Changes!

Life has been such a whirlwind lately...Some things good, some things not so happy, but it's changed life as I know it. Shortly after my last post, on August 8, my wonderful Papo died unexpectedly in his sleep. It was one of the hardest thing I have ever experienced. People close to me have lost relatives, good friends, etc., but I had never lost anyone close to me, then, suddenly, death came all up close and personal. I had seen him the day before and he was healthy as he could have been, and feeling better the past few than he had in years...Saying goodbye at the funeral a week later, however, made me realize once again that life is short, and you need to MAKE something of it. Papo was the most wonderful grandfather and human being a person could ever dream of knowing, and his death really did not make sense. No one could say anything bad about him, whether now, or before he died. He made his 73 years count for something. Which brings me to my next point...

I have decided to apply for a master's degree program! The point of life is not to be successful, but every occurrence is an opportunity for God to use you, and make yourself reach your fullest potential. God opens doors, and sometimes closes them. But whether or not I find someone to date and get married to again, I want to be self sufficient, and able to provide for me and my son on my own. I have also really had the desire to be in a position where I could minister to lots of people, and this masters program would allow me to get a job doing that. The program is referred to as the MSOM program, standing for a Masters of Science in Organizational Management. I have prayed about it and feel that I would really be able to be successful at something in this field...So if all goes well, I could be starting it at the end of October! If not, I would start in January. :) Then I can get a good job and take good care of my little monster :D

Speaking of the little monster, he is not so little anymore! He was 10 months old on the 13th of August, so  he's getting so old! He got his first two teeth pretty much right at once, within a couple days of each other, 5 days before he turned 9 months old...and he hasn't gotten ANY since...

This kid is a water baby as well. He absolutely ADORES his baths, and gets upset when I take him out...This picture was taken after i tried taking him out but he kept squirming trying to stay in the sink...

He is still crawling all over the place...he knows how to crawl "normally," but he still loves doing the army crawl, and loves pulling stuff on top of him...as evident in THIS picture...

but now he can pull himself up to standing...he's getting so BIG!!!

Well, that is it for now! If you've made it this far and are still reading, THANKS! haha.