Confusion

Well, I have an interview on Monday for a nanny job and my feelings are so mixed up I don't know how to feel. I'm excited, but scared. I'm nervous, but resigned. I want to get my teacher's certificate, but I don't know how I'm going to make it work. We can't afford any more student loans or for me to not work. This job is for a part-time position and as far as I can tell I'd make just under what I'm making now... we can't do that. If I could somehow make it into a full-time job or get them to up the weekly pay by just 50 dollars it'd be perfect. (Minus the figuring out how to pay for the certification classes and such of course... but I'd definitely have the time to do it) But I could find fulfillment in a nanny job, maybe more so than working at the station right now. I'm thoroughly confused, but hopefully I can work through some of this and have myself figured out by Monday morning.

Yardwork

Yesterday was just one of those days that I wanted to get a ton done and by golly I did! Hubby's brother has been staying with us for a few weeks so I took advantage of having TWO people to boss, rather than the one I'm used to. We organized the garage...which was just horrible to look at, cleaned up all the junk the family the lived here prior to us left in the backyard.. including but not limited to tarps, pieces of guttering, bed frames, etc., I weed-eated like a crazy person, picked my garden, did laundry, cleaned the kitchen, and cooked dinner. Needless to say I was woooorn out. And so were the boys...even if they won't admit it.

My little friend I found in the garden

While working in the garden I found that guy up there and promptly freaked out. Thank goodness I had my gloves on! So hubby told me just to toss it over the fence and I certainly shouldn't have done that while laughing. I didn't exactly toss him over... more like tossed him into it. Right into the gap between two pieces of wood. I could have fallen over laughing right then and there.

My green green garden :)

Working outside makes me happy. I don't know why. I guess it's in my blood; my dad used to be a landscaper. I enjoy it so much, I might just do it some more this evening.

As for today, we're doing much of the same. Re-arranging furniture, cleaning, and laundry. A big chunk of the day was taken away when we had to take a trip to the base. Paperwork needed to be filed for hubby's extended leave and boy was that a pain in the rear. Anyway, it's taken care of now and that's what matters.

Whoops!

Well, the hubby had his first post-op appointment this morning and it was rather insightful. Apparently I didn't fully grasp the fact that he'll be recovering for quite a while. It's been nearly two weeks since the surgery and he was told not to go to work until they could see his progress at this appointment. Thank goodness they finally got those awful staples out of his knee today! I thought he'd be much better after that, be able to work out some stiffness and have to head back to work on Monday. Boy was I wrong! They told him that he can't go back to work for another month so that he can regain his full range of motion and THEN start back to physical therapy. WOW! That's a lot longer than I expected. I feel bad now because I've been getting onto him for not doing very much around the house and not attacking his "to do while you don't have to work" list. lol The poor guy shouldn't be doing any of it! I certainly got my reality check today and will definitely be more sensitive now. I felt sooo bad though!

This is a picture of his xray. It shows how out of place his knee cap was. 

That was only one of the problems they had to fix.

My poor baby's knee after surgery.

I need to get a picture of what it looks like now.

Time to Catch Up

Well, last week was pretty fabulous to tell the truth. My birthday was Monday and once I got off work hubby took me to the Melting Pot and to see Eclipse. It was so wonderful to spend time with him and just have fun! Plus it was pretty hilarious to see the hubby sit through the movie.

Then the next morning hubby all but threw me out the door to spend a few days in Texas with my family. It did my soul good to spend some time with everyone. I got to play like a six year old with my niece, spend hours talking to my dad, and hang out with my momma. I didn't get to see my sister as much as I'd like, but at least we got to spend SOME time together. Mom and I saw Inception and boy was it crazy! Probably one of the best movies I've seen in a good while. Dad and I went to El Fenix, only the best Mexican food on the face of the planet! Seriously, if you haven't eaten there, you haven't lived. I had a nice big margarita and the best enchiladas ever made.  I also got to spend the majority of one of the days hanging out with my niece and boy was it awesome. Towards the end of it I was lamenting the fact that she doesn't take naps anymore. :)

In other news, the AC is fixed, I'm congested as all get out, and the hubbys finally gets to have his post-op appointment with the orthoscopic surgeon tomorrow. I'm probably just as anxious as he is for him to get the staples out of his knee! Today is my Friday and I'm rather excited to have two days off starting in a couple hours! :)

Blog Award

My brain may be mush today, but that doesn't dampen my excitement!

 I got my first blog award from the ever-inspiring women behind the blog Keep Moving On and I couldn't be more excited! The rules are seven things about me, and then passing it on the nine others. Considering I don't know how much people really actually read my blog, it'll be interesting to see how many people actually catch on! lol

1. I have recently decided I'm going to take my desire to get my teaching certificate more seriously and start taking steps towards changing my career.

2. My family bought me a Nook for my birthday and it's now attached to my hip! It hasn't even been a week and i'm almost done with my second book. I LOVE to read.

3. I really would like to take a cooking class of some sort, but I don't know where any are offered. I'm not a bad cook, I'd just like to have something fun to do.

4. I have a weird array of things I DVR including, but not limited to General Hospital, The Bachelorette, True Blood, and E News.

5. The hubby and I LOVE to watch The Food Network, but it ALWAYS makes me hungry. That phenomenon just absolutely amazes me for some reason. lol

6. My niece is one of the funniest people ever. She just says some of the most honest and hilarious things ever. She never ever fails to make me laugh, and not much makes my heart happier than hearing her full blown belly laugh.

7. Although Texas is where my heart is, I believe without a doubt that I could be a beach bum for the rest of my life and be perfectly happy. I LOOOOVE going to the beach. Love it.

And here is who I'm giving this award to in return

Julie the Army Wife

Life of an Army Wife

Superheros, Princesses, a Soldier and Me

It's a Hectic Life, but it's all Mine

The Sand is Different Here

Flip Flops and Combat Boots

Fearfully, Wonderfully

Leaving and Loving on a Jet Plane

The Adventures of Mr. and Mrs. M

Sunday Funny

This Sunday finds me feeling drained and slightly sick. Truly, if my head gets any more congested I might just
scream. Anyway, what I'm trying to say is that my brain is mush and I doubt I have the patience to really dig deep for this week's edition of the Sunday Funnies. However, as luck would have it, I found this clip and it works perfectly with last week's blog. Thank Heaven for Jay Leno thinking Biden is an idiot too. Gotta love it. Enjoy!


Jay Leno Interviews Biden

Thank you GOD!

So, in an update to the air conditioner issue, the repairmen finally made their way out here and brilliantly told us that the compressor had died. My husband knew that without even looking at the unit, but whatever. Anyway, they said they have to order a new one and it won't be here until Wednesday or Thursday. Well... that's swell! What are we supposed to do until then? So tomorrow is my birthday and I was planning on using some sick days to go back home for a few days (starting Tuesday) anyway, so it doesn't really affect me much. However, the hubs is another story. He swears up and down that the heat won't bother him but I beg to differ. It got up to 100 degrees in the house yesterday... can anyone say heat stroke?! So today we bought a window unit to help bring the temp down even just a little bit and thank the Lord we did! By no means is it cold in the living room now, but it is MUCH better than what it was. Looks like I'm sleeping on the couch tonight :)

I've pretty much had the week from hell and I'm so completely exhausted I can't even bring myself to blog about it. My brain is about two days slower than normal so I'm sure that doesn't help much either.