I finished the fall semester up on thursday with my last final. As I last posted, I thought I would be getting A's in all my classes if I did well on my finals. Well, I had a really hard time studying for them but I pulled it off (Barely)! I got all A's for the first time!!!! I'm super excited!
Only one fmore semester of classes and I will be DONE!!! I believe I will be done at the end of April and graduating on the 13th of May....Yes, my 33rd Birthday!!!!
It can't come fast enough!
We had lunch at TGI Friday's and then went to walmart to get a few gifts! I believe she had a great day!
Scott has been working of the shed again lately. He's trying to get the shower hooked up and running, get our big insulated door on the front and the shed working and then the ceiling put up so that it can stay warm!
Tonight we are having an early Christmas party with Ashley! They kids and I are really excited to see Ashley open her gift from us....We hope she likes it!
I believe this is the first year the kids got SUPER excited about the show! Kayla wants to go sledding SOOOO bad! :)
I hope everyone finds this Christmas season to be wonderful! I'll update again at christmas time! Merry Christmas to all!
PS: Oh and I changed the blog layout and the title of my blog.....catchy isn't!
Fall is my favorite time of the year! I love the colors, the weather, and the fact that I am getting ready to sign up for my LAST semester of classes...LOL.
School for us is going well. Kayla is flying into reading and math and although she is working hard, she is doing really well! Kyle is finally adjusting to Pre-K. We no longer have to leave him crying. Which has made the start to our day much easier. We are still stuggling a bit with him "being a big boy", each day is getting easier. Classes for me is still going well... I am AMAZINGLY still getting A's in my classes. Clinicals are also still going well too. Things are starting to "click" a little more everyday and my confidence level is growing by the minute! There are still a few days when I ask myself if I was crazy for going back to school but those moments are coming less and less often!
We have been teaching Kayla about helping out at home. She has been working hard at folding and putting their laundery away and sweeping the floors for me. Sometimes it would be easier to do it myself but what good would that do! She enjoys saving her money in her wallet!
Last month, Scott, the kids and I hosted a fall party for a bunch of our friends (12 adults and 13 kids) we grilled out on the grill and had a fire. My kids had a blast! It was our first "friend party" that we have hosted, and I think a good time was had by all!
I'll leave you with a funny story that sort of goes with the title of this post:
On the saturday of our party, the kids and I were playing around of the living room floor and I was picking on Kyle when I noticed a big chunck of wax in his ear.... I went to get a tweezers ( I know, thats not what I should have used) to get the wax out when I noticed that it was much smoother that what wax should be. I asked Kyle "Have you put anything in your ear lately?" Kyle said "ya mom, i put a bean in there!" I looked a little closer and noticed it was indeed a soybean! I asked Kyle "how long has the bean been in there?" He said "umm, about 5 days" I'm not sure if he really new that or he was making it up....but it was possible. So I made a few phone calls on how to go about getting the bean out of his ear and decided to use a hair pin and some veggie oil. After about 30 minutes I finally got the soybean out of his ear.....I was almost ready to put him in the van and go to the ER. That would have cost me about $500.00! Too bad I didn't get that price at the elevator when we sold our soybeans! Kyle told me I was "the best mom in the world" when I got the bean out..... That was a first, I normally hear "you're a mean mommy"!
Thanks for reading, until next time!
Happy Fall!
WOW! August and September seemed to have flew by. It's hard to believe it's the first of October already. We have all settled into our school routine....or at least most of us ;) Kyle is still struggling a little bit with school. He only cries when I leave home in the morning (leaving him with Ashley) and when I drop him off at school ;) He seems to really like being at school, just not leaving mom.
Kayla on the other hand is doing very well. She has a book to read every night as well as vocab words to recite. Kayla's favorite subject this week is math;) and her favorite time of the day is going outside. She managed to get hurt two Wednesday's in a row a few weeks ago. She was in PE both times. Scott wanted to send her to school with a football helmet on her head....she didn't think that was a good idea! Kayla also started religion classes at St. Mary's in Ste. Marie and is really enjoying it. There are only a total of 5 kids in her class.
Scott has been really busy the past few weeks....so we don't see him that often. The rain gave him a nice little break (one day of sleeping in). We are almost done with harvest...maybe only a week or so left!
My semester is going great! I am loving it at RMH. I am getting the feel of being a real tech and loving it! My classes are going awesome.... all A's. I even got my very first ever 100% a few weeks ago! I was so EXCITED!!! Actually, it was 103% because I got the bonus question right!
I hope everyone is enjoying this wonderful fall weather...we sure are! Until next time!
Angie
The kids had the idea to take all of our pictures with our backpacks! 
Captain Scott
Kayla & Kyle after Go-Kart riding
The Grandchildren at the Garden of the Gods
Scott and Kyle getting ready to race
Grandpa Gary taking in a turn
Our Townhouses, the two closest to the beach
The beach
Kentucky Dam
The Grandkids at Jungle Golf
The Grandkids and Grandma and Grandpa at Kentucky Shores
Well, school in underway! Kayla’s first day as a 1st grader, was yesterday. She had a great day as she toured the school and read a few books. I was not able to see her onto the bus because I had to get to my clinical site, but Ashley took care of her and took her picture for me! I started school on Thursday with classes and today with clinical. I’m really looking forward to this semester! I’m almost to the end! Four semesters down and two to go! I have been placed at RMH in Olney this semester….such a blessing to be close to home!
