I haven't blogged in quite some time because this last semester has been such a busy time, but we are finally done! Actually we were done almost a week ago but I am just now getting to blog. Pinning and graduation practice was today and I have 2 days of review (for state boards) before the big day. It feels wonderful to be able to sit here on the couch without having reading or studying to do. But, at the same time I am a little saddened because I am leaving so many new friends. I am used to seeing these people at least once a week and I will miss some of them so very much! I plan on staying in touch with my closest, but I have to admit I will miss the after-class lunches, the laughs at clinicals, and all the support they all are so wonderful at giving. After all, who would better understand how hard nursing school is if not fellow classmates? They were all so great at one the hardest times in my life and I will never forget how supportive they were. And you know, it's not that I don't have other very close friends who mean the world to me, but not seeing these girls will take some adjusting to. I know I will make other friends in the workplace, but I have to say that the friends I have made in nursing school will always hold a special place in my heart.
I have to pass state boards and get a job now...I better enjoy this time on my couch...lol
I hope everyone has a great week!!
Monday, May 11, 2009
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Arrangements
So many has been asking for arrangements, so I thought I'd post it here.....we have viewing tonight, but theres viewing tomorrow...Thursday from10am to 8pm...the burial in Fuller cemetry @ 2 on Friday. This is all @ Cornerstone.
Thanks to both your comments on my last blog. Your words were so kind ...I am blessed to have such family and friends.I will blog more later...love ya all!
Thanks to both your comments on my last blog. Your words were so kind ...I am blessed to have such family and friends.I will blog more later...love ya all!
Dear Lord....
Well, something I thought would never happen has happened. My dad (my real dad) died yesterday of a massive heart attack. I found out soon after I took my cardio test.(which I made an A on, btw) Ironic??
I really had so many people be so nice to me. Practically my whole family had found out and was trying to get someone to find me and tell me before I found out on my own. My family is so good. Most everyone knows that the relationship I had with my dad wasn't a very good one. I have called several times over the years, but he has never came through for me. I always thought that one day he would come around....after all, he does have 3 wonderful grandchildren. I thought that maybe when I graduated he would come, or maybe when we bought a house and moved. I always thought that one day...one day. Well, it's not gonna happen. He is gone forever. I know that I did everything reasonably expected from me and then some. But I can't help but wonder...why didn't I push a little harder? why didn't I try just one more time? why couldn't/wouldn't he step up and do the right thing? My feelings are all over the board with this one. I am angry, I am sad, I am hurt...I am so hurt! I have always felt like I am a strong person...it takes a whole lot for my feelings to be hurt. Not just anyone can hurt my feelings...it takes someone close. In the past when I worried about him dying I always thought I would be a little sad, but I would get over it quickly. All I can say is that's not the way this is happening. I am upset way beyond what I expected. Right after finding out he died, I found out that oh yeah, by the way, he got married last week. PLEASE!!! He gets married and tells no one in the family......no one. Not me, not my uncle. Did he lose his mind? Does he not care enough about this woman to introduce her to the family? Does he not care enough about her to introduce her to us? That hurts too. I know this woman is probably grieving for a lost husband, but she can not be grieving any more than I am. My dad did die, but I also lost the opportunity to ever have a relationship with him. So, Lord help me through this. I am in this last semester of school and am so close! I don't know how I am going to handle all this. We are making arrangements this morning and I wonder if I have the right to even be there. I mean I know I have the right, I am his only child....I know I have the right, but did he even care who makes these decisions? Did he ever really care about anything at all? Did he really even care if I have anything to do with it. Did I mention I am angry too??
I really had so many people be so nice to me. Practically my whole family had found out and was trying to get someone to find me and tell me before I found out on my own. My family is so good. Most everyone knows that the relationship I had with my dad wasn't a very good one. I have called several times over the years, but he has never came through for me. I always thought that one day he would come around....after all, he does have 3 wonderful grandchildren. I thought that maybe when I graduated he would come, or maybe when we bought a house and moved. I always thought that one day...one day. Well, it's not gonna happen. He is gone forever. I know that I did everything reasonably expected from me and then some. But I can't help but wonder...why didn't I push a little harder? why didn't I try just one more time? why couldn't/wouldn't he step up and do the right thing? My feelings are all over the board with this one. I am angry, I am sad, I am hurt...I am so hurt! I have always felt like I am a strong person...it takes a whole lot for my feelings to be hurt. Not just anyone can hurt my feelings...it takes someone close. In the past when I worried about him dying I always thought I would be a little sad, but I would get over it quickly. All I can say is that's not the way this is happening. I am upset way beyond what I expected. Right after finding out he died, I found out that oh yeah, by the way, he got married last week. PLEASE!!! He gets married and tells no one in the family......no one. Not me, not my uncle. Did he lose his mind? Does he not care enough about this woman to introduce her to the family? Does he not care enough about her to introduce her to us? That hurts too. I know this woman is probably grieving for a lost husband, but she can not be grieving any more than I am. My dad did die, but I also lost the opportunity to ever have a relationship with him. So, Lord help me through this. I am in this last semester of school and am so close! I don't know how I am going to handle all this. We are making arrangements this morning and I wonder if I have the right to even be there. I mean I know I have the right, I am his only child....I know I have the right, but did he even care who makes these decisions? Did he ever really care about anything at all? Did he really even care if I have anything to do with it. Did I mention I am angry too??
Thursday, January 29, 2009
How sad!
