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Hospital, Guilt, School and Friendships

Today is going to be slow.  I can already tell due to the census numbers.   I wish it was busier then I would not feel so guilty about being away from the kids.  Once again Lee is taking them to church with out me.  But we knew when I accepted this job there may be Sundays I would need to work.  That is the thing about hospitals they are 24/7.  I have been able to get out of it until a few months ago. 

School starts on Wednesday.  It is hard to get over the fact both kids will be in school.  What happened to my little six and seven pound babies.  We will meet the kids' teachers on Tuesday night and then follow it up with Super Salad.  Wednesday I will take the kids to school and then I will pick Victoria up from school.  Jake said that he wanted to ride the bus home.  Since he is now a "grader" he will have all sorts of privileges he did not get last year.  Like riding the bus the first week, using the teeter totters, and checking out books from the school library.  He thinks he is pretty cool and so do we.

We won't know the teachers the kids have until Tuesday night.  I know both kindy teachers and either one would be good for Victoria.  I don't know any of the first grade teachers but I guess I will get to know them at least one of them.  Although after several phone calls last week to the school I figured out that Victoria had not been officially enrolled due to missing an immunization.  We decided she didn't need that final shot which the school said was fine but somehow the message did not get passed on to where it needed to be and so Victoria was in limbo. Good thing I called everyday last week before they figured out something was wrong. So tomorrow I have to go sign paperwork stating why my daughter will not get a specific immunization. 

We have also started doing more chores around the house.  Every night the kids have a chore after dinner.  We have only done it about a week and it is working pretty well with only a few tears. 

Today is my best childhood friend's birthday.  She has had a hard year this year mostly due to medical problems that lead to some mental concerns.  She rocks.  She had both her kids long before we were parents.  She is the person I email and say "Is this normal?" when it comes to kid issues.   She more then anybody knows the struggles we have been through.

Victoria will be going to school every other Wednesday and Thursdays and Fridays.  I don't work Thursdays and have decided due to several things going on at work I don't want to make any changes.  I think it will be nice to have a day to run errands and do some major cleaning in the house.  Plus I can pick up shifts at the hospital and be helping at the school.  This year I am going to make of an effort to do that.  Last year because of school it was just something that I could not do.  This Thursday I am going to help my mom do some major decluttering and get a much needed hair cut.  We get a bonus out of helping my mom it because it will be more things to sell at the garage sale.

Anyway I just spoke to the doctor and she wants me to go speak to some patients.  May or may not add more later. 

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