Busy, busy, busy.....

I am not sure where my days go but time is moving at warp speed. And each and every day I don't feel like I have accomplished very much. We have had lots of events since my last post. Kaleb had a birthday on October 19 and he is now 6 years old. WOW! I can't believe I have been at this parenting for six years already. Alonna also had her #2 birthday on October 25. We celebrated both in a small way this year. We got a cake to share because we certainly don't need two cakes in one week. Kaleb got an extra special treat this year for his birthday. His grandma Fern took him to Minnesota for a week and he was able to spend time with my parents and Byron's grandparents. He LOVES Minnesota. We had a nice Halloween. We started out with a breakfast of snakes, centipedes and cockroaches which didn't go over very well until the kids figured out they were gummy's. We went out in the neighborhood for trick or treating and got a ton of candy. For some reason our development is the one that the entire town comes to for halloween. We get 200-300 kids each year. This year was much slower though probably due to the bleak housing market. Let me tell you, these foreclosures sure add to the amount of legwork we had to do this year.

As for me, I received a letter from the nursing school that I am on the alternate list. I called and was told that I am #4 on the list so I have a good chance of getting a spot in this year's class. I am not at all disappointed but a bit surprised. Here is how the numbers work out:

Last year Averages

GPA - 3.82

Math test - 92%

Comp test - 74%

My scores

GPA 3.83

Math test - 100%

Comp test - 73%

So my scores were higher than the average score that got in. Here's the catch, the school lost 40 spots due to state budget cuts so 100 people got in and 322 was the total qualified applicants. My score total was .018 points from the cutoff. In the sceme of things, being #4 on the alternate list isn't half bad. I do hope to obtain a spot because I don't really want to have to bother with applying again, taking tests, paying fees and transferring transcripts. It is all a pain! So, keep your fingers crossed and I will post again if anything changes. Other than working 2 jobs, taking 1 class and managing 3 kids.....nothing new to report.