New Year.. New Resolve

This picture is from a few years ago of CJ and EJ.  We went to the zoo all the kids got their face painted.

So life goes back to almost normal after the holiday.  Is that good?  Well it would be nice to live in fantasy land with wonderfully decorated trees, presents, lots of food, and no school. But it is also good to go back to normalcy.  So back to the grind.  The kids are back at school, my semester starts, James is back at work, school and sports events starting soon, and crazy life is never ending. :)

This quarter I am at Tacoma General for my nursing rotations.   I will being doing rotattions in interventional radiology, IV therapy, Stepdown ICU, Cath laboratory, and ER.   This is the quarter where I am a "true nurse" ALMOST :)  I am passed off on all my required skills so now I can just be a nurse (with supervision of course).  I will be taking on 3 patients, doing IV's, drawing blood, paperwork and more paperwork.  You name it.  It's scary to think I am almost done but its also very exciting.  Being in school has been a long process and had taken its toll on family life.

The Lacrosse Season starts soon.  I am the treasurer of the Tahoma Lacrosse Club this season which is great in one respect but also requires a lot of time.   All 4 boys are signed up to play this year.  EJ will be on the high school team, which is really exciting.   Life moves forward.

MV Biggest Loser challenge is on it's 2nd challenge.   It starts today and runs for 8 weeks.  I am so excited to participate and run the program.  The last challenge the weight loss was around 288 lbs total by end of challenge.  It was really exciting to see people so happy and energetic about their loss.  This time we have 6 4 person teams.  I hope to get off another 20 lbs or so by end of challenge.  We will see.  Weigh loss is a never ending battle for me.   I am not one of those skinny people who can eat a skyscraper and still stay thin.  lol   I see a donut and I gain 5 lbs. I have to exercise and I can't go pig out or I gain weight.   James will be joining in on the challenge this time around too, although he is not as excited to do the challenges. lol

Goals for the year:

1. Graduate lol...
2.  Go to Hawaii as a graduation present
3.  Loss all my weight
4.  Run a few half marathon and ragnar
5.  Have friday family night each week with the kids consistently
6.  Don't go crazy!! :)
7.  Relax a little.

Anyways... thats all from me.  :)