Oh my goodness, I guess most everyone has heard about the little boy from Henagar who passed away because of the fire. It just breaks my heart! Then the day before yesterday I found out that he is the son of a high school classmate of mine. Everyone say a prayer for this family...I can't imagine how this mother feels. Losing my niece was so hard...and I still have bad days. I can't imagine losing one of my own. It's something I don't really care to think about either. I am blessed with such wonderful children! Things like this makes me want to keep them close to me and never let them go. Unfortunately, that's not possible. We have to let them grow and experience new things. And we just have to pray God will watch over them. We can't always be there to protect them. That is such a hard thing to say!! Anyways, I have to precept today so I need to get ready. Everyone just say a prayer for this family...they are really gonna need it in the days to come.
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Whew!
Well, today was my first day of clinical for this Spring semester and I am happy to report that it went really well. MUCH better than I expected. See..I got the instructor that just about everyone reports as being super hard and unfriendly. Well, that was not the case today. Don't get me wrong...she is going to expect a lot, but we will be so much better for it in the long run. I can't wait until I can say that I had her for clinical and I made it! She is very upfront about what she expects so we all know before-hand. I am excited about it!! And what a burden was lifted today when we had such a great day....whew!
I precepted Saturday in the ER @ Highlands and had an absolutely great day there as well. My preceptor is wonderful and is another wealth of knowledge. I am looking forward to my next shift...:-)
Both my boys had birthdays this last week. Daniel turned 13 then the next day Dawson turned 6. I am fairly okay with Dawson being 6, but I am not happy at all about Daniel turning 13 and being half-way through the 7th grade. I absolutely hate it....I HATE it! And for more than one reason, more reasons than I care to blog about. I realize he IS a teenager now, and we need to give him a little room to develop his own "self," but we pretty much keep him right under our noses. I am just not ready to let him go and risk all the bad things that can happen out there. Other children his age have many more privileges than he does. He is only allowed on the computer when we are right there in the room with him. His cell phone is an open book to me...that was part of the conditions when we got it for him. He knows the rules about it and he complies without argument. He is not allowed to go anywhere that I don't know the parents and not just any parents will do. There are parents I trust implicitly and he is allowed to go with his friends of these. But, these parents are ones with the same type rules at their houses that we have at ours. Daniel still has to ask our permission to do just about anything. But there is so much going on with other children his age at school that it scares me to death!!! REALLY...you wouldn't believe it if I told you some of these things. Well, some of you may, but it seems like I learn something new every day and some of it is quite disturbing. I know I can't protect Daniel from everything, but I am going to do my best to hold on to him as long as I can without messing him up for life...lol...after all, he really is just a child. I don't care if he is 13 or not. He is still a child. I still have to remind him to pick up his laundry, I still have to nag him about homework...so there! I do think that he would make the right choices if put in certain positions, but why risk it? I really wish I could say more so everyone would understand, but i don't want to plaster everyone's business on a blog. But Lord help these children...and thank God that Daniel is just as upset as I am about some things. I think we maintain a pretty open relationship where he can talk to us about anything. Lord knows he tells us a lot. I am glad he does, but I really wish I could protect him just a little bit more!
Well, since I have written a short story here I better get myself in bed. I have so much to do tomorrow: clinical paperwork (and there's A LOT), study for upcoming cardiac test, 4 little tests for our online Nursing class, and reading for upcoming lectures. I really doubt I will get it all done tomorrow, but I am going to knock as much out as possible.
Enjoy the nicer weather!! LoVe :-)
I precepted Saturday in the ER @ Highlands and had an absolutely great day there as well. My preceptor is wonderful and is another wealth of knowledge. I am looking forward to my next shift...:-)
Both my boys had birthdays this last week. Daniel turned 13 then the next day Dawson turned 6. I am fairly okay with Dawson being 6, but I am not happy at all about Daniel turning 13 and being half-way through the 7th grade. I absolutely hate it....I HATE it! And for more than one reason, more reasons than I care to blog about. I realize he IS a teenager now, and we need to give him a little room to develop his own "self," but we pretty much keep him right under our noses. I am just not ready to let him go and risk all the bad things that can happen out there. Other children his age have many more privileges than he does. He is only allowed on the computer when we are right there in the room with him. His cell phone is an open book to me...that was part of the conditions when we got it for him. He knows the rules about it and he complies without argument. He is not allowed to go anywhere that I don't know the parents and not just any parents will do. There are parents I trust implicitly and he is allowed to go with his friends of these. But, these parents are ones with the same type rules at their houses that we have at ours. Daniel still has to ask our permission to do just about anything. But there is so much going on with other children his age at school that it scares me to death!!! REALLY...you wouldn't believe it if I told you some of these things. Well, some of you may, but it seems like I learn something new every day and some of it is quite disturbing. I know I can't protect Daniel from everything, but I am going to do my best to hold on to him as long as I can without messing him up for life...lol...after all, he really is just a child. I don't care if he is 13 or not. He is still a child. I still have to remind him to pick up his laundry, I still have to nag him about homework...so there! I do think that he would make the right choices if put in certain positions, but why risk it? I really wish I could say more so everyone would understand, but i don't want to plaster everyone's business on a blog. But Lord help these children...and thank God that Daniel is just as upset as I am about some things. I think we maintain a pretty open relationship where he can talk to us about anything. Lord knows he tells us a lot. I am glad he does, but I really wish I could protect him just a little bit more!
Well, since I have written a short story here I better get myself in bed. I have so much to do tomorrow: clinical paperwork (and there's A LOT), study for upcoming cardiac test, 4 little tests for our online Nursing class, and reading for upcoming lectures. I really doubt I will get it all done tomorrow, but I am going to knock as much out as possible.
