i am so blessed!

We had a WONDERFUL day today. We just hung out with our little family in the morning. THEN the fun started. we took the kids by the pet store and they had a blast looking at everything. Brayden loved seeing the "finding nemo's" lol. we did NOT walk by the snakes. EEWWW. they make my skin crawl. Maggie LOVED looking at the fish and bunnies and mice. they also had some hamsters that were pretty cute. BUT NO..no animals for us just yet. i'd like Maggie to get a little bigger first. After we left the pet place, we headed to Miss Briley's 2nd birthday party. she is SUCH a doll baby! she wore the red and black tutu i made her :) she is just precious. the kids had a great time.i am so blessed to have friends like Jessica and Sam in my life. it was an amazing day and i look forward to making my friendships stronger now that i am back here in Clarksville.

Change is good...right?

FINALLY i am taking the first steps to better my life and my family. I have applied to get back into college. I am pretty sure Nursing is what i am after. If i understand correctly I can get my Associate in Applied Science in 2 years and then 2 more years to become a Registered Nurse. I could be reading the info wrong but i am hoping 4 years is all it'll take. i LOVE helping people. I always have this tendency to want to "fix" people. What better what to do that?! I would have such options if i become a nurse. i could choose to work with children or adults, or the elderly. not to mention the pay isnt so bad! lol. i am just very excited. the plan is to start school in the fall. i am hoping to find a friend willing to watch my 3 kiddos so i can go to school but i think i am going to be super ambitious and get a night job. i am going to be EXHAUSTED but i feel like it will all pay off in the end. i KNOW my husband loves being the provider. i know it gives him a huge sense of pride, but i WANT to help. In all the years we've been together he has NEVER ONCE asked me to get a job. well i'm not waiting for him to ask. lol. i WANT to help.i also want to be able to show my kids that education is important! i wish i had tried harder in school and i wish i had gone back to college sooner, but hey- i've been raising babies. at 25, it's not too late. lol. and there is so much i could do with nursing. if i ever wanted to go back to school i could pursue becoming a nurse practitioner. there is just so much good that could come out of this...and i just have to TRY. lol. well i know that was all mixed up and crazy but i am just WAY excited :)