September and Everything After

What was I suppose to be doing again?

So I ended up with 3 B’s and a B+ in my 4 classes.*** And so it’s done. Moving on to the next semester (Jan 9th!)

Work is going well, I’m getting some decent hours in.

The kids are here and are out of school already. The local school district must hate me. I hate vacation time that starts way before Christmas because the kids don’t have any new stuff to play with yet and they are all wild and crazy because “Christmas! Soon! Freak out!” If I didn’t mention it before, the kids’ custody schedule for the month was a little goofy due to G’s work schedule so I pretty much have the kids during the week (or about 4 days) and he has them on the weekends (or about 3 days). That just makes it all weird too.

So I’m just kinda out of my routine, discombobulated, turned upside down and spun around. I’m sure there’s something I should be doing but beyond “feed kids, pick up after kids, go to bed, wash, rinse, repeat”, for the life of me, I can’t think of it.

Hmm…

*** Edit to add: My psych prof bumped my grade up from a B+ to an A- for good attendance. Woot!

Zach and I ordered the new desktop computer last night. He planned a custom built one from some gaming site. At first I was like, “eek no!” because back from my gaming days, I know a top of the line performance gaming machine can easy run over 2 grand. But Zach actually picked good specs for a reasonable price. (this one with a few changes, mostly minus the red lights) Yeah I probably could have gotten something cheaper elsewhere but Zach has had a good time building a new computer for the last few weeks now so I went with it. As I explained it to LYC when he asked why we didn’t just go to Best Buy, I said “you can just buy an entertainment center at the store.” (He’s into woodworking and is building one for a friend.) He replied “it’s difficult to argue with that logic.” hehe

In college news, I’m down to 4 finals (2 on Tuesday, 2 on Thursday). Two are essays which are hard to study for (I’m a good BS’er, those tests will be okay), one is “Weird Math” (stats), and then the nursing final. So I’ll probably look over my notes for nursing but at this point, you either know it or you don’t. Plus I have an extremely solid 86 percent (B) in all 4 classes so my grade isn’t really going anywhere. I’d pretty much have to skip the final to end up with a C and even a 100 percent on any of them won’t get me to an A at this point. So I’m not stressing over finals this semester.

Let’s see, in other news, I have some Girl Scout stuff to do today (I never did get those registrations turned in last month, oops), some sewing, write a Thank You/acceptance note for a scholarship (yay!), and work on Christmas cards. Oh and pay some bills. I just finished writing out my work schedule for January, it’s weird thinking that it’ll be 2012 soon.

Hope you have a happy Friday and a great weekend!

Only I don’t have the tree up yet. That’s next weekend.

But LYC and I did a bunch of Christmas shopping for the kids yesterday. It’s hard for me, I’ve never been a big gift giver because “you’re suppose to” and with money as tight as it is… I find myself being very Scrooge-like. Actually I’m more of a Grinch because hey, the whole point of that movie is that Christmas Spirit isn’t something you buy in the first place. So we’ll go with I’m a Grinch. Anyway I think we bought the kids some stuff that they will very much like and it’ll all be used and not stuff purchased just because “you’re suppose to.” I have a few more things to pick up from two different “speciality” stores and I placed a ThinkGeek order earlier today. So we’re going to call my Christmas shopping DONE.

Oh right, except for the desk top computer Zach is picking out as the kids’ BIG GIFT. That’s next weekend too.

How’s your Christmas shopping going?

Of this semester of college, that is…

I have 4 days of lectures, 1 day of clinical stuff, and then 2 days of finals (2 tests apiece each day) over the next 3 weeks (including this one). I love that I can count this stuff in such small numbers. Yay!

Let’s see, what else is going on…

I worked all of Thanksgiving, starting Wednesday night into Thursday morning and then again Thursday night into Friday morning. I slept-ate some food at two of LYC’s friends’ homes during the day Thursday and napped some but it was a rough holiday. Thankfully (haha) I’m only working Christmas Eve for the next holiday and I’ll be home Christmas Day at 8am (although probably sleepy). I do like working nights, I don’t see that changing once I’m an RN but it doe take a little more advance planning to fit sleep in.

Anyway I thought I’d toss this quick update out there before I get back to school work. Plus smehow yet another Girl Scout meeting snuck up on me and I need to plan that for Thursday. It’s the only one this month so I need to make it good. LOL

Hope you have a lovely Monday!

(I’m at work)

I’m thankful for…

my kids
LYC
a full tank of gas in the van that cost less than $90 for 27 gallons
a job
my nursing program
Angie cat
my cute little rental house with a green door
sock knitting
my family and extended family

Hope you have a lovely day!

I don’t know if I’m going to survive the next 5 years with the twins. Stupid teen hormones. Lately they’ve pretty much reverted to toddlers: screaming, fighting, taking each other’s stuff, name calling, crying. I thought they were *suppose* to be somewhat responsible at this point and at least have the maturity level of a 7th grader. The ironic thing? They both received awards at school a few weeks ago for being “Outstanding People” (one teacher wrote something about helping others, always cheerful and smiling). Apparently this only applies to them while they are in school.

The other kids are doing well. Or at least not driving me batshit crazy.

We kind of have a busy kids schedule tonight, Zach’s going camping with the Boy Scouts tonight through Sunday, Kyle has a PJ party at school, Em is babysitting a neighbor kid (one of Kelly’s friends so Kelly’s going too) so I guess that leave Ally alone for a bit. So close to having them all out of the house…

And believe it or not, I actually finished everything on that long To Do list except registering the new Girl Scouts. One mom planned to bring me the form and money last night so it seemed silly to register 2 girls on Wednesday and then go through it all again today for that additional girl.

I think I’m going to tackle the business receipts today. It shouldn’t be too bad because I haven’t bought much of anything nor sold much of anything all year. I’m still on the fence about closing but I figure this dormant stage is okay until I get out of college. And then heck, only working 3 twelves a week as a RN, what am I going to do with the other 136 hours?

Christmas shopping… I have gift buying finished for 2 people and neither of them are any of my children. Mostly because I spent all my “extra” money on clothes for the kids recently and I’m not too keen to go buy them more stuff at the moment.

Hope you have a great weekend!

For your reading amusement:

Longing for peace in the house
As a parent yearns for quiet,
my soul longs for peace, O God.
My tongue has been held,
my voice has been silent
as they ask daily, “Where are my boots, can I
have twenty dollars, why can’t I go out
with him?”
Wait for college, when I can breath again,
my hope and my calm.

I say to God, “My rock,
why do you forsake me?
Why must I go about listening to
teenage girls screeching?”
It hurts my ears, when they approach me.
They say to me daily: “Where is my allowance?”
Why are you harried, my soul,
why does my hair turn gray?
Wait for college, when I can breath again,
my hope and my calm.

(based on Psalm 42)

True Happiness in Nurses’ Law
Happy those who do not use
the call light as room service,
Nor go the way of the whiners,
nor fall out of bed when they won’t wait.
Rather, the law of the Nurse is their guide;
Doctor’s orders, they follow day and night.
They are like benign bacteria,
laying in bed near the window,
that yields to the antibiotic.
Its symptoms always relieved,
whatever they do heals.

(based on Psalm 1)

I always feel slightly sacrilegious when writing stuff concerning the Bible so tongue in cheek but hey, when the assignment is “write your own psalms”, I can’t help but be sarcastic cause that’s my writing style.