Survival Mode

I have a very good reason for not blogging for the last month:

I am taking the VERY LAST of my licensing exams on Monday. This is big news, people. Completing the licensing exams has been a 6 year endeavor, and that's not counting the required 5 year degree before exam eligibility. There are seven national exams for licensure, and because California is so special (read: difficult), they have their own supplemental exam. 

So, I have been in survival mode for the last month, using most of my free time to study and putting my to-do list aside until after April 29th. Every one of Caleb's nap times have turned in to my study times. My MIL graciously came down for a few days to play with the kids and help me out. And my sweet husband has been such a support, watching the kids on his days off so I can get some extra study time. That's no small feat considering Caleb wants to spend all his waking hours outside eating dirt or playing in water.

So I am eagerly anticipating April 29. I cannot wait to be done with tests and have my sanity back. I get very stressed out right before one of these exams. It kind of makes me feel like this:

I've been making a mental list of things I want to do once it's done and I have my life back (in no particular order):

Dust

Clean the blinds

Take the kids to a park

Read my Bible

Plan Caleb's birthday party
Work in the garden
Dates with my husband

Blog more

Bake

Play with the kids on the floor 
All the other things I have been neglecting, like scheduling dr. appointments, kindergarten paperwork, etc.

I am so looking forward to summer and enjoying these two

So if you think of it, please pray for me on Monday from 9-12:30. I am REALLY hoping to pass.