happenings

It's Wednesday again! Today I'm completely dragging having been up all night with a strangely wheezy Piper. It began while she was sleeping and it resembled the strained breathing of an 80 year old. This is the second time it has happened but it wasn't any less frightening; if anything, it was more. It lasted longer and then dissipated to the point of sounding like congestion and then gradually stopped by the time the birds started singing at 5:30am. 

This was a long way to tell you that I don't have a meal post ready for you today because before work today I was actually able to attempt a nap.

Other things I can share that aren't a meal:

THE WINTER SEMESTER IS OVER! While over the course of the last 15 weeks have brought a change to my educational path, I'm happy with it; or at least come to terms with it. The hardest bullet I've taken is the choice to not apply at all to Eastern's nursing program. I busted my ass this semester but my grades/points are falling under the competitive line. While there may be a CHANCE at still gaining admittance, a larger part of me wants to take the alternative path instead of getting the rejection letter. Yes, I believe this tree bloomed the moment I turned in my last exam.

The discovery of shredded cheddar jack! Remember when I was so excited to have found plain shredded monterey jack cheese that wasn't a colby jack? Well, apparently this has existed and recipes in the future will be so much better! *heart eyes*

I celebrated with my oldest friend at her bridal shower over the weekend! Our relationship has grown and separated since our initial meeting in middle school but it's one of the best that I have. You better believe I won the 'who knows the bride best' game! And you also better believe she had one hell of a cute prize made up!

This week we finally had to decommission our high chair. Yes, the high chair that Kennedy and Piper both have used. Unfortunately the bolts became loose after constant jostling and instead of being proactive the task kept getting pushed under the rug and the wooden pieces became compromised. Le sad. And now we're in a weird middle ground; she's old enough to where I don't think it's necessary to invest in another high chair at this time but she's not quite big enough to be able to sit properly at the dinner table.

Mermaid World. Thanks to one of the nurses I work with this game as been a slight obsession of mine. It's a game of skill, alright? And you'll note that with the lag time of the game and screen shot, it looks like my Luau Mermaid has lost her damn head.

I bought Kennedy a little trinket for finally getting the hang of night time potty training (more on that later)! Well, the jelly LED watch survived a day before she was apparently overcome by rabies and thought the best thing to do was to bite it. When I asked her why she did it, she just simply responded, "just cause." Oooooookay, weirdo. Sadly, I only snapchatted this event and don't have a photo.

Piper got her first little french braid! Seriously, I about died when I saw the finished product. This is what happens when you let your toddler play with Mermaid World: content enough to sit still to have her hair weaved.

So all in all, life has been good. I hope now to recover on my sleep and exhaustion now that school is over and maybe try to plan a little summer vacation.



I'm free.
Leia