Enjoy the nicer weather!! LoVe :-)
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Spring Semester
Oh my word! We have a few things posted for Spring classes. We have an on-campus class, an online class, clinicals, and precepting this semester. Clinicals and precepting has paperwork that goes along with it that takes up a lot of time. And, we also have an NCLEX review class that is online...almost forgot about that! That starts the week of Spring Break. Anyways, our instructor posted a few things for our online class today....it has it's own reading assignments and TESTS! For some reason I was thinking this class was going to be a piece of cake...NOT! What in the world was I thinking? I also took an extra online class to boost my credit hours so I would get more Pell money.....I bet I will be up there to drop it in the morning because it looks like it will require a lot of work as well. I haven't decided for sure, but I am thinking it won't be worth the extra money. Jeremy says I should drop the class before I start it because I should stress myself out more than necessary and that it isn't worth it. I think he would pay me NOT to take it...lol...I just thought the extra money would come in handy.
I am just going to take this day by day and do the best I can. I was really wanting As this semester with it being my last...this is going to drive me crazy! Plus I am really hoping we graduate everyone who is left. We are down to 50 and that is a nice round number!
I hope everyone is nice and dry after the rain from this week. I thought we were going to have to pull out a boat! I would prefer to have a little snow rather than the rain....but, come this summer we will be wishing for rain!
I am headed to get a bath...I need to relax a bit...gotta decide about this class.
I am just going to take this day by day and do the best I can. I was really wanting As this semester with it being my last...this is going to drive me crazy! Plus I am really hoping we graduate everyone who is left. We are down to 50 and that is a nice round number!
I hope everyone is nice and dry after the rain from this week. I thought we were going to have to pull out a boat! I would prefer to have a little snow rather than the rain....but, come this summer we will be wishing for rain!
I am headed to get a bath...I need to relax a bit...gotta decide about this class.
Friday, January 2, 2009
Anna Beth ...Rest in Peace
Everyone please say a prayer for the Dobbs family. Kathy and Sam both teach/taught @ NACC. Mrs. Dobbs was the speech teacher until her daughter got sick and Mr. Dobbs teaches computer classes. They are very good people and they discovered their daughter, Anna Beth, had cancer about a year and a half ago. I am thinking she is around my oldest's age and he will be 13 this month. She had a hard struggle, but she passed away yesterday in the hospital @ B'ham. Even though the Drs had told the family some time ago she was terminal, this has got to be devastating! They also have another child, Daniel, who is younger than Anna Beth. I have heard he is having an extremely hard time dealing with this. This was just on my heart this morning and I wanted to ask everyone to say a prayer for this family. This is just another reminder of how precioius our children are. The summer I had speech was 2006 and I remember Mrs. Dobbs and I talking about her children quite a bit....that was the summer before the diagnosis. No one could have imagined what was in store of them. So say a prayer for that family and go hug your own children....I know I am!
LoVe :-)
LoVe :-)
I have been tagged and have you!
Let's play a little game shall we?SCATTERGORIES.. it's harder than it looks! Link to this post, erase my answers, enter yours, and tag 10, 5 in my case, people including the one that sent this to you.Use the 1st letter of your name to answer each of the following. They have to be real places, names, things. Nothing made up! Try to use different answers if the person in front of you had the same 1st initial.. You CAN'T use your name for the boy/girl name question. And you can not use the same word twice
Your name: Sherry
BOY NAME: Steve
4 LETTER WORD: sh*t (couldn't resist!!)
GIRL NAME: Shelbey
OCCUPATION: sociologist
COLOR: salmon
SOMETHING YOU WEAR: socks
BEVERAGE: sprite
FOOD: steak
SOMETHING FOUND IN A BATHROOM: soap
A PLACE: Sydney, Australia
REASON FOR BEING LATE: sick
SOMETHING YOU SHOUT: Stop!
Okay, since I am new to this (blogging) and everyone I know have done this, Stephanie & Dana you are the only ones left!
Your name: Sherry
BOY NAME: Steve
4 LETTER WORD: sh*t (couldn't resist!!)
GIRL NAME: Shelbey
OCCUPATION: sociologist
COLOR: salmon
SOMETHING YOU WEAR: socks
BEVERAGE: sprite
FOOD: steak
SOMETHING FOUND IN A BATHROOM: soap
A PLACE: Sydney, Australia
REASON FOR BEING LATE: sick
SOMETHING YOU SHOUT: Stop!
Okay, since I am new to this (blogging) and everyone I know have done this, Stephanie & Dana you are the only ones left!
Thursday, January 1, 2009
HaPpY NeW YeAr!!!
I just had a moment and wanted to wish everyone a Happy New Year. I hope everyone makes the most of this new year. This will be a life changing year for me and my family so I am expecting a little excitement. I hope and pray Jeremy & I make the best decisions when the time comes....where to work, where to live, where the boys will go to school??.....all these things should change after I graduate. I am so looking forward to graduating and getting a job, but knowing we have all those decisions can be a little scary.
On a lighter note, Jeremy has 4 days off in a row! I am so excited! He has worked so much the past few months. He only had 1 day off for Thanksgiving and 1 day off for Christmas. He has been working tons of overtime. Which like he says, I am thankful for the job when so many are without. It's best to just save the extra money when you have it because you never know what's gonna happen tomorrow! Plus, he knows this is my last semester and we have to make it through it.
I am going to school tomorrow and meet some girls to help them with drug calculations. They are coming back in the program and need to brush up on their math. After that we are going to some friends of ours house to watch the game and enjoy ourselves. My kiddos love going there and playing with their daughter, so we will all have a good time. Did I mention we are going to cook and eat some good food?? Who can watch a game without a good menu...lol
Other than those 2 things, we have no plans!! It is so NICE to just spend time together. I have a few little things to do today like a couple loads of laundry and cleaning up a bit, but Jeremy will just relax today anyways. I want to get everything out of the way so I don't have to worry about it.
