Just Me

I'm stealing the "bullet point" format from my sister, but in any case, these are my thoughts and some update highlights...

• Today is Brent's first day with his students. He has come up with a great analogy comparing the structure of school and his class to that of The Tour De France. It emphasizes hard work, endurance and working together through out the whole year to achieve the best results at the end (TAKS tests).


• I'm working Friday and Saturday grave shifts and it's about killing me! It's going to take a few weeks to get used to this new schedule of both of us working.


• I haven't worked out in a month and feel as jiggly as ever. I hate it, but after working the two graves over the weekend it's SO HARD to force myself to restart my work out routine on Monday!


• Along with that, I still have yet to lay off the desserts. I'm addicted. Anyone who doesn't believe sugar and fat is addictive is an idiot and very lucky.


• I've become way too emotionally involved in the "Health Care Debate" and have decided to avoid it all together.I almost broke a shelf in the fridge last night after watching the story of a couple without insurance. He works 2 jobs. She was working until she got cancer. Her prescriptions ALONE were $2500 a MONTH. $2500 a month ONLY for her prescriptions, never mind the doctor/hospital bills, chemotherapy and all their other living expenses. Particularly in America, that is wrong on every level. No one should have to become homeless and/or bankrupt to try and LIVE. So, since we can't afford to fix anything I break, I'm avoiding it as much as possible and just filled with gratitude that we can spend 20% of our NET income on premiums alone... assuming we have the copays, deductables and coinsurance we're some of the lucky ones out there who are ALLOWED to be in a car accident or touch a door handle and get swine flu. It wouldn't make us lose our home and having that peace of mind is a big blessing.


• I need to check out our local Kid To Kid to find some "big girl" toys for Mariska. She is so bored and out grown 90% of her toys.


• I want a Chrysler Pacifica Touring, Buick Rendezvous, Honda Pilot, well, pretty much any SUV crossover with an optional 3rd row. I think a minivan would be too much car for everyday use, but I like the idea of being able to carpool in the future if we needed to. But that's probably a long way off.


• I'm ready for Brynley to walk and talk. Life is so much easier once they do. But for now, her little smiles and "on the go humming" just make me all toasty inside, that makes up for the other stuff!


• And I love that Mariska calls Mayonnaise, "Jamaze".


• I am so excited for Christmas this year. I'm not sure why.


• In my obsession with thinking about the future, I've been thinking about what kind of nursing I think I'd like to do someday. So far pediatric, ICU, Cancer treatments and the ER top my list, but I'm not sure just how I'd do in an ER. But of course that's what school is for!


• I'm so eager to go to school some day, once Brynley is in kindergarden probably.


• I have 3 loads of laundry I'm avoiding... here I go.