Anniversary

It's hard to believe that twelve years ago Tyler and I got married. We have been together now for fifteen years and friends for eighteen. We have been through a lot over the years but I think that every day that passes I love him even more. Today starts yet another chapter in our lives, Tyler is going back to school. Haylie asked him this morning if he was excited to start school. and Tyler told her he was excited to finish just not go through the everyday going to school and homework. From experience I know how hard it is to go back to school. All those young right our of highschool kids make you feel so old. This is going to be a crazy fall for us with 3 in soccer, Tyler going to school and me working 48 hours a week. But God is good and we will get through it. I'm sure time will fly by.

March? I think I may have missed Feb!

I kow I keep saying that life is just passing by at a fast rate but really now what happen to Feb? I realized this afternoon that we are already a week into March. Could it be I worked way to many hours? This week between work and preceptor I did 6 12 hour days. Yes that's right 72 hours! Yikes I never in my life thought I could actually make it through a 72 hour work week. Honestly I must say it really wasn't too bad. Yes I miss my family and yes I'm a little pooped tonight and I look like I aged 20 years this week alone but I made it. God is really going to see me through this and I will be able to make it to the end. It probably helps that I really do love my job and get excited to go there everyday. I also love all the people I work with at both hospitals. I have missed spending time at WVMC lately so getting to do my preceptorship there has been awesome! Now if I could only figure out how to get paid for all those preceptor hours. LOL Oh well It's only for a few more weeks. 168 hours to be exact spread out over about 5 more weeks.
I have had so much fun playing Nurse! LOL yes I know I'm not really playing anymore it's for real! I give shots, hang IV's give meds, listen to lung and bowel sounds and I could go on and on. (be thankful I left out details of what I have done ;-))
Haylie and Parker started soccer today. Both hada great time at their games but I think they enjoyed the fact that the sun was out more than anything. Dylan is just ready to play and can't hardly wait until this fall when he gets his chance.
Parker or maybe I should say Tyler had a lottle mishap with the clippers this am. Parker's hair was getting a little shaggy and instead of Tyler waiting for me or taking him to the barber he decided to take it into his own hands and attempt to do it himself. Well he found out that it's not as easy as it looks and PD ended up with a military hair cut and buckets of tears. he is upset because he can't wear a hat at school. Poor guy. I think Tyler may have learned his lesson on hair cutting and why I'm not such a big fan of clipping the boys' hair.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

As I sit here lazily on a Sunday afternoon, I was thinking about all that has been going on lately and what is to come. I can hardly believe that I only have 16 school days left and then is onto preceptorship and then in just 4.5 months I will (God willing) have LPN behind my name. Praise God for all that he has done to make that possible this last year! Who would have thought that when Tyler came home from work last Feb and called me to tell me that he had been layed off that this is the road that we would have chosen. At first I sre thought we were crazy and that it would never work but God has always provided when we needed it!
We had a great Christmas this year. I love being around family and got to spend time with almost everyone (only Judah was missing) We even got to see my brother and his family from Alaska this year. We met at my parents in Idaho for a few days and had a great time with each other. Just wish it cold have been a little longer.
I also got to have a 9 day break from school! That was an awesome gift! I'm getting burnt out but can see the end so I think I will make it. I also ended up getting a 9 day break from work because we haven't had any patients in ICU for 9 days now. I loved the break even if the paycheck will show it.

Where the heck did summer go?

As I finish my second term in school summer is also coming to an end. Where has the time gone? I feel like it was only a few weeks ago I was pregnant with Haylie and when I see her I'm reminded that she is 9.5 yrs old. Yikes I'm getting old! School has been fairly good so far. I must admit it's not always easy but it's not always all that hard either. I sometimes I have a hard time prioritizing my time between work, school, and family. Somewhere in all that I have to fit in some time to sleep too and let me tell you it hasn't been enough.

We accomplished the Providence Bridge Pedal rise once again this year. This was the fourth year we have done it and it was fun again but after each time I have said next year I will prepare my body better and I have really not accomplished that portion. HMM Maybe this next year. Tyler and I have started jogging and are up to about 2.5 miles of a slow jog.

The kids and Tyler have been swimming off and on all summer having a ball. I must remember to thank Cora and Paul for the use of their pool and putting up with the 4 of them. LOL

We also went to the Rock of Ages Hot Air Balloon thing a couple weeks ago and Leslie, Brooke, Jason and Tyler all ended up going on a Balloon ride that must have been amazing just by listening to them talk about it non stop and seeing the pictures. I wasn't really into going because I'm afraid of heights but I think they have me convinced to try it at some point in the near future.

Not much else is going on. School is about to start for the kids and I will return to school for the 3rd term the 14th of Sept. WOOOHOOOO! I can't believe how fast it's going. Why didn't someone talk me into it a long time ago????

Oh and I almost forgot. Dylan can ride his bike without training wheels

What has happen to the last couple months?

Today I realized that it was already July and almost the middle. I'm in total disbelief because that means that I'm already starting the 3rd week of the second term of school!! Only 3 more after that and then I'm done with this leg of the journey. Tyler is really enjoying staying home with the kids and has found lots of activities to do with them. We have a massive garden going on right now and it produced it's first 2 tomatoes this weekend. They were nice and tasty!
The boys all made a trek up to Lebam, WA last week along with grandpa Gene to help buikd a church. They ended up coming home early because they all got a nasty stomach bug. Luckily it stayed away from me because I don't have time to be sick at this point.
Haylie, grandma and I made a trip to Olympia, WA this weekend for my Unlce's Memorial Service and a family reunion on the Friesen side. It was fun to see cousins and Aunts and Uncles that we don't see often some of the spouses I had never met. I also brought back 2 new family members. They are African Frogs. My sister was so nice to give them to the boys because she was tired of taking care of them. Hmm I wonder how long it's going to take for me to get tired of taking care of them??

Now this is a scary sight!! The girls thought they were so funny pretending to be pregnant. Let's just hope we can take this picture again in like 20 years and they are all prego at the same time!!

Bad mother award goes to................ ME

So I won a Bad Mother Award last week. Haylie lost a tooth and the Tooth Fairy forgot to make a visit. OMG you would have thought the world was coming to an end. She was over emotional because Tyler was gone last week and then the Tooth Fairy didn't stop by! Yikes!! Well I kept my cover and came up with a lovely little white lie! Yes I had to fib a little (I'm really sorry God) Luckily she bought it and the Tooth Fairy was able to visit the next day. Although I barely remembered that night too. When I awoke Friday morning at 6:05 I realized that I had forgotten again, but lucky me she is a very sound sleeper and I snuck in and placed the money under her pillow without her even stirring!