For some odd reason I've been listening to country music alot more in the last 6 months or so. The other night I was listening, and it really started making me homesick for the country. I was raised semi-rural (we lived in towns smaller than 5,000 and usually on the edge of town) and so was almost a country boy. Now that I'm living in a city of 150,000 and have assimilated the college culture of coffee shops, late night movies, etc. I occaisionally find myself longing for the more rural life.

I would love to live in a smaller town, on an acre or so, with a shop and a garden, rabbits, and maybe some goats. I can see myself doing things that I remember my dad doing but I know that some of those activities would suite me well. I'd like to make chairs and clocks, grow my own veggies, chop my own firewood, and be able to live off of a little piece of land. I don't think I could be a farmer, but I wouldn't mind living in the country.

So yeah, that's what Country Music is doing to me lately...

As far as my sickness goes, Mom was right. I have a sinus infection that is being treated with Amoxicillian. I've taken four pills and am starting, mind you, just starting to feel a bit better. I called Mr. S. last night about getting an extension on my paper (1/3 of the class grade), but had to leave a message. He called me this morning and told me that he knew that I was genuinely sick and wasn't going to penalize that. I can take as much time as I need. So that was an answer to prayer.

Now just to get better so that I can catch up with all the different things I have missed. I did make it to class today - big achievement!