Sorry, no pictures :)

What a wild past couple of months we have had! I have totally lost all my will and time to put things up on here! I will try to be better and at least catch up. Maybe I can take some pictures today at Connor's basketball game...
Well, I have really been working these last two months. I am enjoying having a job and some of the people I work with are quickly becoming close friends. The work is REALLY hard. I pray each night on the way to work and have friends praying for me on the days I work. People are very sick. Many of them have very sad stories that if it weren't for confidentiality I would share. I don't know if it is b/c I work nights (7p-7a) but I feel like I never get to see the good stuff that happens. One night I came in and 2 pts I had the night before were gone-I honestly thought Oh no, they died or got moved to ICU. Then I found out they both went to rehab-a major step up. They both had very high blood pressure that I was constantly treating, so it just shocked me they had improved enough to move out. I have some classes coming up that I am looking forward to-I've always loved "school."
Connor has been busy with basketball. Only 1-4 right now, but hey that could change today!
Blake is still doing Tae Kwon Do with Connor. They also have been doing some Jujitsu which they love. I am not a big fan-it is like wrestling and it is too rough for me to watch my babies doing the moves. I let Dan take them most times.
My little nephew Henry is growing fast. My mom saw him last week for Jack's 4th birthday and sent pics. I told the boys H looked just like Carrie when she was a baby. Blake, completely serious, says, I think he looks more like Lisa. So vintage B :)
Happy Valentine's day to everyone. Funny thing-Dan and I got each other the exact same card. It plays Johnny Cash's ring of fire and says smthg about being hot. The boys thought we did that on purpose-Dan said it is b/c we are soulmates-very nice of my sweet husband to say!

Life Update

It has been awhile since I got on here. Oh, AU lost the Iron Bowl and our coach. We ( i mean the kids and I) are over it. Dan I think is still on the close side of devastation :) Pierce the Elf came back on Dec 1st with his little brother Weldon. They brought the obligatory Advent calendar and have only TP'd the kitchen once. I started work on the 8th. So far, it is all administrative type stuff, but as the week goes on it becomes more and more focused on nursing. I will be doing shifts on lots of different units until Jan 15th when my unit opens. I am actually glad the unit opening was delayed a little b/c then I can really be there when it opens instead of off in class somewhere.

Thanksgiving

We had a wonderful time at my sister Carrie's in Savannah. C and B wanted to get up early and drive so we could have more time on Wednesday. We left at 3:56 a.m.!!! Dan and Blake stayed in the back with the DVD player and Playstation for the majority of the trip. When we got to Carrie's (about 11 EST) Jack was passed out on the couch (later found out he had an ear infection) and Henry was asleep too. So much for early arrivals! We had a great time with everyone. The funniest thing was how ALL the boys played Rock Band and Mario Kart. Dan liked holding Henry and playing video games. We came home on Friday with VERY full bellies and very tired. Thankfully we have the weekend to recover. Except for this little thing called the Iron Bowl...to be continued :)

Cake wrecks and other thoughts

Haven't posted in a while, altho' lots of things have been going on! I have a new job that starts Dec. 8th. I will be working at UAB in the new stroke unit/surgical stepdown. It is something completely different than what I have done in the past, but I think my ER background will be beneficial. I had so much fun buying scrubs and new shoes and feeling very "nursey." My friend Shari that I met during the nurse refresher course is also starting with me. Our other friend Beverly is also interviewing on Monday, so she may do orientation with us. Now on to cake wrecks. This site is too funny. There are HILARIOUS pictures and comments about professional cakes gone horribly wrong. You need to read the commentary b/c the stories that go with them will make you laugh out loud. First stop-the fireman cake and story-too funny. Enjoy! (I don't know how to link it here, so check out the side bar of blogs I am following.)

Championship Game

Saturday Blake had the Football championship game. They lost 12-7 in a real heartbreaker. The got up early in the game 7-0. Later in the first quarter the Patriots got a TD, but no extra point, 7-6. Late in the 3rd quarter our defense held them on the 2 yd line. Our next possession the other team stripped the ball from our quarterback and scored a td, 7-12.
The Lions tried really hard to get some points, but they just couldn't make it over the goal line. After the game, the other coach came and told the boys that sometimes the better team doesn't win, and that happened today. They did get a nice silver football trophy and made promises to get them next year. BTW, the Patriots are now 30-0, so you can see they are a hard team to beat! Other news: Connor got to go to math team competition and the 6th graders from his school came in third out of 11. This was the first time Connor and the other kids had done this. I think they liked it more for the "field trip" aspect of it, but they were proud of their accomplishments and brought back a plaque for the school. I had a job interview on Friday for the new Stroke Unit at UAB that I think went very well. I tell ya when I hear back from them.

Super Sunday

Lots of fun today. Connor had his team party for football at Heardmont Park. The boys all ran around and the parents hung out while Coach Doggett roasted a whole pig. Delicious! My team mom duties are now over-yeah! Next I went out to dinner/margaritas with some sorority friends from college. We had a fun catching up and I met some women that started at AU after I left. We are going to try to make it a regular dinner and bring more people in to the loop for the next outing-fun!

Random Thoughts

Saturday night and I sit here watching a team that does know how to play football. Obviously, not Auburn. Anyway, so I was reading Carrie's friend Teresa's blog. She is a photographer and someone left her an anonymous voice mail complaining about something from a year ago. Blah, blah-very beyotchy. That got me thinking about problems Carrie had a few months ago-also anonymous crap trying to put her out of business. There are some people that have NOTHING better to do with their time than to annoy and cause trouble for others. GET A LIFE! Okay, complaining over. Tomorrow will be a long but fun day. Connor has a team party for his football team and I am meeting up with some sorority sisters for dinner. Pictures to follow, I am sure. One last thing-Halloween/Dan's b-day was fun... at the last minute the boys decided to trick or treat. Before Friday they said that they wanted to just hand out candy. Thankfully we have various things to make a costume. They were "hockey fans." See picture :)