Hello everyone.....

I know it's been awhile since I've been on. Sorry, have been busy and haven't had too much to say.
Well, BBW is home for the weekend. Mon. he is leaving for N.C. and he'll only be 4 hours away. So the first weekend in April I am going to go visit him. Since he'll be away for our 1 yr. anniversary on Wed. but we will have the weekend together. It'll also be a "get-away" for me.
Work is still the same. I've actually had a couple patients pass away. It hits you cause you have been the one taking care of them for awhile and you start to get close to them. Everyone tells me it will get easier. But I do have a few that think they are the only ones I take care of.
I have a new pt. and she's only 48 yrs. old. WOW!!! She is very sweet and I've gotten close to her family.
I did manage to plant flowers outside last weekend. My daughter and I did, and she hates to get her hands dirty. But she told me she had lots of fun.
I hope that everyone is doing well.
I did go to a book signing for BBW. It was Neal Boortz. He is an interesting man. I'd never been to anything like that and actually enjoyed it. But while I was there I did meet some unusual and strange people. One lady that was talking to me, had her whole face, neck both arms and hands tattooed. Yea!! She noticed one I have on my left breast, it's a small rose. She was telling me I could have it touched up or removed. I do not want to do either. She asked why? I told her I got that years ago and it can fade away just the marriage did,(my 1st. marriage). She was kind of creepy.
But some of the other "normal " people were nice.
The things we do for the ones we love, huh.
Well I was trying to figure out what to get BBW for our anniversary, so I got him a PlayStation game, it was my daughters idea. She said he wanted it. I think he liked it. It'll give him something to one the weekends while he's away.
Well, I'm off today and gonna spend time with hubby after he gets home from work.
Maybe one night I'll tell a few stories from work. Some can be interesting and funny.
Take care all......
And..........
T.G.I.F...........

HE'S GONE...........

Well, BBW is off to GA.
At least we had one day together this weekend. He's probably going to be gone for about 3 months. After Ga. it's off to Al. for 2 jobs. Our 1 yr. anniversary is next month and he gave me my gift today. I love this man. He got me what I wanted and asked for. Is that not the sweetest thing or the most thoughtful and loving man.
I got a sappahire ring, necklace and earrings. It's diamonds and sappahires. I love sappahires.
Is he thoughtful or what?????
I got all teary eyed. Even though it's early he's still thoughtful.
I still don't know what to get him in return.
Any ideas????
I'll be checking in and out from time to time. I'm gonna go watch a movie with daughter.
Hope everyone had a great weekend.

Not lost......

Ok, so BBW is leaving on Sun. for GA. I haven't been on due to the fact that I couldn't figure out my password.
It's Fri. and I can't wait for tonight to be over with. I am off this weekend and gonna enjoy it. Especially my time with hubby.
We will be celebrating our 1 yr. anniversary next month (April 4th) and we don't know if he's gonna be home or not.
So ladies and gents, what do I get my hubby for our anniversary??????
He has everything and anything he wants he buys it. Tough one here.
For the next 10 days I will have 2 teenagers in the house. So BBW is leaving me with them, LOL. My daughters best friend from Tx. is arriving today. JOY! JOY! I think it'll be fun.
So throw me some ideas for hubby for our anniversary.
Have a GREAT FRIDAY AND WONDERFUL WEEKEND 'YALL!!!!!!!!!!

