Is it spring yet?

I have 2 tests this week! One tomorrow, and one on Thursday. I have been trying to get some studying in tonight. I'm having a bit of trouble keeping focused though. I really just want to curl up in my bed and go to sleep!

I am not looking forward to all the snow and freezing rain that is anticipated over the next couple of days, either. Unfortunately, it will likely not mean any extra time off for me, but rather extra drive time to and from school, not to mention clinical on Wednesday. I *really* don't like leaving my house at 5:00 in the morning!

Thinking...

I have been thinking about possibly getting another tattoo. But not really sure what I want or where I want it. I want the hearts on my back to be recolored, and maybe have that one added onto. I also thought about getting something really small on my wrist. Hmmm...

Friiiiiiday!

Finally! Made it through another week. Think I'm going to relax and do nothing tonight. Sometime this weekend I will need to start writing my papers and care plans that I have to do to make up for being sick and missing clinical last week. :( Such a long, crappy assignment! I also have a quiz and a midterm, next week, that I need to study for.

Next Friday I will get to keep my 3 nephews overnight! I'm sure the kids will have a great time together, and I'll be happy to get to spend some time with them!

The Friday after that, my younger daughter will be having her birthday party. I'll be taking them ice skating and then back home for a sleepover.

D'oh!

For my Nurse as an Educator class, we have a group project in which we have to teach. The first week of the term, we split up into groups of 4, were given a list of topics to choose from, and chose a topic for our group. My group will be going to an elementary school and teaching a group of 3rd graders, so we chose the topic of internet safety. However, another group also wanted that topic and we ended up having to choose another one.

Finally, after going back and forth between bullying and health and fitness, our teacher persuaded us to go with bullying. This project is a huge portion of our grade for this class, so it is something we are working on all quarter long. To get ahead of the game, my group spent about 5 hours on a Saturday afternoon working on the project; researching, writing papers, etc.

Well, yesterday, we got an email from our teacher informing us that the school we are going to specifically requested that we go over first aid with the class. What?! Are you kidding me? We spent all that time and effort on this project and were feeling good about being ahead of schedule! Now, we have to start all over?!

So, after class today, we got together for a couple of hours and started on our new topic. We still have some papers to write, but at least we got a good start on it (again).

Not again!

Seriously...I *hate* shaving! I haven't cut a nail while shaving in a very long time and now twice in under 2 months? Really? How the heck do I always manage to do these things? Ugh! Very painful! I think I need to just switch to waxing.

Wow...

Today marks 7 years since losing my mom. I still miss her like crazy!

Blahs

I have not felt well at all today. Hoping I feel better in the morning! I have to get up early and do some studying for my quiz tomorrow. It's always a little unsettling to go into the first test from a new instructor and not knowing how they test. We'll see how it goes!

Little girls

To quote Miss Hannigan:

Little girls
Little girls
Everywhere I turn I can see them
Little girls
Little girls...

My younger daughter had a friend stay the night last night and she is still here now. Tonight, since the kids are off school tomorrow, my oldest is having two friends stay the night. So little girls are literally everywhere I turn! At least, for the most part, they are quieter than than when my son has friends over! He had just one friend over on Friday afternoon and you would have thought there were 20 kids here!

Finally the weekend!

This week has seemingly taken forever! But, it's finally Friday and week 2 of the term is over. I had chinese food for dinner and taught my oldest daughter how to play rummy. Now, I think we're going to play some more Just Dance 2 and then I'ma take a nice hot shower and go to bed!

Sicky boy :(

This morning, my son woke up with a fever, headache, and sore throat. Of course he stayed home from school as a result. However, I still had to go to my class so he had to spend a couple of hours at work with his dad. After I got out, I took him to the doctor and turns out it's strep throat. Poor little man!

Then, I came home and shoveled the driveway and sidewalk, put a chicken in to roast, took a shower and folded a bunch of laundry.

I'm not really looking forward to getting up even earlier than the normal crazy-early I have to get up for clinicals tomorrow due to the snow. Sigh. Hopefully I can get some good sleep tonight!

Well, of course!

So, my jeans that I ordered last week finally arrived today. As if I couldn't have guessed, they don't fit. Actually, the waist fits perfectly, however, the butt and legs are too loose. So, I don't know if I want to return them and try the next size down, or a different cut of jeans or what.

Aside from that, my first week of the term is almost done! I just have lab tomorrow from 12-2.

One more day

Friday, I got tired of looking at my roots and decided to buy a box color for my hair. I'd had an appointment to get it cut and colored last week, but after spending around $1300 in car repairs over the last month or so, I was told I couldn't spend that money right now. :/ It turned out well, but hopefully next time I can have it done professionally. It is kind of a pain to color it at home. Besides, it could still use a trim, but I suppose that can wait too, because every time I go to a strip mall hair cutting place, they inevitably mess it up.

