Looking ahead
So, I’ve finally narrowed it down. I want to attend Texas Tech’s one-year, online BS-to-BSN. It was really my original idea, and after looking at lots of other options, I’ve come back to it. I need to take one more class, pathophysiology, which I will complete in the spring at Austin Community College. I also need to complete a medical terminology course and become a certified nursing assistant. I will apply in the fall of 2010 and hopefully get in for their 2011 program. And if I don’t get in, I will look at my options again. For now, unless God smacks me on the head and tells me to do something else, this is what I want to stick with. I’m so tired of being overwhelmed with all the options.
In the meantime, I need a job. I mean, really. Please Jesus let me get a good job. Anytime you think about it, please say a prayer about this. I’m trying to keep my head up and leave it at God’s feet, but month after month we’re not making ends meet. Still, God hasn’t let us starve, so I’m not worried per se … I’ll just be glad to finally be through this tunnel, let’s just put it that way.
One more month and I will be done with this semester. So, with this 2nd college career, I’ll have anatomy & physiology I and II, microbiology, science of nutrition, computers in health, statistics and lifespan/human growth & development under my belt. I’ve had A’s in everything but statistics, and that’s looking like it’ll be a B. I can’t wait to see what my cumulative GPA combining both degrees is.
Anyway, blah blah blah. The kids are doing well. Both are learning to read pretty well … I love to watch them progress. They crack me up every single day. And now that I’m finally getting a break away from them – they’re in school while I’m in school – it’s making our time together much better. Before, I NEVER got breaks. Pretty much just mommy-mode 24/7 for almost 6 years. I very rarely ever got a date night or girls’ night out. Not to say that Jay isn’t a big help … but still. I am definitely not feeling guilty about putting my kids in school vs. homeschooling them because we’re all thriving and our time together is much more quality time than it was before. I appreciate them a lot more now. Amazing what a little distance will do for you!
I still have nights when I’ve got homework and they’re playing together – but I love the fun times we do have together. This is a fun age for both of them. I love the questions they ask me and to see their creativity and sense of humor emerging. It makes my heart happy.
