Lion kitty

I dropped Chloe off at the vets office to get groomed today and they warned me that the way her tangles were they might have to give her a "haircut". The word haircut didn't sound as bad as shaved. They called me later in the afternoon and told me that she was all groomed but that they had to shave her! She told me that she looked like a lion kitty! I was anxious to see what Chloe looked like. When I saw her I couldn't believe how skinny she looked! She was all hair! They did leave her tail all fluffy and she has boots on her paws. I get her home and the other cats kept looking at her and Felix would get closer and would get hissed at! It has been interesting! I am ready for her hair to grow back! Here are before and after pictures of Chloe.

I have to return back to work tonight. I am sad that my vacation is over but happy that I will have another in March. I didn't get caught up on my studies as I was hoping but I did get a good chunk of my Patho questions answered. I am working every other day this week because of my school schedule and it makes it hard to get any studying done because I just want to sleep on the first day I have off from work and normally the next day I am able to be somewhat functional.
Anyway, I need to get myself to bed! If I am going to up for 24+ hours, I need as much sleep I can get tonight!

Family woes

What bugs me about my family and my Mom and I actually had a dicussion about this last week because this happened again . . . . . They don't always call and let me know when things are going on in the family. One example was a few years ago at Christmas I was to be at my parents house at 5pm and we were going to have dinner and open gifts. I get there and we aren't having dinner and I hadn't eaten all day because I had gotten off from work at 0700 and slept most of the day. My Mom just said "Ohh". I asked "Ohh, what?". She went on to tell me that the family got together at my uncle's house to have dinner but they decided not to call me to let me know! WHAT?!?!?!?!?!? I remember that I got leftovers that day from my parents fridge which was shrimp chow mein. I think I should be the one to decide if I need my sleep or not! It was Christmas and your supposed to spend it with your family! This still makes me mad! Anyway, I have a cousin that lives in Seattle and she tends to hear things before me and will call me cause she knows that I won't get told. Just because I work night shift doesn't mean that you can't call me or let me know what is going on. My Mom now throws in the fact that "you might be sleeping or studying and I don't want to bother you" - I have told her to bother me I still get left out of the loop. There are my frustrations! Phew!!!!!

Anyway, yesterday I got up and worked out to a Billy Blank DVD "Cardio Curcuit I" and I couldn't keep up! I got a good workout even though! This morning I am sore!!!! My cats all was looking at me funny when I was working out in my living room and Felix, the youngest cat, kept batting at my feet when I was doing the kicks! I guess he thought I was going to kick him and he was defending hisself! What a cutie! I saw Billy Blanks Boot Camp at Sam's the other day and I am tempted to get it but wondering how hard it is!

I only have today and tomorrow left of my vacation. Worked called me yesterday to see if I wanted to come in and nights last night. I could work 24/7 if they allowed it! I didn't go in so I could enjoy the rest of my vacation or at least what is left of it! Tomorrow I take Chloe to get groomed and she is has too many knots in her hair and I am afraid they might have to shave her. I will have to have a talk with the groomer when I drop her off so I don't get a SHOCK when I pick up a cat with no hair! :-)

Bad dates . . . .

I used to speed date and hurry date in my area. One hurry date that I remember - which was only 3 minutes long seemed like a lifetime!!!! This guy asked me what I did for a living and I told him I was a nurse and then he told me his ex-wife was a nurse and proceeded to tell me who she was - and we used to work on the same unit! All he could talk about was his ex-wife! Our 3 minutes was up and then after all the hurry dates was done you could socialize if you wanted. This guy kept coming back to talk to me about his ex-wife! I never told his ex-wife that I hurry dated her ex-husband! That is what stands out in my mind when talking about bad dates!