Thoughts

I've had a busy week or should I say a busy "life". With BBW just getting back into town and having my ex-brother in law, which to him, I'm still family and not an ex-sister in law,coming also over the weekend was pretty crazy.
But we made it through. I haven't seen brother in law since Aug. and he got to meet BBW and they hit it off really well.
And then BBW is suppose to be leaving Sun. to go to AL for about 3 months to work. So I've been busy. It's been trying to find time with hubby with his work schedule and mine to meet in the middle somewhere.
But Sun. night we did go to the circus and me being ?? yrs. old has NEVER been. I had a wonderful time and it was great. I'd go again.
Then last night I come home and my 15 yr. old daughter "H" deceides she wants to be a pastry chef. Okay maybe it's a phase she's going through or maybe not. BBW went and bought her some baking utensils and books. She is also baking a cake for our good friends daughter's birthday next month.
Just as long as I'm at work and not dealing with the messy kitchen. LOL!!!!
She's been watching these shows on Food Network- Aces of Cakes and I think that is where she got her idea.
More power to her, I can't bake okay a little but BBW doesn't need to know that-lol.
We're supporting her in this "adventure" of hers and maybe she will go through with it. Who knows maybe one day my daughter will be on one of those shows.
She's already in the process of making one cake for us to sample. I know that she can do it. She's my daughter and when I set my mind to something I do it.
I'm going back to bed and try to get some rest before work tonight. Last night I had 14 patients. WOW!!! That is alot but we were short handed too. Like everyother night and shift. Is it Fri. yet??? I just had the weekend off and I am looking forward to Fri. Hopefully BBW will be off work so that we can spend some time together before he wonders off to AL. Who knows, maybe with one weekend I have off I could fly to AL and see him.
He will be gone for our 1 year wedding anniversay. But that is his job and I understand.
WOW! We've been married almost a year(April 4th). It's been wonderful and full of LOVE and understanding. Not many women would be able to handle it like I do. I knew what I was getting into when we started dating, living together and got married. You can't say I don't understand.
More later...............

Been blog blocked

I am sorry that I haven't been on in awhile. I have been very busy with my "new career" and trying to adjust to the schedule. Last Sat. the 10th, it was a state board exam and waiting for the results has been killing me. I hate waiting for test results. But anyway, I'm looking on line this am to see if the results are in and low and behold they were.
I called BBW crying and he didn't know why. I PASSED MY STATE EXAM!!!!!!!!!!!!
This couldn't have come on a better day. Today would have been my mother's 58th birthday and I guess this is her way of saying she's proud of me. I know she's looking down over me and guiding me in everything I do.
As far as everything else in my life, my daughter wants to go to the DMV and take her learner's permit test. Oh dear God, please have mercey on us all.(LOL). No she's a good driver, we've been letting her drive short distances. She'll be 16 June 3rd and then it's oh dear God. Today is my day off and it's time to run around and get some things done. So I'll let you know how that goes.
TGIF everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

THE "NEW JOB".....

Well the "new job" has been keeping me busy. Let me tell you, my body is use to staying up late and sleeping in. It feels great. I work the 3pm-11pm shift.
Tonight was a very hard night for me. It seemed that no matter how many people I changed, their bed linens needed to be changed as well. As most of you may or may not know, I work in a nursing home. I've seen alot of different things there and learned alot there too. So far since I've been there for the past three weeks, 2 of our patients died. One of them I knew and helped take care of and the other one was fairly new to our unit. It's really hard when you lose a petient you take care of. Alot of them like to talk to you and you listen with a caring heart. At least I do. And then again you do have your psyco ones. Like tonight. One lady was throwing things all around her room and let me tell you I stayed away from here. And you have others that like to TRY to hit or scratch you while changing them or feeding them or whatever. And you do have ones that call you names. But I remember what my job is, and that is TO GIVE THEM THE BEST CARE I POSSIBLY CAN GIVE THEM. There is never a dull moment in my job. It is so much different from waiting on customers in a resturant. But I have gotten close to a few of them. I have gotten on lady who never talks, except to her family, to talk and respond to me. And that is what makes me feel good about doing my job. And then there are times when some get on my nerves. But for the most part I DO LOVE MY JOB.
I also take my certification exam on Sat. And BBW will be home Fri. night. So that means when I get home from work on Fri. night, he will be waiting for me.He'll probably be asleep but to be able to cuddle up next to him will be great. My daughter and her puppy has been sleeping with me. And the puppy likes to lick my nose at 730am, hmmm.... no I wanna sleep. But he wants to be let down to go potty. So that is fine, I let him down and then when he's ready put him back in bed and he cuddles with me and we sleep until about 930 or 10 am.
I will write more later. This weekend is for BBW. We have some catching up to do(if you catch my drift). LOL!!!!!!

