Moving on!

Today, Nathan graduated from fifth grade! Mom and I attended the graduation ceremony which was held at Rich Fork Baptist Church. We sat in the balcony seating and waited for the class of 2018 to walk in. As the children were seated, I could see Nathan to begin to panic as he looked for Mom and I. So, I kindly stood up and waved to him and he greeted us with a smile and wave. Even though, Nathan did not participate in any clubs, or win awards for perfect attendance, A honor roll, or AB honor roll, while at Pilot Elementary; he did pass the EOG's and I am proud of him for that! As he walked across the front of the church to receive his certificate this morning, his eyes lit up and he had the biggest grin on his face. At that moment, I knew that he was proud of his own accomplishment. It is hard to believe that he will be a 6th grader next year...but he will always "little Nathan" to me.

Fun in the sun!

Ian was a good boy at Nana's this past weekend, so we decided to get him a prize. We had no idea that his prize would be a $25 inflatable pool. We tempted him with other stuff but he had other plans. He was so excited when we got it home and filled it with water. He was splashing and spraying everyone in sight!

All I could do was laugh and say "That's my Ian bug!"

We went out lastnight! (3 years and counting cont'd)

Three years and counting!

Branden and I went out this past weekend to celebrate three years of marriage. We had dinner at Texas Roadhouse with Chad, April, and Dave. Then we made our way to Johnny and June's. It was an awesome night, eventhough I looked like a dog on the way home (with my head hanging out of the window) all of the way down 40 and 109. Oh, what was I thinking when I went to the bar???

Lesson learned....NEVER mix dark liquor with white liquor.
If Branden loves me enough to put up with my drunkard actions....we will live a long and happy life together. Three years and counting!

I love you baby!

Ian's photo shoot for HPFI

Ian and I participated in a photo shoot for a healthcare brochure at HPFI yesterday. I posed as a nurse and Ian was my "little" patient. Ian wore his Toy Story 3 pajamas and had his "Woody" (doll from Toy Story) in the hospital bed with him for most of the shoot and I wore my blue scrubs and stethoscope. Ian and I played, pretended to be asleep and listened to one anothers heart.

I was informed that my heart "is too loud"!

As of today, I have not seen the results of the photo session; but I hope the pictures turn out okay. It will be really cool to show Ian that he was in a marketing brochure at the age of 2. :)

Tweetsie Railroad....Here we come!

We have decided to take Ian to Tweetsie Railroad this year to see Thomas The Train. He absolutely loves Thomas! I found an ad in a magazine with the dates that Thomas will be in Tweetsie, showed it to Ian, and hung it on the fridge. Everyday since then, he points to the ad and says "I want to see Thomas". Branden, Ian, Nathan and I are planning to take a trip to Blowing Rock on Friday, June 10th. We will schedule our train ride around 3:30, so we can go back into the park on Saturday June 11th for FREE. I can't wait to see Ian's face when we get there! :)

Disappointed but not surprised!

This past weekend was very hard for me!
I finished my six hour clinical day on Saturday, and patiently waited my turn for my final grade. I was disappointed to learn that I had a 75 average, and that my spot in Practical Nursing was gone. To be able to continue in the program an average of 80was required. The hybrid class lost 1/2 of the girls on Saturday due to the final exam grades. This was a very emotional day for everyone! I can honestly say that I was disappointed but not surprised that I did not make it through this semester. Working a forty-hour work week, and trying to keep up with responsibilities at home and with college are very challenging.

However, I do have the opportunity to return to MCC 2nd semester (January 2012) to complete the program. Looking on the bright side of the situation, I now feel that I have a better understanding of what is expected of me, so I plan to keep my head up, do what I have to do and plan to graduate from the Practical Nursing program in 2012.