Nursing To-do

1/29:
*Fill out applications for Los Rios programs (3 total)
*Schedule counseling appts for Sutter and ARC program
*Find out how to get copies of high school transcript

1/30:
*Find reading assesment slip for nursing applications
*Pick high school transcripts from Laguna Creek
*Enroll in yuba college

2/2:
*Call ARC for counseling appt
*Fill out applications for the 6 other programs (Sierra, Delta, Butte, Solano, Yuba & Modesto)

2/10:
*SCC counseling appt @ 9:30 for education plan for Sutter program
*Turn in SCC & Sutter application
*ARC counseling appt @ 12:00 (Turn in app)

2/14:
*CPR class 9am-1pm

2/24:
* Go to Solano College to fill out Nursing Refferal form (Suisuin City).

3/18:
* Call Solano for Nursing Refferal Appt to complete nursing application.

Trapped

i would have never thought that i would ever ask anyone i loved to consider going to the armed forces, let alone my husband. i guess my desperation is starting to show.

Initially when tai told me that his sister's bf kenny called him and told him that he was interested in joining the navy, and said that tai should join too, i thought he was joking. But after talking to my sister-in-law, she told me all of the benefits. Some the benefits are free housing for your family on base, paying off student loans, and they help you purchase a home when you get out of the navy.

No matter how miserable i am living with my parents i honestly know that still cannot afford to be off on our own. This is the only way out for us at this point. It makes me sad that when I brought it up to Tai that all he could think about is me "straying" when he's off doing navy business (Tai wanted to go to the marines after high school). I've never given him any reason not to trust me. This is why i feel trapped. Not trapped by being married to him; more like trapped because of his unwillingness to get up and do something that's gonna change our lives for the better. I know the world is so much bigger than Sacramento, and I just don't want to be stuck living with my parents forever. I don't want to be asking for their help the rest of my life. With this bad economy i understand that everyone needs help. I just don't want their help any more.

Tai needs to open his eyes, and he must do it quickly coz his time is running out. He'll be 34 in June, which is only around the corner.

SHOES!

I bought lynne the cutest shoes ever yesterday. I got them at foot locker and paid about $70 for a pair of chucks and the latest jordans, compared to going to stride ride where the shoes are way over priced. Payless shoes is always a smart alternative coz we all know that our kids are gonna grow out of these shoes in a couple months, but if you want to indulge your kids, I reccommend a shoe store like foot locker. And you have to admit, these shoes are so much more cuter than anything you'll find at stride ride :-)

Two thumbs up for Making Memories

I got my replacement slice yesterday in the mail.

It was so easy. I sent off the broken one about a week and a half ago. I got an email from the customer service rep that they received it, which was on the January 5th. She told me that they were going to test it and would send out a replacement no later than the 6th. Two days later I got my new slice along with some nice freebies :-)

The customer service rep that was assisting me in this whole process made it very easy. She placed no blame on me, and just replaced it, no questions asked.

I understand that not everything is going to be up to standards to the manufacturer, because there will always be one that gets through, but it's nice to come across a company that is true to the warranty. It should just be good business to get a replacement if the one you buy is not up to par, but this isn't always the case.

Dealing with Making Memories was such a breeze. Two thumbs up! I will definitely purchase from them again.

Scrapbooking Tip

Problem: Do you have a ton of scrapbooking albums all over the place and have trouble figuring out in what order they go in?

Solution: 3 Ring Memory Albums - 12x12 - by Keeping Memories Alive. This album is sturdy and can hold up to 25 page protectors (but could probably hold more). Since it's designed like a binder, adding more pages is a lot easier than with traditional albums that are held together with special screws. With 25 pages, back and front...that's 50 scrapbook pages all together! This will keep more of your pages together and will lessen the amount of albums that you have to store.


This one can be purchased at http://shop.scrapbooks.com/kemeal12x12a.html. Scrapbooks.com also carries Hiller, which is also a 3 ring scrapbook album, also a great album to purchase.

I'm hoping 2009 will be a better year

2008 was definitely one of the hardest for me. A lot of money and marriage problems, and to make matters worse we lost our home and have been living with my parents since July. We tried back in August to get a place of our own but that just didn't work out either. Not that it's all bad living with my parents, but it's just nice having a place to call your own. I miss my quiet house and of course my husband and I's privacy. I miss all the space that I used to have. I just miss my house. Whenever I pass by the street I still seem to get really nostalgic and oh so sad. So sad about what we lost. But then again I have to wake up and be glad that we even have a place to live, and like I've said before, it can so much worse. I'm happy that my parents we there to take us in during this hard time.

I'm optimistic about 2009. I have to be. Where else is there for to go but up right? Here are my goals/hopes for 2009:

* Get in a routine of going to the gym to get my pre-baby body back (or as close as I can get it)
* Spend more time with my family
* Apply and get into nursing school
* Get a handle on my finances
* Read as many books as I can get my hands on
* Catch up on a year's worth scrapbooking I missed out on while I was study so hard for school
* Move out of my parents house

Something that's great that came out of 2008 is that I realized that I'm a much more capable person than I give myself credit for. I found out just yesterday that I got an A in Microbiology. That's such a big deal because every person I spoke to before I took the class could only give me a cringe, a big sigh or a "GIRL, that was the hardest class for me!" when I asked them how Micro was for them. Honestly it scared me. I had no idea how my brain would be able to handle such a huge information overload. But along the way I said to myself "What's all the hype about?" I found myself getting A's on all of my exams, and assignments, which I found odd because I've never considered myself to be "smart." I try as hard as my body, mind and other responsibilities allow, which usually gets me to about B level. But this time around something inside me drove me to want more. I read my textbook and studied every chance I got. I'm happy to say that I came out victorious.

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I'm going to try my best to control my stress and just be happy. Coz in the end I think that's really what everyone wants in life.