THEN, next week will be back to normal....Jeremy returns to work and my boys go back to school. I don't go back until the 13th so I will spend next week getting ready to go back. I have lots of reading to do. I have already started so it won't be that bad. But our first test is all cardiovascular. Every single question, all forty something is CV. GAH!! I hate tests with less than 50 questions anyways, but every single question all belongs to Mrs. Gentry. On our last cardio test I only missed 1 of her questions, but she only had 20-something. I hope I can do as well on this next one. I really want an A in this class....have I mentioned that before? lol
One more thing: I have a wonderful friend who just got a new job. CONGRATS to Stephanie!! Love ya girl!
Everyone have a great day/weekend! I plan on it :-)
On a lighter note, Jeremy has 4 days off in a row! I am so excited! He has worked so much the past few months. He only had 1 day off for Thanksgiving and 1 day off for Christmas. He has been working tons of overtime. Which like he says, I am thankful for the job when so many are without. It's best to just save the extra money when you have it because you never know what's gonna happen tomorrow! Plus, he knows this is my last semester and we have to make it through it.
I am going to school tomorrow and meet some girls to help them with drug calculations. They are coming back in the program and need to brush up on their math. After that we are going to some friends of ours house to watch the game and enjoy ourselves. My kiddos love going there and playing with their daughter, so we will all have a good time. Did I mention we are going to cook and eat some good food?? Who can watch a game without a good menu...lol
Other than those 2 things, we have no plans!! It is so NICE to just spend time together. I have a few little things to do today like a couple loads of laundry and cleaning up a bit, but Jeremy will just relax today anyways. I want to get everything out of the way so I don't have to worry about it.
THEN, next week will be back to normal....Jeremy returns to work and my boys go back to school. I don't go back until the 13th so I will spend next week getting ready to go back. I have lots of reading to do. I have already started so it won't be that bad. But our first test is all cardiovascular. Every single question, all forty something is CV. GAH!! I hate tests with less than 50 questions anyways, but every single question all belongs to Mrs. Gentry. On our last cardio test I only missed 1 of her questions, but she only had 20-something. I hope I can do as well on this next one. I really want an A in this class....have I mentioned that before? lol
One more thing: I have a wonderful friend who just got a new job. CONGRATS to Stephanie!! Love ya girl!
Everyone have a great day/weekend! I plan on it :-)
Thursday, December 25, 2008
what to do with all this time??
Well!! I haven't really blogged anything in a while so......
The Fall semester is over and I managed an A so I was tickled pink about that! It was kinda bittersweet because we lost about eight this semester. I know in my heart that some of them will be good nurses and it breaks my heart that they didn't pass. I have one more semester left until I graduate...and if I can only make As in my classes this Spring I will graduate with a 4.0! I don't know why I am so obsessed with that, but I am.
All the Christmas parties are over with the exception of one we have Saturday with my step-sisters and their children. I loved watching the kiddos open their packages this morning. Shelbey and Dawson both wanted to stay up last night and wait on Santa...and I really thought for a while they would be up all night! I was so glad when they both crashed...and they really enjoyed themselves this morning. Daniel of course knows all about "Santa".
The best thing for me today was just spending the whole day with my family. Jeremy is working so much lately...this is his first day off since Thanksgiving, and I don't know when he will be off again. With the way the economy is, he is saving all his overtime money "just in case". I hope it doesn't come to that.
I do have to say that I have had a few sad moments this Christmas season. I miss Makenzie so much and every time a holiday rolls around it brings up memories. It is still so hard for me to believe she is gone. I am only her aunt...I can't imagine the loss a parent feels....I know it has to be agonizing. Hayden favors Makenzie sooo much! They don't have the same dad, but oh my gosh...I could see her in his sweet little face this morning as he was opening his gifts and it was all I could do to hold the tears in.
Tomorrow, I don't have anything planned. I want to be able to do as I please. Jeremy goes back to work and I will be home with the kiddos. I know several people are going shopping tomorrow to take advantage of all the sales, but anything I want I will purchase online. All those sales just brings out the stupid in people! I do not have the patience to deal with all the crazy people you can run into in the stores. Plus, there will be tons of crazy drivers out tomorrow as well. If any of you are braving the madness, I wish you luck!
I hope everyone had a great Christmas. I hope all my classmates are enjoying the break. It's hard to believe we don't go back until the 13th! But, once the semester starts it is full steam ahead! I am going to get the kiddos ready for bed then I am going to sit here with my husband!! Goodnight!
The Fall semester is over and I managed an A so I was tickled pink about that! It was kinda bittersweet because we lost about eight this semester. I know in my heart that some of them will be good nurses and it breaks my heart that they didn't pass. I have one more semester left until I graduate...and if I can only make As in my classes this Spring I will graduate with a 4.0! I don't know why I am so obsessed with that, but I am.
All the Christmas parties are over with the exception of one we have Saturday with my step-sisters and their children. I loved watching the kiddos open their packages this morning. Shelbey and Dawson both wanted to stay up last night and wait on Santa...and I really thought for a while they would be up all night! I was so glad when they both crashed...and they really enjoyed themselves this morning. Daniel of course knows all about "Santa".
The best thing for me today was just spending the whole day with my family. Jeremy is working so much lately...this is his first day off since Thanksgiving, and I don't know when he will be off again. With the way the economy is, he is saving all his overtime money "just in case". I hope it doesn't come to that.
I do have to say that I have had a few sad moments this Christmas season. I miss Makenzie so much and every time a holiday rolls around it brings up memories. It is still so hard for me to believe she is gone. I am only her aunt...I can't imagine the loss a parent feels....I know it has to be agonizing. Hayden favors Makenzie sooo much! They don't have the same dad, but oh my gosh...I could see her in his sweet little face this morning as he was opening his gifts and it was all I could do to hold the tears in.
