Sunday, October 3, 2010
Monday, September 6, 2010
BBQ Sunday!
What a wonderful Sunday evening with the family! Mike invited all of us over for a BBQ and we spent the evening sitting on the deck taking in the fresh air, sunset, and the very loud geese flying overhead.
Matthew was here and there, and pretty much everywhere. The little man was torn between watching Toy Story and playing outside all night. But, I was able to get him in at least one shot at the table!
Here are just a few more shots of some of my most favorite people. With out them, my days would not be the same. Their laughter brings such joy to my life!
Believe it or not, this was his favorite part of the whole night!
Great pic of Mom and Mike!
Mom and I! She is my soft place to land and my shoulder to cry on.
Matthew was here and there, and pretty much everywhere. The little man was torn between watching Toy Story and playing outside all night. But, I was able to get him in at least one shot at the table!
Here are just a few more shots of some of my most favorite people. With out them, my days would not be the same. Their laughter brings such joy to my life!
Believe it or not, this was his favorite part of the whole night!
Great pic of Mom and Mike!
Mom and I! She is my soft place to land and my shoulder to cry on.
Saturday, September 4, 2010
Fall is here!
Success, I have completed my second week of nursing school with my sanity still in tact (I think). So far, I believe pharmacology will be most challenging and my foundations course is most enjoyable. I am really looking forward to getting to know my fellow classmates and I think I have found one that enjoys food just about as much as I do!
Speaking of food, fall is here and the cooking has already started. I woke up this morning and it was cool and blustery, to say the least. But I have to admit, I loved it! I couldn't wait to go home and make banana bread. I tried a new recipe and it is now my favorite one thus far. I get most of my recipes from allrecipies.com, they are user submitted, with reviews, and I haven't found one that I didn't love. Tomorrow, I am going to make my chicken wild rice soup and pumpkin bread, YUMMY! Next week, I think I'm going to make beef stew and zucchini bread! If anyone has any good fall recipes, feel free to send them my way!
Good news on the home front, Cory has developed quite a few promising leads this fall and if all goes well, he will be expanding the business! I am so proud of him!
Joseph is starting middle school next week! I don't know who is more excited and nervous, me or him. He is going to be ridding the bus this year, his first time, and he is really excited to meet new people, etc. It's hard to believe, it feels like yesterday he was starting kindergarden. I am relishing his continued admiration for me as I worry my days are limited and the teen years start. I can not hardly stand the thought of him not wanting to give me a hug freely, but he will probably find it embarrassing, one of these days. Until then, I am going to tell him I love him and hug him as much as possible!
I'm on the last hour of work, thank god, and my sleepy time couldn't come sooner! It is supposed to be cloudy today which means I should sleep really good.
Speaking of food, fall is here and the cooking has already started. I woke up this morning and it was cool and blustery, to say the least. But I have to admit, I loved it! I couldn't wait to go home and make banana bread. I tried a new recipe and it is now my favorite one thus far. I get most of my recipes from allrecipies.com, they are user submitted, with reviews, and I haven't found one that I didn't love. Tomorrow, I am going to make my chicken wild rice soup and pumpkin bread, YUMMY! Next week, I think I'm going to make beef stew and zucchini bread! If anyone has any good fall recipes, feel free to send them my way!
Good news on the home front, Cory has developed quite a few promising leads this fall and if all goes well, he will be expanding the business! I am so proud of him!
Joseph is starting middle school next week! I don't know who is more excited and nervous, me or him. He is going to be ridding the bus this year, his first time, and he is really excited to meet new people, etc. It's hard to believe, it feels like yesterday he was starting kindergarden. I am relishing his continued admiration for me as I worry my days are limited and the teen years start. I can not hardly stand the thought of him not wanting to give me a hug freely, but he will probably find it embarrassing, one of these days. Until then, I am going to tell him I love him and hug him as much as possible!
I'm on the last hour of work, thank god, and my sleepy time couldn't come sooner! It is supposed to be cloudy today which means I should sleep really good.
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Everything Under the Sun
What a busy, busy past week I have had. I had a whole big 'to-do' list that needed to be completed before the start of school. It all started with purging my house; getting rid of all the stuff we don't need or haven't used since we have moved into the apartment. Before you knew it, furniture was rearranged, all the laundry was completed and the house was cleaned. Sigh, but somehow, my house once again looks like it was never even touched... The laundry has yet to be put away and the purged items are still sitting by the front door waiting for their ride to good-will.
Getting sick, on the other hand, was not on the 'to-do' list. The day following the big clean-up, I really felt like poo. Turns out, I had a sinus infection and after getting some meds and a good 14 hour sleep, I felt good by Sunday. Just in time for school.
On Friday, I had my nursing orientation. Lots of information but all very exciting and new. This first month or so will be an experience, to say the least. Thankfully, all of the faculty seem really nice and slightly understanding to our learning curve. But I won't say there might not be some tears along the way.
After work Friday night, Cory and I went out to Wisconsin for his grandmother's 75th birthday. I wish they lived closer because I love them and very much enjoy spending time with the Unterschuetz family, I feel at home with them. The day was filled with great food and conversation, and me trying to hide the fact that I had no sleep and was not feeling well. It only took all of 10 minutes on our drive home for me to pass out which started the first couple hours of my 14 hour night sleep.
Sunday was filled with more 'to-do' lists: cleaning my car out! I really LOVE doing this (sarcasm). I went up to my dad's house, got an oil change, car wash, vacuum, and some good, good food. My dad my his awesome BBQ chicken and potatoes in tin foil. "Yum, yum, love on a plate," is what I said just before I dove in. After spending quality time with dad, I went to my mom's to visit with grandma, Joseph and mom. Had to get everyone in before school stated.