I enjoyed my shopping spree last night and then I did some more today. I found me a new purse and coin purse - both of them are Fossil's and match! Love it! I even bought me a new shelf stereo that has much better sound than my current stereo. I have had my old stereo for about 15 years so I thought it was time! The old stereo is going to go to my scrapping room! I even bought an adapter today so I can put my cassette tapes on to CD through my computer! My iriver is going to have all kinds of awesome songs now! Then I finally used a gift certificate that I got for Christmas for the Coke4U store that sells all kinds of Coca-Cola stuff! They lost there lease so they are moving there store to Halltown which is an hour drive I think. I guess they will still be nearby but won't be as convenient as it is now. The plus is that everything was on sale since they are moving.

I am currently at the Mudhouse and going to get some more studying done. I think I might go hang out at Barnes & Noble tonight. I love going there and hanging out in the cafe and reading different books and magazines. I am going to check out the scrapbooking books to see if there is anything new. I rented 4 movies last Tuesday and everytime I sit down to watch one, I fall asleep! I have 4 movies to watch by midnight tomorrow! I sooo love my Netflix account cause I don't have to worry about when they are due. I had a gift card I got for Christmas so I used it.

Never eat lunch early

I got up this morning, went and worked out and was starving when I got done working out. I decided to grab me a sub sandwich on my way back home. I get home and a guy I have meet sent me a message and asked me to call him and he asked me out to lunch! I had just got done eating my sandwich! I never eat lunch that early but since I ate breakfast at 0600 this morning, I thought an early lunch was in order! The last time I had a guy call me and ask me to dinner, I had ate early that day too! I do believe that the next time that I feel like eating early, I might not! :-)

A fun fact about me that most people don't know is that I don't eat red meat. I quit eating red meat 12 years ago as a new year resolution. I do dabble in pepperoni every once in awhile though. I enjoy eating vegetarian more than I do eating meat.

I got my tax return today so I am going to go shopping today for a new purse and wallet to go with it! I am at the Mudhouse trying to get some studying done first though. Which I always end up checking my MB I watch and doing a little bit of blogging before getting too serious! I have fallen asleep almost every night of my vacation at 1900!!!! I wake up around 0100 then go back to bed and wake up around 0600. I would think by the end of the week I would feel rested after all that sleep but it hasn't quite worked out that way!

Tomorrow my little niece has a game that she is cheerleading at. I am going to take pictures of her to hopefully scrapbook! I am sure she is adorable in her cheerleading outfit! I had better get busy with my homework so I can go shopping! :-)

Random questions - Thursday blogger

1. How did you get into scrapbooking?

I had bought a book from the book club Crafter's Choice that got me started. At that time, there wasn't much scrapbooking stores here so it didn't go further. Then a nurse that I used to work with brought some of her scrapbooks to work and then she told me places in our town to get me started! That was about 6 years ago I believe.

2. How do you define your style?

I am not really sure! I have been told that I am a neat scrapper.

3. Do you like scrapbooking with other people?

I do but don't get to do that very often. I have yet to make it to a crop at a LSS. I am getting to go to a crop with my ScrapJammie friends in May and can't wait!!!!

4. Do you have friends that scrapbook with you?

I don't have any friends that scrapbook at the present. I wish my online scrapbooking friends lived closer and then I would be able to scrapbook with friends!

5. Do you ever scrapbook about yourself?

I haven't yet but would like to make a book of me.

6. Do you scraplift? If yes/no, why?

I do scraplift because I feel as if I am not as creative as the people in the magazines! I would never have thought of these things! I am a huge fan of Becky Higgins sketches magazines.

7. Do you stamp in your scrapbook pages?

I never have used my stamps on my scrapbook pages. I used to rubberstamp before I got into scrapbooking and still have quite a few! Maybe someday!

I am sitting in the Mudhouse and it is cold in here!!!! They have the front and back doors open to let a breeze through and it is a little chilly! It is 58 degrees outside today which isn't too bad. I have been getting caught up on my studying this week since I don't have to work. It has been nice being able to sleep at night and wake up and do little things around the house, go workout and then do whatever I want in the afternoon! Today I did a little shopping but I am hoping to get my tax money tomorrow and I want to go find me a new wallet and purse! I had better start studying!

Finally the vacation is here!

