Good, that will help you settle a bit. Then maybe you can enjoy if Millie ever let's you! Loves... Start

LOL if its not her ill its me I'm so fed up with it lol god its busy here tonight lots of morons needing there butts kicked...

Hey Start...
Good to have you back...

Missed our chats...

Mille gived me her cold.

*hack, hack*

I'm going to go home and sleep again tonight :(

OOOOOOOOo why aren't you off sick huh huh its not a cold either its an ear infection she has a burst ear drum :(

YIKES!

OUCH!

No wonder the poor dear wasn't herself!

I just have a cold... and I have no sick time left. Soooo... I go to work, I suffer, and I go home and sleep.

It's a 3 day weekend this weekend... I can sleep all weekend if I want. I just have to make it there.

Oh dear hope you are keeping yourself dosed up and warm hunn

I hope you all feel better, I just took my cold meds too. I am home for the day now and I will catch up on a weeks worth of laundry! Woo hoo. Get some rest ALL OF YOU!

I bet you have like my months load of washing in one week start :(

Yes, yes I do and I love fresh blankies and quilts so they are a weekly chore too. Going on vacation is crazy, I cleaned before we left but hey, we had fun right? I will do it all day and be done by morning. Time for a snackie poo. Then more putting away, we did get most of it brought in, I just hate the putting it in the right place part! LOL

Oh I know I hate the ironing and putting away it is sooooooo dull lol

Okay, I am home for a while. Sorry I did not get to read it all...

Al, we just finished early childhood... preschool, toddlers, infants...

Behavior, motor skills.

Yeah, all this in 2 days of lecture, not including lab.

Now, how long has Connor been in the new classroom? We got to start at the beginning.

I keep getting hot and cold flashes... and I really think I should probably go to the doctor, but I have to wait another week or so until all my days reflush and I get vacation again...

I hate month end, too... I'd call in sick with no pay, but they just fired 2 people this week, and I don't want to give them ideas about me.

Oh Syn, sorry sweet. Nyquill really helped me get rest.

Oh, Synn, I feel your pain. I was there last week with the hot flashes, cold chills, etc.

Only thing that got me through was DayQuil and NyQuil

Hi, J... how was your week so far? Are you so excited to be back into the swing of things?

You are kidding right Start? LMAO.

It was, especially today, extremely overwhelming. More so than any other semester I have had so far.

I will be on here less and less this semester as the post clinical paperwork will be TREMENDOUS and tedious.

Awww J, I hope you find an ounce of peace when you finally get to sit down and talk to us. I will miss you and your good thoughts!

Start, you see... I have exams every two weeks on Mondays. I will be having 12 hour clinical rotations on Thursdays that includes a butt load of paperwork/homework, that is due on Monday morning at 8:59 sharp, not a minute later.

Now, to have classes all week, well really just Monday and Wednesday, study on Tuesday and get clinical paperwork ready to take with me on Thursday...

OMG, you'd probably pass out if you saw the schedule they passed out today.

Immediately after going over the schedule and the paperwork one student asked if we could take a break just to decompress. LOL

The instructor said that this is the most paperwork we will be doing in nursing school and to take it, literally, one day at a time.

I will love Labor & Deliver, Mother-Baby, NICU, and female surgery, but oh the work that goes into it just so that we can prove we can chart legally.

My friend is done with nursing school in Dec. She has no kids, no job, and no boyfriend or husband AND shesays it is exaughsting!! So, you go girl and give it all you got! I am very proud of you!

I can understand why there is a nursing shortage after hearing that schedule!

My sister in law is an RN, but she works as a lactation consultant - less stress she says.

Man, to only be a lactation consultant would be wonderful!!

I did not even give HALF of the schedule. I left out family obligations such as going to Rae's games when she cheers. I will have to miss ALL away games... Little J's soccer practice on Thursdays... Cooking... Cleaning... Helping with homework for the little ones...

My oldest turns 21 on September 13. Where will I be? In the hospital, delivering babies.

