Whats going on upstairs… : Life as of lately

So the past few days I have had a nasty cold {unfortunately it seems like everyone else has too} which has forced me to STOP and RELAX, because the Lord knows my body needs it. I may have to blame my crazy work schedule which consists of working 40+ hours a week (and helping Sam with the students) of day, evening and night shifts. It sure makes a body confused. Oh well, its only for the time being...so lets hope my body can hold up through this cold weather approaching!

On the note of jobs....I had an interview at Children's Hospital today for their cardiac/ critical care floor. I think it went really well, but I am not getting my hopes up for the following reasons: they are doing a bunch of lay offs/ re shifting around of nurses so this might get filled by an existing RN, there are a TON of people who applied for it, and I'm sure a lot who have interviewed as well :) All in all, i count it a step in the right direction. I got an interview, and if I don't get this job, there will be one in the future just for me! I still have my foot in the door by being a casual (.0 hours) CSA so I can apply for internal RN positions! Keep me and this job in your prayers if you think of it :)

My heart has been aching so much lately for teenagers. The painful situations that many of them encounter are just not fair! Yes, a lot of it is out of their control, and is life taking its toll on their lives...but seriously, I wish I could just take all of their pain away and hand them a box of peace and love for them to enjoy for a lifetime! It just keeps me driving to do what I can to support and guide these precious kids. Keep posted for future plans!

Even though I have not been feeling well after my busy work weekend, I forced myself to A. celebrate my mom's 52nd birthday and B. do our annual pumpkin carving contest with my husband!
My mom's birthday was a blast (despite how I felt) and it was fun to all be together! My brother's girlfriend came too, and I have to say, Im quite proud of his choice! She's adorable! We watched the vikes vs packers and played games! (Theo sported his pack jersey proudly, what a rebel!)

The only downer to the night was when we decided to take my brother's newly purchased short bus (YES...a SHORT BUS! he plans to take on long ski/ road trips with his friends) to get the pizzas and a few treats and hit a car in the parking lot with it. We anxiously awaited for the owner of the vehicle to come out so we could talk to him. After about 20 minutes of long waiting we had him paged and he came out. luckily he didnt seem to care at all about the minor damage on his very old car. He laughed and said why dont you just give me 40-50$ and we will call it even. My brother said, how bout 80$? Done deal. And we were off! It could have been a lot worse outcome!