My little sister Jess worked hard for two long years to complete nursing school. Part of that time she worked a full-time job. All of that time she ran her household and raised her babies. She went to school for long hours, studied seemingly every waking moment, attended labs, clinics, and sat one exam after the other. She did such a good job in the capstone project that the lead doctor at the facility she worked at offered her a job on the spot. I'm so proud of all her hard work! She had a dream, she was determined to reach it, and she gave it her all the entire way through. I could not be more proud of her! The video at the end is a compilation of the snap chats she sent me throughout her journey- mission nursing school!
I went with a few friends on a mommy-field trip to the Spode Dish factory in Malaysia. We had the best time and it was an experience I won't soon forget. We met at Becky's in the morning and got our three car caravan ready to go. We said a prayer, did a cheer and were off at about 9 am. We crossed the border without any issues (except for toll top-up cards) and hit the road. In about an hour we arrived at this little side-of-the-road pottery market. It was typical of a third-world place. True Outlet shopping. There was a nice aluminum roof and some big fans to keep us cool. The plates were very dusty from being outside so long but there were so many lovely treasures. We all had a good time just wandering around searching for new dishes. I was looking for a set of every-day dishes and anything else was a bonus in my mind. Spode is a European brand that outsources production to Malaysia. Their retail cost is pretty high...
This winter has been AWFUL so far. I just KNEW it would be too! We've had two very mild winters back to back and I knew that meant we would have to pay for it this year. The inversion has been so bad this year that since Christmas it's been above 30 degrees like 3 or 4 times!!! Most days, it's been in the teens or lower. I've been substituting for a teacher who was on maternity leave since December 10th. So many inside recess days, I thought I was going to lose my mind. My long-term job ended on Friday and with Martin Luther King Junior day on Monday, I just really wanted to get out of the inversion. I tried to convince Colin to go to Las Vegas with me but we decided that wasn't very realistic, still cold there too. Then I proposed skiing and we both decided it would be really fun to take the boys! I was really pretty nervous about teaching both of the boys but the day was so amazing I couldn't even believe it. ...
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