The July Rundown

I’m wide awake at 4:00am on a Sunday morning and I’ve read all the crap the internet has to offer.  I guess I’ll blog now.  These last few weeks have been super busy (and super rainy), and I am exhausted mentally and physically.  A few things I’ve done:

-         July 4^th was my Granny’s 87^th birthday.  It was on a Thursday, but most of my aunts and  uncles and my cousins and their spouses and children showed up at my parents’ house to celebrate Granny’s birthday.  It poured down rain all day, but it wasn’t stormy, so the kids enjoyed the pool and hot tub all day long and had a great time.  It was my required holiday, so I worked the night before and that night, but I was still able to make it in time to eat a fantastic meal and enjoy seeing everyone.  It is weird seeing all my little cousins with babies on their hips.  Our family is really growing.

-         One night I took my kids and my niece and nephews to the drive-in theatre to see Monsters University.  I made some sweet tea to take with us and we ran by the Dollar General for candy.  I parked close to the restrooms.  We popped the hatch of the van and laid sleeping bags out in the back and on the ground.  The movie was cute and the kids were great - so great that I might even do that again sometime.

-         Luke’s blueberry business is booming.  My in-laws have several blueberry bushes, and for the last few summers, Luke has picked them and sold them.  He sells mostly to family members, but I have taken some to work with me as well.  He is going to freeze some and make jelly this week.  That sounds messy, but Matt has agreed to help him.

-         The kids love family night when I’m not working.  This “family night” consists of exhausted Matt getting as far away from the rest of the family as possible, while the kids and I gather some snacks and watch something on Netflix.  I know I should make more of an effort, but I’m usually tired from work, and it seems to make them happy.  This weekend we watched the Deadly Dozen series about the most deadly animals found on each continent.  It is odd to me that my kids can watch someone get bitten by a snake or spider without flinching, but when they show a diagram of the human body and the system the venom acts on, they have to close their eyes.  Weirdos.   

-         Matt and I went kayaking in the pouring rain last weekend in celebration of Matt’s cousin’s 30^th birthday.  This has been the rainiest Summer I can ever remember.  I’m sure it is good for the lakes and rivers to get back up to normal levels after several years of drought, but gah, it really can ruin some plans!  I seemed like not too good of an idea at first, but we actually ended up having a great time. 

-         I have now taken 3 out of my 4 Statistics tests.  If I cared more, I would be retaking the last one right now to get a better grade instead of writing this blog.  But I really don’t.

-         The other day, a coworker asked me how I was coming on my admissions packet for the nursing program.  When I opened the folder and looked at it, I just about had an anxiety attack.  I have so much to do between now and August 15^th to get ready!  So many forms and vaccinations and things to buy.  I almost decided that this is not a good time to be investing so much time and money into my education.  But then again, if I don’t do it now, I probably never will.