I Just Want to Go Back

When I started the re-entry process with Everest University Online, I was told I would be starting classes on Monday. It turns out that I still had a long process to go through once my appeal was accepted before I could start classes. My appeal was accepted last week. This week I had to go through the application process and work with financial aid. When I spoke to an adviser on Monday, he said that it would be an easy process and since I was unable to complete it while on the phone, he would send me step by step instructions to complete when I got home after work. Then, he would send my info to financial aid so that I would be able to have that completed the next day. I told him that I didn't like that classes had already started and didn't want to start too far behind. He said that I should be ready in two or three days. I was fine with that because I was taking two days off plus the weekend for my birthday and could devote more time to homework without worrying about the end of the week crunch that I was trying to stay away from. I, also, didn't want to have to start a week late into the term. I have done that before and it wasn't a good start for the term. I know and understand that I am the one who had bad grades causing me to be dropped form the program and have to go through this process, but I would think that since I did make an agreement to improve, and finish the program, they would at least make it easier to get back in. It seams like every time I ask if I can be registered and get started, there is some other form for me to e-sign or re-do. It is now Friday. Assignments are due Saturday night. I can't make up class discussions. The last term that I was in I was enrolled late due to some computer glitch that affected many students, and the teachers wouldn't give extentions. What if that happens again? Since I am on academic probation, I have to get ALL assignments turned in this terms to continue. At this rate, I will not be able to complete the first week. When I am finished with this program, and/or have raised my GPA enough to transfer to another school, I will NEVER attend this school again. I am also warning anyone who reads this DO NOT attend Everest University Online! They set you up for failure!

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Getting Too Big

My oldest has been sleeping on the couch this summer because it is too hot on the top bunk (we have no air conditioning). He is an amazing sleeper. He sleeps through the hubby getting ready for work, me leaving on my runs and coming back, his brother and sister waking up and eating breakfast, and the dogs barking most of the time. This is the same kid that woke up every two hours at night until he was two or three and didn't really sleep through the night until he was five. The same kid that, as a baby, was really hard to get to sleep in the first past and way too easy to wake up, too.
The other day I went out to the living room and watched my big 11 year old sleeping, and I realized he is getting really big. Yes, he is still a bit small for his age, but compared to a year ago, he is big. What happened to my kid that grew slowly? Am I really ready for this?