Dear H

Dear Home sweet home,

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I love you so but we have had a rough year. Being a homeowner is fun but please no more surprizes. Pipes bursting, moldy subfloors, 3 1/2 appliances dying, chandelier fuses blowing...... I think that is a good enough list with out futher embaressment. So lets have a new year. Lets get some paint, tile, grout and make this a better year! I am on board if you are..........(knock on wood).

Sincerely,

Your caretaker

V-day

I have German lineage. I have ancestors who came through Ellis island to find the American dream. I have ancestors who walked across the plains for religious freedom from the mobs. I like many Americans have many lines, Indian, German and what ever else melted into the pot because that is what we are. A melting pot. This great nation brings people from all over the world to its borders with hopes and dreams that they can have a better life. It brings religious, political and ethical freedoms to each new immigrant as they stand to take the oath of citizenship. Everyday I live in this country and I question, how did I make today a better place? What did I do for my country?

Today is veterans day and my heart is with those families who have their husbands, mothers, and grandfathers overseas. Honor them today by making this country a better place. Lets serve one another to make this world just that must brighter; to make this great nation, the united states of America as a whole that much brighter, to be a beacon unto the world, so that our light might shine unto those that need it. God Bless America and Happy Veterans Day unto all who have served and will serve to keep this great nation and its values safe.

contemplating.

Life gives us many roads to take and it can be confusing at times which one to take. Years ago I left college, an elementary education major, out to head out into the world to teach our nations future generations. Today I am a mother of three beautiful children, a stay at home mom and VERY active in my church and community. Last week I went to meet with a college counselor to see HOW close i was to completing my nursing pre-recs. I found out after much talk over transcripts and such that I was only 2 terms away from applying to the nursing program. 24 credits....two terms. I was shocked.

At the end of college I had started to work on my pre-rec's for the nursing program but stopped so my husband could finish his degree. That was a hard decision to make because I truly loved going to college. My husband hated college and just wanted to work. At the end I had found my calling, Nursing but life being what it is is, NEVER predictable, gave me two options; to stay at home and let my husband finish or to continue and put off having anymore children. It is obvious what I chose but at the time let me tell you, that was a decision that was HARD but one I have not regretted. I was there day and night to see my young children grow up. I was there to support my husband that worked almost 40 hours a weeks at two jobs while going to school full time. I was where I needed to be. It felt right but right is not always easy. Sometimes the most fullfilling roads we take are not the easiest.

I am at a stand still for now on whether to go back or not. I know this is shocking and it is for me too. But like I said before life gives us many different roads to travel and this is one I need to decide whether or not I want to travel yet. I want to still stay at home as that has always been a priority for me but i figure if I can stick it out for 2 1/2 years, I can get to the grindstone and start on this dream. I will let you know on what I decide but for now I am at a standstill looking at the road and thinking to go or not to go.