The Count Down

The count down has officially begun!! I only have 5 more work days left and I can't wait!

I had my final observation on Friday I kicked some serious ass if I do say so myself!!

I can know breathe a sigh of relief.... We also have a count down for our little Bulldog baby...Six more days til we bring her home!!

Our weekend was good.. Busy but good!

Saturday we celebrated Brian's little brothers graduation with a big family party!! It was really nice catching up with his cousins and aunts & uncles.. I love those big family parties, they're the best!

Then Sunday we relaxed in the morning since the weather was crappy.. We had breakfast and watched a movie. When the weather broke we took the Harley out for a ride and did some shopping, some "new puppy" shopping.. And let me tell you how excited I am.. A few weeks ago I was in Pet Smart and I saw the collar I wanted to get once Brian and I got a dog.. It's the cutest pink leather spiked collar. It was a little expensive but i figured when the time came I'd buy it for our dog. So we went today to do some pre-shopping to get a few things and I went to get the collar... And boy was I happy to see that it was on sale for 50% off... Woo-Hoo!!! I love a good deal!! So I bought her a puppy one and one for when she gets a little bigger! I couldn't resist.. We also ordered her the cutest Dog Tag.. I seriously can'y wait!! This time next week we'll have our puppy home with us AND I'll de done with work!! what's better then that?

Hope you had a great weekend and that you enjoy your week!

A Little Rattled

I've been so busy lately, like I'm sure all of you have been to! Why is it that this time of year people get especially busy?

So here's whats been going on lately. Work is good but I can and will say that for the 1st time in 2 months (cause I've only been at the new job for about 2 months) I am a little nervous around one of the new kids that was admitted yesterday that suffers from psychosis. And people suffering from psychosis are said to be psychotic. psychotic, literally means abnormal condition of the mind, and is a generic psychiatric term for a mental state often described as involving a "loss of contact with reality." And that is something that he has lost - a loss of contact with reality. People experiencing psychosis may report hallucinations or delusional beliefs, and may exhibit personality changes and disorganized thinking. This may be accompanied by unusual or bizarre behavior, as well as difficulty with social interaction and impairment in carrying out the activities of daily living. People who are clinically found to be psychotic may simply be having particularly intense or distressing experiences

Though I don't let on I'm a little uneasy around this patient I am. I make sure it stand tall and be firm to show control eventhough part of me questions my safety. But I do feel torn. I feel like all it could take is one little thing to set him off and I just don't want to be that person that sets him off but I still need to inforce the rules in the class and that pertains to him also. One of my friends at work (one of the nurses) told me to becareful around him. He is a big kid that towers over little short me. I guess I have to watch my back and stay sharp. It's just a little uncalming knowing that at the drop of a hat something could happen.

Day Off... I Don't Think So

So we all know that today is Martin Luther King Jr Day, a well know federal holiday right? A perk of being a teacher you get off holidays throught out the school year as well as a nice long break in the summer!! An added bonus to the long days, snotty (literally) kids, short lunch breaks, and headache filled days... So you can imagine that when I found out on Friday that my much needed, much deserved holiday today wasn't going to be a day off, but a professional development days... Us teachers ahve them throughout the year to keep us up to date in our profession. So today I had a professional development day and though it was nice to be out of the classroom/hospital - it would have been even nicer to sleep in, stay in my PJ's, and relax on the couch while watching bad reality TV and catchin up on my Soaps.. Instead I treacked 45 minutes upnorth in the snow for what felt like a really bad lunch.. Don't get me wrong it was so awesome meeting new people, I just didn't feel like I really learned anything today!! I guess you win some and lose some right? All i know is that I'm looking forward to my next day off in February which happens to be President's Day - woo hoo for the presidents!!!!!!

Lazy Sunday

Today I am going to have a lazy sunday because I start my Summer Program tomorrow... That week off(eventhough it wasn't really a week off) went by tooo quick.. I can hardly believe that I won't have any more time off until the 2nd week of August. I'm a teacher, shouldn't I be enjoying my summer off? Shouldn't I get to sleep in, take naps, and have fun? Grrr....

Why can't I be rich? LOL...

Hope everyone is enjoying their weekend!!