Weekly post

Sept. 12, 2005

Dear friends,
It is good to be back in my seat in a div school classroom! I left campus Friday after my 9:00 class and went to Charlotte to work selling bread at a home show. I was on my feet selling, cutting samples, and restocking shelves until 9 p.m. that night, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. It took us an hour to break down the exhibit and load the truck afterward. It was very hard work, but fun, and it was good to help the bakery strengthen its growing reputation in the Charlotte area.
I also got to see my sister who lives in Charlotte, along with her two young children. My time after the show was spoken for, so she came by the show, and we had a nice visit. The children are so precious!
It was hard to get homework done at the same time, but I got some progress made, and luckily on Mondays I have a big block of time between classes to stay on top of things.
I got my first paper back on Friday with a grade of B+. I am very pleased with that result and with the professor's comments. Good grades are hard to come by in graduate school, and that B+ felt good. It was the first assignment I've gotten a grade on. That won't last long, though; midterms are in three weeks.
Classes continue to be very interesting!
Grace and peace,
Beth