A Proud Day!

Today I took my Nursing Final for my LPN year of nursing! I MADE IT!!! It was a bitter sweet day, I saw many tears shed today, some for victory, and some for not making it. I know how hard all of us worked for this! I want to say congrats to everyone that was with me in this program. You all succeeded when it came to sacrificing your families and lives to try to better yourselves, I applaud you for that! Aside from our families, no one knows how hard this really is!

Being able to be the President of our Nursing Class has been amazing! I only hope I'm lucky enough to hold the position next year as well!

Now........... two weeks off, then back to the books! Looking forward to a year from now, when I have my RN! Wow! Time Flies!

So pretty much, see ya in a year Blogger!

Ohhhh wait!!! The best thing of my day today was picking up Tristan and telling him I passed my test! He jumped in my arms, and gave me more stickers than you could ever imagine. Because I did a good job! Him being proud of me is the best thing in the world!

Along for the Ride

Things have been crazy for us lately, but in a good way.

I love school and everything it entails! I am getting anxious with graduation for LPN coming in May. I am walking in the LPN graduation even though I am going on to RN, well honestly....... because I can, and I earned that. I do get a little stir crazy! I feel like I'm neglecting the things I love lately, but I know its a sacrifice that will pay off. I have really been missing friends! I have taken on the challenge of bar tending and its nice way to make some cash, and just be around people!

We have put on several Legion shows lately, and I am always glad to see everyone who comes out to support local music! This is not only a way to draw our community close, its a way to also support its economy in these rough times! We are very thankful to Newton Americal Legion for all their hospitality.

Will is the new drummer for Madam X and makes his debut at Saturday Night's Shrine Night. He will playing at the Eagles if you want to check out some rocking music! He's pretty nice to look at too! <3 He is still doing body work up at Jay's Hobby Shop, and anything else hes roped into! He's excited to get started laying the flooring for my Aunt Kathy and Uncle Donald! So between band practice, work, side jobs, and being boyfriend of the year, I don't know how that man finds time to sleep! I'm a lucky woman!

Tristan never ceases to amaze me in every way possible. My little boy is the smartest cutest thing on the planet! He is my drive for all this craziness! That smile warms my soul! I love hearing the randomness that is his youth telling me, "Mommy this is sooo frustrating" or "haha Mommy, I was being difficult"! He is growing so much, and is a terror to a pair of jeans. Brand new Jeans seem to ALWAYS get ripped out in the right knee first, with the left quickly behind.

We lost our cat Bella a few weeks ago, and it was traumatizing, Tristan was really concerned! His Dad even let him call one day to check to see if she was home yet. How sweet. She came back home mysteriously after a week! We couldn't of been happier!

That about raps it up for now!

Happy Birthday Baby!

Today, my baby is 4! Wow, 4 years old. Im so lucky to have an amazing son like you Tristan!

Mommy Loves You all the way to the Moon and back 1,000,000 times!

Good Cheer

As the holidays have begun, I can't help but to feel intoxicated by every single moment. The crisp days, the smells of foods and Cinnamon, the sparkle and glitter, the twinkling lights in the windows. I love it all.

I realized something the other day. I haven't stopped to take in everything around me, and when I did, it hit me like a ton of bricks. Its time to enjoy what we have! You never really know how long this precious time will last.

Tristans One of a kind ghost costume

Tristan wanted to be a ghost, I thought well, I can do that, and I have to admit, Im pretty proud of my mad sewing skillz!! lol

Looking up...

Ya know, lately I have been having some unually good luck.

• I am doing great in nursing, and I am enjoying it too! Only two more tests and a final left this semester!
• Will recently got a better job at Effingham Truck Sales. His income ensures that I am able to recieve my education. I am thankful every day for that man! (Except in the mornings when no one is safe to speak to me :)
• Tristan.... my baby, watching him growing is sooo amazing. On a side note, now he is going to continue going to HeadStart because Travis agreed to let him go, and made all the arrangements for the bus.
• Thank You Travis, thank you. Its great to get along, seriously, its great, but not just for me, for Tristan. Im not perfect by any means and when you say things that make me angry I lash out at you because I hurt. I hurt that two people who shared so much time and energy together can't be civil. Hopefully we are growing right along with our son.
• Tuesday was such an amazing day, I (who never buys lottery tickets) bought a bingo ticket and won $20.
• Mom applied for the nursing program, and I am soooo proud of her for everything she has accomplished, I love you Momma!
• I attended Dollar Beer Night for the first time in forever, which was much needed.... I have the best friends anyone could ask for!

So, now that I have officially jinked myself I hope this luck doesn't change! I could really get used to this.

