update~~
since my last real entry, some things have changed. just goes to show you how much can happen in so little time.
- I am no longer employed with Hazard ARH in the ICU. While I thoroughly enjoyed ICU, and still miss that type of work constantly and its business and excitement and sense of "saving someone"...I love my new job. I love my schedule (its about as good as it gets as a new nurse) and the people here are great. Oh, yeah, "here" is Eastern Kentucky Veterans Center here in Hazard. I work on a skilled unit as the night shift RN. I started in September, and I work a great rotation ( Mon-Tues-Wed, off Thurs&Fri every week... every other week I will work Sat-Sun and every other week I will be off Sat-Sun. So every other week I am off Thur-Fri-Sat-Sun, which is my "weekend" and then the other weeks I'm only off Thurs-Fri...which is still like most people's "weekend" and two of my 5 nights straight I work are 8 hour shifts from 11p-7a, so its not too bad) and I work mostly with great people. I get paid more, I get more holidays, comp and vaca time, and in 20 years if I last that long, I can retire through the state.
- We no longer live on Bull Creek. On September 20th, we moved our single-wide from there to Preacher's Fork after a long hard road of bulldozing, spending our money and mom & dad's money doing the most we could with our land up there, and there we are. We stayed at my mom and dad's house for nearly a month. We stayed in my old bedroom and lived out of a suitcase, with our fish tank in our room, our TV on a desk, and watching Due Date over and over and over and over again on DVD because we didn't have cable/satellite. We slept in my old full size bed, sweating all night long and waking up extremely sore, because we didn't have enough room, haha, and the vent didn't exactly push a/c in to that room as good as we'd hoped. its the last room on the house, and it was the dog days of summer. Needless to say, that made it hard on us working on our house (we decided to re paint the living room/hallway during the whole process while the septic, water, and electric were being finalized, which was the most ridiculous process I've ever witnessed btw) and we sweated down for weeks...and its STILL not done. everything takes so long when you only have one or two people willing to help you and everyone with different work schedules. but we're there, we've put up a partial fence, graveled our driveway and needs more gravel now lol, we have a wrap around porch that only lacks both sets of stairs' gates, and the roof over the front door. all of our plants are moved...whether or not they will prove to have survived by next spring, who knows.. but they're there. and we're there. and Shade loves it, actually. we can go outside on our huge porch and we can actually go out in the yard/driveway without having to worry about getting ran over by a crackhead or without worrying about someone watching us or being all up on our stuff. I hate not being 5 minutes from my parents, but it does make it easier on Maggie, who is the primary babysitter for Shade to just run up the hill and grab him, and saves her money no doubt. I think my mom is getting used to being further away too. she's actually been up more, it seems like.
- we are trying for our 2nd child. TMI, I know. but I don't want Shade to grow up sibling-less for too long. he keeps asking for a sibling. just today he said " daddy, I want a baby brother, I think a brother would make me feel better " (of course he is using his "sinus issues" as a means to bribe for a sibling, LOL) and he said this unprovoked btw. my fertile days are 25-30th of this month so wish us luck LOLOLOL
- my Christmas list this year is shorter than last year... I don't feel like I need to waste my hard earned money on gifts for people who don't care that I got them gifts, or that I have to beg to come get them if they even show up, or people who have moved and don't have the time or means to come get them. doesn't mean I love them any less, but Christmas gift exchange just isn't for us anymore. I have friends that never come around, never text, never call, rarely even interact with me on facebook (some more than others of course), spend all their free time with other people, or other friends or other friends' kids...and ya know, that's cool, but again... tradition or no tradition, I just don't feel like I need to waste my time on a Christmas gift when I don't even feel like I know them anymore. if they feel inclined, then that's great, and maybe I'm a crappy person... but I just have very little time as it is, and very little energy with all the things I do, to waste it on someone who hasn't proven they cared in a long time. we all grow up, and we all grow apart one day I guess. and its like I said to Jessi the other day... oftentimes it has nothing to do with how long you've been friends, but how the friend has never left your side since becoming friends. I've had some lapses with friends over the years, and even one has begin to appear more often in my life, but it was no fault of either of ours, just by chance, by fate... that the hurdle was placed in front of her, and brought us together more. and now, speaking of Jessi...I am hoping and praying so hard she gets this new job. she's miserable where she is, and if she gets the new one, she will be spending possibly one night a week at my house with us because of being on call. that would be too good for us! I feel like she is my best and only real friend right now, and for the past 2 years. she's been through more with me, and I her, than probably any friend we both have. I hope I never lose her, is all I can say. if you're lucky enough to have a BFF, or several, and lose most of them, and are given the chance to have a new one...take it. and hold on to it!
- I started my bachelors in nursing in august and statistics along with that -- started off VERY behind and late. but I am finished with bachelors this semester and I PASSED in the low 80s, and considering I was 6 weeks behind, that's pretty great. and I am not finished with statistics yet, but I have one unit left and have til December 12th to finish it. I'm gonna try to finish it at work on my 6 (yeah, 6, wtf) nights on coming up. surely i'll have time at some point. my student loan is going up, but so is my education lol.
That is all I can honestly think of right now aside from the obvious, Shade is almost 2 1/2 now and the time is flying, and I can't stand it..lol. most recently we just spent the weekend (just me and my boys) in Damascus in Nanny's camper and had a GREAT time. it was definitely what we needed. I love them so much!!
my next update will consist of random stuff Shade says that I can remember....and will be updated frequently.. in other updates or I may just update the one post. idk yet.
anyways, ttfn!
