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I know, but I like a challenge! scream

By the time I'd gotten through 2/3 of it, I decided I was too emotionally invested in deciphering the yellow, haha.

And really!
I did enjoy it. biggrin

What is your major?

Mine was Pre- Med. eek

Then English.

And then I couldn't side with my love of science over literature and vice versa. Although, Skotti was quite taken with me in a lab coat.

Aaaand then Ember decided I needed to leave college- in the form of a helicopter ride to a fancy shmancy hospital. xD

Faaaancy. wink

I thought a while about majoring in Physics - but the physics department at the school we went to was practically non-existent.

Eh, I'd wanted to be a mommy before a doctor, professor, or physicist. And We'd gotten the news 2 months before our wedding that I had a condition that makes it very hard to get pregnant. So, we kinda went for it.

I do often wonder how everything would have turned out had I gone to Vanderbilt U after being accepted. On the one hand, I'd be getting an excellent education; and on the other, I don't know if Skotti would have followed, and if he did, we may not have our girls. But, I have no regrets about it. I've kinda learned to get over the whole missing out on an Ivy League degree, but I could never imagine my life without Skotti or the girls.

Haha, okay, my sappy "I love my family" moment is over.


Edit:
Besides, I can always live vicariously through Ember and her Ivy League experience. twisted

Or whatever she decides on.

Oh, my dear, the plan is in motion.

Seriously, at 2 years old, she meets every single standard on the list for a child entering kindergarten. Skotti's mom is an elementary school principal, so she's keeping a check on her progress, as well. haha.
I'm not really pressuring her. We've had learning time each day as far back as I can remember, and she genuinely has a passion for learning, and she LOVES showing off her knowledge.

She has an astounding grasp on grammar and reasoning. It scares me a little sometimes. eek

And I was ROBBED of valedictorian status! ROBBED! scream

The school I had gone to from grades 9-11 operated on a 4 point GPA system. There, I had a 3.978 GPA and fluctuated between #1-#2 in my class. When I moved to Colorado, we discovered they work on a 5 point system, and also required more credits (they worked on a block schedule, so they could accomplish more in a year), so I HAD to use most of my credit slots Senior year to take the miscellaneous fitness credits I needed to graduate. At this school, you got 5 points for an AP course in which you received an A as opposed to 4. They did not honor my A's from all my AP courses retroactively. So, a TON of kids had a nice 4.0 + GPA, while I was stuck taking crap courses, not able to attend more than 2 AP courses.
I still graduated with a 3.89 GPA (I got a C in swimming gonk 82% because I had to miss a swim or three!), but still criminally low in the class (top 15% or so in a class of 300). :'( / rant over


ROBBED!

Okay... now the rant is over.

I was reading at a 1st-2nd grade level when I was 3 1/2, and she honestly seems more advanced than I was. eek She only reads a bit, but at the rate she's learned other things, she'll be reading whole books in a few months.
She floored my doctor when I came in for an appointment and she was sitting in the corner counting to 20...at 16 months old. eek
And I think I'll let her make the grade skip choice if need be. I was offered to jump to grade 2 in Kindergarten, but didn't take it. Then again in 5th grade (to jump to 7th). I wasn't socially prepared for it, and I'm glad my mama let me choose. Not that it amounted to anything because I was ROBBED! lol
Plus: I'd have graduated before meeting Skotti.

It still hurts me, haha.
at our school, if you had a 4.0 or higher, you were a valedictorian. We had 12. eek But only one salutatorian. If they'd just honored my credits, I'd have graduated #2 in my class, even with my crap swimming grade! crying Without it, I'd have been tied for first in class.

And if they would have honored marching band as a P.E. credit, I would never have taken swimming, and would have taken another AP course instead! scream


I need to lie down. It's so painful... xD

Well. That has some strange implications. xD
Yeah, jumping grades scared me. I was already an outcast in my current grade (in Georgia, if you're smart, you become the target of many bullies). neutral


Everyone:

So, I mentioned the IA guy earlier, and everyone seemed receptive to it. Is it okay if he makes a small entrance now? I kinda jumped the gun and wrote him in the RP before asking if it screwed anyone up. If it is an issue, I can always edit accordingly. smile

Haters indeed.

And that's fine. I wasn't sure on the little details, since he was just being all menacing around Skotti, lol.

Anywhooooo, re-write!