Happy Monday

Today was super busy. It is the first day of my first term in graduate school. Ahhh!!! This probably will sound weird to some, but grad school is a bucket list item for me. It’s an achievement that I have dreamed about since high school in the way that some people decide that they want to become a medical doctor. I didn’t know that I would end up in nursing and it took me a few years to determine which direction in nursing it suits me to be.

I’m a little intimidated as I look out at the long list of work ahead in this term, let alone the whole program. However, I know that I can do this, and I’m stubborn as a mule, so the saying goes. So, one day at a time, one page at a time.

I get the privilege of traveling down this road with an awesome MBU colleague too! Maria shared initial sentiments about the load and journey ahead. How cool is it to travel alongside another!?! A fellowship!

Anyway, I feel pretty tired after that long Zoom orientation. My mouse croaked in the middle of it, so Jon and I took an impromptu date to the Apple store. Where we only allowed ourselves to purchase one (rather expensive) but awesome trackpad to replace my mouse. Anybody want to give me a all I can grab sweepstakes at Apple? No? Hurmph!

We grabbed some sandwiches from a street vender and sat in the warm breezy courtyard while we ate. That is as close to dinning out as we have been since January. It was so nice to be away from the kids for a minute and just enjoying the quiet of each other’s company. I’m not sure how I can properly emphasize my need for those moments. Wes had an awful morning. He was screaming and melting down constantly. When he wasn’t, he laid his head on the table and covered it with a blanket. It seems that it is not just “going” to school that he dislikes. At lunch he started slapping his face over and over. When Jon tried to restrain him, he actively and vilolently resisted. Jon ended up walking him to his room where he was screaming and hyperventilating. It was a demonstration like we haven’t seen in a long time. Eventually I replaced Jon so that he could eat, and I used my Apple Watch Breathe app to help him find calm. I suggested a long time ago that Apple turn that into a phone or IPad app for kids like Wes, but I don’t know that it has happened.

Finally, Coco has been licking and gnawing a lot recently. I noticed an area above is right front leg that he won’t let me see very well. It’s yellowish and crusty and sensitive that he nips when I even touch the hair around it. We took him to the vet hospital because his vet wouldn’t see him, no appointments available. I was right, he had three infected areas. They think it’s allergies, so now he is getting antibiotics and an antihistamine. Hopefully this calms things down!