Today was the first day of swimming lessons for the kids. I am always amazed at how far they have come since the previous year and look forward to see all the new things they will do this year. This morning I got a little emotional (imagine that). I have always had to opportunity to go to all the kids swimming lessons/other activities and I am very thankful for having this opportunity. Next week will be a totally different story. I start my new job next week and I am very excited, but I will miss a whole week of swimming lessons....this also got me to thinking there will be a lot of things I will miss out on now. There will be holiday's I have to work, because there are always patients in the hospital. I think Christmas will be the hardest holiday to miss, because I have always seen the kids open Santa gifts :( I knew all of this was a possibility when I chose to go back to school to become a nurse, but I know that this is the best thing for the kids & myself at this time. We will have so many more opportunities now that I will be working. We will be able to do more things together. It will be nice not to struggle from week to week and bill to bill. The kids have so many things they want to do once I start working and we get financial stable. We have big dreams and hopefully now we can start living them. A Disney cruise is top on the list....I have heard this for about three years & we will be going next summer or fall. Spencer is wanting to go to Chicago to watch the Cubs & White Sox play baseball and Morgan is wanting to go the the American Girl Doll Store in Chicago...so this is on our to do list too. I am excited that we will be able to do these things as a family. Now back to swimming lessons. Morgan is in Level 4 this year. When she first started three years ago she was level 2; Last year she moved up to Level 3 and now this year she is in Level 4. She still makes me nervous at times. Today they were down in the 12 ft section of the pool doing strokes across & swimming under water from one side to the other. She has improved so much and does so well, but when I looked down one time she was treading water in the 12 ft and I got kindof freaked out....I guess it is mother instinct. She was fine, but I wasn't used to seeing her do that...so it scared me. Spencer is in Level 3 this year; when he started he was in Level 2. The first year he wouldn't even put his head under water. Last year he moved up to Level 3 and he even dived off the diving board on the last day. He stayed in Level 3 for another year because he still isn't good at swimming long distances, but he is improving. He got on the diving board today and jumped the first time...a big step from last year. Last year he would get out on the board everyday and then he would get scared and go back...finally the last day he starting jumping off. I didn't know if he would try to jump this year or if it would make him nervous, but he got up there and jumped right off. Here are a few pictures from swimming lessons today.
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| Morgan, Spencer, Lucas & Logan |
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| Morgan doing her back stroke across the 12 ft section of the pool |
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| Spencer headed to the diving board |
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| off he goes |
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| Morgan is finished...She didn't want to dive today |
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| Morgan watching the boys dive |
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| Spencer all smiles :) |
As I said earlier I start working next Monday...with this will bring so many changes...good changes, but changes. I told the kids that when I graduated and started working I would STOP smoking. This is a HUGE step for me. I have smoked for way too long (almost 17 year). I have tried to quit a few times but was unsuccessful...mostly because I started gaining weight. When my step-brother Eric passed away in 2006 I quit for three months with the help of Chantix...which gave me terrible nightmares and insomnia. I have tried the nicotine patches before too and they seem to help. I am not sure if I am going to try to us anything to help me quit this time or if I am going cold turkey....we will see
I think I finally have everything for work sent in/paid/scheduled. I applied for my license, NCLEX, background check on Saturday. Today I mailed my FBI fingerprint background check in, scheduled my drug screening & physical. I have to be in BG on Wednesday and Friday for pre-employment screenings.
Another goal I have before I start work is to get my house back in order and bring back my organization skills that somehow got used in nursing school, but not my house. The kids came home and cleaned their rooms...and were putting things in boxes for the yard sale. My kids NEVER want to get rid of anything...Morgan is the worst she is my pack rat. I was impressed to see that they were actually sitting things out a yard sale. I definitely need to have a yard sale...I haven't had a yard sale in 2 years. There are enough clothes in my building to open a consignment store...some with tags still on them. We are hoping to have a yard sale at mom's the first weekend in July to have some extra spending money to take to the beach. Speaking of the beach...I hope I will be able to get off work to go. We have been planning this trip for almost two years and I would really hate to miss it.
I have spoke about Cohen in many of my previous blogs. I have followed his mom's blog for a while now here is a "short" recap of their story. They found out at 23weeks that Cohen's heart was broken and didn't know if he would survive after birth. Tomorrow is his 1st birthday, but he will be celebrating it in heaven. He lived for 12 days and in his first four days of life he had five surgeries. He was a fighter and he has touched many people's life's. Cohen is going to be a big brother X 2. Cohen's mom is 26 weeks pregnant with twins. Here is a link to the her blog...I would recommend if you have extra time to read this story and follow them. http://www.inthiswonderfullife.com/ HAPPY 1ST BIRTHDAY COHEN!!!!
Guess that is it for now...back to cleaning....
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