Saturday, September 2, 2017

Countdown, And Not To The New Star Wars (or) Incoming: Panic Because There's No Time To Panic!

Its like I upgraded from a hard-served R2 astromech to a slick R6.  Not quite those new-fangled R7s, R8s, and R9s, but still quite the step up from where I was.

Don't worry if that doesn't make any sense.

What should make sense, and is much more important is news I got about a week ago.  Well, I guess the "new droid" does make this news easier to handle, since I'll be needing it.

I've been trying to get into seminary for a long time now.  After having the process of applying to St. Louis keep getting snagged I applied to Ft. Wayne.  The logic was simple: two applications makes it twice as likely that I get accepted.  Now, perhaps its a near decade of experience, or it may be a simpler admission department, but the results are undeniable.

Concordia Theological Seminary Ft. Wayne has accepted my application.

This is great news!  Quick!  Call up the minstrels so we can celebrate properly!  (Oh, wait, can't do that.  The minstrels were eaten during the winter of the quest for the grail.)

The complicating news is that St. Louis will be reviewing my application in two weeks, on Sept. 11.  Which leads to the trouble I have.  You see, I want to simply fill out the paperwork saying I will be attending, pack up my family, and move in about nine months.

But what to do with St. Louis?  Just not sure how to word it to them.  Because I've worked for a long time trying to apply to there, and they've done a lot to help.  That, and there's a part in the back of my mind that protests, saying I'm giving up... somehow.  Which is a bit ridiculous, because either way I reached my goal.  Just apparently I was looking in the wrong state.

So now that I've got a large chunk of work done, I have more work to do.  I have to complete the tests, study the languages, apply for financial aid, and contact churches who may be willing to "adopt" me and my family.

Which will be very helpful, since we'll also be needing diaper money.

Yep, that's right.  Kiddo No. 4.

So we're in a bit of a countdown situation with regards to 1) moving, 2) classes starting, and 3) new baby.

Like the toys pondered: should we be hysterical?!?  (flail arms)

No!  Yes!  Maybe... but not right now!

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