Yep- More breathing happening here

I passed my final with a 92%!!! My State Boards- I am still waiting to hear. I ended up taking that exam on a DayQuil haze.

I am back at work full-time. I really enjoy it! I haven't had to do a whole lot of "Nursing Assistance" - mainly I do a lot of the nurses paperwork and hand out band-aids. Which is fine by me. I need more practice on the blood pressure and stuff anyway.

Nathan and I went to the Iowa State Fair! We had an "Ok" time. He was wiped out by 2pm. I missed the butter cow! We were so busy seeing everything else. We went alone. Bud stayed home in KS and David Wayne stayed in BED!!!!
Next year hopefully Nathan is a bit better and sticking around me- in public. We will enjoy it even more!
In a few days- I am leaving for Prairie du Chien Wisconsin! Why? I am officiating my neice's wedding... I am so excited! I got the program put together and my part all done last night while I was at work (it is the quietest place to work!)
I need to call Bud's doctor... will blog more later.

Awwwwww Breathing is good...

I am so- procrastinating my studying for my final tomorrow for my CNA class!!! I am so tired I can barely keep my eyes open.
I didn't sleep good last night- Bud has a horrible horrible sinus problem due to allergies right now and he snored in my ear! So- since nathan is gone- I am sleeping in his room!
Had the block party- will talk about that at a later time- it was quite the event!!! Can't go into all the detail here- because of confidentiality issues- but at the end of the night- we had an ambulance and a firetruck and the police on the block. The police were on our block more than once!
That is all for now... Will blog more later. Eye lids are closing...fingers are getting slower.....
-night night!

Simpsonized!

Well, this is me- and Darren Simpsonized! There is a cool website where you can get simpsonized too! http://www.simpsonizeme.com/ but right now it is busy. I am trying to do Bud's - but the site is down right this minute. I will post Bud's when I get it done. I will do Nathan's too.

One last week of CNA training. Final on Tuesday and State Boards on Friday. I also have a 5-10 minute report on Meniere's Disease.

No Nathan starting on Saturday!!! Bud and I are going to PARTY!!!! We will probably end up seeing "Hot Rod" the movie and going out once.

Sunday I am giving my first sermon at Bonner Springs. I have to do some work on that for sure.

So, I have a few things to do in the next few days. I am also still trying to move out of the basement. It has been hard with Nathan in the house- and so next week- I go to KSD on Monday and so the rest of the week will be moving and cleaning and decluttering.

Here is our little man all Simpsonized!!! Isn't he cute?

Well- we are having a huge BLOCK PARTY tonight and I have to get ready for it.

Nathan is still napping- so I am going to get some of the prep work done now!!!!

Till something else happens in our lives???

Birthday week!

Nathan's Birthday Cake from Gram Gorden on the 4th of July.
Ice Cream at Chevy's on his real birthday!
Birthday Pie on Friday (sorry it is out of order!)
Birthday Cake from Grammy and Grampa Long





My son- turned 3 on Saturday July 3rd. He had parties all week! Poor kid!




The finale- Hooter's on Monday on our way home. No he did not make this one up. We actually did this for him on his 3rd Birthday!

This week I started Clinicals and it was ok... I can't wait to get this job at KSD though. I like kids a lot better than older people. I struggle with this kind of community. I know that it is good for older people but- I just don't enjoy being there (honestly!) The time did go fast.

A friend of the Long's - the Buie's lost their 9 month old daughter on Monday night. I am very sorry for their loss. But Savannah is in a much better place now. It saddened us deeply though.
We never met Savannah- but still loved her.

Well- better get back to cleaning- my job 24/7 since hubby is working and Nathan is a 3 yr old now. I am sick and tired of it all. I want to chuck it all and start over!!! But we don't have the money to do that.

Enjoy your week!

Long Day Trip

Friday June 22nd, was my regular SCRAP NITE! I did come home about 1:30 but did not crawl into bed till after 2:30am! 7:30 Bud woke Nathan and I up and within an hour we were in the "McQueen" to head SOUTH to West Mineral , KS... Why?

To see what is on the left! BIG BRUTUS... The world's biggest coal shovel. Nathan and Bud were both totally enthralled with it all. Bud and I had been there back in 2002 - our engagement Columbus Day Trip. Bud was able to climb to the top back then, about 3 years ago their insurance company closed that part of the tour down. Nathan had a blast!!! He climbed inside it with us and looked around and then when we climbed down he got a bit nervous- and I said "I got ya!" and every stair we went down he repeated "I got ya!" He liked the models inside the visitors center too. He did not want to leave.