Lastly, school started today! It was a pretty mellow today, but I think the hardest is yet to come with pharmacology and pathophysiology later this week. One day at a time, one day at a time.
Getting sick, on the other hand, was not on the 'to-do' list. The day following the big clean-up, I really felt like poo. Turns out, I had a sinus infection and after getting some meds and a good 14 hour sleep, I felt good by Sunday. Just in time for school.
On Friday, I had my nursing orientation. Lots of information but all very exciting and new. This first month or so will be an experience, to say the least. Thankfully, all of the faculty seem really nice and slightly understanding to our learning curve. But I won't say there might not be some tears along the way.
After work Friday night, Cory and I went out to Wisconsin for his grandmother's 75th birthday. I wish they lived closer because I love them and very much enjoy spending time with the Unterschuetz family, I feel at home with them. The day was filled with great food and conversation, and me trying to hide the fact that I had no sleep and was not feeling well. It only took all of 10 minutes on our drive home for me to pass out which started the first couple hours of my 14 hour night sleep.
Sunday was filled with more 'to-do' lists: cleaning my car out! I really LOVE doing this (sarcasm). I went up to my dad's house, got an oil change, car wash, vacuum, and some good, good food. My dad my his awesome BBQ chicken and potatoes in tin foil. "Yum, yum, love on a plate," is what I said just before I dove in. After spending quality time with dad, I went to my mom's to visit with grandma, Joseph and mom. Had to get everyone in before school stated.
Lastly, school started today! It was a pretty mellow today, but I think the hardest is yet to come with pharmacology and pathophysiology later this week. One day at a time, one day at a time.
Friday, August 13, 2010
Oh Geez!
Today started off ruff, after possibly falling asleep, at last, around 8am, I was awakened by Cory informing me that our lovely dog, Diesel, had once again decided to go on a little adventure. Seriously, for a split second, I wanted to not even care but I jumped out of bed to go look for him. Looking for a dog on Buckhill, we live at the top of the hill, is harder than it sounds. It is a dogs paradise full of scents of deer, fox, and skunks to name a few. Oh, and not to mention, the brush is really tall and there is a whole lot of it! To top everything off, Diesel had no training collar on AND no ID collar on! Just great! After combing the neighborhood, on foot and by car, Cory decided to go buy a whistle, which turned out to have a cork center that swelled from the humidity, and didn't do us any bit of good... It had been about one hour since Diesel went on his 'adventure' and I was doing a drive-by in front of our house, and guess who was sitting at the front door? Diesel, worn out, panting with a big smile on his face! One of these days, I'm not even gonna go look for him because he seems to be able to find his way home...
The rest of my day was more pleasant, my cousin Buddy joined me on a trip down to Mankato to purchase text books. It was a very nice ride because we took the Marauder and it has awesome air conditioning and is so comfortable. (If it didn't cost so much to fill I would drive it down all the time.) Holly smokes, the nursing books are huge! I was delighted to find out that my books didn't quite cost as much as I originally thought, until I got home, read my syllabus, and realized I need to buy three more books! So, back to the original cost, which is a ridiculous insane amount! All in all, it was great spending time with my cousin and now I am REALLY broke.
Surprisingly, I was able to get in about five hours of sleep later in the day! It has made my night at work do-able and it is actually going by quite fast being I have been alone most of the night. Here's hoping I can fall asleep when I get home because I have to be back to do a double today.
T minus one hour here folks!
The rest of my day was more pleasant, my cousin Buddy joined me on a trip down to Mankato to purchase text books. It was a very nice ride because we took the Marauder and it has awesome air conditioning and is so comfortable. (If it didn't cost so much to fill I would drive it down all the time.) Holly smokes, the nursing books are huge! I was delighted to find out that my books didn't quite cost as much as I originally thought, until I got home, read my syllabus, and realized I need to buy three more books! So, back to the original cost, which is a ridiculous insane amount! All in all, it was great spending time with my cousin and now I am REALLY broke.
Surprisingly, I was able to get in about five hours of sleep later in the day! It has made my night at work do-able and it is actually going by quite fast being I have been alone most of the night. Here's hoping I can fall asleep when I get home because I have to be back to do a double today.
T minus one hour here folks!
Monday, August 9, 2010
Getting Started
Alright, I have been contemplating starting this up for some time now and I have finally taken the leap. So here we go...
The start of nursing school is closer and closer everyday, only 2 weeks away...YIKES! Finally, after waiting and waiting, I can finally say I am a nursing student. I have to admit, I'm looking forward to returning to class and, do I dare say, homework. Yes, I said it. I will soon regret this statement, but for now, it will do.
This is my night off of work, but as per usual, I can not flip-flop my sleeping schedule, thus, I am awake in this wee hour. My little family is sleeping away and it makes me laugh watching my animals dream.
Well, I think this is a good start and maybe I will try to sleep here in a bit. Goodnight all.
The start of nursing school is closer and closer everyday, only 2 weeks away...YIKES! Finally, after waiting and waiting, I can finally say I am a nursing student. I have to admit, I'm looking forward to returning to class and, do I dare say, homework. Yes, I said it. I will soon regret this statement, but for now, it will do.
This is my night off of work, but as per usual, I can not flip-flop my sleeping schedule, thus, I am awake in this wee hour. My little family is sleeping away and it makes me laugh watching my animals dream.
Well, I think this is a good start and maybe I will try to sleep here in a bit. Goodnight all.
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