New Beginnings

I decided to continue working at Children's Mercy on 4 Henson where I have been for the past 2 years as a care assistant. I really Love working with the amazing kids & it is a great floor to get experience on. I am working nights, which has been a change for our house, but it is more money & slower paced, which is good for learning. I have also excepted a job with a local Home Health place & will do that on a per visit basis. I have completed my 1st week of a 15 week orientation at Mercy this past week. It is a little overwhelming right now, so many things to learn! But I have a really great preceptor who is very patient & knowledgable. I won't be starting training at the home health job until mid Janurary, but that will be good giving me a few weeks on the floor to get my feet wet. So far I am loving it!
I am taking a Kaplan class the 1st week in Jan. to help me prepare for boards. It comes with a gurantee of passing, so I figured it definantly couldn't hurt! I am not looking forward to boards!

Dustin has started learning how to do blue prints at work. He seems to really be enjoying it & is excited about adding more knowledge to what he already knows. He does a "class" once a week in the evening & then brings home blueprints to practice on. He hopes to boarden his responsibilities at Sun!

GRadUatIoN!

Graduation was really nice! It was December 1st at the Majestic Theater in Zona Rosa. We had a Party at our house afterwards thru the afternoon & evening. Many more people came than I expected & it was really an amazing feeling to know that everyone cared so much.

*I have been trying for an hour to get up pictures & it is not working for some reason. I will try again another day!

November Update

We have had a busy last couple of weeks!

Of course it started with me finishing school! I still am in amazement.

Then we had Christmas pictures for the year.

Then for those of you who maybe didn't know we were expecting again, but unfortunately we lost this baby as well on the 21st. We are of course upset & frustrated. But we did find out the baby stopped developing at about 7 weeks. So next week we will start testing to see what is going on & how to fix it.

Next my Mom had surgery. She is doing good, just recovering & moving a little slowly.

Then we had a wonderful Thanksgiving day at Robin's house (Dustin's step-mom). She made a great meal, as usual. We spent the day with family. It was really nice & relaxing.

Saturday we went to my Mom's for Thanksgiving dinner & then to Robin's in the evening for the KU vs MU game. Can I just say what a game! Scout had a great time playing with Devin & Emma & Ellen (cousins). Then we went to Jerry's for a bit & Scout really had fun wrestling with Smokey!

Sunday we put up the Christmas decor. That is always a chore! I love having the trees up around the house it makes it so cozy.

Dustin finished the deck he has been working on today!! WooHoo! It looks amazing! I must say I am very proud of him, he did a really good job.

Tomorrow I am going for my official interview at Mercy on the floor I have been working on for the RN position. They have already told me I have the position, just have to make the final decisions.

Needless to say we have kept our selves busy! I am loving having time to spend with Dustin & just living life. I must say though I am ready to get back to work! I will post new pictures tomorrow!

Nursing Graduate Here

I am proud to announce that I am officially graduating nursing school!! I am not sure how this happened, but I have to say I now believe in Miracles. All that is left to do now is get thru NCLEX! I am so excited & not really sure what to do with myself. I haven't quite wrapped my head around the fact that I will not be going back to school! Saying those words makes me sooo excited!! December 1st is graduation! I can't wait for that finalization!!

Thank you everyone for your continous support, prayers, & encouragement over the last 2 1/2 years. I don't think I could have gotten thru this without everyones encouragement!

Introducing Scout!

We would like to introduce the newest member of our family,

SCOUT!

He is a chocolate lab mix (with terrior we think) and about 1 year old. He needed a good home & of course we couldn't say no! He is such a good boy, already potty trained, doesn't get on the furniture, doesn't bark, doesn't jump on people, & doesn't lick! What more could we ask for. He has discovered yesterday that he can jump the fence, so that is something we will have to fix soon. The kitty's are doing fairly well. Elway is more excepting than Kitty, but it is getting better each day!

Today he finally played ball with me in the backyard. We both had a great time. He is starting to get more comfortable & LOVES to be pet or played with!

Unknown Fate of Graduation

I am very disappointed today as I just returned from picking up my test grade from last week. I felt very good about the test & prepared adequately, it not extra. I ended up with an 84% which is still a good grade, but I needed an A. I don't know at this point what this means for the fate of my graduating. I had decided before I even knew the grade that no matter what happened I am going to finish out the next 3 weeks & see what happens. There is still a chance that I could be approved to graduate by the broad of the school.

