But feeling a need to catch up:
July 7th - 07/07/07 - turned out to be a lucky day for me! I took the NCLEX that day. I only got 75 questions before the system booted me out so I knew I did really good or really bad. If the computer thinks you have not yet 'proved' yourself, it can dish out up to 265 questions. Thank goodness I didn't have to sweat out that many! I found out 2 days later online that I passed!!! So I am now a licensed, registered nurse - an RN.
Without a job. I am still a wimp. Working in a hospital would be a good experience, BUT, I am nearly 60 years old. I'm not sure how my body would take the 12 hour shifts and possibility of working nights. So I have applied to be a school nurse with the DISD. I have had an interview and they are processing my background checks. Ho hum... They called me last week because they couldn't find Manset, Maine, a place where I lived in the 70's. It's so small that it wasn't even a blip on their radar! If they hire me, and they seemed positive, I will start orientation on August 13th. So I hope I find out soon.
Emma the World Traveler is in Denmark today. She got on the AA nonstop from DFW to London on Friday and arrived at Gatwick on Saturday morning. She stayed at 2 different hostels in London on Saturday and Sunday nights. Then she flew from Heathrow via Amsterdam to Billund on Monday morning. She was met in Billund by Laerke Buch, our YFU student from the 2004/5 school year, and will be staying in Odense with the Buch family until Saturday. I hope she can get on a plane out of London… the availability does not look especially good .
Stephen is in Frontenac, Minnesota at Hometown USA. He is a camp counselor, teaching foreign kiddos English. He’s been up there since July 2nd and comes home next week.
And I hope to go to NH again on Friday.
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Monday, July 02, 2007
July 4th on July 1st
Yesterday the city of Dallas 4th of July celebration was held at Fair Park. Bill and I went. The thing that got us out of the house was that all of the Fair Park museums were free from 4-7PM. We have been to the Science Museum often enough, but have never been to the African-American History Museum or to the Women's Museum. We only made it to the Women's Museum but enjoyed it. It had an exhibit on Women in War and another on various milestones achieved by women and another on the changing face of feminism. We didn't get there until 530 so we really didn't have enough time. Of course, Bill had to spend some time admiring and inspecting the structure.
Anyhow, after that we walked around the fairgrounds. The lagoon now has swan boats - I didn't know that. And the Texas Discovery Gardens were nice. We saw kids on bikes and kids running through the fountains having a great time. It made me a little nostalgic for the time when my kids were little and we brought them to Fair Park to ride bikes. They would ride their bikes through the ground level fountains. Good times! The concert started at 830PM with the DSO in front of the Hall of State and people all up and down the Esplanade. I was really glad we went. The program was nearly the same as the Memorial Day program that we heard in May but they add the 1812 overture. Fireworks started at the end of 1812 and continued through Stars and Stripes Forever. Nothing like 3 Sousa marches to make one feel patriotic.
On the real 4th of July, we will probably go to the concert and fireworks at Las Colinas with James and Melissa. I won 2 tickets to the Dallas Wind Symphony concert at the Meyerson on the 4th at 1PM. That should be fun!
Anyhow, after that we walked around the fairgrounds. The lagoon now has swan boats - I didn't know that. And the Texas Discovery Gardens were nice. We saw kids on bikes and kids running through the fountains having a great time. It made me a little nostalgic for the time when my kids were little and we brought them to Fair Park to ride bikes. They would ride their bikes through the ground level fountains. Good times! The concert started at 830PM with the DSO in front of the Hall of State and people all up and down the Esplanade. I was really glad we went. The program was nearly the same as the Memorial Day program that we heard in May but they add the 1812 overture. Fireworks started at the end of 1812 and continued through Stars and Stripes Forever. Nothing like 3 Sousa marches to make one feel patriotic.
On the real 4th of July, we will probably go to the concert and fireworks at Las Colinas with James and Melissa. I won 2 tickets to the Dallas Wind Symphony concert at the Meyerson on the 4th at 1PM. That should be fun!
Diversions
When Rene left for Germany last Tuesday, his flight made an unscheduled landing in Cedar Rapids, Iowa due to weather and low fuel. He had about half an hour to make his international connection once they made it to Chicago, but he is a good runner - he made it! With a 40-something pound backpack! Stephen left for Minneapolis today. He was number 10 of 21 on the standby list, but he made it. His flight was diverted to Omaha, Nebraska due to a medical emergency. They landed in MSP two and a half hours late. As for me, the diversions that distract me from studying for the NCLEX are: reading blogs and facebook, surfing the internet, washing dishes, washing clothes, shopping at the 99 cent store, sudoku.... almost anything that is not related to nursing. Can you tell I am not excited about studying?? Tomorrow I will go to the library to study. Maybe that will work.
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