Tomorrow, I don't have anything planned. I want to be able to do as I please. Jeremy goes back to work and I will be home with the kiddos. I know several people are going shopping tomorrow to take advantage of all the sales, but anything I want I will purchase online. All those sales just brings out the stupid in people! I do not have the patience to deal with all the crazy people you can run into in the stores. Plus, there will be tons of crazy drivers out tomorrow as well. If any of you are braving the madness, I wish you luck!
I hope everyone had a great Christmas. I hope all my classmates are enjoying the break. It's hard to believe we don't go back until the 13th! But, once the semester starts it is full steam ahead! I am going to get the kiddos ready for bed then I am going to sit here with my husband!! Goodnight!
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Fall semester is winding down!
Okay, this has got to be quick because I have a test in the morning and I need every single minute of studying I can get before then. But I really needed a break! I am so tired of school right now!! I had my last class yesterday and tomorrow is our last unit exam which includes yesterday's lecture...grrrr. Then I have to get ready for finals on Tuesday. I have a 95 in the class right now and I really do not want to drop to a B...so I have to study lots! I have at least got most every single gift purchased...not wrapped though! I won't even attempt that until after Tuesday. Poor Jeremy has his hands full right now because he is being Mom & Dad..lol...he works then cooks supper, helps with homework, gives baths (except Shelbey's, b/c she says Dad doesn't do it right....my little OCD child!), and he even does some laundry. I know he will be glad when Tuesday is over with as well.
Anyways, say a prayer for me in the morning! I can't wait to get a couple of weeks off!
Anyways, say a prayer for me in the morning! I can't wait to get a couple of weeks off!
Thursday, November 27, 2008
HaPpY ThAnKsGiVinG!!
Well!! I would like to say that I am up blogging @ 5:15 am on Thanksgiving because I am up putting some wonderful food in the oven, but that is not the case. Even though I went to bed well after midnight, I found myself unable to sleep...surprise surprise...lol
Insomnia isn't something new to me, especially upon entering nursing school, but I am sooooo tired of it! And bless Jeremy's heart because on my worst nights he doesn't sleep well either. I try to not bother him, but it's like he can sense it no matter how still I am. During one of his "awake" times in the night we both decided that we need to buy a new mattress set. I have tried to figure out exactly how old this set is, but I can't decide. I know we bought them some time before Dawson was born and he will be 6 in a couple of months. We bought a really nice set so I guess I was just thinking they should still be good....well actually I don't think I have ever given it much thought. BUT...I really do not want to buy a new set right now!! Jeremy wants to go buy new now, but I want to wait until I graduate. When we buy/build a house, I want to put a King size bed in our room instead of the Queen we have now. If we buy new now then we will just have to turn right around and buy new again. Jeremy points out that if we build that we could be on this mattress set for another year before we are in the new house with a new bed....that makes me feel good! We cannot put a King size in our room now because we just don't have room.
I also just could not shut my brain off last night...too many things I could think about...too many "to do" lists being organized in my head. Daniel, my 12 y/o, is not having a great year at school this year...basically one class. I won't get into all the details, but I have seriously thought about changing schools for him at Christmas. Not only for his sake.....but for mine. As I enter my last semester of school I know I will be stressed to the max. In addition to our classes (1 on campus and 1 online that we must take) and our normal clinical day (which includes a day of prep beforehand), we have to do 90 hours of precepting with an RN on her job. I am really looking forward to this, but it will require more time away from my family. I have chosen a great Nurse who got her degree a long time ago (don't know exact numbers, but I would say more than 15 yrs ago b/c she was a few years ahead of me in school and she went straight to school following her graduation). I also chose her b/c she works in the ER.....LOVE the ER. I had a couple of relatives who do precepting who would have been great, but we cannot precept with a relative and this time they were pretty strict about that. (Some have already asked me why I didn't pick one of them and it isn't because I didn't want to....lol) But back to Daniel...he has never had so much trouble at school...and it isn't behavioral. I don't want to get into it here....I have a wonderful friend who I know will offer me great advice...I have to call her!! I will before Monday. Dawson is in Kindergarten and all is good there...he does get on the yellow light occasionally, but he is the typical boy and really a few yellows don't bother me. Trust me, it could be A LOT worse!! Dawson is my rambunctious child...so inquisitive and curious. But he is soooo sweet! Gotta love him...yellow lights and all! My thoughts about Shelbey last night didn't go past the fact that I should have gotten her to Lyrica to get her hair trimmed before Thanksgiving! She has hair like mine and it is getting a little "fluffy" and needs a good trim. It's amazing how much her hair is growing since she gets a trim every 6 weeks or so. I know hair grows from the root and someone once told me that trimming it would not affect the growth rate...but she is proof that it does!
We still have 1 test and our Final left this semester so of course that has been on my mind. I started new reading in preparation last night. I hope I retained!! I feel like I have wasted a lot of time this week. Usually a day doesn't go by that I don't study or read something, but I haven't kept up this week. I have had an amazing case of vertigo and those of you have never suffered with this, let me tell you it is horrible!! You get this dizzy sensation...like the room is moving and you cannot orientate yourself to where you are. You also get nausea and sometimes vomiting because of the dizziness. I also had a huge headache! And...there isn't a miracle pill you can take to just cure it, (which I have learned that no matter what the sickness, there usually never is!), you just have to treat the symptoms. This had gone on since about Saturday and I think is getting better...don't want to jinx myself!! Lord I really hope so...several times this week I felt so bad with this that I didn't want to pick my head up off my pillow!
