Exam Week

Exam week is nearly over. You remember how it was when you crammed a semester's worth of studying into some very long nights. It always helped to have friends to study with, or at least to keep you awake, although most of my friends were smarter than I was and decided to get some sleep while I tried to pull all-nighters.

I finally found after trial and error that I truly need some sleep when I have some cramming to do, and that if I go to sleep and wake up 4 hours later I am much better off than not getting any sleep at all. After all, my brain does not function nearly as well without some rest.

I hope I don't need to practice cramming again, it took its toll while I was in college. But I do sympathize with high schoolers everywhere this week have survived exam week. Rest up.

Another Duke in the Family?

I'm very excited, but Philip is beside himself! Our youngest found out yesterday that he has been accepted at James Madison University for the fall semester! If all goes well and he doesn't drop out of school, we will have another JMU Duke in the family in August. Wow!

Happy 2009!

Happy New Year! I spent the last few hours of 2008 with some great friends, laughing as much as possible and looking forward with optimism to what 2009 will bring. We've never been here before, but as Mr. Rogers used to sing "let's make the most of this beautiful day." I'm sure we will be surprised, elated and saddened if we get a chance to experience all of 2009.

For now, I am going to enjoy the day, make some plans for tomorrow, catch up with some friends, and maybe keep a resolution or two.

How about you? What does 2009 hold for you?

peace