Busy Life, Busy Wife

Josh is gone this week playing war games with the military.  Sounds funny to say playing war games, but if he were to be deployed, again, then this is what he would be doing, and Uncle Sam wants to make sure he's ready!  I don't know why but things to be more busy when he's gone.  Do I do this to myself, or do it just happen this way?  This week, Maddie Gray has swimming lessons at 5, Mac has pictures because he's a big boy and is sitting up all by himself and there's a water leak somewhere in the bathroom.  Thankfully, Josh's grandfather knows a little bit of everybody and is calling a plumber friend of his tomorrow.  Hopefully it's nothing too major, but we shall see... Mac is also still not feeling well.  2 weeks ago I took him to the doctor because his eyes were running green stuff and he was really stopped up.  Normally that wouldn't have sent me to the doctor because he's teeth and there's just something about snotty noses and cutting teeth that seem to go together!  Anyway, took him in and the doctor said he's fine, ears checked out great, everything was happy!  Then last week he started to run some fever.  Again, nothing overly upsetting, but he woke up for his feeding around 3:30 and was so lethargic and didn't want to lift his head.  He didn't even really want to cry, so that was my Mommy red flag!  I took him to the doctor, and he said he had the beginnings of an ear infection.  So antibiotics here we come.  Now over the weekend, he's developed this cough.  Coughs again aren't a big deal to me, but it's something that has started to get worse and not better.  If he were older I would say he sounds like he's been smoking for years.  Bless him, he can't hardly eat, and he doesn't sleep well... so Mommy doesn't sleep well, and with Josh not being home there's nobody for me to say, "Please just take him for 10 minutes."  This is where I put on my hot pink cape & pretend I'm Super Mommy!  Thankfully, my in laws came last night and sat with Mac so Maddie Gray and I could take Josh to the base, and then they took her home with them for the night.  Mac is sleeping now, and if I was really smart, I'd get off here and go lay down to get some sleep myself, but I know as soon as I get comfy on the couch or in the bed, he'll be waking up!  I guess I will be smart and use this time to shower and pick up this house before he wakes up and before the plumber comes tomorrow, so he doesn't have to see the way we really live!

While I'm waiting

The Wait List that is!  I found out today that I was wait listed for nursing school.  I don't really know how I feel about that.  On one hand I'm excited that I could be starting school in the fall and FINALLY realizing my dream, on the other hand though, I'm a little nervous about starting school in the fall!  I think of all the things I won't get to do while I'm in school & to be honest it makes me a little sad.  Then again, I think of all the things I'll be able to do after school, like vacations with my family, and that makes missing a few things now, totally worth it!  So while I'm waiting, I will enjoy this time with my family and will post the verdict once it's handed down!