Where have I been?

Hi again,
It has been awhile since I posted, hope you haven't completely given up on me. Truth is, we cancelled our land phone and with it - our internet. You don't realize until you no longer have it how dependent you are on the internet. We got another internet provider and it is terrible. I won't say which company but Mike has been spending a great deal of time at work looking into other options before our trial period runs out on our current provider. I rarely use the internet at home now - it is so slow, I get kicked off line, and losing my patience takes less time than the pages I want take to load. Needless to say, I haven't blogged b/c I haven't been able to maintain my patience long enough with our internet.
The timing of this could not be worse. Mike has two online courses this term - a religions of the world course as well as a developmental psychology course. I too am taking a course that requires continuous use of the internet. The course is in digital writing which I am very excited to take. I have been so excited lately about various school/coursework happenings that I have been in an incredibly great mood. The digital writing course is exactly what I need and want to take right now - I am so happy I was enlightened (thanks to a classmate - Ann) about its existence(somehow I missed it). Not only that but for the past three years I have wanted to take the steps to get an AP program going in our school and turned down because of lack of support and no funds - but after speaking with an awesome friend I use to teach with who has gone through the program, I now have the information I need to get things going...yes...these are the things that make my day - and these are the reasons my husband has officially labeled me a geek. Must say though, it is a lot of fun being a geek - not nearly as much pressure to be perfect or cool.
Well, I am writing an awful lot about nothing much - just wanted to post so it was clear I didn't disappear.