My sick little girl...

Morgan is so sick. She has a fever and horrible cough/sore throat. I know why. I mean I've needed a sign all along telling me that college wasn't for me. What more of a sign do I need than her keeping me up all night the night before my clinicals in Beckley? What am I going to do? I am so tired I can barely move. Now I have to drive (well luckily Janet is going with me) all the way to campus and focus on my vitals. Sure vitals aren't that complicated, but with lack of sleep I just don't know how it will go. I am so frustrated I could cry... I mean really I keep getting these huge tears in my eyes. And it doesn't help that I woke Morgan up to give her medicine and now they are both awake! UGH!! Why did I even try?

I just need to enjoy my girls while they are small and then maybe go back to school. This is surely my sign I have been looking for. :(

Where does the time go!?!

I swear the days are going by so quick it seems! There has been so much going on and so much to blog about, but so little time!

A short list of what has been going on...

Drew's new job- Drew changed jobs last week!! We couldn't be more happier! He has been talking to a guy at the strip mines for months now and he kept promising him a job soon. FINALLY he called. Drew started on Thursday of last week. It has been going great from the start. But got even better yesterday when they told them of all the new plans with the company. They will get 2 bonuses a year and a $1 raise. Of course Drew won't see any sign of the raise until his 90 days are up, but hey thats fine with me! He worked at the sawmill for 8 years and in the last 3 years hadn't gotten a raise at all! I don't even want to think about that though, it disgusts me!

Mothers Day- We didn't do much. Went shopping go the moms a gift and thats about it.

My birthday- Again didn't do much. After your 21st bday it just doesn't matter anymore! lol I guess because my bday is so close Megan & Aleahs and mothers day it just kinda blends in and fades away. Drew brought me a card and an oreo pie!! Bless his heart... he tries! lol Tara bought me a cute Mudd purse and a super cute shirt! (the shirt reminds me of a myspace layout!!) haha And of course my momma gives the best kind of gift... Mr. Grant! lol (money.money.money!) My super sweet mother-in-law bought me a quilt that is very cute! It matches my carpet in my bedroom perfect.

Megan & Aleah's birthday- We had a party for the girls on Saturday. At first it was supposed to be in the yard but for fear that it would come a huge downpour-we moved it to the gym. It was fun! The girls really racked up! I'm so glad it is over though! Wednesday was her actual birthday so of course I had to take cupcakes to school for her class! They loved that!

I have tons of pics to upload from this week. Hopefully sometime today I'll get my desktop set back up and get to them. We've had the house tore apart since we have been putting up the sheetrock. I don't even want to talk about the sheetrock deal! UGH That is coming along even slower than it was! Maybe someday I'll get my house back....maybe someday!

On a scrub hunt!

I emailed my instructor about the scrubs we are supposed to wear for our vital clinicals today. She responded telling me they should be burgundy. I'm really glad I hadn't ordered any yet! lol So now I'm on a hunt for burgundy scrubs. I've found every color but burgundy of course! I guess I'll go this weekend to look around in Beckley or Bluefield for some. How hard can it be right?

I'm slowly but surely getting things together for my clinicals and folder requirements. I want to have everything by the middle of next week so I don't have to worry about it anymore. I've got enough to worry about as it is.

Well I should get to bed already, I'm so sleepy. I think I could sleep for 24 hours straight and still wake up tired!! I don't know whats getting into me. Nighty night!! :o)

CLINICAL FOLDER REQUIREMENTS

CLINICAL FOLDER REQUIREMENTS TIMELINE
Due by the end of MAST 103:
• Updated MSU ID (this must be updated each semester)

• Lab coat (white)

• Scrubs and white shoes

• Clinical Pack (purchased during MAST 103 course and used throughout
MAST courses).

• Color photo of student (passport or wallet size). *This is also a Program
requirement*

• Proof of Health Insurance

• Notarized copy of valid driver’s license

• Completed Health Questionnaire (Instructor will provide form)

• Proof of AAMA membership (Instructor will provide form)


I have my white shoes already. I guess its a start!! lol Yeah I really need to get busy!

