Wacky Wednesdays

Well friends, today is a typical "wacky" Wednesday in the Browning household. The day started with getting two sleepy elementary school kids out to the school bus on time (barely) closely followed by their middle school sister who barely made her bus as well. I'm beginning to see a pattern here. Perhaps the problem is not them, but is their mother who has to muster ever ounce of strength she has to get up at 6 am to get them going on time. At least days like today start at 6, on the days that I work I'm up at 5 am and walking out the door by 555 am to make it to downtown in time for change of shift report which starts at 640am. Speaking of work, I'm scheduled to work Thurs., Fri. and Sat. so I more than likely won't have the energy to post until Sun. On my workdays I'm lucky to get home by 830pm, which makes for a very long day, but most days it is worth it. I feel so blessed to be such a major part of my patient's lives. What better job is there than to be a witness to the miracle of a brand new life??
Anyway, back to today, Allie went to SHEEP where she had a "friends picnic". Each student brought their favorite doll and they had a picnic outside. She had a blast. While she was at school, Meme (aka. my mom) and I went to WalMart to stock up on water and batteries in case Ike decides to come in around Corpus Christi which is about 120 miles South of us. We hope to get some good rain totals for our very parched part of the Texas Hill Country. Then I picked Allie up and we drove into San Antonio to get a b-day present for one of Holley's friends whose party is on Sat. Once back to Boerne, we went to the bank (where she was so good that she got a lollipop) and then we picked up Holley and Scott. We got home, did homework for about 45 min and then we were off again. We dropped Holley off at the gym at 505 pm and then went to pick up Macie from cross country practice at 515 and were back to the gym for Allie's gymnastics class by 545pm. Macie and I watched Allie's lesson and then we came home to make a quick dinner at 7pm.
Luckily, Poppy and Meme were at home so we didn't have to drag Scott along to the gym, but sometimes he has to suffer through it with the rest of us. J/K. He was very happy kicking back on the couch watching 'Walker, Texas Ranger' with Poppy. The girls and I ate dinner (Scott had eaten with Meme and Poppy at 630 pm sharp) then we got their school stuff ready for tomorrow and then I headed back to the gym to pick up Holley at 830pm. It is now 945 pm and we are finally getting quieted down, hoping to get to sleep soon so we can start it all over again tomorrow.
Tomorrow wil be an even more hectic afternoon, but the kids Dad has to worry about getting them to the right place at the right time since I'm working. I sometimes joke with my co-workers that I'm glad to come to work so that I have a break from my life. But all in all, I love my jobs, as a mom and as a nurse. I feel so blessed that the Lord has orchestrated the events in my life to bring me to this exact moment in time. Sure, there are things that I would change if I could but there are also things that I wouldn't change (and that list may surprise you). Anyway, my kids are happy, healty and doing fabulously well in school and in their chosen activities and I am thriving in my career. I love being an L&D nurse. The way I see it, if I have to do something that is going to take me away from my precious children, then I want it to be something that I love. It scares the fool out of me ALOT but it is the most fulfilling job I can think of and I am thrilled with my career.
I hope to be able to post a couple of short video clips to this message. If not, I'll try again Sun. or Mon. One of the clips is Allie walking on the balance beam in the big gym. Usually her coach works out with her in the preschool gym, but every now and then she takes her down to the big gym (which Allie loves because big sister is there and can see her). The second is of Holley working out on the vault. Level 5 is the first year that the girls actually do a vault over the vault table. In years past, thy've been going off a springboard and landing flatback on mats. Take care, and stay tuned....