It's me, it's me, it's absolutely ME

I was just gone ONE week!

Sewer problems while having company is apparently a rampant problem in these United States. Neen, Emma, and I stayed in a hotel the first night in Knoxville because poor Mom and Dad had problems with this in their new house. And now, as Susan and Tony's son, daughter-in-law, and three-year-old granddaughter are staying over, and their entire basement has been ripped apart. This does mean no running water up here... yikes. They are taking good care of me, thankfully. They brought up a basket of tiny water bottles for drinking water, a bucket of water to refill my toilet tank, and let me know they've been using the uninhabited house behind us to take showers and such. Oh yeah, and they were robbed on Thursday. Great. I feel bad, but seriously... where were those friggin' dogs when they really needed them??
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It's official... I'm growing tired of school. I want the life my sister has. A comfortable, cozy house. A day where, even if I don't have variety, I have my own schedule. Shopping, practicing, playing in orchestra. I'm ready to be domestic and musical. It seems like such a great change of pace. I'm starting to yearn for not working my ass off for a degree anymore. School is stressful. And I'm not saying that everyday real world life isn't stressful, just in a different way.

There it is. I'm ready for different stress. What an interesting conclusion to come to. I want to cook and clean my house. I want to teach kiddies and go to orchestra rehearsal. I'M READY.

And this time next year, I'll be smacked in the face with what I claim I'm ready for. Geez... I hope I'll be ready.

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