Last Friday, Kayla had a checkup for her leg at Children’s Hospital. Dr. Gordon gave her a thumbs up…as she ran down the hallway! He said her leg is all healed and since she isn’t having any pain in her knee, (where the nails enter the bone) we are not going to remove the nails…yet, if at all. Our AWESOME, babysitter/friend rode along with us, so that I did not have to go by myself. Thanks Ashley! After her appointment we took the kids to Chuck E. Cheese and then to Splash City. We had a really good time at the water park. They kids enjoyed the water slides and lazy river! It’s hard to believe that it has been one year since Kayla broke her leg and getting on the bus this year, on the first day, was so cool! We will have to see Dr. Gordon again, next year!
I am officially on my three week summer break! Last Thursday was my last day at my clinical site. Those eight weeks flew by faster than I thought they would. Starting a new clinical site has been frustrating for me. Just as I'm getting comfortable at one hospital, it is time to move to a new site. At the new site everyone has a different way of doing things as well as the protocol is usually different. Within a few weeks I get settled in and I don't feel as "stupid" anymore. About one week before the new site I start stressing out about it! LOL That will be here before we know it! But we have a lot to do before school starts.
Yesterday, Kayla and I had a "Mommy and Kayla day". We took off and went to Terre Haute to do some shopping. Kayla needed a few clothes to start school with and of course some school supplies. Before we left for our shopping trip we had a minor accident at home in the kitchen. I was is the process of doing laudary, dishes and sweeping when I heard this noise coming from the kitchen. Sounding like something spraying or at first what I thought was a gas leak. I found a water hose under the sink had busted so I ran out to the front of the house to turn off the main water line. After tearing through what seemed like a whole role of insulation (used to keep the pipe from freezing in the winter) I finally found the knob that turns the water off. Scott was on his way home, so no fear! Kayla and I took off for Terre Haute and Scott and Kyle fixed the water disaster!
Thursday, The Meinhart's are taking off for Lake Barkley! We are all excited! It should be fun with all 19 of us staying in 2 town houses! I do believe all the kids are staying in the same town house as their grandparents! LOL That will be so much fun, Right Grandpa? ;)
We are still waiting to hear is Jasper County will have their Pre-K program. Kyle will be in the am class if it continues. We are really hoping it will happen, Kyle needs some structure!
Hope this finds you all well!
This last month has went by so fast! I don't hardly know where to start!
Clinicals are going well, I have only two weeks left, then I have a 3 week break! YEA!!!! I spent the last week in Radiation Therapy observing. I never really knew what that was all about... I mean I knew the whole idea of it but not how it worked. It was a great week...i loved every bit of it. But probably not enough to go on for another year and specialize in it! After this last two weeks of clinicals I only have two semesters left. I am starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel! This has been a LONG two or so years and I am ready to NOT be a student! LOL ! I have for the most part finished my online class that I had to take this summer and have been able to really relax and enjoy the last few weeks. I borrowed some books from my mom and started to read again....for pleasure not school! The kids and I have hit a few of the niece and nephews ball games in the last few weeks.... i was unable to make it to see them all play....but I have plenty more in the years to come!
We were able to enjoy the Jasper county fair again this year....pedal tractor pull, 4H animals, ITPA tractor pull and a deep fried candybar! My absolute favorite! LOL Kayla also finished up her swimming lessons that week and passed the 1st level!!!! I had so much fun relaxing by the new pool in Newton during the lessons, that I forgot to take any pictures of her... sorry! We had a family wedding back in June also... Congrats goes out to Phil and Becca! We had a great time just visiting and watching the kids play with their cousins that they don't get to see that often.
We are really exicted for my 3 week break.... My mom and dad will be married for 40 years in August, so my entire immediate family is taking a family vacation to Kentucky Lake August 5-8, in Eddyville. We have 2 townhouses and a party pontoon rented! We can't wait! Mom and Dad are just as excited at the rest of us......what a way to celebrate!
Scott has been working a lot of overtime this summer :) We like that paycheck! He has also been working of some projects on the side....enjoying his man place (shed). We did such a good job insulating the kitchen area that it is so nice and cool (with the help of a small airconditioner unit ) he is able to work in the cool kitchen instead of the heat!
I think I have covered almost everything for this last month.....I think I'll go play with the kids! I hope that you, my readers, are enjoying your summer! Thanks for reading:)
I've been a little lazy at posting lately. We have been trying to enjoy this hot summer weather. The kids have been sick off and on lately.... which caused some fun summer trips not to take place such as the Evansville zoo on Memorial day :( My first week of clinicals at Sarah Bush went really well.... I was really nervous, but by Thursday of that week I felt at "home". Kyle was sick several days during my first week...which was difficult on me, but Scott, Ashley and my mom pitched in and took care of him. This week has started off much better.
The kids and I have been trying to make it to some of my niece and nephews ballgames, swimming and bush hog riding to the sandbar. My biggest challange right now is keeping up with the growing grass... I've had enough of the rain!
I also have an online class this summer that I have been working on in the evenings. Thats about all I have for now.....i'll post again when I have some exciting stuff to post about.... maybe some pictures next time!
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Our newest nephew:
Brendan David Stewart
6lbs 9oz
21 in long
May 23rd, 2010
Kayla and I went to meet Brendan yesterday for a little while! He is so cute!
Contratulations to Dave, Amy & Kaiden!!!!
we were all pretty excited to see this... it's a tree trimmer!
The only not-so-exciting part about it ..... is that it woke us all up this morning :(
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