We did get our Christmas tree up last night...it isn't fully decorated, but we will finish it tonight...or maybe today before we go to my Mom's to eat. Dawson & Shelbey were ecstatic to get it up early. Last year I didn't put it up until after finals and I didn't want to do that again this year. Dawson and I went shopping Saturday and we bought this new tree to put up this year. My old one died Christmas 2006 and last year we used an extra Jeremy's mom had. I didn't want to buy anything spectacular (same reason as the mattress set...lol) so I got this 6.5 foot pre-lit....didn't give very much for it, and was so upset with myself for doing so at first! When we first got it up it was the most pitiful thing I had ever seen...Jeremy must have really felt bad for me because he did all this bending and fluffing of the limbs (he says you have to do this with every tree and he says he has always done it to our tree in the past..lol.....I believe him, but I am not the crafty type so if left to me it would not get done!)...anyways...he made it beautiful!
I think I have pretty much written a short story here....I guess I will hit the shower and get ready to run to Walmart.....I really despise this place and I would rather pay full price than to fight the crowds Friday....but I HAVE to get a few items so I want to just get down there and get it over with. Walmart just brings out the stupid in people and I usually leave there ready to pull my hair out (or someone else's ...lol).
I hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving!!
Insomnia isn't something new to me, especially upon entering nursing school, but I am sooooo tired of it! And bless Jeremy's heart because on my worst nights he doesn't sleep well either. I try to not bother him, but it's like he can sense it no matter how still I am. During one of his "awake" times in the night we both decided that we need to buy a new mattress set. I have tried to figure out exactly how old this set is, but I can't decide. I know we bought them some time before Dawson was born and he will be 6 in a couple of months. We bought a really nice set so I guess I was just thinking they should still be good....well actually I don't think I have ever given it much thought. BUT...I really do not want to buy a new set right now!! Jeremy wants to go buy new now, but I want to wait until I graduate. When we buy/build a house, I want to put a King size bed in our room instead of the Queen we have now. If we buy new now then we will just have to turn right around and buy new again. Jeremy points out that if we build that we could be on this mattress set for another year before we are in the new house with a new bed....that makes me feel good! We cannot put a King size in our room now because we just don't have room.
I also just could not shut my brain off last night...too many things I could think about...too many "to do" lists being organized in my head. Daniel, my 12 y/o, is not having a great year at school this year...basically one class. I won't get into all the details, but I have seriously thought about changing schools for him at Christmas. Not only for his sake.....but for mine. As I enter my last semester of school I know I will be stressed to the max. In addition to our classes (1 on campus and 1 online that we must take) and our normal clinical day (which includes a day of prep beforehand), we have to do 90 hours of precepting with an RN on her job. I am really looking forward to this, but it will require more time away from my family. I have chosen a great Nurse who got her degree a long time ago (don't know exact numbers, but I would say more than 15 yrs ago b/c she was a few years ahead of me in school and she went straight to school following her graduation). I also chose her b/c she works in the ER.....LOVE the ER. I had a couple of relatives who do precepting who would have been great, but we cannot precept with a relative and this time they were pretty strict about that. (Some have already asked me why I didn't pick one of them and it isn't because I didn't want to....lol) But back to Daniel...he has never had so much trouble at school...and it isn't behavioral. I don't want to get into it here....I have a wonderful friend who I know will offer me great advice...I have to call her!! I will before Monday. Dawson is in Kindergarten and all is good there...he does get on the yellow light occasionally, but he is the typical boy and really a few yellows don't bother me. Trust me, it could be A LOT worse!! Dawson is my rambunctious child...so inquisitive and curious. But he is soooo sweet! Gotta love him...yellow lights and all! My thoughts about Shelbey last night didn't go past the fact that I should have gotten her to Lyrica to get her hair trimmed before Thanksgiving! She has hair like mine and it is getting a little "fluffy" and needs a good trim. It's amazing how much her hair is growing since she gets a trim every 6 weeks or so. I know hair grows from the root and someone once told me that trimming it would not affect the growth rate...but she is proof that it does!
We still have 1 test and our Final left this semester so of course that has been on my mind. I started new reading in preparation last night. I hope I retained!! I feel like I have wasted a lot of time this week. Usually a day doesn't go by that I don't study or read something, but I haven't kept up this week. I have had an amazing case of vertigo and those of you have never suffered with this, let me tell you it is horrible!! You get this dizzy sensation...like the room is moving and you cannot orientate yourself to where you are. You also get nausea and sometimes vomiting because of the dizziness. I also had a huge headache! And...there isn't a miracle pill you can take to just cure it, (which I have learned that no matter what the sickness, there usually never is!), you just have to treat the symptoms. This had gone on since about Saturday and I think is getting better...don't want to jinx myself!! Lord I really hope so...several times this week I felt so bad with this that I didn't want to pick my head up off my pillow!
We did get our Christmas tree up last night...it isn't fully decorated, but we will finish it tonight...or maybe today before we go to my Mom's to eat. Dawson & Shelbey were ecstatic to get it up early. Last year I didn't put it up until after finals and I didn't want to do that again this year. Dawson and I went shopping Saturday and we bought this new tree to put up this year. My old one died Christmas 2006 and last year we used an extra Jeremy's mom had. I didn't want to buy anything spectacular (same reason as the mattress set...lol) so I got this 6.5 foot pre-lit....didn't give very much for it, and was so upset with myself for doing so at first! When we first got it up it was the most pitiful thing I had ever seen...Jeremy must have really felt bad for me because he did all this bending and fluffing of the limbs (he says you have to do this with every tree and he says he has always done it to our tree in the past..lol.....I believe him, but I am not the crafty type so if left to me it would not get done!)...anyways...he made it beautiful!
I think I have pretty much written a short story here....I guess I will hit the shower and get ready to run to Walmart.....I really despise this place and I would rather pay full price than to fight the crowds Friday....but I HAVE to get a few items so I want to just get down there and get it over with. Walmart just brings out the stupid in people and I usually leave there ready to pull my hair out (or someone else's ...lol).
I hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving!!
