http://undercovermother.com a Nontraditional student's view of campus life - the second time around Tue, 03 Apr 2007 21:28:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://undercovermother.com/?p=35 It’s all about the juggling. It’s only been a couple of weeks of class and in order to get everything done daily I hold the mental image of juggling glass balls – if I slow down or relax at all I’ll drop one and it will shatter. It might ... http://undercovermother.com/?p=32 I've been back at school for about a year now, two semesters and a summer anyway. Thinking back...the thing that surprised me most about Western was how much 'college' had changed -- and how much it's stayed the same -- since the last time I attended. You still have the ... http://undercovermother.com/?p=31 What can I say, it's been a couple of weeks on the workshop trail -- helping some kids pass basic college English so they can get on with the rest of their lives. It's actually quite fun and I have some amazing students. But I did make them a promise...when I ... http://undercovermother.com/?p=30 Stop screaming in my ears. My head is full enough thanks very much. I'll finish the papers. I'll finish the books. I'll find a way to get it done. Because I have to. I research an ancestor who grew up in an insane asylum and I wonder if my daughter isn't in the ... http://undercovermother.com/?p=29 Child rearing took a very uncomfortable turn this morning. Bridget is not only learning life from me, but I'm realizing that she'll learn her body image from me as well. I am SO not the best of teachers as far as that goes. I'm not happy with the bod, like many ... http://undercovermother.com/?p=28 Sorry for the gap. But it's been a tough summer. So far I've managed an A in the history class that I didn't really need -- thanks Dr. M for that lovely piece of advising, and a B in the Lit class. I hadn't had to write a literary analysis ... http://undercovermother.com/?p=27 It's utterly impossible to try and work on literary analysis with the majority of your family pounding on the roof... Yes, this place is getting the new roof, and because we really didn't want to put the whole thing on a credit card, we bought our own stuff and husband/dad/brothers are ... http://undercovermother.com/?p=26 I originally saw the film The Handmaid's Tale more than a decade ago, pre Bruce and Bridget definately. I saw it again today, thanks to my Lit class... In the beginning scene a woman sees her husband shot in front of her as they're trying to cross the border to get ... http://undercovermother.com/?p=25 I forget she's three. I still think she's young enough not to listen to what I'm saying. So when I let off a string of british curses, ending with BUGGER...a few seconds pass, then from the back seat..."Bugger!" Argh! The high level English Lit class I'm in this summer started today. Yours ... http://undercovermother.com/?p=24