and when the kittens started moving around Snap could always be found with Suki.

While walking to the balloon festival this evening we saw her in the yard of a yellow house three houses down from our almost yellow house. She was living underneath it.

She came when we called her name and I whistled my non-whistle that I do but would not let us pick her up.

Once we came back from the balloon festival, had dessert, and the kids were asleep I went back armed with my flashlight function on my phone and a can of cat food.

She came when I called and whistled and started chowing down on the food. I picked her up by the scruff of her neck and held her close as we walked home. (Partly because I was glad to have her safe and sound, partly to prevent me from being scratched anymore than I already was.)

I had a feeling she was ok. I prayed she was ok. I told Suki she was ok.

That she would come back. I was just starting to give up hope that we would ever find her.

The one person who feared for the worse and kept beating herself up was Suki. She felt it was her fault Snap left because she was paying a lot of attention to Sugar instead.

When we saw Snap tonight she gave me a big ole hug and said, “Mommy, I prayed last night and this morning that I would find Snap and we did! He answered my prayer! I’m so happy!”

It was hard not to cry.

The relief I felt in knowing that Suki’s prayer was answered was immense.

I feel so much lighter.

Thanks to all of you who thought happy thoughts or prayed for us to find her.