My summer feels like it's coming to a screeching halt. I was done with spring semester by May 1st so I've had some time. It's been nice. I have been a little oblivious to the craziness that will come once fall semester starts, mostly because we have not had many details about our schedule until this week. Final details about my clinical schedule came yesterday. On paper, I am taking 11 credit hours. In reality, most weeks I will be at the school from 8 until 3 two days a week and then clinicals are another day a week - some weeks we have clinicals two days a week. That doesn't include the time that I will be spending on my online OB class when I'm home. Add in driving time and I'm easily putting in 35 hours a week where I'm not home because of school, and at least another 20 hours a week of studying (but probably more than that). Good times. :)
Maddie's school starts on August 18th. She's very excited. We are starting her back-to-school shopping on Monday with Grandma and Great-Grandma. We are trying to decide between school lunch or sack lunches, and she is looking forward to meeting her new teacher at the school's open house.
I am working on finalizing childcare for the twins. Miraculously, in spite of Aaron's work schedule and my school schedule, we will only need a sitter 4-5 hours one day a week. This is a huge blessing for many reasons. It will save us quite a bit of money and the twins have really grown *more* attached to me this summer. It will be good to only have that separation from both of us once a week.
I am sure we will get through the next several months just fine and then really enjoy the winter break before the chaos starts again in January. In just 4 more months I'll be HALF WAY DONE with nursing school. I had no idea I would be able to say that a year ago. :) I have to say, it feels really great to be working on this life-long goal.
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