I'm not going anywhere but hoping to get caught up with my studies and somehow fit in some scrapbooking! Yesterday was my first day of vacation and I slept all day and most of the night! I got up at 0530 this morning and went and worked out then went to class. I am currently sitting at the Mudhouse so I can get some of my homework done that I need to email to my teacher.

I didn't do as well on my test as I wanted to. I got to see it today and the short answer I thought I did pretty good but I either filled my study questions wrong or I just didn't understand what was being asked. I am hoping to get my study questions filled out earlier this time to start studying ASAP for the next test so I can make a better grade!

I am looking forward to doing some shopping this week! I would like to find me a new purse and wallet. The wallet I have now is about to fall apart and I would like to look fasionable! My purse is alright but it doesn't zip so if I drop it, all the contents fall out. It is a big pain!

I haven't been able to enjoy the Olympics like I have wanted. I am hoping when I get home tonight to watch the Olympics! I have been in patients rooms and they are watching the Olympics and I want to sit and join them!

Happy Valentines Day!!!

Your Candy Heart Says "Hug Me"

A total sweetheart, you always have a lot of love to give out.Your heart is open to where ever love takes you! Your ideal Valentine's Day date: a surprise romantic evening that you've planned out Your flirting style: lots of listening and talking What turns you off: fighting and conflict Why you're hot: you're fearless about falling in love

What Does Your Candy Heart Say?

I hope that everyone has a nice Valentine's day! I will be stressing through a Pathophysiology test this morning! Then as soon as class is over I get to go to work. I won't be having much fun! My little Felix is giving me much love this morning! He is curled up in my arms as I type! He does love his mommy!

Well, it is afternoon now and I have taken my test and Oh my! After the test we all gathered in the student lounge and we all had the deer in the headlight look! I am glad that I wasn't the only feeling as if I failed the test! Some I knew and some I didn't so I hope that I did okay. She is going to post it on Friday on blackboard.

I have been enjoying listening to pink floyd for about a week now. I just LOVE his music! I thought I would listen to that before heading to work and wash all the thoughts of my test away. I am sooo glad that I did decide to come home before going to work as I had goodies waiting for me on my front porch! My energy drinks I enjoy arrived and in my mailbox I had scrapbooking goodies from a "Getting to know you" contest on one of the MB I like! Yeah! Next week I am off from work for 8 days and I am going to have to fit in some scrapbooking!!!! I will hopefully work ahead in my internet class so I can concentrate on my Patho class. I can't wait!

My dream job . . . .

My dream job was to always be a nurse. Well, I accomplished that and have been a nurse for 9 years now. But it is a little stressful at times and would like to have a non-stressful job! Is there such a thing?

I have been thinking of this all morning and I know I would enjoy working in a craft store or scrapbooking store. I might actually have some time to think up of good scrapbooking ideas and have time to scrapbook! I might be wrong about that though. It would have to be part-time so I could be insured of having time for myself. Time is a huge factor for me currently and don't have the time to do everything I enjoy because of my schedule. I could work 24/7 at my job! I am hoping that after I get my BSN that there will be another nursing job, with day hours, that will be perfect for me!

My nieces spent the night with me last night. My sister brought them over around 1900 and I was having trouble staying awake! We all decided to watch the Olympics and I couldn't keep my eyes open! My nieces kept waking me up telling that I was missing it but I would only be awake for about a minute before falling asleep again! I guess that two hour nap I had before actually going to bed made me wake up at 0430 this morning! I couldn't get back to sleep for anything! I finally got up and my nieces woke up around 0700 and I asked if they wanted to go to the Mudhouse before there Mom picked them up. Of course they did so they got ready pretty fast! I was impressed! We even brought uno with us and played some cards. We had a fun morning together! This afternoon I am back at the Mudhouse and getting ready to study some more!

The picture I added today is of Felix. When I was trying to organize my basket I keep on my bathroom counter, he decided to jump in when he saw it empty! I had to take a picture! I guess he thought I was cleaning it out for him! :-)

Blogthings

You are a Buff Girl!

