Normal Wednesday, Please!!!

I was going to name this post "Wacky Wednesday" but I've decided I need a normal day; please!!!  Did I mention that Boy is now Boy on Campus?  Yep, he started taking college courses on Monday.  Let me re-phrase that: he started taking college course on Monday.  His first class started at noon.  Being the eager beavers we are, we set out in the general direction at 10 (actually we had to stop by the book store on campus to claim his $95.00 Spanish book.  ouch!).  The line was long and not being a man I asked someone about where to pick up an already purchased book.  We did not have to stand in the long line, retrieved the book and pranced (okay I did and Boy did not) out the door.  We walked around the campus finding his classrooms and buildings and what did I see but....... a HUGE adult-sized bouncy thing!!!!!  I told Boy on Campus I want to bounce!  No!!!!  Please!!!!!!  NOOOOO!  What a buzz kill.  Can you imagine a 17 year old not wanting his 53 year old mother bouncing on a bouncy thing in the middle of the quad?????  Sheesh.

It is now 10:45.  We could have gone home but we went to the grocery store.  It is now 11:05.  Okay, we overshot the timing thing big time.  There really isn't enough time to go home and then back so we went to Target.  Boy sat in the car (I know he was nervous, poor thing).  Finally it is time to drop him off.  Really no sooner than I dropped him off, it seemed I was picking him back up.  Note to self: don't get into a big project!

So here's the scoop:  He had about 25 minutes before the first class started.  He arrived at the class and saw a bunch of students already sitting in the class so he debated with himself "What if I got the time wrong and class started earlier?"  "What if it is a different class?"  "What if I'm wrong and they changed the time of my class?"  Open door and walk in.  "Yes, may I help you?  Class starts at 11:00."  "I'm in the twelve o'clock class."  "That is after this class."  "Okay."  The class lets out and the students leave.  Boy on Campus decides to wait till other students walk into the noon class and then he goes in!  He really likes the class and enjoys his professor- it seems the professor is a fun guy.  I bet HE jumped on the bouncy thing!

So BoC walks to his next class.  The professor says "Hola!" and continues to speak in Spanish.  Finally a hand goes up and a girl says "Will any of this class be in English?"  "No, you want 1411."  Girl gets up and leaves.  BoC raises his hand and says I think I'm in the wrong class too.  "No sabe Espanol?"  "noooooo" he sighs.  The class laughs and she says You understood what I just asked.  He says I took one semester of Spanish in middle school.  Class laughs again.  Boy leaves and goes looking for room 1411.  1411 is the Spanish class code not the room number!  He'll get this college thing down soon.

We go home and call the advisor for dual enrollment students.  I want to make sure he gets the "right" class this time!  Boy is on the phone with the advisor trying to get into another class.  Most classes are full.  We decide that it would be easier to just go through the listing online and try our hand at registering again.  Eureeka!!!  We find one class available: intro to sociology.  Click.  Registered.  This class is thankfully on Tues/Thurs (6 - 7:50 p.m.!) so he has not missed a class. 

"Thrilling Tuesday" was thrilling to say the least.  I met with a friend for breakfast.  Made cupcakes a day ahead of time for a potluck (yes, they are starting up again!!!) on Wednesday, ordered Boy's new sociology book with rush delivery, cleaned the house a little, and cleaned up the kitchen a lot!  At 5 p.m. Boy, Garbage Gut, and I got in the car to take Boy for a Whataburger and head out to the campus.  We made arrangements of where to pick him up, etc. and I happily headed home.  No sooner had a sat down than Boy called....he was speaking very low and I couldn't hear him.  What on earth could be wrong this time?  Is his sociology class in German???  Text me, I yell into the phone.

"Hey so it turns out that class in sociology doesn't start until next month. Need you to come pick me up."

I go and look up the class online.  Sure enough...listed under "date range" is Sept. 23- Dec. 13th.  Why don't all the classes start at the same time????  Holy smokes, live and learn.

Tuesday night I was finishing up my cupcakes and of course, I had run out of cupcake liners.  Well, I'll just throw the rest of the batter into a cake pan I decide.  Directions say: "Grease two 9- by 2-inch round cake pans, attach a parchment circle to the bottom of each pan, grease and flour again."  I do this with one 9x2" pan.  As I am a scattered Strawberry and always have several projects going at the same time, I really have to be careful what I do.

My cooking may literally stick to your ribs!!!

 Please, dear Lord, let this be a normal day for me.  Wait!  Were Monday and Tuesday normal days????  I better be careful what I wish for!