Not sure what to say??????

Well I know it's been awhile since I've been on. I have been working the 3pm-11pm shift. Today is my day off. I finally got the notice I've been waiting for, to take my state certification. Which is schedules on Sat. 2/10 at 8 am. WOW!!! I've been sleeping until 10 am. So now in between working I have to study for this exam. I know that I will do fine.And BBW is due home on the 9th. It's about time.
So what did I do on my day off? Well, my lovely daughter wanted Sushi for lunch, which I do not care for. So I decided to take her anyway but we couldn't get to the resturant due to someone that had robbed a bank and then tried to rob an armored truck. YEA!!! It was on the news and they are still looking for the guy. He did get money from the bank but not from the truck. And keep in mind this place is only 10 mins. (driving time) from OUR HOUSE. Needless to say she was upset and I was actually thrilled about not having to watch her eat sushi. So went out for mexican food.
I also did a little bit of shopping. And now I am relaxing and waiting on the laundry to get done from the dryer. Plus it's been rainy out today and a good day to relax.
I am enjoying my job. Some of the patients there are funny and you have others that are mean. I did have a scare one night, one of my patients almost went into a diabetic coma. Very scary!!! But we got her blood sugar slowly back up. And the other night she was alert and looking around. What a night that was?
Also yesterday(Thurs) I got a delivery a dozen yellow roses. I called BBW and asked him if I should have been expecting a delivery and he said "no". So I read him the enclosed sweet card. He said they were suppose to be delivered on Valentine's Day. Which is a day that I don't celebrate. Why you may ask?
Well, I personally that you should treat every day like valentine's day not just one day a year. But that is me. And every day with BBW is valentine's day. He makes every day special for me.
So that has been my week so far. I go back to work tomorrow. We shall see what is in store for me?
Have a GREAT WEEKEND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)

New Job

I have started my new job. Well, it's been orientation week. I have been signing my name so many times on forms. I almost forgot how to spell it. But most of the paperwork part is done. Now tonight, it's looking over the insurance package to see which plan I want. But I do now have a life insurance policy which is great.
It's a very big facility, they have 240 beds in it, 60 on each unit and there's 4 units. The place is so big I am still getting lost. But so is everyone else. And also today we watched films and we have computer training tomorrow. But I do have the weekend off, so no alarm clock. I am going to knock myself out Fri. so I can sleep late. I need it and deserve it. I'll be working the 7am-3pm shift for a couple of weeks for on the floor training and then to my schedule 3pm-11pm. So when I start that I can sleep in too, unless I have things to do before work. But I will get 2 days a week off and then every other weekend. Which I think is cool, and I get my schedule 2 wks. at a time so I can plan for things that need to be done.
BBW has been sick. He's still in Kansas. It's been snowing there and very cold. It's been cold here but no snow. We did get a little sleet on Sun. evening but nothing that stuck to the ground. He seems to be doing a little better today. I even made home-made chicken soup and froze some for him for when he comes home.
Which hopefully is only a few more weeks.
It's starting to get cold and lonely in my big bed, but the cats are sleeping with me. It's not the same though.
Well, I will write more later. I need to eat and relax. I had to go grocery shopping after work and now it's supper time. Then off to bed and back up at 5:45 am. I have to be at work at 8am tomorrow.
Have a great evening everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!
:)

GUESS WHAT???????????