You've got a boomin' body and a fearless spirit.Most guys have trouble keeping up with your energy and fitness level.Competitve and fun loving, you're up for almost anything.Make sure you pick a guy who doesn't mind getting beaten by a girl!

What Kind of Girl Are You?

He He!!!!! This made me laugh! I occasionally will do these quizzes on blogthings.com but never post them but this one made me laugh because I try to be a buff girl!

I slept to long yesterday and was supposed to wake up and go weigh in for my Partners 4 pounds. I happened to wake up around 1930 last night and rushed to get there by 2000 when all the trainers doing the weigh in was walking out. RATS!!! I have to go to the north side of town today so I can weigh in. Out of my way but I don't want to dissapoint my team. Even though one girl that is on this team isn't watching what she eats AT ALL! I had a little talk with her about that but it didn't help. I don't think we are going to win . . . . but the motivation has given me the boost that I needed to get me back on track so I am happy about that!

Today I am going to workout and then later go weigh in. I also need to get some much needed studying in for my exam on Tuesday in Patho class. I am going to be hanging out at the Mudhouse today! I just love sitting in there and studying, crusing the net and looking at all the HOT guys that walk in.

My sweet Chloe has extra long hair and she has some bad knots in her hair! I have tried to get them out but then she doesn't want to be around me. I am hoping to work on it some more to see if I can get them out myself but if not, she will be going to the vet to get groomed. That way she still likes me!

I am thinking I need to get ready for my workout session this morning as the fitness center is open now!

It's freezing!

I don't understand it. We have been having nice warm weather - warm enough that my flowers started to come up in my flowerbed. The last two days it has been freezing! My flowers are now going to die. That disappoints me. My layout I did for the CJ is of my favorite flower which is the iris.

I started logging what I eat after midnight last night. I had a salad at work last night and I am going to have to figure out how to make it not count for soo many meats in this ADA diet. I used up 5 meats in my salad and only allowed 6! I am sure the more I follow it I will get used to it. I have to weigh in by Feb. 11 for the Partners for Pounds. I hope that my team remembers.

I had myself stressed out before work last night trying to get homework done that was due by midnight! I ended up having to finish it at work so I brought my laptop. I made sure that I had EVERYTHING done so no one could say anything to me! I was able to get it done and emailed by 2200! Phew!!!! That was close!

Anyone else having trouble posting pics from blogger? I always use the add image icon and the last two times I have blogged, I can't get it to work. I finally uploaded from my photobucket account to get it to work today!

I worked all night and need to get some shut eye!

Crazy busy!

Well, work has been too busy! I felt like quitting last week. I couldn't keep up with my patients demands and was trying to do the best I could but you always end up making someone mad when everyone needs something at the same time! I was happy that Saturday and Sunday at work went good and wasn't too hectic. I feel better about being a nurse now!

I ended up sleeping all day! I got off work this morning and went and worked out, meet with a dietitian and didn't get to bed this morning till after 1100. I have to say that I really have enjoyed working out at the Meyer center! The dietitian I meet with today was helpful so I am going to follow a ADA diet. I used to follow this kind of diet a long time ago so I understood it. I really like the enthusiasm that I have gotten from everybody. My dietitian today told me I could do it and gave me a high five! I thought that was pretty neat and got me excited about doing all this diet and exercise stuff!

I went to the Mudhouse tonight, got there 30 minutes before they were to close. I thought I could get some of my homework done in the warmth of the Mudhouse. I couldn't get connected to the internet for some reason. I wasn't the only one though! Two other people sitting near me heard me talking to one of the employees and they said they never could get connected either. I have been wanting to go to The Hub for quite sometime so I left the mudhouse about 2400 and went on the hunt for The Hub. All I knew was it was on the nearest college campus. I finally found it and was able to get connected to the internet! WOOHOO!!! I was all into my school work and at 0100 they told me they were closing. I did at least get a dent put into my homework! I also had some awesome tea that I think will have to be my new addiction! I believe tea is on my free list!

