Your Mom Goes to College!

That is the comment my kids keep telling me.  After 29 years of being a stay at home mom, I am returning to school.  I am attending BYU Idaho for one semester on campus which is really testing my fortitude.  Talk about being a fish out of water, I am a 52 year old recently widowed woman who is having to stretch further than I thought possible.  I am excited for the learning opportunities but I am worried about my aging brain.  I have been considering doing a blog about grief but I didn't know how to do it.  Lucky for me, I have to learn how to do it for a class assignment.  I will be posting about things we will be discussing in my Family Relations class.  What an awesome opportunity this is for me. 

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