Hard at It!

Halelujah! Woo Hoo! Tomorrow my Spanish class is over, and then I will have soooo much time to talk to you! I'm so excited! I survived that last crazy month! I swear, I wasn't home more than a couple of days. And I totally made up for it by being a lazy bum these last five that I've had to myself. (Though I should've been studying for this final, and actually, should be right now.) Okay, I was actually busy, just with the girls' stuff, making cookies - not for us :( and watching movies. Seriously, it was some very important business!
The girls have been busy, too, with school basketball, and piano lessons. They have been fun to watch in their games. Kianna is really coming along with her bass guitar, too. She helped to lead a youth group worship service this past Sunday. She played bass, a classmate played electric guitar and another played keyboard, and one of the youth leaders played guitar, as well. They did such a good job! She is excited to learn more and is now begging for an acoustic bass guitar (one that can be played without hooking up to an amplifier - the type that you could haul to someone's house or to a campfire, that sort of thing.) We'll just have to see what Santa has in mind ;) Poor Barry... I think he might be feeling a little neglected lately. He seems a little out of sorts.
I just blew 1800 dollars on a laptop and another 200 on nursing uniforms, stethoscope, shoes - all that wonderful stuff. I even got fingerprinted today. I still have to go in and get drug tested and send in my background check. Lovely... And that sounds like just the beginning. I have a really long list of things to do. The joy!
Well, time to get back to studying... Gotta ace that test! Or at least try...

Draggin'

I'm soooo tired! I haven't been home a single whole day for the last 9 days until today. I'm gone again tomorrow and for the next 6 days for Guards (3 day weekend drill) and then back to school. Ugh... and I'm feeling a little run down, which is also why I haven't been posting lately. School is going well, but it's keeping me on the run. Next week is my last week for Spanish; it's a four credit course and we've been busting our buns! It's all good though. The girls are staying busy with basketball. I got to go watch them at practice this afternoon for a bit, and they are so cute. I haven't seen a game, yet, but I should have a free weekend coming up here after this weekend. I was bummed, too, 'cause I had night classes on Halloween and totally didn't get to see them in costume. They had fun, though, and brought home loads of candy. Mmmmm.
It hasn't been all work, though! Last Thursday I came home to Karoke at the sign shop! Some of our friends helped Barry set it up and Kianna and Kat invited friends over for singing and dancing in costume. It was fun! Next year we might try to make it bigger (this was a test run) and make costumes mandatory! I will try to post some pictures soon!
Anyway, it's super late, I'm super tired, and I'm so going to bed now. Hope you are all well!