Missed me much?

Yes, I've been MIA for the last few days and I've got lost of excuses why. Here are the top ten:

1. Grocery shopped
2. Had a carpet picnic at Tyler's new apartment
3. Applied to Tallahassee Community College and filled out my FAFSA.
4. Cindy came by for a visit.
5. Saw the Capital City Kingsmen Drumline at their January camp
6. Processed the 300 images I took at the camp (I posted them on FB photo page here)
7. Sold Tyler's jeep.
8. Drove Tyler to look at a T-bird.
9. Drove Tyler to buy a T-bird.
10. Rode with Tyler to have his utilities turned on, change his insurance, registration and title, have his car washed, get a couple of new tires and an oil change.

Excuses not reasons. Ha ha. That was preached to me by my dad when I was younger because I was always late. And I had lots of excuses. 

But that having been said, I must have really been busy because generally I don't sleep that much, not more than 4 or 5 hours a night, and I CRASHED last night about 10:00pm. And slept until 6:30am. Bliss.

That was until I pulled back the covers this morning and the frigid conditions in my house hit me in the face like a ton a bricks. Chance has a small heater in his room and I rushed in and curled up beside it until the shock wore off. Which took about 20 minutes. And then Chance started yelling at me to get in the car and take him to school. Kids, right?

So besides Tyler getting an apartment, selling a car, buying a car, drum camp, and work --and Chance's school days, hanging out with his girlfriend (thanks Cindy), dismantling an xbox, planning his next big project and foaming at the mouth over Tyler's t-bird -- my big news is this...

I'M HEADED BACK TO SCHOOL.

And that's why I've been MIA. Yep. It was a little scary on Monday when I went to take the College Placement Test (scored much better than I thought I would and no remedials for me, btw) to realize that I'm old enough to be most of those kid's MOTHER. And I had to laugh as I maneuvered through the throngs of all those new students who were trying to figure out what had to be done next, just like me. Application. Check. CPT. Check. Financial Aid. Check Check.

I just hung up with enrollment services and I'm all set except for those pesky transcripts, which were sent to TCC on Tuesday by my last school. Now just waiting on them to be posted so I can officially register. Yay! And my schedule should be manageable since I already have a lot of basic classes completed. Double yay!

Oh, and I almost forgot to tell you about the new occupant in our house...

photos made with blackberry phone

Chance's sweet girlfriend got him a build-a-bear MONKEY named Scarlett with a recording of her voice in it's left arm. There's a little giggle she made at the end of the recording and it cracks me up every time I hear it. She arranged to leave it on his bed so he'd be surprised when he got back home on Sunday. And boy, was he surprised. The little thing is wearing a Paris shirt with a frilly, black skirt and has this tuft of hair sticking straight up. The MONKEY I mean... not CHANCE.

He had made her one for Christmas and named it Patrick and gave it to her a little early so she would have it for the holidays. Now they have a matching pair, boy and girl, to keep them company. So sweet. :)

And here are a few pics of Ty's new car. The first is of him driving it for the first time and then one of him parked at the utility company. The last one is not of Tyler, but of the squirrel traps on the building of the insurance company. I took it because I've gotta get me some of those. Seriously.

photos made with blackberry phone

I'm off to wait with Tyler at the new place for the utility guy to light the pilot lights. If you are still reading, I do have a little bit of a surprise coming... I'm having a giveaway in honor of 2011 and those who are graduating this year. I have a little soft spot in my heart right now for those that are closing one door and opening another. I'll post the details soon.

I hope your day is joyful and that you are near some source of heat that keeps your hearts (and your hands) warm.