Busy Month

Feb was the busiest month! 
School is still going great.  I am getting a B in one class, but I can pick that up, no problem.  Last week, Thursday, Joe had a sit down lunch with his commander and then his MRI for his shoulder.  I had a lab exam at noon, and Morgan had the stomach flu.  It was bad.  I freaked out because I was going to miss an exam and I had a very sick little girl, two very sick little girls, actually, but it was Morgan's turn to be all yuck.  I emailed my instructor and asked  to take the test at 6:30pm that night.  He replied that he was glad I was able to make it up and that he was sure I would bring the class average up.  That is how school is going. 
The girls are better.  The flu has left our house.  Michaela is recovering from a UTI and a staph infection.  Poor girl.
Michaela is learning letters and shapes.  Morgan is learning that tantrums are ineffective.  They both seem to be doing well in school.  No major issues that I have heard of. 
Michaela has an appointment in Georgia, on Wednesday with a developmental specialist to assess the progress made in her therapy.  I think 4 hours is excessive to drive to be pleased to hear that she is developing fine and that the therapy is more than worth our time, buuut we will be reimbursed for our travel, so what the hey. 
We have been busy putting a French drain in our backyard, in order to fix our standing water problem.  Pics to come very soon.  Joe and I (mostly Joe) moved 5 tons (10,000lbs)  of gravel with one shovel and one wheelbarrow this past weekend.  My back hurts.  I must have moved 2 tons myself.  It has also been 80 degrees here every day, which is only a blessing if you are not moving 5 tons of gravel into 100 cubic feet of trench containing standing water and yuck.  The job is 3/4 of the way done and we need another ton of gravel.  I never appreciated the cost of landscaping material before owning a home.  Ouch all around on this project, but I am glad we are getting it taken care of. 
I will work on getting pics from my ipod to our computer tonight, so hopefully I can post on photobucket, fb, or on this blog.   We miss everyone very much.  I had a talk with the girls today about when we would see everyone and why we do not see everyone so often anymore.  Michaela was asking again why Lucas had not come over, so I explained everything again.  By the time I told her everyone we would see in June, she was smiling, but I was very sad. 

Next Week Suzie, I Promise

Suzie is in my face asking for a walk, but it is not going to work out for her this week.  I am doing nothing but studying for my nursing program entrance exam.  It is on Friday.  It is very important to do very well on this test.  The better I do, the better my chances of getting into the program.  Hundreds of qualified applicants are turned down every year and they do not have a waiting list.  It is important that I get into the program.  Now, I study.  I have had a test in all my classes and it is looking like a 4.0 semester, so far. 
Morgan likes her new school so far.  She had a great first day and took a nap there!!  Wow!!  The teachers all said she is very happy and sweet.  Of course. 
Michaela is adjusting to not having Morgan there just fine so far.  Morgan was a little stressed about Daddy taking her to school instead of Mommy, but I think she will be just fine.
The girls finished a round of antibiotics for ear infections this week and are feeling fine. 
I am going to the doctor today for a cough that will not go away.  I am going to start racing again in April or May.  I have not run since my birthday.  Not even training runs.  As soon as I can breathe, I will start running again. 


Joe has been going to physical therapy for a month and a half for shoulder pain.  It is not getting much better, so they scheduled an MRI at the end of the month. 

I have been trying to take some video of the girls doing every day things, so you can get an idea of what they are up to lately.  I will post those...after Friday, I should have at least a bit of free time.