So glad thats over!

I took my mid-term exam today and got 90/100. Not bad, but of course I feel like I could have done better. Its hard to do anything with the girls at home. I should have known to wait until they were at moms but I was anxious to get it over with. I asked them to play in their room nicely while mommy took a test and they looked at me like I was crazy. They had no idea what I was talking about. But anyway, its over and done with and I passed what more could I ask for! lol

I have so much that I have got to get done in the next couple of weeks. I didn't realize everything that would come along with these courses. Maybe because they were online I guess? I think I was expecting it to be a little slower paced than it is...for now anyway. But it has taken right off. I am beginning the clinical procedures part of Intro to MA. That means the first of my clinicals will begin...which of course is vitals. I can either record myself practicing vitals or I can go over to MSU and do them in the lab with my instructor. I'm seriously thinking of just riding over to MSU. I have so much to get together before I can even do that.

On top of all of my homework I have a birthday party to plan. My baby is turning 5!!! :o( I can't believe it. Time is passing by so quick! I've really got to get things together and do it quick!! Ugh! Well I should get to bed. We are getting up early tomorrow to do some much needed work on the house. Goodnight!!

For those that don't know....

In January I enrolled in the MSU Medical Assisting program. So far I really like it. I just finished Computer Fundamentals and Success Skills and I'm working on English 101, Into to Medical Assisting, and Communications.

The hardest part so far has been the 3-5 page essays in the English course. I suck at writing (as you'll see if you continue to read my blog) but believe it or not on my first essay I got a 95! Just this week I had to pass the Chapter 8 Checkoff in Intro to MA in order to stay in the course. We have 2 attempts at this checkoff and if we don't pass we have to drop the course and pick it up again later, if we fail again it is to my understanding that we can't continue with MA (I'll have to double check that). The checkoff was on Altapoint software and seemed very easy to me. I completed it in 27 minutes! Well I guess I was a little to confident because I scored a 45 on it!!! Yes thats right a freakin' 45! Thank goodness there was a 2nd attempt on it. I took the second attempt last night (Wednesday) and breezed through it yet again. Not wanting to be overly confident again I went back to double check myself. Finally worked up enough nerve to submit it and guess what the score was this time...... 65.01!!!!!! You have to score at least a 70 to pass it. What the flip is going on? I knew something was wrong or I was just crazy. This was way to easy to get such a bad grade on. Finally after emailing the instructor I find out that the computer generated score wasn't always right... and that some of my answers didn't match exactly what the computer was looking for. She re-graded my checkoff and I got a 100!!!!!!! I can't stop smiling!! I was getting so discouraged and beginning to think maybe I shouldn't have enrolled in school again! lol Now I have to study my butt off for the mid-term exam that is tomorrow! I didn't study much on it today because I didn't think I would be in the class lol. I thought I flunked out already!

I'm in week 4 (going on 5 Sunday) of 8 in this session of classes. So far I have done really good in them. I hope I can keep it up as they get harder. I keep wanting to doubt myself, but I know this is something I really want. I am having so much fun with it. It also keeps me from getting depressed and feeling like my world revolves around my family. I know that sounds selfish but honestly I spend way to much time with them and their needs. I was doing nothing for myself. Now I can do both! lol Well thats a whole new post in itself... for now I have to get my hiney to studying!! Peace out!! :o)

I'm back!

I know! I know! I'm back AGAIN! I miss blogging so I decided I should start again. I really like being able to rant, rave, or vent here. Its also nice coming back to read about it later. Usually I get a good laugh! lol

Its summer so I don't know how much blogging I'll be doing, but at least it's here when I want/need it. I have plenty right now to b*tch about, but I'll spare you!

So yeah if your ever awake and bored at like 2am come see what I'm complaining about! Hope everyone has a great day! Enjoy the sunshine!