So how did the first week of school go?

Glad you asked! It was about as crazy as the weather most you have been experiencing! It went kinda like this:

9 am - I arrive at school and head to the bookstore to purchase a lab manual that they have been out of for three weeks.
9:15- arrive in front of Bio classroom door for 9:30 class
9:35-ask a "prof" walking by if I had the wrong class or if there has been a change of schedule as the door is still locked and no other students have arrived. Was advised to go to admissions and "see what the problem is"
9:45-stand in a line, at the Admissions Office, that is from here to Kansas with other confused newbies, like me!
10:05-a nice lady, with not so nice painted on eyebrows says, "May I help you?"
I tell her my problem. She tells me the class met at 7:30 am and the lab was at 9:30. I tell her if that was the case, why wasn't anyone in the lab room?
9:35-she does some more looking on the computer and says, "Oh, the class has been dropped." I state that I need this class and she says we can try another class but at a different time, but she thinks the class is full.
9:45-Amen! One opening left which is now taken by me. There is one catch though....,it's Honors Biology. Agghhh...am I smart enough for that? Looks like I'm going to have to be!
9:50-I fill out the required paperwork and make the schedule change.
9:55- I call my neighbor to see if Whitley can cross the yard to her house (she was at home) as I am now going to be a the school for a total of 5 hrs., instead of what should have been 55 minutes. (Thank you Carole!!!)
10:00-I go get a Starbucks; it's going to be a looonnggg day! I decide to start reading through the new lab manual.
11:00-Go to new class, meet Dr. Kaye, who goes through the syllabus for 2 hrs and lectures on the class objectives and requirements.
1:00pm-Walk one door over to the lab, listen to lab rules, sign a piece of paper saying we will not drop the microscopes or shake test tubes with volatile chemicals that will have isothermic reactions in our lab partner's face.
1:30-SURPRISE! A 20 questions essay test just to see "where we're at with our bio-knowledge"..... Hmmmm..this is like going through an old trunk in the attic....my knowledge is 22 years old, lying dormant somewhere in my longterm memory, if at all, collecting dust and moth holes!
1:35- 90% of the class turns in their papers completely blank and is gone in 5 minutes. I attempt to answer every problem so the "prof" can at least be entertained by someone's answers! I left one problem blank that said, "Decipher this gentic strand: UCG UGG CU GUU UG". My mind went blank....UGG...what is that??? Should I amuse him and tell him that UGGs are pricey, but comfortable suede and wool lined boots?!?!? I opted to pass on the humor and leave the answer blank. Good news is, no penalty for wrong answers and extra credit for the right answers; PHEW!!!
2:05-head home and hit the books!

The next day at school I drive down for my PSYCH 235 class. I get ther on time and find my class. A girl walks in and says, "I have good news and bad news. The bad news I am not the teacher for this class; she is absent due to a sudden death in the family. The good news is, here is your syllabus and your first assignment; you're dismissed for the day!"

So, my 3 hr. class was three minutes today. I quickly called John at work as he was due to leave for the day to head home and stay with Whitley. I caught him in time and he decided to stay at work so he wouldn't have to burn half a vacation day.

Well, that's what it's been like so far, but I think I'll be on track, full throttle..., next week!