Aug 09, 2010 19:25
Ok, so I've pretty much converted to facebook and not really been posting here. Partly cuz I spend my free time playing all those stupid addicting games on there, and partly cuz Nick's always around and I feel wierd posting in my journal with him right behind me. I don't know why, I just do.
So, since the last entry... Nick is still home, no word about the discharge yet. We got WIC, but the foodstamp office said go to hell. alas. We survived the ear tube surgery with Tony, never again hopefully, and his hearing is much improved and his vocabulary expanding to even small bad sentences. He is my sunshine.
Things are on the look-up though! I start school on the 31st. I've been accepted into the Diagnostic Ultrasound program at Roane state. This is awesome because they only took 15 and I was one of them. Also the prereq was a medical degree or a bachelors so now my time in Berea is no longer a waste! *much rejoicing in the camp* 18 months from now I will be able to make a supper cushy salary exceeding what Nick and I made combined last year. finally!
Also, I'm going on a random roadtrip with my Wiz to meet up with the Ent in Indy for a Hanson concert. yes, they are apparently still around, no I don't know any of thier songs other than MmmBop, and yes I do hope they sing is so I will know something. Its the roadtrip and company and potential half-drunken debauchery that I'm looking most forward too. Wootsquee!
I'm learning the ways of the coupon clipper and it does seem to work. last trip I saved at least 30 bucks. so yay. I have to make a special trip to mckays this week as I'm trying to locate the books I need for this class, which sucks cuz they are hella expensive and it looks like its gonna be like 300 bucks to get both of them USED!! Geeze.
My great-aunt was suddenly diagnosed with stage 4 cancer and got sick and is on her deathbed, but her family is putting her on machinery to keep her around. This pisses me off because she didn't want any of it. She concented to a ventilator for the sole purpose of giving her daughter time to get here to say goodbye. That was friday, they were going to take her off the machines that night... but they waited.... then it was supposed to be today... but now they're going to put in a feeding tube tomorrow. She is nurse, she knows and didn't want it but they're doing it anyway. Grr and Arg. This has lead to serious talks with my parents and with Nick about us in that situation and I've informed them all I will come back and haunt them when I finally do die if they do that to me.
Nick lost a buddy he served with. Got the text this morning that he was hit with an IED in Afghanistan and declared brain dead. Sucks, I know it does. I didn't know the guy but I can tell its bothering nick and I really have no idea what to do or say. I wish I did.
Tomorrow is the day of cleaning and a trip to McKays I think. Counting down to Camp Indy Ooooo I made up a camp name! go me!