Back To School...

Kenzie started 3rd grade and Ethan started kindergarten...and mommy was FORCED to let go...I mean...I haven't...but I can manage for 3 hours I guess. I still followed him to school and watched him come in from the bus :) He looked so nervous...which made me run to the car to let out a good cry. Kenzie said he looked at her on the bus (they have assigned seats and aren't allowed to sit together...tell me...how stupid is that?!?). Annnnyway...she said he looked scared/sad on the bus and that she started to get teary and nervous for him (she MAY be getting a little hormonal). She worried about him ALL day until she knew he'd be home and safe. Awwwwwwwwwwwe. Now, why don't they act all sweet like that when they are TOGETHER? Anyway...she loves her class (It's 3rd and 4th grade combined. It pushes her and she needs it...plus...her friend two doors down is in the same class which makes it even better!) Ethan loves school and LOVES riding the bus...even when his sister chooses to be driven to school. Ugh! :) After the first day, we celebrated Kenzie's 9th birthday with cupcakes and dinner at Olive Garden.

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Prayers.

My prayers are with Stellan and Family today....

Jer 29:11 (NIV) "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."

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Okay, number 1 - I HATE layouts that I choose that are so cute when they are PREVIEWED then have some stupid crawler or random advertisment on your blog after you've applied it. Hate it...and it's stupid. :)

Number 2...I have 8 days left of school. Not 8 days from today, but 8 ACTUAL days of school. Am I going to make it? Will I actually pass? It's scary that, although I'm making B's in all classes currently, that ONE STINKIN' TEST can fail me for next semester (all classes MUST be passed to go on to next semester)...NO PRESSURE THOUGH! Ick. If I make it through...wow...what relief! One semester down...3 to go...HOPEFULLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The next 2 weekend will be full of STUDYING, STUDYING, STUDYING...NOTHING ELSE. It will hopefully be worth it. I must say, I heard that my classmates and teachers (classmates especially) would end up being like family to me. I had NO IDEA how true that was. I don't think I would have made it through this semester - classes and clinicals - without them. It's crazy! I couldn't ask for a better group of peers and teachers. Absolutely LOVE them :)

Number 3...How absolutely cute do I think it is that my bestestestest friend in the world has a ticker on her blog until I get there (nevermind the picture of the plane on it that makes me nauseous. Stacy...did you see this crap???? http://abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=7391144&page=1 (Panic attack after hearing about this!!!) But...I'll do it for you...because I LOVE YOU! lol! I just hope you'll love me when I can't walk straight coming off of the plane. Have a wheelchair waiting, please :) It's for your own good.

Number 4...I am procrastinating, need to go workout, get ready for school, and take care of my baby who is getting sick :( But, it had been 2 months since my last post and I was feeling like a blogging failure.

Number 5...since school started...I suck at so many other things. Ummmmm...Great Strides? I haven't had ANY time (besides the video) to put any time or effort towards it. Can't even make the meetings lately...well...that is school and the kids' sports schedules...but still feel awful about it. I don't have my letters out yet (one for my personal use...one for Kenzie's gym). I am a fundraising FAILURE. Ugh.

Okay...done procrastinating for a bit. Well, on this site anyway :)

Goodbye life...hello books, books, and more books!

I have no life right now (as evidenced by the last post!). My friends are now questioning my existence - I don't blame them. The only free time I have is...well...now...it's 12:48am and I'm exhausted!!!!!!! My brain is mush. I forget simple things (I know...many of you will think that is nothing new...but...seriously...it's much worse than before). I'm wondering how I can possibly be a nurse when I can't even remember how to spell my name!!!!!!!!! lol! Ugh.





Well, the good news is we had a snow day yesterday. A smart person would have done a lot of homework. I am NOT a smart person, apparently. I cleaned, did a minimal amount of reading (1 chapter in 2 hours IS NOW MINIMAL!!!!!!!) and enjoyed some time with my kids (well, okay...I spent most of that time drying them off from sledding, coming in, going back out, coming back in....you get it.) Now, Kenzie has another 2-hour delay tomorrow and Ethan's school was cancelled. I have to haul him to the doctors with me because I apparently didn't get enough immunizations (funny...it felt like MORE THAN ENOUGH!!!!!!!!!!) and I could be thrown out of the program if I don't get my last dose of the MMR vaccine. Great. I can't wait to tell all of the nurses tomorrow what they are doing wrong. I have a feeling they will appreciate my gift of knowledge!!!!!!!!! ;) Just helpin' them all out! lol!





Until the next time I get a millisecond to myself...





Amanda

Merry Christmas!!!!!!!!

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Ahhhhhhhhh...two more weeks! Two more weeks and I'm FREEEEEE! Well, for about a month...and then it will be 1,000,000 times worse than this semester...but it's the journey...not the destination....RIGHT? Please...SOMEONE tell me I'm right!!!!! (and not you, Stacy S.! I don't want to hear your answer! lol!) Still...I will enjoy this month off...with the Christmas season and with my kids and family. I'll try to make it better than ever, since they won't see their mother until the summer (and that's only if I get the summer off! lol!) :) This week I will be getting the last round of immunizations (my doctor had NO SHOTS on file AND my records also indicated I'd had rubella before! Really? Would've been nice to know that! Of course...my records also stated that I had my tonsils out in April of 2003....when I was pregnant. Plus...I still have my tonsils! What kind of whack job is running my doctor's office????? They MAY need someone in there to "re-organize" or something! Well, at least I know I DEFINITELY have had all immunizations, no TB and my drug screening came back clean! Whew...that was a close one! lol! Kidding!

So, now I'm just PRAYING that the kids can get through this winter HEALTHY. Is that asking a lot? I mean, I know I have a child with a chronic disease that likes to pick up any and all viruses and bacteria his poor little body can find...but...I'm still praying for it. Truth be told, Kenzie had many more illnesses last year than Ethan. Might have been b/c it was her first year in school all day long. I need to remember that when Ethan goes into first grade (I've heard this theory before, too!). We ended up cancelling our New Year's Disney trip...for several reasons. #1- when I had this GREAT IDEA...I didn't know that it was everyone else's great idea as well. New Year's week is THE busiest week of the year. Had NO IDEA. #2- With school starting on the 12th, I would just like to spend those days relaxing, not waiting in line for a Dumbo ride for 2 hours. Plus, I want to make sure EVERYTHING is ready for school. #3- germs, germs, germs. #4- I have worried obsessively that Ethan would be sick around then (or we would get snowed in), and it would break my heart to have to cancel RIGHT before we leave b/c of that...and have him think it was his fault (same with Kenzie). And I would hate for the one sibling to put blame on the other...which is what siblings do (no matter how much they love eachother). So...as MUCH as I was completely looking forward to spending New Year's Eve in WDW, we will spend it at home. We will hopefully reschedule for the early summer...crossing my fingers.

Prayers going out to some of my friends' kids (w/ CF). They are sick today and that's just never a good thing w/ CF. Just miserable :(

Until next time....

Amanda