Done!!

Well, I am finished with my MBA. At least, I think I am. I'll feel much better when I get the piece of paper that says I'm cleared for graduation. This last class (Finance) was exhausting. After the test, a few of us went out to Applebee's for a well-earned drink. They were having some kind of trivia game. They were asking questions like, "what is the object that measures wind speed?" The four of us looked at each other, bewildered. If it didn't have to do with Finance, it wasn't computing at that point. Then the guy started another question, "How do you calculate..." we all perked up. Calculate? We can calculate! "...the area of a circle" he finished. We all looked at each other, again. Circle? What the $#%!! is a circle?! Is that the round thing on the Financial calculator? It was at this point that we realized we'd been spending too much time on Finance, lately. It felt weird to do work around the house this weekend without worrying about getting it done quickly so I can study. It feels good to sit here and just know that I can play on the computer for a change, instead of work on it. At the same time, I feel a little sad and I wonder, "gee, what am I gonna do NOW?"

I spent some time with my flowers today. The coneflowers are blooming and it looks like the black-eyed susans are ready to go, too. I am trying those giant dahlias this year. I have several cactus dahlias that are already blooming. I have a red hibiscus that gets flowers the size of dinner plates, and I thought it died, but a couple of days ago, I noticed some new growth. It's really late this year, but it looks like it's surviving.

Jason got stung by a yellow-jacket last week and had a bad reaction to it. He told Addison he got stung. Addison looked serious and said matter-of-factly, "yeah, I got stung by a jacket before. I was sick for a week and had to go to the dentist."