I hate to be a downer, but I just feel so sad & frustrated! I am good student & this is just so many emotions I have never had to deal with before when it comes to grades & school. I am just hoping & praying that everything will work out.

25 More Days of Class

Sorry it has been so long since I have updated. It has been a busy few weeks at our house.

Dustin went on a trip to Oregon with some guys from work that was hosted by one of there vendors iLevel. He was gone from 10/13 to 10/17. I was a long few days in a quiet house for me, but he had a really good time. He got to go to the sand dunes on the coast of the Pacific Ocean, on a fishing trip, to visit 3 saw mills (he really enjoyed these) & to many good restaurants. He was glad to be home when all was said & done & very exhausted! He is back in the grind this weekend working on a side job.

I have been doing nothing but school. I officially have 25 days of school left & I just found out there is a chance I could not graduate. I am asking everyone for there prayers that I pass with the grade I need!!! I am soo frustrated with my school & this whole ordeal I just want to graduate & get on with my life. I won't go into it, but I have 1 more test, a paper, & a final that I have to get A's on. I have been studying nonstop & an doing everything I can to achieve those grades. So sorry everyone, but for the next 3 1/2 weeks my social life is nonexistant.

That is about all that is occuring at our house. We are loving the fall weather! Not so much the leaves with all our big trees, but that is part of living in a 53 year old neighborhood.

Hope everyone is doing well & I will try to update again soon!

Weddings, Weddings, Weddings

Congrats Matt & Jen

September 22, 2007

This past Saturday we went to The Frailey Wedding at the National Golf Course in Parkville. It was a beautiful wedding & they couldn't have wished for a better day. We always enjoy going to weddings, okay so maybe I enjoy going to weddings. Friends, Dancing, Wine, Dressing up ~ what could be better?!?! Once again we had a GREAT time visitng with friends and enjoying the night out!

~Enjoy the some of the pictures below from our evening~

Pat was Matt's Best Man ~ Looking Sharp in his Tux

Me & Dustin

Me & Jess

Congrats Again to the Happy Couple, who are currently Honeymooning in Napa Valley

Pat & Jess, Dustin & Me, Jerry & Emily

~The Girls~

~The Boys~

Emily & Jerry

Pat & Jessica

Hope you liked the pics! I LOVE taking pictures & it is even more fun to share them with everyone. They weren't quite in the order I wanted, but you get the point. I haven't mastered this blog site yet, I am working on it though.

Back to Real Life

For the rest of the week I have my 2nd test tomorrow (everyone be thinking of me around 9:00am). Dustin has the cabana to finish up this week & I am sure since it was rainy today he will be working on it tomorrow & Thursday. This weekend I am hopeing to go to Liberty Hospital, they are having a Grad Nurse open interview process. That is about it for us, hope everyone has a great rest of the week!

Day-To-Day

Okay, now that I have finally remembered my password I can update our blog!!

Nothing too exciting around our house these last few weeks. W are LOVING the cooler weather and all the Autumn smells in the house (of course I already have all my fall stuff out)
I have started back to school for my LAST quarter, yep you heard me right. I will be done on 11/14 and Graduation is Dec 1st!!! I can not wait. Until then I have a lot of studying to do, a 10 page paper, and 96 hours of clinicals to do, no pressure right? Oh and did I mention I have to get an A in the class to graduate!?!?!? So that is what I am doing with my time.
Dusitn is working hard as usual. The good news is the Lumber yard is picking up a little. Last week he had to stay until 5:00 on 2 of his early days, that is a good sign. He has also the last couple of weeks been working on a cabana for Tony Richardson's house. He has really enjoyed that and now gets to go to a party there next week!! He also has about 4 more decks in line to do in the next month or so. Busy, Busy, Busy...
We have recently found out that 2 of our friends are expecting little ones coming up next Spring. A big CONGRATS goes out to them. We are keeping them in our thoughts for a healthy and easy going pregnancies.

Welcome to our "blog". We will use this to update our family & friends of fun, exciting, interesting, etc news! With all of us having such busy lives these days this seems like a fun way to keep up. Don't have too much to share today, but WELCOME!!