I am waiting for my washing machine to get done so I can have dry clothes when I wake up in the morning! Esp. clean workout clothes! I just hope I can sleep since I have to sit in class most of the afternoon tomorrow. I need to be awake as we will be going over our test next week! I am nervous about the first test in Pathophysiology!

Yoga's not for wimps

I went to the Power Yoga class tonight. It never crossed my mind to bring my yoga mat. I was glad that the teacher had an extra! Class got started and as we started doing all these yoga moves and about 10 minutes into this I decided that wasn't as easy as one might think! I was even sweating! About 20 minutes into the class we are supposed to be balancing with one foot on our inner thigh and then have our hands in the prayer position. I couldn't get my foot to stay and then I kept losing my balance! I need to practice that one! One lady even left after the balancing part (or non-balancing in my case!) I wasn't going to give up that easy. Then I noticed that no one had there shoes on! So when we were bending over to touch our toes, I untied my shoes and then during other poses with my feet nearby, I took my socks off. I felt quite silly! If I get the chance to do this again, I will be better prepared! I am used to doing yoga from a book and I have to keep looking at it to know what I am to do next so I don't get the full effect. One lady told me she thought it would be easier than it really is and was surprised when she started sweating! I enjoyed the Power Yoga!

After the Power Yoga, I had an appointment to see a new trainer. She did the bodyfat, height and weight thing and then started out with what my goal were. She then started writing me up a program of weight lifting 2-3 times a week and cardio 3 - 5 times a week. I was soo happy with my new trainer!! She understands that I want to keep my muscles toned and not build muscle. When I told her how I used to workout, she asked me if I was a body builder! I never could get my old trainer to understand that I was a girl and didn't want big muscles! I want definition not bulky muscles. She even had my sciatica in mind when setting up my routine. I am very excited about my new workout plan! It is only Tuesday and I have worked out twice this week already! I just hope that my other booty shakers are doing good. I believe I will see them tomorrow. Also with my training session, I get one free session with a nutritionist. I am excited to see what the nutritionist will say!

I went downtown for a short while tonight and there was a guy with a HUGE telescope asking for tips so you can see Saturn. It struck me as funny! I have seen odd things downtown! This Friday is the "First Friday Artwalk" and there are all kinds of people downtown! I was surprised the first one I went to and the amount of people that went. It is fun and it will be more enjoyable when the weather gets warmer!

Busy but productive day

I have noticed since school has started that I am slipping back into being tired all the time! I wasn't able to fall asleep last night till around 0600! I had to get up around 0900 to get ready for an appointment so I didn't get much sleep. I had to take a nap when I finally got home around 2000 tonight! I need to figure out this working nights and going to school in the day before turns me into a walking zombie!

I did have a productive day. I made it to my appointment this morning and ended up seeing somebody I used to work with. I didn't realize that her sister worked on the same floor as me! After I got done with my appointment, I went to the fitness center to work out. I went and made me an appointment to meet with a trainer to get a weight routine just for me! When I went up to the desk, it was a guy that I had as a trainer last year and all he did was talk to me for 2 hours and never set me up a weight routine! I was frustrated! He told me before he would set me up on a weight routine that he wanted me to do water aerobics for one month then he would set me up a routine if I really wanted. The water aerobics didn't really fit in my night shift gig but I did it for almost a month till I was about to pass out from exhaustion of not getting enough sleep! It made my sciatica come back so I guess treading in the water isn't a good thing for that! I was glad that he set me up with another trainer, which happens to be a female. I am hoping that she will understand about toning instead of building to much muscle! I am going to go do Power Yoga tomorrow after class and then I have my appointment with my new trainer! I am going to get back in shape!

Besides starting my fitness routine today, I did get started on my homework in my Health Assessment class. I have one more week to do then I will be caught up till Wednesday when I get more to do! I was anxious about my Pathophysiology lecture questions and couldn't find them in the book. I have finally found some in the notes but learned that only the first 9 questions are from last weeks lecture! So I have been getting all anxious for nothing. My days at the Mudhouse will be increasing since school is back in full session! I need to find me a low calorie, low fat coffee drink! I might have to switch to italian sodas with sugar free flavoring. That way my workouts will be actually working for me not working off my frozen Mudturtle!

