Nursing School & General Update

Ok. I know, I know, its been a while since my last blog. Sorry about that! Its definately been a chaotic few months since our Boston trip (which btw was the best trip of my life!). So, here's the breakdown on mid-October thru today. The 3 oldest kids had oral surgery to repair what our last INCOMPETENT dentist messed up, we lost our Assistant Chief at LRFPD to Leukemia only 10 days after diagnosis, I'm working with Rob to plan a benefit basketball game for his family this weekend, Robbies cousin Amanda died suddenly last Thursday (her funeral is this afternoon), we had a very somber Christmas Party for the Fire Dept the Saturday after Christmas due to having Chiefs funeral just the day before, my work Christmas Party is tonight at the Tower Club, oh and well the big news is I'm going to nursing school! Can you believe it? Its been very hectic and emotionally draining these last few months, I cant wait till the holidays are over-it seems more like a curse to our family considering the events of last year as well...For those of you that are curious I will be going to St. John's/SBU here in town. Spring of 08' I'll be taking prereqs/gen ed...A&P I in the summer(the ONLY class that summer) and more prereqs/gen ed next fall. So if all goes well and I get the A's I'll be studying HARD for then I'll start the ASN Degree program in Spring of 09' and complete it by Fall 10'. I'll be ahead of the game as far as some of the Gen Ed goes so I might start taking the BSN online courses during my last 1 or 2 sememsters of RN and complete my BSN degree. Its a lofty goal, but I'm determined to do it. This is a career that will always have job security. Not like things that are affected by the economy-i.e. my present job. I'll be providing a better living for my family and myself. I believe this will give me that sense of accomplishment I've been longing for.