Oh I almost forgot. Bud told me it was like 100 miles from our house. It was 190!!! On the way there we passed a town called Gas... there was a bank there called "The Bank of Gas" Bud said he would stop and make a deposit and then Nathan and I could make a "wiff-drawl!" BAAAAAD joke Bud!!!

We were going to take a picture of the bank - but I of course fell asleep on the way back and Bud ended up taking some goofy way back home and missed it. Oh well, I am sure we will make this trip again someday.

Bud wore his Big Brutus shirt that day. I dressed Nathan up in his "Chicks DIG me!" shirt and I wore my plain "Orlando" shirt. I did not want to be dorky with them. hee hee!

That is all for today. I have some studying to do for my 2nd CNA test tomorrow. I also want to get some stuff sorted and put away in MY new room. I now have a place to call my own to scrap, to blog and to "shut the door" to get some peace if I need it. I don't know why I didn't do this before. I moved the double bed to the basement 2 weeks ago and am still a bit sore. I don't have it set up downstairs yet because we keep doing things like this- and I am studying in my free time. I have to get it done this week because this weekend the in-laws are coming with their RV to visit!!! AAAAA!! (another story for another time)

Till next time!

Play Catch Up

Here is our little man! Those swim trunks were donated by the neighbor.

He is growing up so fast! I can't believe it that in less than a month he will be 3!!! MAN! The years go by quick!

Ok- found a class at JCCC for my CNA and started last week. I go in once a week all day and the other days are online. So I have a lot of studying to do. Not sure how it is really going or not. 3 of my assignments are not graded yet and I don't want to take my tests online until those are graded but I may have to do it anyway. Since tomorrow or in about 30 minutes it is Monday!

We found a new church... Still Community of Christ, but it is in Bonner Springs Kansas. Practically every speaker they get is from Olathe though. Kinda bummed about that. But we will see how it goes. Bud likes it there a lot.

The Star Wars room is my new home. I study here, and nap here and sleep here. Bud has been sick for about 2 weeks now- starting his third week. We have made one trip to the ER so far. I got sick too- but after taking some of his antibiotics- he can't take- I am feeling fine.

I started working out at Bally's again last week. It felt good!!! But I have a lot of studying to do tomorrow and am in class on Tuesday so may not get there till Wednesday.

Been dabbling in the digital scrap arena again. This time at www.scrapoutsidethebox.com I have a gallery there- under spluuugirl. Check it out sometime! I have only done 1 new page this week though. I have to get busy on Nathan's birthday invitations and Father's Day gifts this week too - so many not get a whole lot done. I have done 7 pages so far this month though. I just need to do 5 more to get the bonus kit!

Well- better end it here- It is 11:34pm - I gotta get up and make Bud's lunch and do laundry and get to my daily tasks...

Thanks for reading!!!!!

-Spluuugirl

OH!!! I snuck out of the house today and saw "Knocked UP" and it was a great movie. Bud and I saw "EVAN ALMIGHTY" at a sneak preview for ministers and that is one you definitely don't want to miss!!!!! Check them out!

Motherz Day

Here we are at Pizza Hut in Osawatomie Kansas! Why are we there? I preached there today!

This is a new week of creativity for me. I have almost 100 posts- pages and comments combined on www.scrapoutsidethebox.com and I still have 2 more weeks to complete challenges! I am digital scrappin while I work.

FRIDAY is scrappin - paper style and I can't wait. I can't wait till I am done with school so I can get my scrap area re-organized. Yes- Bud I promise to do that!

Can I just say- I am so excited that Mike Myers is doing Shrek again! I can see him do all the publicity! He is one of the men on my "list!"

For Mother's Day - I got a Monster Truck Easter basket (on sale) and a card (one that plays music) and a sucker (candy) and on Friday I got a small plant from Nathan and the daycare. Yesterday- Bud and I dropped the kid off at the neighbors and we went to eat chinese food and then to the movies "Blades of Glory" - that is a hilarious movie! Then we went to Bass Pro Shops and Bud got himself some sandals.

So- all in all- it was an ok day. This week I am busy with meetings, on Tuesday and Wednesday and then of course the Friday night of scrappin.

Oh- tonight I took Nathan to McDonald's for supper- he got the kids meal and inside was a burping Shrek! He keeps pressing the darn button!

Ok- enough blabbering... I really don't think anyone is reading this anyway.

-buh bye!