He thinks it is cool though that Mom will be delivering babies on the day that he was born, so that is AWESOME in my book.

Heck, he even has to schedule his wedding around Mom's nursing schedule. Does that suck or what!!

I can't wait till my kids are grown enough so I can do what I am supposed to do. What would that be? HUH? Anyone know? CBW probably knows, she always does. Hope you guys have a great night. Hugs, and J, if it means anything, it won't kill them to live for you once in a while. It simply won't!

Sorry I've been working late and then had to grocery shop, put it all away, and prepare dinner for tomorrow... I haven't even had dinner tonight yet...

J- he started a month and a half ago I believe. WOW! You ar one amazing lady to have all that on your plate.

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Originally Posted by startover22

I J, if it means anything, it won't kill them to live for you once in a while. It simply won't!

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Start, I don't mean to offend, really I don't. But you are a stay at home Mom. You can't begin comprehend what it means to miss a game or a practice. I was once a stay at home mom to my oldest two. So I can appreciate where you are coming from. But having to ship one kid to a friends, the other to the MIL, cause I am in school, hubby is working... etc.

My youngest two have to go to games... practices... and the like knowing that Mom and/or Dad can't attend.

No, it may not hurt them in the long run, but they are disappointed just the same.

I sat down with Rae this evening with our respective schedules. I get to attend every home game, but miss the away games. Dad can't go to away games due to the major expansion of our family business (from the size of a small gas station to the size of a Wal-Mart), and he is the only one who does his job. He simply can't get away.

You have heard the old addage... "You can't judge a man until you have walked a mile in his shoes." Well, I have been where you are, so I can see where you are coming from... But it does hurt them when we don't attend. For the past 5 years I have attended every single one of Rae's swim meets, this is the first time I can't attend something that is important to her.

You are right, it won't kill them, but in these impressive years, it is something that they will remember.

I was actually talking about your son making sure your schedule fits his Wedding plans, LOL. But you are right, I have chosen to wait till they are out to do something like you. We will see what that adds up too. I guess we all have to decide and I am under the impression that you and your kids are mighty close, you work hard and they are loving you the same. Yes, disappointment but with REWARDS for them and you. That is all I was saying sweet. So you go girl, like I said before and they will love you still with all their heart. MMMMMM that sounds so good, doesn't it?
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One more thing, in the post above you have mentioned some pretty powerful and real things that are good, I just wanted to point them out. I have taken no offense to it and I think it is great that you guys have come this far, it shows, lot's of hard work and love. Hugs to you J...

Start I know what you would do you would be a volenteer cuddler ;)

J looks like we will be fleeting friends again but its OK I don't mind because you know I loves you.

Ugh. Morning...

LOL morning Al sleep well?

No... lol... caffeine... please...

Ha don't look at me I won't make it I can't bare the smell.

LOL I don't drink coffee... IM strictly a coke gal when it comes to caffeine... its sinking in now.

Ah that's just fine I'm allowed one glass a day lol other than that its water water water gag

My doc said the cokes were better than the cigs... lol.. Im allowed no more than 200mg a day... I have a severre caffeine addiction. I do drink water though, but I can't drink it unless it is flavored. I have raspberry water most of the time. Im such a bad pregnant woman. Its no wonder I'm kicked so often, he's probably doing cartwheels in there.

Oh mines flavoured with cordial but its so week its like pee water lol

Hehe... Im such a wuss... Ive never been good at diets or giving up things... lol... I like my guilty pleasures...

I only flavour it for the mental good of me I won't drink water its yuck lol
I haven't changed what I eat I'm pretty good anyway lol but I do have a thing for chocolate orange.

Oh, I've always been pretty good too, but I just can't give up my little things, like pudding pops :)

I haven't asked, How is miss Millie today? Better I hope?

She is a little better still clingy and whinny but hopefully tomorrow the anti b's will be in full swing lol

Lol... you got to love how quickly they work. I love Connor to death when he's sick (sad as it sounds) because it's the only time he'll let me hold him for a while :) But I'll take him hyper an healthy any day.