I promised and I lied

to all of you!

I said I was going to keep my blog more up to date and post more. However, thru the week I rarely do anything other than work and come home to do absolutely nothing because I am stressing majorly over how much we have to do in a day. By the time I get home, I am mentally drained and I crash.

I do have a few updates to share with you though.

My Uncle
He is a lot better. He can feed himself, and he can talk. He wasn't much of a talker so at this point they are still unsure of brain damage. They are trying to regulate his blood gases, whatever that means. Once they are able to do that then they will go from there. He hasn't been up out of the bed in over a month so his muscles are very weak and he will have to have lots of therapy. Keep him in your prayers. Our God is amazing!

Work
...is super crazy. We are busy from beginning to end and rarely get a moment to stop and relax. We only have 47 days left, and they intend to work us up until the end I think. My GM came to us on Thursday (just another co-worker and myself) and asked if we would be interested in staying on after July 2nd if they needed us. I think that depends on how it affects our unemployment. I can't just walk away from it not having another job or able to draw unemployment so I guess we will see how that all plays out.

School
I am still unsure about. I failed my math test so that means that I will have to take the lower classes before I can take the required classes. However, there is another school here, a tech school that offers pretty much the same study I am interested in. I don't know how the diploma's compare though with one being a tech school and one being a college. Any idea?

Vacation
I had said before that The V's weren't vacationing this year, but we changed our mind. Hubby gets three bonuses a year and has decided he has earned a very well deserved vacation. We are taking a cruise with Carnival again. Just the two of us. This will be our very first vacation alone and we have been married almost 7 years!! We always travel with others. I am excited!!!

Home Buying
Hubby and I will be trying to purchase a home later this year. We will hopefully be at the point where we can get what we want... depending on our money situation when that time comes.

Test Day...

Today was the day. I showed up. I was all prepared or so I thought.

I passed the English.
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I passed the reading.
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I failed the math!!!....

Updates

I didn't realize that it would be this hard to work for a company when you know they are closing and you are going to be left out in the cold. I feel this way most of the time. Lately, we have been so busy that we haven't had a chance to get upset. We are covered up from the minute we walk in the door until its time to leave. Today, I worked over 30 minutes, unfortunately I won't be getting overtime because I have to leave early on Wednesday.

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I will be taking my test for college on Wednesday. I haven't had a test in 9 years so it will be like starting all over. I am super excited to start the new phase of my life. I can't wait to get back to school and have homework. What can I say? I love to write.

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My Uncle seems to be improving some. He was trying to get out of bed yesterday. He is strapped down for his safety as well as the Dr's and nurses. He still has the breathing tube but it only on 55% oxygen which is much better than the 100% he was on. He seems to have somewhat of an idea as to what is going on, but they won't know until they can remove the tube from his throat. Please keep up those prayers, they are working.

School

This week, I have been trying to get things together and find out all the things that I need to do before going to school in the fall. I have talked to the financial aid dept, tried to talk to an advisor, and gotten my paperwork that I needed in order for later when I actually go talk to someone.

When I called the financial aid dept, they did not have any good news for me. Unfortunately, I am not eligible for financial aid or a pell grant. We made too much money last year and that keeps me from qualifying. Sad! I am still going though, nothing is keeping me from actually making something of myself.

My next call was to my former High School. I had to get them to fax me my transcript. Pat me on the back! I was majorly surprised at how well I had done. The paper came across "Honor's diploma". I knew I had earned it, but seeing it again made my head swell. Not really, but the girls bragged on me. Hubby and I talked about it last night too. We both agreed that we wished we had tried harder and paid more attention. Maybe our parents knew what they were talking about.

Lastly, I wasn't able to get in touch with an advisor and I will have to wait until I get my letter in the mail to see exactly who I need to contact. I do know that I will have to take a test to see where I will be placed class wise. I don't do well under pressure, but this is something I want and I am going to work my hardest.

On my way to being a paralegal. I am ready to be somebody!

Random Ramblings

I am so very glad to be at home now. I didn't think that today would ever end. We are super busy at work which is rather ironic considering we have 68 working days left.

I got my paycheck today and I was pleasantly surprised. It was $32 more than usual.. some of that is because I had about 2 more hours than the past few months, but some is in part to Obama's stimulus plan. Give me more please!!

Hubby and I have been talking quite a bit lately about renting an apartment. We have lived with his grandmother for 3.5 years and its time for something new. We planned to purchase a home in January but with me losing my job and instead of working I will be going to school, I don't think that will be in the plans. Once I have my degree and I am making money we can have what we want. We are still trying to decide where we want to live. I know that we want a place where we have enough space of our own to have people over and not have to worry about where they are parking.

Back to School

As you know I will be jobless as of July 3rd. I have decided to take this as my opportunity to finally do what I really want to do. I am going to go back to school in August. I have always always always wanted to be a paralegal and that is what I am going to do! I really wanted to be a lawyer but I have a horrible time talking in front of people that I don't know. I am tired of doing things that I don't enjoy and I am refusing to settle for anything less. I realized that I only live once and I am doing this for myself. My husband is very supportive and I am so very excited. I filled out the application today and now I just have to wait and see what else I need.

Wish me luck!