I also cooked my turkey that we get at work every year tonight. I hate cooking whole turkeys. If I cook a turkey, I like the skinless/boneless turkey breast. I got my turkey in the oven and then had to take a nap with alarms so I could go check on the turkey every so often. It finally got done and I even took the time to take it off the bone! I hate doing that with all the joints and stuff. I an not an orthopedic nurse for a reason!

I finally was able to get my student loan interest off the website today so I could finish my taxes. All I have to do if mail them in the morning before going to class! I am excited about getting my return as I am going to do a little bit of shopping then put the rest in savings.

Todays challenge is what favorite scrapbooking companies do you like?

I love the paper from Basic Grey, K & Company, k.i. memories, artic frog, chatterbox, any paper with a retro flair to it! I have noticed center city in magazines but really haven't seen that in my scrapbook stores. I am sure there is more that I enjoy but don't realize what company it is!

I had better get myself to bed as I have to wake up early to get to class and take notes for 4 hours! I wish my laptop battery would last 4 hours so I could take notes that way!

What celebrity would you date?

Since I am single and live a single lifestyle this is right up my alley! I would date Matt Damon, of course! See previous post for pics of him! YUM!!! It is sad that he got married in Dec. 2005. I have always had a thing for Bill Pullman but you don't see him around any more. I feel in love with him in the move "While you were sleeping". I used to have a thing for Brad Pitt. He is even from my hometown and I drive by the high school he went almost everyday! Since he did Jennifer Aniston wrong, he hasn't been one of my favorites. I just see him as a typical male now. I am sure there are more that I would love to date but Matt and Bill are the ones that I favor the most!

Since I am talking about the single lifestyle, I am going to talk about other things are evident of single people. Mold on uneaten produce. I actually have been asked by some coworkers to take pictures of this butternut squash that I have had in my fridge for awhile. I keep forgetting to put it out on trash day so it sits in my fridge till I can remember this. It has turned almost blue from mold. I just recently watched the movie "Must Love Dogs" - with John Cusak and Diane Lane. Ohhh, I wouldn't mind dating John Cusak! I like the comment that Diane Lane makes to the butcher when she ask for a chicken breast! I can soo relate to that! The first movie that I feel in love with John Cusak is "Say Anything". I love that movie! I am hoping that I can get the butternut squash in the trash this week!

I have thought of some other celebrities that I would date. I would also date Ricky Martin and Enrique Inglesias. Not only do I love there music but they are HOT!!!! They have such a nice latino flair that I like!

Besides the men, I had a rather boring day. I had things I was going to do today and accidently slept till 1600! My night shift gig makes it hard to have a normal lifestyle. I spent a short while at the Mudhouse tonight then came home and my sister came over to do her taxes. I also went grocery shopping and bought new spices. I am going to make new lowfat entrees that will have my taste buds dancing! I then came home and paid bills. Boring stuff! Talking about men are more exciting! Thanks Michelle for the inspiration!

Tax time

I finally got my W-2 from my job! They always wait till the last minute! My sister is coming over tomorrow and we are going to work on her taxes. I did mine but I have to wait for Jan. 31st for my interest I paid in to my student loans to be completely finished! I am excited about getting this done and getting my return back! I think some shopping will be on my agenda!

I am sitting in Kaldi's coffee house. I brought my Pathophysiology with me to look up my lecture questions but I am going to get really into it and they are going to close! I am having trouble finding the answers to some of the questions. I will work harder on this tomorrow!

I was excited Thursday because it had been a week since the beginning of the partners for pounds and I decided to weigh myself. I have lost 5 pounds! WOOHOO!!!!! I have yet to workout but I am tomorrow and I have to start logging my exercise for one of my classes. I hope by the time that I have my mid-weigh in that I will have lost 10 lbs total!