Well today I worked for a few hours. I told the office that I wasn't feeling well, and I wasn't I've been battling a bad chest cold. So I went and took care of my patient. Then off to Chesapeake I headed. Where I've been planning on going for a few days, but haven't been too well. I was going out there to put a job application in. And low and behold- -
after 2 hours of being there.
I GOT THE JOB!!!!!!!!!!!
I was very very excitied. I don't even remember driving home. WOW!!!!
So now instead of working 7 days a week, I will have 2 days a week off and with 2 of those days being every othere weekend. How cool is that?
I have oreintation on Mon. at 10 am. And the great news! I will have benefits and get this,
401K and they match it 50%.
It hit me tonight when I was out celebrating with some close friends, that I will actually have a retirement plan. Being a waitress, you do not have that.
I have a CAREER now not just a job.
I finially feel that I have done something with my life.
I wish that my hubby; BBW was here to share in the joy I feel.
I feel like a big weight has been lifted off of me.
I wanted to share this with all my fellow bloggers(friends).
So now maybe I may have more time to blog. I'm working the 3pm-11pm shift.
That means I get to sleep in. Wow! How great is that!!!! Pretty awesome I think.
Oh and thank god for DVR. I now know that I won't miss Grey's Antomy or Desperate Housewives or any of my other favoritve shows.
Have a great evening or day to you all.

ANNOYED

I'm driving to work this morning(like every morning) and I'm on the highway.
Ok if you know you need to get over your exit why not do it instead of waiting for the LAST MINUTE. And when you're stopped at a red light, why floor it to get over into the lane you need to be in;when there is NO ONE IN FRONT OF YOU. This happened to me 3 times this morning. I know where the lanes merge and when I need to get over.
Why is everyone in such a HURRY???? If I'm running a little late, I don't sweat it. If it's due to traffic then there is nothing in my power that I can do about it.
And accidents. Why does everyone have to "rubber neck" when there's an accident. Don't they understand that slows traffic down even more.
And people jogging. Why jog in the freaking road for pete's sake? Use the darn sidewalks, that's what they are there for, so USE THEM.
This has been MY day. Annoyed. Along with not getting much sleep this week. Last night I probably got 2-3 hours and that was with an OTC sleep aid. Why can't they
seem to work? I'm gonna get some sleep tonight-somehow and some way.
So my T.G.I.Friday has been wonderful. But at least I am in the house-alone.
Well 3 cats and 1 puppy but for the most part ALONE................
Does anyone have any suggestions on getting some sleep, without having to go see the doctor??? Anything will be helpful.

In Rememberence

For the most part today has been a pretty good day. My mother passed away 2yrs. ago today. It is still a hard time for me. You have to understand she had me when she was 16 yrs. old and we sortofa "grew up" together. As I got older, I realized she was more than a mother to me. She was my BEST FRIEND. When she passed away I lost that. My mom always had an answer for me for any problem that I had.
As time passed I lived in other states;Az. and Tx. and she was in Ga. We always talked on the phone either everyother day or 3 times a week. And even though we talked on the phone, she wrote me letters too. Then when I moved to Va. we still kept in touch. She'd always send me sweet cards for nothing. She told me many times that she proud of me.
When I lived in Ga. we even still talked alot and spent alot of time together. I could always count on "my mom". We shared everything. There were times we argued but we got past that, it never lasted long. Somehow, we could never stay angry at one another.
When I lost her, I was her in Va. when I got the call and had to fly that night to Ga. My brother would call me from his cellphone(in the ICU unit) and let me talk to her. He told me that she's blink her eyes or move her hand. I knew she could hear me. I kept telling her that " I loved her and I'd be there soon,so please hang on". Well my plane got to the airport at 8:40pm on a Sun. night.
I kept hoping my mom would hang on. I checked my cell phone messages and my brother called to tell me she'd passed away. The message was received at 8:40pm. I cried. But she knew I was there and she did hang on till I got there; just like I asked her to.
I know that she is looking down on me with smiles and laughter. I know that she is proud of me for all that I have done.
I miss her dearly. And I miss my best friend too. The thing that hurts the most is she was only 55yrs. old when she passed, and it was before her birthday; which is next month.
I want to tell everyone, call your mom and let her know how you feel about her. She'll appreciate it.
I love you mom and I miss you!!!