- I am no longer employed with Hazard ARH in the ICU. While I thoroughly enjoyed ICU, and still miss that type of work constantly and its business and excitement and sense of "saving someone"...I love my new job. I love my schedule (its about as good as it gets as a new nurse) and the people here are great. Oh, yeah, "here" is Eastern Kentucky Veterans Center here in Hazard. I work on a skilled unit as the night shift RN. I started in September, and I work a great rotation ( Mon-Tues-Wed, off Thurs&Fri every week... every other week I will work Sat-Sun and every other week I will be off Sat-Sun. So every other week I am off Thur-Fri-Sat-Sun, which is my "weekend" and then the other weeks I'm only off Thurs-Fri...which is still like most people's "weekend" and two of my 5 nights straight I work are 8 hour shifts from 11p-7a, so its not too bad) and I work mostly with great people. I get paid more, I get more holidays, comp and vaca time, and in 20 years if I last that long, I can retire through the state.
- We no longer live on Bull Creek. On September 20th, we moved our single-wide from there to Preacher's Fork after a long hard road of bulldozing, spending our money and mom & dad's money doing the most we could with our land up there, and there we are. We stayed at my mom and dad's house for nearly a month. We stayed in my old bedroom and lived out of a suitcase, with our fish tank in our room, our TV on a desk, and watching Due Date over and over and over and over again on DVD because we didn't have cable/satellite. We slept in my old full size bed, sweating all night long and waking up extremely sore, because we didn't have enough room, haha, and the vent didn't exactly push a/c in to that room as good as we'd hoped. its the last room on the house, and it was the dog days of summer. Needless to say, that made it hard on us working on our house (we decided to re paint the living room/hallway during the whole process while the septic, water, and electric were being finalized, which was the most ridiculous process I've ever witnessed btw) and we sweated down for weeks...and its STILL not done. everything takes so long when you only have one or two people willing to help you and everyone with different work schedules. but we're there, we've put up a partial fence, graveled our driveway and needs more gravel now lol, we have a wrap around porch that only lacks both sets of stairs' gates, and the roof over the front door. all of our plants are moved...whether or not they will prove to have survived by next spring, who knows.. but they're there. and we're there. and Shade loves it, actually. we can go outside on our huge porch and we can actually go out in the yard/driveway without having to worry about getting ran over by a crackhead or without worrying about someone watching us or being all up on our stuff. I hate not being 5 minutes from my parents, but it does make it easier on Maggie, who is the primary babysitter for Shade to just run up the hill and grab him, and saves her money no doubt. I think my mom is getting used to being further away too. she's actually been up more, it seems like.
- we are trying for our 2nd child. TMI, I know. but I don't want Shade to grow up sibling-less for too long. he keeps asking for a sibling. just today he said " daddy, I want a baby brother, I think a brother would make me feel better " (of course he is using his "sinus issues" as a means to bribe for a sibling, LOL) and he said this unprovoked btw. my fertile days are 25-30th of this month so wish us luck LOLOLOL
- my Christmas list this year is shorter than last year... I don't feel like I need to waste my hard earned money on gifts for people who don't care that I got them gifts, or that I have to beg to come get them if they even show up, or people who have moved and don't have the time or means to come get them. doesn't mean I love them any less, but Christmas gift exchange just isn't for us anymore. I have friends that never come around, never text, never call, rarely even interact with me on facebook (some more than others of course), spend all their free time with other people, or other friends or other friends' kids...and ya know, that's cool, but again... tradition or no tradition, I just don't feel like I need to waste my time on a Christmas gift when I don't even feel like I know them anymore. if they feel inclined, then that's great, and maybe I'm a crappy person... but I just have very little time as it is, and very little energy with all the things I do, to waste it on someone who hasn't proven they cared in a long time. we all grow up, and we all grow apart one day I guess. and its like I said to Jessi the other day... oftentimes it has nothing to do with how long you've been friends, but how the friend has never left your side since becoming friends. I've had some lapses with friends over the years, and even one has begin to appear more often in my life, but it was no fault of either of ours, just by chance, by fate... that the hurdle was placed in front of her, and brought us together more. and now, speaking of Jessi...I am hoping and praying so hard she gets this new job. she's miserable where she is, and if she gets the new one, she will be spending possibly one night a week at my house with us because of being on call. that would be too good for us! I feel like she is my best and only real friend right now, and for the past 2 years. she's been through more with me, and I her, than probably any friend we both have. I hope I never lose her, is all I can say. if you're lucky enough to have a BFF, or several, and lose most of them, and are given the chance to have a new one...take it. and hold on to it!
- I started my bachelors in nursing in august and statistics along with that -- started off VERY behind and late. but I am finished with bachelors this semester and I PASSED in the low 80s, and considering I was 6 weeks behind, that's pretty great. and I am not finished with statistics yet, but I have one unit left and have til December 12th to finish it. I'm gonna try to finish it at work on my 6 (yeah, 6, wtf) nights on coming up. surely i'll have time at some point. my student loan is going up, but so is my education lol.
That is all I can honestly think of right now aside from the obvious, Shade is almost 2 1/2 now and the time is flying, and I can't stand it..lol. most recently we just spent the weekend (just me and my boys) in Damascus in Nanny's camper and had a GREAT time. it was definitely what we needed. I love them so much!!
my next update will consist of random stuff Shade says that I can remember....and will be updated frequently.. in other updates or I may just update the one post. idk yet.
anyways, ttfn!
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