School is in....

Fall semester is here again. The smell of cut grass and new school supplies wafts across campus. New freshmen wander campus in both awe and fear bumping into everything and everyone since they are too busy staring at room numbers to watch where they are going. Football season has began and the fans are hoping for a fantastic season. Me, I'm already wishing for Christmas break. My schedule is quite hectic but I am swimming rather than sinking so far. I realize that this semester if going to be a really hectic semester and I just need to stay on top of things before I get crushed under the weight of the readings.

Aside from the new semester, I also have new job. I'm working at a group home for boys 14-18 on probation. I really like my job, though it can be a little hectic. Its very much a balancing act, you have to compromise enough with the boys so that they like you enough to listen, but not so much that you are allowing them to break the rules of the program. I've only had to break up one fight since I started working there. I got knocked around a little bit trying to keep the clients from getting hurt but nothing a little aleve wouldn't take care of. Most of the time I love my job. I like the boys and feel comfortable just hanging out with them at the house.

In general I am pretty happy with life right now. My birthday is coming up, fall is almost here which means cooler weather, and I've got other good things going on in my life but those are worthy of their own individual post.