School

I cannot believe it, but yet again I pulled off a semester with all A's. Even though I just finished my final yesterday, my grades are already posted. I have a 4.0 for the semester but a 3.51 overall. That got me thinking, I really wish I could go back and re-do some of my earlier classes where I didn't get A's because it would be really cool to have a 4.0 overall, or something close. It took me 30years to decide school was important enough to really try hard in and to get good grades. Oh well. At least we know I am ok at nursing and that I made the right second career choice. I guess we can't all get things right the first time, huh?

Breaking Dawn

I don't want to give anything away for those who have not finished it yet, like my friend Michelle. I just wanted to say HOLY FREAKING GOODNESS! I was wonderful and made me happy in so many ways. Plus, I read it in 22 hours. I would have finished sooner but I had to study for my final and then take my final this morning. I am happy and content for now. I cannot wait for the movie!

I Heart the Olympics

I know that many people in my life have said that the Olympics are stuipd and they won't be watching them. I am not one of those people. I LOVE THE OLYMPICS! I missed the opening ceremonies, but at least you can watch pieces of them online. I have been obcessed with Michael Phelps and his goal of 8 Olympic gold medals in this Olympics. He is looking good to make his goal. Last night he tied some record of nine medals (maybe?).

I watched the men's gymnastics team last night. They were not even supposed to be medal contenders and I watched them win the bronze medal. It was amazing! I loved their joy at being at the games and how excited they were when they realized they had medaled. None of those guys had even competed at the Olympics before. Good Job Guys!

Watching the Olympics makes me proud to be an American. It reminds me of how blessed our country is to have such wealth and prosperity. It also helps me gain a greater appreciation of other nations in this world and reminds me how similar we all are. GO TEAM USA!

Percy Jackson

For those of you who don't know, there are these books about a boy named Percy Jackson. He is a half-god, half-mortal and he has way cool adventures. When I say god I mean the Greek gods like Zeus, Hades, etc. Our friend Dave gave Matt the first three books in paperback for his birthday. While Matt was reading Breaking Dawn and I was pretending to care about my leadership class, I picked up the first Percy Jackson book and was hooked. I just finished the third one a few minutes ago - yes I finished my studying for my test first. There is a fourth book out and I want it.

I am trying to hard to wait until Friday to read Breaking Dawn that I have gotten wrapped up and obsessed with these Percy Jackson books. I never said I was normal. Is being totally addicted to books normal? I can't imagine that it is, but so many of my friends are book obsessed too. So, once everyone bounces back from the let down of finishing Breaking Dawn, I recommend that you check out these Percy Jackson books. They are a quick read, highly entertaining, and only mildly addictive (there is no major love story to get obsessed over and there is no wishing for someone to be a vampire, which totally freaked me out for a while).

On a similar note Matt and I got our friend Michelle to read the Twillight books. I'm very proud of Michelle for trying out these books. Michelle hates vampires and has been adamantly against these books for quite a while. Curiosity got the better of her and we loaned her Twilight on Wednesday. She finished it Friday and is now on to New Moon. Hooray for another addicted friend, especially one who hasn't read Breaking Dawn yet.

Check out http://www.percyjacksonbooks.com

The Internet is the Devil

I just realized that it is 10:30pm and I sat down to check my e-mail before doing some more studying at 9:45pm. The internet is a lovely tool, but it draws you in and before you know it, bedtime is here and you didn't get more done. Bad internet, Bad Emily. That is all.

The Internet at home, School, Stephanie Meyer and other unrelated things

I think Matt must have gotten seriously tired of not having the internet at home because we now have the internet at home. We had Comcast cable with internet, phone, and cable and decided to cancel that to get the iPhones. We have enjoyed the internet on our phones very much, but I cannot submit stuff for school or open school documents and print them from the phone. One day Matt was talking about getting AT&T internet at home and the next thing I knew, he was ordering it and the modem came in the mail. My life is richer because of the internet at home. Thank you Matt.

School...I know you guys are tired of hearing about school, but it is driving me crazy. First of all, I did get an A in pediatrics this summer, so that is great. Leadership, which still has two weeks left, is driving me crazy. I really like the instructor but i'm not a huge fan of her teaching methods. She has decided that instead of lecturing with power point every day for four hours (because we all know how hideous that would be) she is going to have guest speakers and stuff and we can read the material on the tests at home in our spare time. WHAT? I was very upset when she announced this on Thursday after our first test. So what do we do today for four hours, you ask. We had a power point presentation on Preceptorship and Mentoring. It was lovely but NONE of the information will be on our test. For those who don't know, preceptoring is when a nurse joins a new facility and is assigned a more experienced nurse to show them the ropes. Our second test was tomorrow (Tuesday) but she moved it to Wednesday because we haven't had enough time between Thursday last week and this week to even look at the new material.

On to Stephanie Meyer. Everyone knows that I love her writing and would love to live in her ward so we could be best friends, just like I know we would. However, due to the overwhelming amount of homework (that I should be doing now instead of blogging) I have not yet even opened her new book, Breaking Dawn. Matt is reading it now and telling me how gory it is and how much he likes it. I would appreciate it if everyone else who has finished it would keep the information to themselves. If that isn't possible, please at least put a spoiler disclaimer on your blog to let me know I shouldn't read it until I have finished the book. I am not even going to pick up the book until after my Leadership final on Friday August 15th.

Other junk: Will has this rash. It is receeding now, but it was all over his body. The doctor said it was just viral, but don't you think it would have gone away by now? I think it was viral and is now heat rash. Poor baby gets so red when he goes outside it isn't funny. It doesn't help that it has been 99 degrees with a heat index of 105-110 because of the stinking crappy humidity (those that live in DFW do not get to comment on our much cooler weather than you).

My lawn is out of control. I have got to mow it, but it's so freaking hot I keep putting it off. The weathermen are saying it is going to be int eh 80's Thursday and Friday. If I don't get eaten by the lawn before then, I guess I can attack it Thursday. Really, I just don't want too. However, soon it will be taller than Will if i'm not careful.

Speaking of Will height, when we took him to the doctor, they said he is 2 feet 11 inches. He is over half my height (i'm only 5'4"). My son is a giant. We went to a three year old birthday party yesterday and one of the boys got upset because Will took what he was playing with. I apologized to the boy and said that he is much younger than him and didn't understand. The 3 year old looked at me and said "but he's bigger than me", which he was. I said "yes, but he's still younger." My son is a giant.

That is all the stuff I can bore you with right now. Leadership is calling.

I hate being allergic

In case the three people who read my blog didn't know, I have
allergies. My allergies are year round allergies to most things
growing outside, most things inside, and most animals. I have been
meaning to see an allergist my doctor reccomended for at least 4
months. Now that we have a cat, I am miserable and the OTC allergy
medicine isn't cutting it. I called Friday and made an appointment.
I'm looking forward to feeling better, however, I have to be off
medication for seven days! I can take bennadryl until 48 hours before
the appointment, which means I cannot have ANY medication at all after
Tuesday at 11am. OH MY GOODNESS, I am going to DIE. I didn't sleep
well last night because I had a hard time breathing. I cannot imagine
how I am going to survive until my appointment Thursday at 3pm. Please
come to my funeral if I die. It would make Matt happy. Actually, my
death may make Matt happy. His five year plan is for me to die and he
get remarried. I keep threatening to live, but my allergies may do me
in yet. Keep your fingers crossed.