I have to say that since opening my myspace.com account, I have gotten some very strange messages in my inbox. I just got a message from a guy wanting my home address so he could mail me stuff to help him get back in the country? I told him NO! I can't believe some people! He says he is in Africa and wants to get back to the states but he could be lying and be here to show up on my doorstep! Even if he was in Africa he still doesn't need my address. Be on the lookout for weirdos!

I have always had a thing for Matt Damon - he is HOT!!! I had to include some pics of him I found on google.

Health Assessment

I got to my other class tonight - went to the wrong classroom and ended up seeing someone I know from work! Finally got to the correct classroom and it is a small class and my teacher seems really nice and energetic! I really like her! I am happy that my instructors seem nice and easy to talk to. We had to do a health history on our partners. What we did tonight is actually the first part of our final! This class doesn't really have any big test. I have quizzes and a paper to write which shouldn't be hard. I seems as if there is a lot of busy work but nothing that I haven't done before. I am happy that my classes this semester actually have to do with nursing and I can apply that to my patient care now. I am actually excited about my classes and looking forward to learning more!

While I was sitting at the Mudhouse, a friend that I thought had disowned me saw my car and came in to see me. He is HOT like that other guy! He asked me if I had been working out! That is on my agenda but I haven't worked out that much yet! Since I have to keep a log for my health assessment class, it is helping motivate me! I have to get serious about this, hopefully by this weekend! I am hoping to wake up tomorrow morning and workout, then come home catch a nap and go to work! I need to make me a healthy dinner to take to work! I am ready to get PUMPED!!!!

I am off to read blogs and then do some homework before going to bed!

No more roots!

I am excited that the sewer guy took all the roots out of my sewer and my tub drains! I can tell things are working like they should now! I am currently at the Mudhouse and I have to say that a few post ago I was here and this HOT guy distracted me as I was typing. He is here again! It seems like the last few times I have been here, so has he! Yum!

Anyway, I have had a creative thought that I think I might have to do. I am thinking about decorating my mailbox by painting it to make it look more fun! Currently it is black and I would like to paint it a lighter color - like beige or something neutral and get those wooden shapes at Michaels and attach them to my mailbox. My thoughts is palm trees! My mat on my front porch is palm trees so why not make the mailbox match? Maybe someday when I have some extra time - possibly after I get my mail on Saturday so it will have to dry by Monday when the mailman would be back.

I am actually here at the Mudhouse to work on my lecture review questions for Pathophysiology. I have gotten distracted by finding "Year in Review" on someone else's blog and thought I would do that too. Someone was asking what Pathophysiology is and it is "the study of function as modified by disease". Currently we are going over stuff I learned when I took Anatomy and Physiology but that was 11 years ago! I have my other class tonight and I hope it isn't too much work! I am going to have my hands full with studying Patho!

Year in review

2005 In Review

JANUARY

1. Did you have a new year's resolution this year?: No not really...
2. Who kissed you at midnight?: Nobody - went with some friends to a bar.
3. Did it snow where you live?: No
5. Have you ever been to Times Square to watch the ball drop?: No - but would like to someday!

FEBRUARY

1. Who was your valentine? Nobody
2. What did your valentine get you? My parents got me a chocolate rose!
3. When you were little, did you buy valentines for your whole class?: Yes, we always decorated mailboxes and passed out valentines!

MARCH

1. Are you Irish? Just a little in my background
2. Did you wear green on St. Patty's Day?: At that time I didn't have anything green, I did wear my green coat!
3. What did you do for St. Patty's Day?: Went to a bar to see a band with some friends.

APRIL

1. Do you like the rain?: I prefer warm and sunny days!
2. Did you play an April Fool's joke on anyone this year?: No
3. Did you get tons of candy on Easter?: I don't really remember.