Monday, November 17, 2008
Just Haven't Blogged Lately!
Well I just noticed I haven't blogged anything in a while so I thought I might could come up with something....lol
I am so glad clinicals are over this semester! That means one more day out of the week to study for upcoming tests...PLUS I don't have all the paperwork to do. So I have really gained a lot of extra time that I really can use! I have class Tuesday then I am off until the Tuesday following Thanksgiving. In addition to getting some extra study time I am hoping to get some relaxation and maybe some Christmas shopping done. I remember last year I did not buy the first gift or even put up the tree until after finals....don't really know about when our tree will go up this year, but whenever it does, rest assured that Jeremy will be the one doing it! I thinks he likes to do it anyways.....he always puts the lights on and then helps the kiddos put the ornaments on. So what will it matter if he is the one that puts it together as well? :-)
I am having, or should I say Daniel is having a hard time with classes this year. I do not know what is going on, nor do I know what I should do to help him. We have tried just about everything short of changing schools and I don't know but what maybe we should try that next. But, that issue is driving me nuts!! Big time STRESS!! I won't go into any more details, but just say a little prayer for Daniel...he needs it!
I am looking forward to Christmas break as well....all of us at home will be great! Just not having to get up and get the children ready will be a nice break. Of course our break will be chopped full of activities so I know it will be busy. At least Jeremy is back to work in Fort Payne and on 1st shift...thank God for that! I am not sure what his Christmas & New Year schedule is, but I know he will be off a bit.
I have to be deciding who I want to precept with this Spring semester....3 different Nurses have offered...I just have to make up my mind where I want to precept. I have to choose a Nurse and work along with her on her shift for 90 hrs this next semester. This is in addition to our regular classes and our regular clinicals. Plus we have paperwork to go along with it. It really sounds like extra work, but I am looking forward to it. Not only do I need to decide what hospital I want to precept at, I have to decide what area of that hospital I wish to precept in. The three areas I am debating on is: ER, ICU, & the Med/Surg floor. I really want to go where is best for me...pray about that too!
I am off to bed! 5:30 will be here before I know it. Daniel has a BB game tomorrow night and there will be a pep-rally during the last period of school so my day will be cut short tomorrow. I will be so tired by the time I get into bed tomorrow night. Have a great week!!
I am so glad clinicals are over this semester! That means one more day out of the week to study for upcoming tests...PLUS I don't have all the paperwork to do. So I have really gained a lot of extra time that I really can use! I have class Tuesday then I am off until the Tuesday following Thanksgiving. In addition to getting some extra study time I am hoping to get some relaxation and maybe some Christmas shopping done. I remember last year I did not buy the first gift or even put up the tree until after finals....don't really know about when our tree will go up this year, but whenever it does, rest assured that Jeremy will be the one doing it! I thinks he likes to do it anyways.....he always puts the lights on and then helps the kiddos put the ornaments on. So what will it matter if he is the one that puts it together as well? :-)
I am having, or should I say Daniel is having a hard time with classes this year. I do not know what is going on, nor do I know what I should do to help him. We have tried just about everything short of changing schools and I don't know but what maybe we should try that next. But, that issue is driving me nuts!! Big time STRESS!! I won't go into any more details, but just say a little prayer for Daniel...he needs it!
I am looking forward to Christmas break as well....all of us at home will be great! Just not having to get up and get the children ready will be a nice break. Of course our break will be chopped full of activities so I know it will be busy. At least Jeremy is back to work in Fort Payne and on 1st shift...thank God for that! I am not sure what his Christmas & New Year schedule is, but I know he will be off a bit.
I have to be deciding who I want to precept with this Spring semester....3 different Nurses have offered...I just have to make up my mind where I want to precept. I have to choose a Nurse and work along with her on her shift for 90 hrs this next semester. This is in addition to our regular classes and our regular clinicals. Plus we have paperwork to go along with it. It really sounds like extra work, but I am looking forward to it. Not only do I need to decide what hospital I want to precept at, I have to decide what area of that hospital I wish to precept in. The three areas I am debating on is: ER, ICU, & the Med/Surg floor. I really want to go where is best for me...pray about that too!
I am off to bed! 5:30 will be here before I know it. Daniel has a BB game tomorrow night and there will be a pep-rally during the last period of school so my day will be cut short tomorrow. I will be so tired by the time I get into bed tomorrow night. Have a great week!!
Saturday, November 8, 2008
Ahhhhhh!!
Yay! The weekend is here, bringing a very busy week to an end and allowing me some R&R. We had our 2nd test of the semester, which I did well on so that was good! We had our last "official" clincal this week...we have one more this upcoming wekk, but we don't have to do paperwork for it and it will be a short day. We don't have class this week b/c our class meets on Tuesdays and that is a holiday. Daniel had 2 BB games this week which is different than Saturday league...they are both during the week. I haven't decided if that is a good thing or bad. I had to make a quick trip to Chattanooga Friday for no good reason except to pay our car payment which is financed through a chain of banks that does not have any in AL. That was all crazy b/c I should have mailed it like I usually do, but I DID NOT HAVE A STAMP!! How crazy is that!?! Everytime I went to the Post Office it was closed for lunch and the little machines have been removed from the outer area. Jeremy pointed out that there are other Post Offices, but with everything else going on, I kept forgetting until I would be in bed at night. So in order to prevent it from being late and damaging our credit score, I just drove up there. I promise that won't happen again! What a waste of time and gas! Dawson was also sick this week. Nothing major, but he has these allergies that act up and end up causing a bacterial infection and he starts this coughing and wheezing. (BTW..that old wives' tale about putting Vick's Vapor Rub on your feet with socks to stop coughing actually works! We tested that several times this week!) I felt so bad for him b/c Halloween night he was asking me when he could go see Dr. Rimmer...he felt that bad! I have enoyed my day off...even though I sat here tonight after the AL game and finished all my paperwork. And ROLL TIDE!! They better get their booties in gear though...Lord knows we need a kicker! An OH! I forgot to even mention Election Day...I guess that's because I would really actually love to totally forget it. All I am going to say is God help us all and I hope Obama proves me wrong..(which I doubt seriously!) We had dinner last night to celebrate my friend Staphanie's birthday. (Love ya Steph!) We had a great time...even if I did do the cooking...or if Jeremy did...lol! Tomorrow I will start some reading to begin preparing for our 3rd and final test. It is still about a month away, but I would really like a 100 on this test (or @ least a 98...lol). I am off to bed...feels like it's about 2am to me!! I hope everyone enjoys their Sunday!
