100 Questions
I only have a few moments but the questions were stacking up and this appears to be a busy week for me, so I thought I would address a few of them while I could! If you think of more, feel free to ask away!
Marla asked, "What was my favorite thing to play-act as a child?" This one is easy, easy, easy. Just ask anyone who knew me as a kid and they will tell you that most often I was found wearing a Little House on the Prairie dress complete with a bonnet, bloomers, brown boots, and braided hair. I was Laura Ingalls. In fact, my dad would even get into it and call me half-pint. I slept in night-caps and even had the blue speckled dishes. I loved everything old fashioned. My favorite thing to do on a spring day was to out in the field behind our house and play Little House for hours. My cousin Jessica (my most often playmate) was always Mary, so we made a great pair. I also loved to play dolls and house and teacher. I sometimes played with barbies or my little ponies, but was way more into pretending "realish" things like house and Laura Ingalls 
Kristin asked, "Do I still call them 'samwidges'." Ok. Kristin was my freshman roommate, and I was not even aware that she would remember this. I laughed out loud at the comment. Lots of people make fun of me for this one. I don't call sandwiches by the right name...I call them as I typed above. Don't ask me why. Maybe I was raised that way? I don't know. But yes...I do. And after her question, I did notice that Landon too has taken my speech impediment. Yes, he calls them samwidges. Much to his fathers disdain Opps.
Gail asked about my career path. Well, that sounds funny to me. I have been in the SAHM mode for four long years. Ok, so after we got married the plan was for me to get my masters. My undergrad was in psychology and I wanted my masters in counseling BEFORE we had kids. God had different plans and six months into our marriage I was pregnant with Landon. I was pretty young (21) not even graduated from college yet (we got married the summer before graduation) and the whole pregnancy thing threw me. I had no idea what I was in for. Parenthood was nothing like I had envisioned (for numerous reasons) and that first year I totally had no idea who I was or what I wanted in life. By the time Landon was almost 18 months I had a better handle and started the distance learning program through Liberty to get my masters in counseling. It has been three years (almost) and I should be done by fall. I took a nine month break in there to reassess that this is what is best for the family and what we really want and another three month break after Noah was born. So the entire thing really took about 2.5 years. Not too bad. After I graduate I will be able to sit for licensure and from there, I can be a licensed counselor. What do I want to do when I grow up? Well, I would really love to teach at the collegiate level.I thought I wanted to do marriage and family counseling, but I have since decided, probably not. I love college age kids and I would love to teach all that I have learned. Plus it would be flexible for the family. I plan on working only two days a week, but if I teach then I should be able to get night and weekend classes, which would really work well. My internship will be the real deal in counseling...depression, anxiety, probably some marriage and family issues, so that should give me a better idea as to whether or not I want to go in that direction or not. I most definitely believe that there is a time and place for the use of medication with psychological issues, but I also think that many people have completely lost the sense of personal responsiblity. I want to help people to refocus their lives and live to the fullest what God has for them. I love to listen to people, and while I do not always have the answers, I can empathize with them (usually), and I would love the opportunity to come alongside people and aid them in living more full, effective, healthy lives. I could go on and on, but this is getting long.
K...this is really, really short, but I am being called my three humans all at the same time. AHHHHH. More later???
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