He's gone......again

Well BBW is gone............again. He's in Kansas. He'll be able to click his heels together in early Feb. to bring him home. But at least he was home for Thanksgiving and Christmas and New Year's. I can't complain about that.
Actually, I'm ALONE, well except for the animals. One that likes to get on my nerves from time to time,Pookie(the puppy). It's quite and very peaceful.
I plan on sitting on the sofa and watching DHW when it comes on, hopefully still in peace.
I took today off from work to take BBW to the airport and get some much needed rest. Which I didn't really. Cleaned the kitchen and did a load of laundry. Some rest. Maybe I need to check into a hotel for a night. Perferably one with a hot tub.
I did watch a movie that I recorded. A Walk to Remember. I read the book by Nicholas Sparks(whom is my favortive author) and loved the book. I cried while reading the book and needless to say I cried during the movie too. It's a good and sad love story.
This is all for now. I need to iron my scrubs but it can wait. I'm gonna go get some more R&R.

Hello

Thought I'd share some pics of "Pookie" with everyone.

Pics of graduation

My class mates


Me and BBW

















Me and classmates with our diploma.

Me,daughter and Pookie.

Classmates and teacher

Happy New Year!!!!!!!!!!!

This was something that was in my e-mail.
I think everyone will enjoy this.
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL.
My Wish for You in 2007
May peace break into your house and may thieves come to steal your debts. May the pockets of your jeans become a magnet for $100 bills. May love stick to your face like Vaseline and may laughter assault your lips! May your clothes smell of success like smoking tires and may happiness slap you across the face and may your tears be that of joy. May the problems you had forget your home address! In simple words............ May 2007 be the best year of your life!!!

Not much going on..........

Well Christmas is over and now it's time for The New Year. Oh great! You have to wonder what the New Year is gonna bring. Me personally, I'm the hoilday is over. Needless to say our Christmas wasn't exactly what I'd planned.(see BBW's blog for details).
Well, we did get to be HOME FOR THE HOILDAYS. That was nice. My daughter cooked us Christmas dinner. A ham to die for.
I have no idea what's in store for the New Year. I do know that I am finding me a job and place that I like to work.
I'm taking on another case for the HHA(home health agency) that I am working for. I don't know if I'm ready to work 13 hrs. a day and plus 14 hrs. for the weekend. That would be working 7 days a week. I don't think so. I do have and want some what of a LIFE. But I am finding that working from 8am-3pm, I do find myself exhausted at night. Tonight is the first night that BBW and I went out. We went to the mall and to Lowe's and then out to eat.
It was nice. Considering he is leaving soon for out of town work. Great! That means I'll have to sleep all by myself in the queen size bed. I'm sure the cats will keep me company, especially Flower. She loves her momma. Just as long as daughter and Pookie(her puppy) aren't in the bed with me. (haha). They hog the bed.
I'm just rablming on about nothing.
I just wanted yall to know that I am still alive, most of the time; and still around.
More later......I don't know when but soon.

Where do I begin?????

Oh where do I even start??????
Well, as most of you know; on Fri. I graduated NA school. I'm not bragging but I did graduate top of my class. (pat on the back). I did the CNA prayer and did pretty good with it. We then had to give a little speech and one of my class mates gave one. Her first statement was, about me and how she enjoyed working with me when we did our clinicals. I was very honored and touched.
As the evening progessed we ate and then I did karkoe. Yes I said it. Actually Asia(the girl I was talking about) and I did a couple of songs together. I will never look at Jingle Bell Rock or Lean On Me the same way. Come to find out, my daughter had to leave the room and my hubby was holding a butter knife to his throat. (way to go guys, thanks for the support). It was alot of fun. I HAD FUN!!!!
And that is all that matters.
But most of all, I graduated and now have a dipolma to show for it.
( I will post pictures as soon as BBW puts them on computer).
I will now go out into the world and find a good job. But for right now I am still doing the Home Health Care.
And I do plan on going back to school to become a RN.
Me graduating was my Christmas present to myself, my hubby and my daughter.
Thanks for everyones support that had faith in me.
(now let me find a job that I like.)
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL..............