Monday, October 27, 2008
For a Good Cause
I had really good intentions of studying all day, but I haven't got started yet and it's 3:30!! But I have a really good reason today...our nursing class is having a bake sale tomorrow to raise money for breast cancer awareness. I have been in the kitchen most of the day. It shouldn't have taken me that long but I knew I would need 2 batches (Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies..yum yum). If I was to bake some for a bake sale and not bake Jeremy any, he would be upset...lol
Well, my first batch didn't turn out like I wanted so I ended up cooking 3 batches! Then I had to package 1 batch to sell. It turned out good though...I wrapped a couple of cookies and tied it up with a pink bow. Cute! But I am telling you, saran wrap is not a good thing to work with if you are even a little bit OCD....haha! This is for a really good cause so I don't think it will hurt me too much to give up a little of my time today :-)
And I am doing the low carb diet.... a friend has lost a lot on it and my clinical instructor has too. So I thought I may as well give it a shot! I haven't checked to see if I have lost any weight...I have only been doing it for a little over a week. I am spilling ketones though so that means I am burning fat...hope the lbs will start to come off!! BUT, I absolutely LOVE chocolate oatmeal cookies and I didn't eat the first one!! YAY ME! Now if I can do just as good tomorrow when all the other goodies are there....we'll see.
I am off to get busy...Jeremy called and said he will cook supper so I can get in some study time tonight. He is such a sweetheart! Gotta love him!
It's supposed to get cold so everyone stay warm...have a great week!!
Well, my first batch didn't turn out like I wanted so I ended up cooking 3 batches! Then I had to package 1 batch to sell. It turned out good though...I wrapped a couple of cookies and tied it up with a pink bow. Cute! But I am telling you, saran wrap is not a good thing to work with if you are even a little bit OCD....haha! This is for a really good cause so I don't think it will hurt me too much to give up a little of my time today :-)
And I am doing the low carb diet.... a friend has lost a lot on it and my clinical instructor has too. So I thought I may as well give it a shot! I haven't checked to see if I have lost any weight...I have only been doing it for a little over a week. I am spilling ketones though so that means I am burning fat...hope the lbs will start to come off!! BUT, I absolutely LOVE chocolate oatmeal cookies and I didn't eat the first one!! YAY ME! Now if I can do just as good tomorrow when all the other goodies are there....we'll see.
I am off to get busy...Jeremy called and said he will cook supper so I can get in some study time tonight. He is such a sweetheart! Gotta love him!
It's supposed to get cold so everyone stay warm...have a great week!!
Friday, October 24, 2008
My Friday
Well, today is Friday and I have the whole day to myself. I have actually been up since 5am and have already got quite a bit accomplished. I had clinical in the ICU yesterday and I had the BEST day! My clinical instructor, Mrs. Chandler, is absolutely fabulous and that really helps. I got to do so much! One of the RNs there was very good to me and just kept finding tasks for me to do. Many would see that as a bad thing, but I love it and she was doing it because she knew I really wanted to do more that take some vitals and give some meds. I really enjoyed my day. And today I am now able to devote the rest of my day studying, since I got up early and finished my paperwork! YAY! I was tickled pink when I checked my email this morning and saw I had a comment from a friend of mine from high school...Jenn I am so glad you found me! And Steph, thank you so much for your wonderful voicemail yesterday! That was soooo sweet!! I hope your shoot went well...you will have to post pics soon. I know you said you left a comment, but I haven't seen it. Must be a technical difficulty....just didn't want you thinking I didn't want it posted.
I saw several other blogs today and everyone has theirs decorated so nicely. I will not be doing that until after November 4th which is the test date. After that I will play around with it....do some decorating and post some pics.
I love you all bunches!! :-)
I saw several other blogs today and everyone has theirs decorated so nicely. I will not be doing that until after November 4th which is the test date. After that I will play around with it....do some decorating and post some pics.
I love you all bunches!! :-)
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Running Out of Time
Well, this is my first post....don't really know how I can keep this up but I thought it may provide for a little venting now and again. Our 2nd test out of 3 is coming up in 2 weeks. I know that sounds like a lot of time, but trust me it isn't!! If I had 14 whole days to study and read non-stop then that would be awesome, but I don't. You have to figure in all the other things I have to do. I have pre-clinical today, clinical in ICU tomorrow, class Tuesday, clinical in Hospice on Wednesday, clinical @ Shepard's Cove Friday, trick-or-treating Friday night....PLUS all the regular wife and Mommy things. Jeremy is a great help, but sometimes Mommy is the only one that will do. Jeremy gave Shelbey a bath the other night and when he got her out Shelbey informed him that he wasn't doing it right. He didn't wrap the towel like I do and he didn't do her hair like I do. So.....I could really use a few days to just study and read. It will just have to do! I do this every time, so I shuold be used to it by now. I am off to pick up patient assignment today then come in and get ready for tomorrow. I work in ICU tomorrow which I am VERY excited about!! Everyone have a great day!
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