Chris has been extremely busy with all of his Master's work. He has been frantically working on his paper and big poster. The good news is last night he finished the poster and got it approved! Now he just needs to finish the paper, take 1 more test, go to 2 more days of class, have a 2 day ACLS (advanced cardiac life support) class, finish 1 more assignment, and get a whole bunch of signatures then he's done! Graduation is on the 3rd and we are so ready. Then he has to take a Texas legal exam and the PANCE (PA Certification exam)... On top of all this he has been doing interviews with different Orthopedic groups in the area. We are about 90% sure he'll get an official offer in the next few days from one place, and he has one set up for next week (that I'm pulling for...) and is at another interview right now. We're excited for this next step.
I've been keeping busy trying to move. Because Chris has so much on his plate it fell on me to do all the moving- unfortunately I'm not doing a very good job and Chris has had to help me a bit more than he should putting more work on him. . . but we're looking good so far. I've moved over almost all of the stuff we don't use on a daily basis and have it organized at the house. Next week I can start moving over some more essential items and then on Saturday we get the big truck and move over all the big stuff that's left. On top of that I've had some sickness/health problems that have gotten me feeling grouchy and sorry for myself...not a good combo for me or my productivity.
Nathan has been a champ since we've been off our regular schedule. I get the most work done in the morning so we haven't been going to the gym and to parks every morning like we used to. We had an appointment with his GI doctor and things aren't going well again, so we've taken more blood, done more tests, and we'll be scheduling a full colonoscopy soon (the previous one's have been "mini" colonoscopies- he was given a sedative but was still awake. This time it will be under general anesthesia). He talks non-stop and has even started singing to himself (made up songs which makes me smile). He is so smart and I'm amazed everyday at the new things he knows.
Abby has been battling being sick for a while now which has made sleep a precious commodity in our house. On our worst nights I was getting 3-4 hours of sleep because she just couldn't breathe, but she is getting better and is now allowing us to get about 5-6 hours of sleep at night. She is still as crazy as ever, getting closer and closer to walking. She's only tried to take one step before quickly falling, so we still have a bit more time. Her and Nathan are such good friends- I love that they love each other. She really thinks she's bigger and loves to tackle and rough house with him. She is a pro at going up stairs so I have to be really diligent about putting the gate up (which Nathan quickly knocks down whenever he wants to go up...should have sprung for the more expensive gate that swings open!)
With all these things (and more) being so crazy-and specifically me being so cranky- I haven't really taken the time to enjoy life. Last night we had a good night. Chris took off the afternoon and we went to Costco, got some fun samples, and came home and had pizza for dinner. Then the kids took a bubble bath together (Abby's first bubble bath...why it's taken us to long I do not know) and then we played, and played, and played. Both kids were so happy so it was just a fun evening. After Abby went to bed Nathan wanted to read and read and read! This doesn't happen very often so I was loving it.
Anyways--- I need to take the time to remember that my kids and Chris are awesome. That even though life has thrown us some few curve balls and things sometimes seem to be falling apart that life is still good....really good. Moral of the story is- life is all about choices and I need to choose to be happy now.
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