Yesterday, the kids and I went to my grandma's to visit with family. We ate, exchanged presents for the kids, and I kicked some butt at Balderdash.

Tomorrow, the kids go back to school and I have one more day of break before starting up another busy term at school. I will need to go get my tags renewed on my van (since they actually expired on my birthday. OOPS!), and my grandma has already said she wants me to go with her to the store and lunch. Hopefully I'll have a little time to relax on my last day "off"!

Shopping

I went shopping today with my oldest daughter. We ate Chipotle for lunch, went to the mall, got some coffee from Starbucks, bought a few things from Bath and Body Works on clearance, and hit several stores where I tried on tons and tons of different jeans. None of which made me happy. I don't know why it is so difficult to find a pair of jeans that look decent on me. :( I ordered a clearance pair online when we got back home (the store didn't have the clearance ones), and hopefully they will fit. If not, I'll return them to the store and check out the Pajama jeans. Those look very interesting.

Aside from, once again, not finding any jeans for myself, it was a pretty good time spend with my girly. That is until she started giving me the silent treatment because I refused to buy her everything she wanted. I told her she could spend her Christmas money and get whatever clothes she wanted. Of course she didn't want to spend her own money, so she had a little fit. Ahh, 13 year old girls!

Sofa King Tired!

Tossing and turning once again. I just cannot fall asleep. Ugh! I just want to sleep!! :( This is ridiculous!

What is wrong with me?

I have not been able to get to sleep the past few nights. It's not that I'm not tired, I just can't seem to turn off my brain or something. I lay there and simply can not fall asleep! It is so frustrating! Even more frustrating is when I get woken up after I finally do fall asleep and then not being able to get back to sleep. hhhhhhhh...

Ouch!

I started having pain in my right jaw again this evening. I experienced this a couple of years ago and went to the dentist who told me it was likely due to me clenching my teeth while I sleep. I noticed it was a little sore when I bit down or opened my jaw, and then within an hour it started to really hurt. Now, it is to the point where I cannot bite down all the way. I can't even force my back teeth together. It is really quite painful. Looks like I will be popping Ibuprofen and surviving on a very soft food and liquid diet for at least a couple of days. I don't remember how long this lasted last time, but I'm hoping feels better soon! :(

Uh oh

I am pretty sure that I left my casserole pans at my dad's house at Thanksgiving. Along with the insulated cover. Now the 40 minute trip to dad's will have to be made while letting the food get cold, or I will have to go over early and make everything there. That kinda stinks because the oven at his house will likely already be full of other things. Oh well, I'll figure something out.

In other news, my father in law got out of the hospital today after having major surgery, as a result of cancer, on the 17th. He had to have a good portion of his colon removed and now has a colostomy bag. This will be permanent, and they are not sure if they were able to remove all of the tumor. Anyway, we got a call this morning from his long time girlfriend with whom he lives, and apparently, she is inept and didn't think she could take care of him his first few days at home, so she wanted to know if he could stay here for a couple of days. Well, this was not exactly what I had planned, but of course we aren't going to say no. So, he will be here until at least Sunday or Monday.

Almost done!

I think I am pretty much done with my Christmas shopping. There are just a couple of little things left to get. I spent my entire evening wrapping, and I am still not done. However, I did get a LOT done! Most of what is left is the stocking stuffer things that are a pain to wrap.

I also got all my shopping done today for everything I am making to take to Christmas dinner. It also happens to be what I made for Thanksgiving: sweet potato casserole, corn cake casserole, green bean casserole (I see a pattern forming here...), and homemade cranberry sauce. I also bought stuff to make a pumpkin-y dessert. If I have time, I will make that too.

Tomorrow, I hope to finish up with my wrapping and bake cookies with the kids! Hopefully they will not fight as much tomorrow as they did today! Because I was considering selling one. :/

On the go!

Today, I have to take my oldest for yet another orthodontist appointment. Eventually these will slow down to not be so often. I just had her there last week. At that time, they put in spacers to make room for bands, today, they are putting the bands on her back teeth then, I think, her appointments will slow down to once every 4-6 weeks.

Hopefully some time today, I will have time to at least sort out all of the Christmas presents I got for the kids and see what I still need to get. I still have a few presents to buy for the kids and something for my dad. I also want to make some cookies with the kids and take them to see the lights at the zoo some time this week!

So, it is turning out to be a busy "break" so far! But at least it keeps my mind occupied, and I don't have to sit in lectures!

Finals!

AHHH! Crunch time is here! I have to cram tonight and tomorrow for my finals. I have one tomorrow and one Tuesday and then I'm done til January. Can't wait til Tuesday evening. I'm sure I'll feel much less stressed. At least briefly.