Better week!

Whoa. When was the last time I updated this? Seems like forever ago. Maybe it hasn't, but it just felt that way because so much has happened in the last week.
So, from the top:
Calculus: HA! Scored a 94% on the exam. That is some AWESOME news right there. I couldn't wipe the smile off my face, I was so thrilled! Then we got into derivatives with trigonometric functions and then I had to wipe that smile off my face really fast. I'm hoping my professor will explain it a little more because I really don't get it, especially that darn "Chain Rule".
Chemistry: the first exam was last wednesday and it was a train wreck. I couldn't finish it- it was too long, and I was drawing a blank. I ended up being late coming home so my husband could go to work and that frustrated me even more. Good thing they're very understanding at his work for him being late or I would've had a cow. Anyway. Got my exam score on friday. Needless to say, I can't even share on here how badly I did because it was the worst exam score I've gotten. EVER. It's embarrassing. I was so upset I was shaking. I'm having a tough time in this class. I think I just need to spend a little more time studying it. It seems it always get put in the backburner for whatever reason and I need to quit doing that. I emailed my teacher of how frustrating that was and she comforted me and told me that if it ends up being the worst score of all the 5 exams, then I can drop this one. THANK GOODNESS. Ah, and lab you ask? Still scared out of my pants every friday, but this past friday lab was easy, although the questions on the report are way hard and I don't get it at all. One good thing happening this week though: NO LAB! I'm so happy I can't even contain myself.
Physiology: also had an exam last wednesday (I know, I got so lucky...) and I was just petrified. I spent 5 days studying for it because his sample exams scared me half to death. They're REALLY hard, possibly the hardest and longest test I've taken. When I was walking from the train station up to class, I caught up with one of the TA's for the class, who also just happens to be Pre-Med, and he told me it was all going to be fine and he understood my need to not just "pass the course", but to also be one of the best in the class. The exam went great. I knew just about everything on it, and was even able to draw the Phospholipase C Signal Transduction Pathway (hardest question on the exam) from memory without messing any of it up. What a relief! I'll probably find out the score tomorrow, so I'm hoping for the best.
Research: I'm back on the wagon again! Dr. H probably felt bad about what he told me a couple weeks ago and he wants me to continue studying blue eyes/aggression. I'm excited because now I'm having to study some Biochemical pathways which are supporting my hypothesis. It's a great feeling to be moving forward. I'm also in the process of figuring out how to work with a database called ALFRED, out of Yale University, and it deals with genetics and allele frequencies in world populations. As far as the Python thing, it's not going well. I think I may take Dr. H up on the idea that if it's too much of a headache, I can drop it and work around it. So we'll see.
In other news, my husband and I celebrated Valentine's Day early and went out to dinner last friday. It was a great date. I ended up having to work all weekend, and got little homework done. Work was busy. Then today was my first day off since Martin Luther King Day, so we headed up to a friend's house and had a BBQ. It was great to do nothing! I even got up at 11:30am, which was the best part of it all. My next day off will be Spring Break, week of March 14th. I'm looking forward to that.
My son learned to open doors, which means I have to go to the store and buy those safety things that make it nearly impossible to open a door. He got out of his room twice last night and it was so irritating. He's definitely in the "Terrible Two's" stage and it's been very challenging, partly because I don't know how to deal with it. Good thing we're not doing this again, unless there's another "oopsie moment". I feel bad he won't have another sibling if we can help it, but I'm not good with kids, and we should probably stop while we're ahead. It makes my husband sad, but I'm not sure how to make him and I happy.
Lastly, the best news of the week: we're getting a $3500 tax return! I always feel like I'm going into an execution when I get to my accountant's office, but this year it turned out great. Ah, the possibilities of what to do with the money are infinite: pay off one of the cars, buy a new fridge and a dishwasher (we don't have a dishwasher), put in new windows, get central-air, go on a "spa" day, buy new clothes, new TVs... so many choices! Too bad we can only choose a couple of them. Darn it!