What's going on?

I know it's been almost four months since my last post. SO much has gone on! Andrew has graduated, Jake has turned 3, and Jaylee has turned 2! It's been so busy! Graduation was a lot of fun! I cried listening to the speakers talk about how much work went into reaching that goal for him and the family support at home. It was hard on both of us for him to finish school. It was a bittersweet moment to see my husband graduate with a degree from a school that he wanted to go to. Now we are just sitting back waiting patiently for the perfect job to come around! I'm so very proud of him and all the work he did to get there. Jake turned 3 which makes it 3 years since my surgeries! Jake is losing his baby face which makes me feel old. I can't wait to watch him grow into a young man. Jaylee has turned 2 and is in love with Dora. She has everything Dora that is made with Dora on it! She is so sweet and her personality it starting to show! She loves her pet duck and can't wait to see Lady and Casper again. School has been a world of emotions for me this trimester. It was a lot harder than I expected. There have been so many times that I have cried and said that I couldn't go through this with the thought I'm not smart enough to become a nurse. Andrew has been great with helping me around the house so I can focus on studying and doing about 8 hours of paperwork for clinical. Clinical this trimester was a lot of fun. I was given more freedom to treat my patient and worked hard to get to were I was. I had some great patients, and there are two that I will never forget. The first one had a colostomy bag and had never met another person who has had one. When I shared my story with her, she opened up and started asking me a lot of questions. She was so polite, and helped me understand what it was like to be older to have one. The next patient had Crohn's disease and was trying to decided to have bowel surgery to remove an obstruction. I again shared my story with him and worked on a project with him. I love being able to help people! I really know that this is my calling. I know that I don't want to be a floor nurse for the rest of my life. It's not the kind of nursing that I feel like God wants me to do. Class was the hardest! I know study groups really help and will use them so much more in the future. I did pass this trimester, and it was a huge relief! It's kind of cool to think that this time next year I will be four months to graduation!! I can't wait either! I have also been able to talk to several wound care nurses about how to become one. I have looked into it but haven't set any kind of plans in motion. It will be there when I graduate, and I hope I could possibly find a job that would possibly pay for me to go the certification. Casper and Lady are fine! They are playing so well together. Casper is still his lazy self were as Lady is still all over the place. I have had my 3rd checkup with Dr. Cannon. It was great seeing her. I'm doing well and couldn't have asked for a better surgeon. This has been our lives for the past few months. School starts back on September 4, and I will be in Adult 2. December will probably be my next post! Until then!