Catching up

I'm sitting here at school at 4:30 am, so I figured I would update my blog.

Why am I here instead of my warm bed? A colic watch. I'm on the large animal rotation - a horse came in last night with diarrhea and he's colicking. So we stay here all night checking his vital signs, keeping him on IV fluids and giving him his medications. My shift is 4am to 8am. Clinics start at 8, so I will be here for the rest of the day.

Thanksgiving was really nice. I always stay down here and just use the time off to relax and catch up on school work or things around the house. This year the pharmacist at school invited Lisa and me (and two other friends from school) to spend Thanksgiving with her family. It was a really nice day. Her family was very welcoming and the food was great. The house is on a huge lake and with the beautiful weather, we even went out on the boat.

I finally took the NAVLE. It was weird. I finished VERY early. Started the test around 7:45 am and was done by 11:40ish. Most people don't finsh until 2 or 3, sometimes later. I've always been a fast test taker, especially multiple choice. I either know the answer or I don't... rereading the question a million times doesn't help. But, this time it kind of freaked me out a little bit. It feels great to be done though :-) I don't have to study for anything anymore! I can worry about learning things I want to know rather than useless things I have to know. I just hope I passed!

Last week a goat came in for a c-section. She had no milk so the kids had to be bottle fed. Rather than staying at school all night taking care of them, I took them home. It was great. They were so cute and Billy loved them!

This is the little girl eating.

Both kids.

Both kids with the mom the next day.

So, thats been my excitement for the past few weeks. Now I'm just waiting for the semester to end so I can relax for a while.

And...I'm having the hardest time formatting this post, so if it looks weird, like one big paragraph or has big stupid spaces in it or anything else...forgive me, I tried.

Slacking and the NAVLE

I just started this blog and I'm already slacking on it. There are lots of things I would like post about, but when I sit down at the end of the day my mind kind of goes blank.
Soooo...whats new? Nothing exciting...
I take the national boards on December 1st. Very scary! Some of my friends have taken it already (the testing window started November 17th) and I am so envious! I wish I had decided to take it earlier because I don't want to study anymore. I'm starting to get really nervous, thinking that I may not pass because I haven't studied enough or the right way or something. I guess all I can do is keep going for the next week, take the test and forget about it until scores are available in January or February. Worrying about it certainly won't help. And once its over I'll be able to relax :-)

Pirate, Hayride, Bonfire, Weenie Roast

The past few years Halloween has kind of come and gone without being noticed. Yesterday, however, turned out to be a nice day.

It started out as a long hectic day at school. I was exhausted by the time I got home. Then I remembered Billy (my puppy) had a costume and I decided to dress him up. With lots of treats, I was able to get a few pictures.

Earlier in the week, friends/neighbors/classmates from the trailer park decided to have a halloween hayride, bonfire, weenie roast. The big John Deere tractor came by. The hayride took us (including Billy) into a clearing in the woods behind the trailer park. When people showed up, they would call and Kevin would pick them up with the hayride. The primary goal of the night was to have a fire big enough to be visible from space...I think it came close.

Anyway, it was a fun night...a true Southern experience, I think.

First Post

I've been meaning to start a blog for a while and today seemed like just as good a day as any. I'm terrible at keeping in touch with people , so this should make it a little easier. Also, I'm a great procrastinator and this will help me put off studying for the boards.

I can guarantee this blog won't be very exciting...most of my days consist of going to school and coming home. The weekends are full of cleaning and food shopping. I hope anyone who reads it can handle the excitement!

Anyway, I look forward to more posts and letting family and friends know whats going on in my life.