Goodbye Grandma Maggie

Tristan's Great Grandma Margaret Curtright passed away this weekend. She was such a wonderful loving caring person, and we will miss her dearly.

Congrats to the Michl/McClure Family

Elijah McClure Michl 8lbs 2 oz 20 in.!!

Baby Elijah's sure are my favorite this year!

Lanna and David.... I am so happy for you and Mr. Grady!! I wish you the best! Can't wait to see him!

Nursing School

Well, we are quickly approaching midterm, and I am proud to say that I am doing super well!!! I have been making all A's and B's so far, and I couldn't be happier. I can't believe that my lowest grade so far has been an 87%!! Things have really been going my way, and I sure hope they continue to do so!!

Welcome Baby Brother Elijah!

Elijah Aiden Tingley - 6lbs 10 oz, 20 inches!!! Congrats to my Daddy and his wonderful wife Tricia! We will be there soon! I love you bunches!

Tristan Started Head Start, and now its over.

Well Thursday was Tristan's first day of Head Start and I guess that was his last. I took him for his orientation and first day Thursday. The next day I find out his father didn't take him on Friday. Tristan just got home from a weekend with his Dad's and saw his backpack and asked about his new school. If his attendance doesn't meet their requirements then he is put back on the waiting list.

Since his father's side doesn't think that he needs to go, and that it is only for "welfare children" anyways, they have decided to take something away from Tristan that he would have really enjoyed. Why put him through the testing with needles if you didn't intend to let him go. Why would you knowingly take a child to a neat fun place knowing that you aren't gonna take him back.

Stupidity........... More and more I keep seeing how these people don't care who it hurts, even if it is Tristan.

Oh, and as for calling me a Bum for going to school and not working, Travis, you were the reason I never took my scholarships in the first place. I am not a Bum, I am a nursing student working towards a better and more fulfilling life for my family. Can you say that much?

This Bum is going to spend time with her family, and do some studying.

Blah Blah Blah

Well Im finally healing up from having my tonsils removed. School starts the day after tomorrow, and needless to say, I won't be eating much pizza at that pizza party.

We brought home Kilo finally and are very happy to have him as a new addition to our family. Every family needs a giant white german shepphard to keep them safe.

Seeing Tristan after two weeks was like the most wonderful feeling in the whole world! I love that young man more than life itself.

My mother is officially driving on the road now, and I couldn't be happier for her. After almost 20 years, she is finally getting the freedom that she deserves.

On another Momma note, she is taking more classes with me this semester, and I am so proud she is branching out on her own, and taking some classes all by herself.

Thats about here on the Roller Coaster for now, stay tuned for the Florida Files.

Me and chase!!

Me waiting to get tonsils out

Tonsils out at 23?!

I had a visit to the ENT today after my bout with the sore thoat that lasted a little too long. After having a camera stuck up my nose and down my throat, he decided that they needed to come out. Well looks like Im gonna have about a week to recover before school starts....... Who gets their tonsils out at age 23?

Super Progress at the Homestead!

We are so lucky to live where we do, and be taken care of so well! We couldn't really ask for a better "landlord" than we have. Hap is such an amazing person. I have never met anyone so selfless, and I can see how Will's whole family turned out that way too. Givers, thats really what makes the world go around.

Anyways on to the progress, Hap has always allowed us to make improvements on the house and take it off of our "rent" which honestly is just our utilities and such, we don't have to pay any actual rent. The work that we do here, makes up for that. We have done alot in the past year, and its all kinda neat to look back at where we were then.

Our latest improvement has been the deck...... and I do mean deck! This thing is huge!! Its 32 foot long, and wow is it big, it isn't finished yet, but the progress is unbelievable, Will is basically doing it by myself, that is, if you don't count me. I can't wait to get it finished and see how it looks! I will get some pictures up tomorrow! :) Goodnight all.

Great Weekend

We have had a wonderful weekend, and its not even over yet! Heres what we have been up to!

Everyone loves Putt Putt on a hot summer day!

Tristan was really getting into it!

Yeah, I won the game!

I would just like to say, that this fireworks show rocked! For such a little place, Toledo sure puts on a good show!

This is one of those moments you never have to question if they really are happy!

The boys Tristan stripping his gear!

Tristan riding back to his Mommy!

What more could you ask for!? Well for me nothing.......... I love my family!

The sore throat that I can't kick

Its back, this sore throat that I just can't beat, after a shot, and a round of 10 days of antibiotics, its got me down again.

I sure am glad I go to the best doctors office around, but Im sure they are tired of seeing me! They are nice girls, don't get me wrong, I just wish I was doing something a little more fun today.

Cute Kids!

Trinity was over playing with Tristan, and I just couldn't help from grabbing the camera, what cute kids!