Last night I called Roy and Rita. It was nice talking to them. Rita says she is going to probably trade Bullet for Hawk. Bullet is just to much horse for her at this age and Hawk is a good citizen. Bullet would have a great home. They are getting ready to sell their house. It is listed and has been posted online.

Roy sounded very happy to be talking to me. He wanted to know if I had been too busy to call him back. Which is odd because I had left a message on Rita's cell phone and was waiting for her to call me back. Then I found out that he called my cell phone..the one I lost in a parking lot some where. He left a voice mail there, thus I didn't get the message. He actually called me twice and left 2 voicemails for me. He wants me to come and visit and seems to think that waiting until next fall is too long. ugg! I don't know what to do. But I need to finish this class and to go see Suzanne.

Her baby is due in May.

When his family is here I struggle with jealousy. I want to spend time with him and don't get too. Also I wish that our relationship was more serious so that I would be included in family events. (I really just plain wish we were in a serious marriage path) to be honest. All the rest would follow naturally. But I am very glad they come and that he spends such amounts of time with them. That is all good. I am also very glad that he is so emotionally attached to them. I was impressed with how much he cares for Nathan the grand nephew.

Well today Sean's family was at church again. They plan on leaving on Tuesday. Honestly Pat is a nice lady. I got to talk to her more today than ever before. She still misses her husband so much and feels so much lonliness. She said she was crying last night. But, she doesn't talk about it alot. She talks about other things and acts upbeat. Clayton enjoys chatting. He seemed glad to make the aquaintence of Maria Schell. They both have schooling to accomplish, but one never knows. Clayton works at a place called Fun Depot, an arcade - restaurant place I guess and it looks like he will be promoted to manager soon. That is impressive for a 18 year old boy.

I am drowning in school work. HopefullyMonday or TuesdayI c an take my exam. I need to start studying for that...rather continue studying for that this afternoon.

Well today I intended to do school. However I did not. I did ride Sonny though. He was good I rode him during the 2 lessons that I had to teach.

Tonight I printed out my lecture notes. I discovered that I am one chapter ahead in my reading and notetaking for this upcoming test. So that is all good. HopefullyI can take this stupid test this week. I also need to really get cracking on this last paper that I need to write. I have most of my references printed and started taking notes. But I must get more productive!!! I think I need to lock myself in a room.

Mom and I just did the west nile and feline leukemia order. I think the cats are too expensive and shouldn't get vaccines.

Today is Easter. I tried to go to the Sunrise Service at 6:30 but it was too early for me. At 5:30 I looked at the clock and "thought about going" and then went back to sleep. I did make it for breakfast, but everyone was done eating by the time I got there at 9 o clock. But there was food left, so I had some breakfast.

When I drove up to the church Sean's car was pulling out. We rolled down our windows. He was in a good mood he said he was going back to get his family. I told him ok, that I was going to eat breakfast and then go to Manor and get the Mathiases.

I brought the Mathiases to church. Debbie said that was what she needed and thanked me for taking her to church a couple of times. She talked to the Pastor which gave me time to talk to Sean and family. It seems like they are having a great time. The little dog really likes Sean and vice versa. (His new dog is named a Lucky, she's a little black female). Clayton seemed genuinely glad to see me and Patty spoke nicely to me and told me I need to come down to visit them. Crystal was friendly too and had her new boyfriend with her. It does seem very nice and in tune with the message being preached. Sean doesn't think he's saved but I don't know that he really knows. He bases his information on what Pat says. I hope he's saved. Nathan has grown very tall almost to my chest! Amazing for a 3 year old kid!

Debbie wanted to talk to the Pastor and to have him pray for her. He did meanwhile David and Amanda got into the car and waited with the door closed and windows up. It must have been hot in there!

The crunch starts today. I have one week until I go back to school to teach so I must catch up on my paper writing and book studying. I also want to ride my horse!!!!

Sean did a redo on his informative speech last night. He needed to add more quotes and citations, which he did. His teacher gave him 29 1/2 out of 30 points. So his A is virtually guaranteed. He has one more small speech to give next week. He said something nice though last night. He said "I don't think that I will get A's in all my courses. But someone told me once, in fact I think you told me once, that I could get A's in college". I told him that I knew him well and that I had been to college I knew he could get A's there. He said that he didn't really know what college was until now and even now he doesn't completely know.

It was nice to know that my encouragement stayed with him. I like to build people up.
That's all for now!

Well here I am. I took an exam last night for my class and I still have 2 more to take and one 10-15 page paper to write. I think my topic will be teen age pregnancy. I am trying to read up on it.

Today was nice. I went over to pick up Amanda and David and they asked to follow me to church in her truck so that she could know the way. That was fine with me it gives them and me both more freedom. We sat in the back in the rowwhere Sean and I normally sit in. I wondered how they would react to him. He came in late and looked at me with a should I sit there look on his face. I smiled and nodded. So he did. He was very talkative, which is bad in a church service. I was concerned about our influence on the kids. Pastor preached a hard hitting salvation message based on the crucifixion on Christ. The kids listened but didn't go forward at the altar call. They stayed for lunch and then went home.

Sean's sister & family are coming up on Friday and spending Easter with the PA family. I hope they have a good time. He is sooo excited. I think Pat & company are going to stay with him. He just got his upstairs bathroom finished so the timing seems to be perfect.

Now I have to get back to working on this paper.

Today I am at school with the kindergarten. They are getting to type words that they know on the computers.

Amanda is eager to get Angel out with the mares. I had the uncomfortable job of telling her that she needs to wait until Wednesday when Mom and Dad get home from Montana.

The time I have spent baby sitting the farm has been challenging. The hardest part has been dealing with helping Amanda to adjust to being here. Once she settles in I hope things are better but she is threatening to move one of the horses to HI ACRES so that she can get them separated sooner. I told if she had to ok, but couldn't she wait 48 hours?

I also had to put Pierre to sleep last week. He was very ill with cancer and with a chronic infection. He had coming out of his mouth for 3 days and he kept trying to escape to the outside. One day he stayed outsdie all day I thought he had gone off to die. I haven't taken the care of Duchess that she needs. I have let her place on her neck close up.

Kathleen is going to Italy for Easter. She is very excited. I think the holiday spent in Callibria sounds fascinating.

I need to start finishing up this course I have been taking..Human Growth and Development I have one more paper and 3 tests to take!!!