First Term Down...

...Seven left to go!!! Yes, I am officially finished with my first term of law school and it feels so good. I am on my two-week break and loving it! Of course, it is really just a week off as I start my new job tomorrow. YES, I got a job. As Randy put in the last blog update, I had an interview with a local law firm approximately two weeks ago and last Tuesday, they offered me the job! YEAH! I will be working 20 hours a week and they are willing to work around my school schedule as it changes every term. I am very excited about the job. I will be working for a firm of three attorneys in Grand Rapids. This is a satellite office for a larger office located just outside of Detroit (the other side of the state). They are trial lawyers with a wide array of experience in the areas of insurance defense, insurance coverage practice, employment, professional liability, auto negligence, property damage, product liability, workers compensation, medical malpractice, toxic tort, and appellate litigation. My position is a part-time legal secretary and the attorneys I will be working for told me that I may have an opportunity to do "paralegal" type work as well.

In addition to starting this job tomorrow, I am also working for a friend of mine this week as he is on vacation. So this will be quite a busy week and of course, I already have my first week assignments for school that I need to do as well. I guess it is a good thing that I love to be busy!

We are still waiting for our grades for my first term and I think the waiting may be more tortuous that the exams themselves...well OK, maybe not, but the waiting is hard! Knowing that the last four months of my life all come down to one three hour test. I feel really good about Contracts and the other ones, I feel good just not "really" good! I spent a total of 65 hours in the library studying the week before exams...so bottom line I feel as though I thoroughly prepared and it is now out of my hands!

The kids and I just got back from a long weekend trip to see Aunt G in Athens, OH. We all had a great trip! It was so nice to get away and spend some time with my sissy and the kids. During the last few weeks, the kids haven't seen much of me, so it was great to spend some quality time with them. And Randy, got to spend some much needed quiet time at home alone. With me spending SO much time at school for exams, he took on all the house responsibilities and kid duty for a few weeks, so he deserved it probably more than I did!

Well, I will update more after I get my grades!!!

Karena

Got me the blues so bad, I can’t sing the blues

The title to my latest song, and yes, I think it's going to be a big, big hit!
A couple of days ago Anna got to meet Ruby Bridges. She had a photo taken with her and a book signed! Go to http://www.rubybridges.com/story.htm if you don't know who Ruby is. Karena had her second final yesterday, she is doing great! Daniel is getting into quantum physics. (I’m chatting with my 9 year old about String Theory.) The dog is, well, we are so poor right now we had to…..just kidding. Though I think hot dogs sound good for lunch. Karena applied for 2 jobs last week. She had an interview yesterday before her final, and has to take a pre-hire test next week with the second. The first job is for oh, I don’t know, maybe a Group of Attorney’s, and the second is with a Insurance company (Full benefits for part time with the I.C.) Kinda sounds like they both want her! (Well duh!) I’ve been trying to get a job for 5 months now, and it looks like she will land 2 one in one week. Oh well, more content for my song. One great lesson in all this that we are hammering in on the kids….see the doors a degree opens for you! I think they get it. The weather is finally nice again. We still haven’t located our local tornado shelter yet, better do that soon. Karena is off studding her tail off. Tomorrow too, then Sunday is her final final for three months. Oh well, will update with Final results when they come in.
And now here’s the song.....By the By I started this post yesterday the 19th, that is why it doesn't match the dates in the text.



Got me the blues so bad, I can’t sing the blues.


No cash in my pocket
Just a rock in my shoe.
Call me some ol’ friends
Tell me just what to do.
All of em been there, not one is a fool.

Go open your guit-box
Georgia Saxophone
Throw a “Rent Party”
Dust my own broom
This they all told me, and I’m gonna do.

Chorus:

Call Mephis Minnie
And Magic Sam
Wait on their answer
‘Cause they got a plan
Bo Weavil Jackson, will lend me a hand

It’s all in a pickle
You gotta agree
I called Stevie Ray
he told Jimmie Lee
Furry Lewis is a fightin, Piano Red tickles keys

Chorus:

Blind Boy Fuller,
Bumble Bee Slim,
General Norman Johnson
knows the fix that I’m in
If you need a light, call Sunnyland Slim

Joe Louis Walker
Been down this road
Hound Dog Taylor
Delt a mighty load
Robert J met the devil, or so I’ve been told


Chorus:


Bull Moose Jackson
Sleepy John Estes
Honeyboy Edwards
Had a box on his knees
Hey Baby Gramps, gator dance if you please.


Now I ‘m reminded
Just across the big blue
Slow Hand & Blackmore
Beck & Page too
Gary Moore is ablazin, he still got the blues

Chorus:

Popa Chubby rocked me
Muddy Waters too
Etta James started rollin
Bob likes Barbecue
B.B. has Lucille, Cousin Joe wore no shoes

Harmonica Frank
Mighty Sam McClain
Sweet Emma Barret
Popped canned heat again
O’ Willie Dixon, done shook me again


Chorus:
Got me the blues so bad, I can’t sing the blues.
Here’s an old time saying it ain’t nothing new
Fallin’ on hard times Got to pay my dues
Got me the blues so bad, I can’t sing the blues.

Produced By; The Department of Redundancy Department Productions, 2007