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Still Here. Still Not Blogging. Oops.

Someday I’ll be back. For really.

School killed my motivation to do everything productive. Now that I have some free time, I waste it. Just like I used to. I was such a productive and motivated-ish person when I had less time than I had stuff that needed to get done. I was also convinced that my new attitude would stay once the pendulum swung the other direction. Not so much. I filled my free time back up with WoW and TV shows. And baby yoga on Saturday mornings and movies and games and more time with Mike and our friends. Life is good.

In other news, I am working on my clinical rotations now. No more classwork, but still some studying and homework depending on which rotation I happen to be in at the moment. This week, I am a phlebotomist. Yes, with real patients. Yes, it is terrifying. On Thursday morning I will take a break from that and go have a job interview. Yes, I am also worried about that. Yes, I did spend nearly a month fretting over what to wear. And, yes, I will survive this week also.

But, no, I probably won’t get around to blogging. We’ll see.

Christmas, part 1

First of all, let’s just say that putting “part 1″ in that title does not guarantee that there will be a “part 2″. Turns out I am lazy about blogging these days and my vacation will be coming to an end shortly after round 2 of Christmas takes place.

Nathan loved Christmas. We opened presents here on Christmas Eve and in spite of my world-renowned scrooginess there was an entirely too large pile of presents under our tree. Of course I am thankful for all the generous people in our lives, but that doesn’t stop me from wishing that our Christmas Eve had been filled with fewer presents and more family. (see? maybe not world-renowned yet, but it should be.) The snowstorm kept Mike’s dad snowed in at home, and it was very strange to celebrate without him. He was definitely missed, but I hear rumors that he will be able to make it to Christmas, part 2. Nathan also had a fabulous time at Great Grandma and Grandpa’s house on Christmas day. He thoroughly enjoyed being the center of attention and I love to watch him charm everyone in the room. He was incredibly well behaved for a toddler who didn’t get a nap. The ride home was wonderfully silent since he fell asleep about 2 minutes after we got on the road. =) I continued my trend of letting everyone else take pictures, so until someone sends me pictures, I only have a couple of my own. Here goes…

What? Smile? No, thanks.

Yes, I am having fun. No, I still don’t want to smile.

Who knew that nearly-18-month olds could learn to play the harmonica so quickly?

I know the lighting is terrible on this one, but I still love it. This was right after I taught him to use an upside-down bucket as a stool so he could climb into the rocking chair all by himself.

Holidays are VERY tiring.

Q & A

Q: If a Christmas tree falls in the family room and everyone is asleep upstairs, does it make a noise?

A: Maybe, maybe not. Either way, it does make a big, wet mess.

It did provide an opportunity for Nathan to put together the first two-word phrase I have heard him use — “fall down!”.

Getting there (for real this time)

13 days of classes left! with two weeks of vacation coming up in 3 days! Soon and very soon I will have a new normal that does not involve hours and hours and hours of studying each week. I think that will be nice.

What? You haven’t seen any Nathan pictures in a while? Here are a couple from Halloween. The rest are being held hostage by the camera… I’ll have to work on that.

Getting there

I usually feel pretty guilty when I neglect the blog for such a long time. Currently, it is making me happy to see how much time has passed since my last post because it means that the end of classes is that much closer. School is going pretty well, but it’s just so much busier than I thought it would be. So much more work than I ever expected. And my brain is so much slower than it was when I was last in school. After Thanksgiving I should be done with my part-time job, and I am really looking forward to having those hours back even if it does mean less income for a while. And then at the end of January we’ll be finished with classes and starting our rotations, so it will be regular working hours again with only a bit of studying to make sure that I am ready for the board certification test after completing the program. So really, before I know it all of this will be over and I can get back to my computer games and my TV shows. and maybe some yard work and housework and more time with family and friends, of course. =)