I DID IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well today was the BIG day. I had FINIALS!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well needless to say,
I PASSED MY FINIAL WITH A 93% !!!!!!!!
THE HIGHEST OUT OF THE CLASS.
Also I was choosen to give the prayer for our class. OMG!!!!!!!
I am ssssoooooo excitied that is over but sad in a way too.
Friday is my GRADUATION! I can't believe that I did it and it's over so quickly.
WOW!!!!!!!!!
Next, comes the State Board. That probably won't be until mid Jan. But I know now that I can do it.
I want to Thank all of those who had faith in me and said I could do it.
Mostly my hubby, Mr. Wolf and my daughter(Heather). I couldn't have done this without their support and encouragement and faith in me.
Thank you Honey if you are reading this.
I feel like I have done something.
Thank you to all that have read my blog and have given me encouragement and support.
I thank you all and appreciate you all.
THANKS!!!!!!!!11

What are people thinking??????

Well, school is almost over. I have finals on Tues. and that's it for. Graduation is Fri. night.WOW!!! Where has the time gone?
I can't seem to get in the spirit of Christmas. It has been very warm here and it doesn't feel like Dec. Tomorrow it's suppose to be near 70. But even with that, I have managed to get most of my shopping done. I've found if I go to the malls or stores before 5 or 6pm it's not that crowded. But some of the people I saw in the mall today. OMG! Do some of them not have a mirror in there house? One lady was wearing leggings, a tank top and brown high heels. What she had on did not match in the slightest. And I think some of the teenage girls need to check the sizes of their teeshirts. This one girl I saw, had a teeshirt on so tight; I don't know how she got it on. And the guys, please pull up your pants. I don't want to see what color your underwear is. I wanted to tell this one guy that. To me that is not attractive at all. Don't they know what a belt is? I don't think so.
Some of the sales people are rude and don't need to work in the stores when they are suppose to be spreading JOY AND CHEER while your shopping in their store.
I think some people don't need to go to the mall.
Well that is all for now. I have a huge headache.
I had 3 test today and passed them all. Tues. will be the hard day. So I need to start getting ready for that.

Munday.....

Well, I have been fighting off the flu all weekend and still went to work. So this morning when I got up, at 5:45am feeling like a truck ran over me;I called in sick. I needed a day to myself to recover and with no school or work. So I laid on the sofa most of the morning, still in my p.j.'s when Mr. Wolf came home.
We watched a movie and then I got up and started doing some cleanning around the house. A sudden burst of energy, where did that come from? Then showered went out for something to eat and did some shopping.
I do feel somewhat better. I will be glad when school is over. Next Tues. is my last day, Finals day and then graduation on the 22nd. I have enjoyed going to school but like most people that go back can't wait until it's OVER.
I have decided to start putting my resume out and looking for a place to work. I am doing Home Health Care through the school, even though it gives me practice; I've thought about it and it's not for me. Being with one patient all day isn't my cup of tea. I like to stay busy and enjoy the rush. So I'm going to start looking for something. I have a few leads and I'm gonna do that after class tomorrow.
Did I mention that I made a 100 on a test (and didn't even study)!!!!!!!!!!!!
I was proud. Now lets hope I can pass this test tomorrow. I always seems to do well on test when I don't feel my best. so maybe I should wake up tomorrow feeling bad. I'll have to sleep on that.
Back to studying. I wanna pass with good grades and I think I will. But studying is the key and learning things are fun too.