MAY

1. What's your favorite kind of flower?: Iris
2. Do you like the spring? Yes! I love the warmer weather!
3. Finish the phrase: "April showers bring...": May flowers and then warmer weather!
4. What would you think of as a spring color?: Pastels

JUNE

1. What year did you graduate from school? 1991

2. Did you go on any vacations last June?: No, but I am due for a vacation!

JULY

1. What did you do on the 4th of July? I worked. The weekend before I went with a friend to a BBQ!
2. Did you go on any vacations during this month?: Nope

AUGUST

1. Did you do anything special to end off your summer?: I went and saw Macy Gray in St. Louis!!!
2. What was your favorite summer memory of '05?: Getting to see Macy Gray!

3. Did you go swimming a lot in the summer?: No, I don't have access to a pool like I used too.
4. Did you go to the beach a lot?: No, I don't live close enought to the beach. I wish I did!

SEPTEMBER

1. Did you attend school/college in '05?: I went back to school in January to get my BSN.
2. Who is/was your favorite teacher?: In High School it was Mrs. Swadley!
3. Did you like fall better than summer?:No, it only means that it is going to get colder!

OCTOBER

1. What was your favorite Halloween costume ever?: Dressing up as a cat!
2. What's your favorite candy?: Peanut Butter Kisses
3. What did you dress up like this year? Nothing, just myself!

NOVEMBER

1. Whose house did you go to for Thanksgiving?: My parents

2. Do you like stuffing?: I love stuffing!
3. What are you thankful for?: My family and friends.

DECEMBER

1. Do you celebrate Christmas?: Yes
2. Have you ever been kissed under mistletoe?: No, but I was tempted to hang some this year!

3. What do you want this year for Christmas?: I wasn't really sure this year. I asked for clothes and ended up returning all of them! I did got more clothes that I love!

4. What's the best present you ever got for Christmas?: I got a $50 gift certificate to the Coca-Cola Store!
5. Do you like cold weather?: No Way!

6. How would you rate your year on a scale of 1-10?: 9!!! I believe an 8. I was a fun year, have made some new friends and doing good in school!

Classes are back in session

I had my first Pathophysiolgy class today and it seemed to go well. I am scared for the test! She gaves us an outline and we takes notes on that and then also gives us questions for each lecture for us to do on our own. We took notes for 4 hours and my hand was hurting! I need to find me a fat comfortable pen! I was wishing I had my laptop so I could just type everything instead but then I thought my laptop battery wouldn't last 4 hours! If I can keep up with doing the lecture notes and study them each week I might do okay. I have my other class tomorrow night so I hope that it goes well! I think it might be more busy work than my Patho class!

I have this HUGE tree in my front yard and the roots get in my sewer system and cause problems! My tub won't drain, my toilet makes these bubbling noises and when my washing machine is trying to drain, it can't. Monday night I had water all over the floor in my laundry room! Last time I had my sewer derooted was in Dec. 2004 but it started out slow and gave me time to get someone. I have a sewer guy coming in the morning to take the roots out! I can't wait till life can return to normal! Of course it all happens when I have to go to class or I could have had it taken care of today.

I wasn't able to fall asleep this morning till 0400 and had to be up early to get ready for class! I have been a sleepy girl today! I was going to go workout and I was falling asleep when I sat down so I thought I would take a nap and woke up 4 hours later when the fitness center was closed! I hope that I can get good sleep tonight (esp. since I need to be up early for the sewer guy).

4 days till school . . . .

I feel as if I had a three productive days off from work! I was able to get my house clean and get my books for school. I am sure I did other stuff too but that is what my main goals were and I accomplished them! Ohh, last night I did get the LO done for my CJ I am in. I just need to add journaling to it and not sure where I put my vellum and I was getting pretty sleepy! I will finish that Monday night and take pics. It was about my favorite flower which I choose the iris as last year when I was able to plant a flowerbed at my house that is what I put in it. Only one of my big iris came up. I also planted baby iris plants and they all came up when we had a warm part in March and then it got cold again and they didn't make it. I hope this year they make it a little longer! We have been having days in the 60's so they may get confused again!

I need to get ready for work and I might stop at the Mudhouse for awhile before hand to relax before I have to run my booty off! I might have to make a list of things I still need to get done. I always feel like I can get more done when I have a list!