Winter is here! We had our first blast Wednesday. The "weather experts" were all talking about how much ice we would have and to "watch us at 4 am to see if your school is on our list of school closings".
Of course, both kids wanted to know if Alexander Doniphian was closed. We said it was too early to tell and we would let them know in the morning.
Now, normally for me, Thursday is a clinical day. However, our clinicals are over until the spring, so we had a health fair scheduled. Parks policy for clinicals is if the Kansas City Missouri school district is closed, we don't have clinicals: unless you have a health fair scheduled on campus. I'm not kidding, I think every district in Kansas City was closed, but Park was open.
According to the school, if school is closed, it will be announced by 6 am. I held out hope until 6:45. An hour later, I was with the rest of my class, slowly arriving after sliding through stop sign, fishtailing on off ramps and baby stepping my way to the science hall.
Tonight we are having snow on top of the ice. Again, I will be looking to see if classes are cancelled.
Thursday, November 30, 2006
Monday, November 20, 2006
A Break In Sight!
It won't be long,less than a month, and I will have a month, that's right, A MONTH off of school!!! Of course, just about every minute is planned with stuff to do, Christmas shop, decorate the house, organize the house, finish the kitchen etc.
That's right, finish the kitchen. It does not look any different than it did before. As always, I had big plans, but life got in the way.
As I look forward to this upcoming break, I have been worried about finals, making sure I have enough "cushion" to pass my classes, (you have to have a 75% to stay in school~I have the "cushion") getting things done around the house etc. Sunday night when I was studying, I had the TV on, (noise is a must for me to study, if it's too quiet, my mind starts to wander) and Extreme Makeover was on. I took a moment to see the family discover their new backyard.
In the backyard, was a bench that the make over team had inscribed with a saying the dad said when he was diagnosed with cancer; "There's a lot of things to think about, but nothing to worry about". That one thought said so much.
Everything in life happens for a reason. Worrying won't change the outcome and you can "what if" forever.
God put me where I am for a reason. He's in control and always has been. I guess I just needed to see a bench to help me remember that.
That's right, finish the kitchen. It does not look any different than it did before. As always, I had big plans, but life got in the way.
As I look forward to this upcoming break, I have been worried about finals, making sure I have enough "cushion" to pass my classes, (you have to have a 75% to stay in school~I have the "cushion") getting things done around the house etc. Sunday night when I was studying, I had the TV on, (noise is a must for me to study, if it's too quiet, my mind starts to wander) and Extreme Makeover was on. I took a moment to see the family discover their new backyard.
In the backyard, was a bench that the make over team had inscribed with a saying the dad said when he was diagnosed with cancer; "There's a lot of things to think about, but nothing to worry about". That one thought said so much.
Everything in life happens for a reason. Worrying won't change the outcome and you can "what if" forever.
God put me where I am for a reason. He's in control and always has been. I guess I just needed to see a bench to help me remember that.
Monday, November 13, 2006
A Tragic Start
Well, as I said, I was going to St. Louis this past weekend. We left Thursday afternoon after clinicals. We prepared ourselves for the long drive, (about 3-4 hours) and were singing, badly, with the radio and talking. Since we were all leaving at different times, my friend, Celena and I road together in my van.
We were an hour or so outside of Kansas City when we came upon a wreck. Since I didn't see any emergency equipment, I said that we had to stop.
It turns our one of the cars had two of our classmates in it!!
They ended up ok, but the one on the passenger side took most of the damage and she had a severe concussion and double whiplash. She was sent by life flight to a hospital in Kansas City since she had a head injury. They are both at home bruised and sore, but at home.
After staying at the hospital, (a small, small hospital with three rooms in the ER) we were all off to St. Louis. We all had a wonderful time. Friday we had a dinner theater performance that was a ton of fun. The two pictures here are taken at the dinner. There were 12 of us at the convention. We all had so much fun!!!
I did achieve all the goals I had before I left. Yes, I do have pictures needed for blackmail, should the need arise.
We were an hour or so outside of Kansas City when we came upon a wreck. Since I didn't see any emergency equipment, I said that we had to stop.
It turns our one of the cars had two of our classmates in it!!
They ended up ok, but the one on the passenger side took most of the damage and she had a severe concussion and double whiplash. She was sent by life flight to a hospital in Kansas City since she had a head injury. They are both at home bruised and sore, but at home.After staying at the hospital, (a small, small hospital with three rooms in the ER) we were all off to St. Louis. We all had a wonderful time. Friday we had a dinner theater performance that was a ton of fun. The two pictures here are taken at the dinner. There were 12 of us at the convention. We all had so much fun!!!
I did achieve all the goals I had before I left. Yes, I do have pictures needed for blackmail, should the need arise.
Wednesday, November 08, 2006
Hittin' The Road
Well, once again, I am about to be on the road...again.
This time I'm on my way to the Missouri Student Nursing Convention in St. Louis. There are 14 out of our class going. It will be fun to be with people who speak the same "language" I do. We can talk about all kinds of crap, (literally) and not be grossed out while eating.
After hearing about the "circus trip" it was decided that I should not drive. We leave tomorrow after clinicals and come back late Saturday night. It should be a fun trip. After this past week at school, we all need a break. We had a test, a cultural presentation, and two papers due.
I'm taking my digital camera for the trip and will:
This time I'm on my way to the Missouri Student Nursing Convention in St. Louis. There are 14 out of our class going. It will be fun to be with people who speak the same "language" I do. We can talk about all kinds of crap, (literally) and not be grossed out while eating.
After hearing about the "circus trip" it was decided that I should not drive. We leave tomorrow after clinicals and come back late Saturday night. It should be a fun trip. After this past week at school, we all need a break. We had a test, a cultural presentation, and two papers due.
I'm taking my digital camera for the trip and will:
Wednesday, November 01, 2006
Halloween
Here are some pictures of the kids on Halloween.
Michael was a "several different things" that he named "Deady The Clown". He was part clown, skeleton, the "Thing" from Fantastic Four and something with a cape. He came up with this himself.
Noelle was "Wednesday" from "The Addams Family".
Both kids went trick-or-treating with friends, so this was the first year in eight that I was home to pass out candy. I was not here for about an hour, but we still had about 100 kids or so. We normally have around 150-175.
The kids have a Tupperware "Thatsa Bowl" filled with candy...the large one. The kids never eat all of their candy and we throw out way more than half.
Michael was a "several different things" that he named "Deady The Clown". He was part clown, skeleton, the "Thing" from Fantastic Four and something with a cape. He came up with this himself.
Noelle was "Wednesday" from "The Addams Family".
Both kids went trick-or-treating with friends, so this was the first year in eight that I was home to pass out candy. I was not here for about an hour, but we still had about 100 kids or so. We normally have around 150-175.
The kids have a Tupperware "Thatsa Bowl" filled with candy...the large one. The kids never eat all of their candy and we throw out way more than half.
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