... Well, the first part of the long 7 month journey has just started and we already want it to be over. I knew it was going to be hard, but when you are faced with all the things you have to go through it sometimes seems unbearable.
Jim has started his course work in Massage Therapy and he has learned to like it. It was something to get used to. Well shortly speaking Jim almost quit after the first day of massage on real people. I got a call from Jim and he did not sound that happy. He basically said "I think it is not for me".
Well, it was a time for me to encourage him not to give it up and stick with it. Some other things weren't working out as well .
1. Jim's sub at work (a new intern who was supposed to help with the workload) was not very devoted to her job and was just plain lazy. She got fired on only her third day at work and Jim was feeling bad every time he had to leave for school and was once again in search for a new MA.
2. Both of our cars have some problems that could result in not having a car. Plus today, somebody broke in into Jim's Explorer, broke the window and stole the only thing that was worth money, Jim's years ago Birthday percent Radio and a CD player.
3. Jim was not very excited about having to find a second job. Now we just found out that they have work clinics at school as part of the curriculum that will take up about 4 hours twice a week. So it looks like the other 3 nights that we have left we won't see our Dad at all. We are really NOT looking forward to all of this. And it does feels like you are going though a refiner's fire after you get an answer to do something. Gosh, I really DO HOPE that something good will come out of ALL of this in 7 months. But for NOW We just need to SURVIVE!!!
Well enough of pity talk now the THINGS that Make me HAPPY:
1.Believe it or not my children (most of the time they are a Pain) pnce in a while suprize me by saying somthing like "Mom, I love you so much" and sometimes before bed AJ will give me some of his priceless kisses and cuddles while I rock him to sleep. Their love reminds me why we do all these things in the first place.
2.My friends that brighten up my day every day.
3. Daydreaming about Spring and Summer and all the fun we can do outside.
4. The baby kicks every once in a while
5. Walks in the park whenever sun shines
There are a lot more things that I should be grateful for rather then whining about.
And Happy Valentine's Day to all.
Hang in there! Things like this always happen when we are going the right way. We have been super stressed also and I just keep thinking, "one day at a time" and remember.....You CAN do this. When I think about school it's so overwhelming to think of it long term but if you think of it as just a short part of your life, just 7 short months, it's a little better. Good luck!
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