Things, They Are A Changing

As my regular readers know, I have been struggling with the decision on whether I should continue my doctoral program. I have gone both ways for a long time, but now I have officially decided to stop. I have known it was the right thing to do for some time now, so it's good I finally listened to myself. I wish I knew exactly where I was headed, but the possibilities of the unknown are more attractive than what I've left behind.

Over Labor Day we went up north to see my parents and we had a great time, but the boy and I came back with nasty colds. He was actually better at dealing with it than I was! The funniest thing has been trying to teach him how to blow his nose because it's not something you can really convey through action. To him it just looks like I'm holding a tissue up to my face and making a funny noise. So, many wipes later we're both back to normal and breathing through our noses again.

Now with a lot of "free time" on my hands, I've mostly been working on small projects around the house and out in the yard. It's only today that I feel that the house is becoming uncluttered! Part of it though is the reduction in my stress level which I think has been all to the good. Something else that will help that is my often referred to "other" blog project that will finally be revealed by this weekend! My idea is to have it be interactive, so get ready to offer your opinions!

Last but not least, I've added some new pictures of the boy from the last 9 months and if you haven't seen him lately he's definitely changed a lot. I'm really looking forward to doing more activities with him and can tell that his positive outlook on life is rubbing off on the old man. I love ya boy! I think the changes I'm going through will be good, but they are a bit scary. Just one step at a time, right? Make sure to breathe.