Once again I have fallen months behind on this blog. I will attempt a quick update and try to keep up with it this time. Let's see... what’s happening now.
April Fools Spaghetti and Meatballs (its cupcakes!)
Scott is finally enjoying his new job at Naval Reactors in Washington DC. He has a project he's working on which is keeping him busy. They have sent him to California for 5 days, and Pennsylvania for 3 days so far and they have plans to send him to Idaho for 3 weeks, and Newport News VA for 3 days sometime this summer. Although they are talking about changing it and making the Idaho trip 1 week and Newport News 3 weeks. So it’s up in the air right now. We miss him when he's away but luckily it’s just short little trips. Back in September he was gone 6 weeks for OCS and the kids really missed him so I'm grateful for this duty station and all the time he is able have with us. He is still getting used to the traffic and the driving, he spends 3 to 4 1/2 hours a day on his commute. Did I mention traffic in DC is horrible? Scott bought a new car that gets double the gas mileage of his mustang. He bought a 2005 Mercedes Benz and he loves it, he's getting 35 mpg now.
Aurora's princess makeover
Epcot
We also just has a wonderful trip to Florida, extremely last minute. I went with the kids for 4 days and then Scott came and joined us for the last 3 days (He had to work). We did 2 days at Universal Studios and got to see The Wizarding World of Harry Potter (which was amazing btw). Then we did 4 days at Disney and went to Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Animal Kingdom, and Hollywood Studios. The kids had a blast!
Animal Kingdom
Hollywood Studios
The kids are doing well. Jennifer is starting to hate doing homework and beginning to test the waters around here with a pre-teen attitude. But she's changed a lot and has come a long way with honesty and discipline so we are very proud of her progress. The move was hard on her, she hates moving and losing friends. Aurora is doing really well in school she is doing math and reading above her grade level which is excellent. The girl has her nose in a book constantly, reminds me of me when I was her age. Both of the girls are still in their second year of girl scouts and really enjoying it. Aurora is working on her daisy journey patches while Jennifer is working on her brownie science try-it badges. Michael is enjoying kindergarten, he still struggles with speech. We had a 3 month wait for a ENT surgeon appointment only to have to wait an additional month because the doctor went on emergency leave. So now that appointment is next week and hopefully we will get some answers. His doctor (in Virginia) now believes that the tongue is tied fine and does not need to be cut (two doctors in NY said differently) She believes it’s a tongue muscle issue so that is why we are off to see the specialist. I just hope something goes our way; it has been over 2 years of struggling with speech for Michael.
Magic Kingdom
Hogsmeade Village, Universal Studios
The kids at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter
Hogwarts Caste
PHEW... almost done. Now what am I doing? I am still working part time at AMC, hoping to quit soon though because I'd like to work locally and not have to drive 22 miles to work each way. I am going to School now I started in January. I haven't finished my Bachelors degree in psychology yet, but I plan to finish it in the future (I am 5 classes short). Instead I have decided to try to go for Nursing. I am working on the pre-requisites right now and getting ready to take the TEAS exam. I need to score at least a 78% in all sections to apply to the program. But just qualifying doesn't mean I will get in, as they keep telling me over and over again its highly competitive and they have up to a year waitlist if you don't get in right off the bat. So this stresses me out tremendously. Testing is not my forte I have test anxiety big time. But I have my study manual here and will keep doing the practice tests. Classes end May 8th, then my summer semester begins May 16th. So summer will be busy busy. My Grandma Thelma will be coming here for the summer to be with the kids while Scott is at work and I am at school which is so helpful and it’s always so nice to have her here.
Well that about wraps it up. I will try to keep up on this blog from now on :)
Last night (11/14) Grandma Thelma arrived at our house for a visit. We aren't sure how long she is staying but she will definately be here through Thanksgiving. The kids were so excited to see her, its been 11 months since we've been together.
Today I finished registering for my spring semester classes. My biology class was full so I had to rearrange everything which was not what I wanted to do. I will have to drive to more with this schedule. But I got everything in that I needed to take so here's the finished product.
Monday- Computing 9:30 - 10:45 Annandale Campus
Medical Terminology 1pm-3pm Med Ed Campus
Friday- Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory 9:30 - 12:10 Alexandria Campus
Saturday- Work 8 am to 5pm at AMC in Alexandria
Sunday- Work 8 am to 5pm at AMC in Alexandria
Looks like a busy schedule, of course there will be homework and study time somewhere in there. It was not easy making a schedule that goes around Scotts work schedule as well as the kids school bus schedule but I got it done. I start January 10th.
So far things are going great here in Virginia. Scott is working at Naval Reactors in Washington DC and I found a job working as Film Crew at AMC Hoffman 22 in Alexandria, Virginia. Both a a bit of a commute but we are getting used to it. The kids are enjoying their new house, and their new school here in Woodbridge Virginia.
Halloween went well we trick or treated around our new neighborhood and scored loads of candy!! The kids enjoyed handing out candy to their neighborhood friends. We had a big halloween party and I've already posted all the recipes on my food blog so be sure to check them out :)
November is here and its getting colder and with that comes our first round of colds and flu, I was hit first being sick now for 2 days but luckily I am off of work this week so it doens't interfere with anything.
The girls are enjoying Girl Scouts again this year. Jennifer is a brownie and Aurora is a daisy. They both have meeting twice a month and 2 monthly weekend activitys so that keeps us busy at least 8 days a month. Next year Michael will start cub scouts, he's very excited for that!
My grandma Thelma is coming in this weekend and staying for the holidays. We are still uncertain if my Aunt and Cousins will be able to make it up for Thanksgiving yet due to their work and school schedules.
Well there is a little update from the Spear family, I'll try to keep up with this blog a bit more from now on :D
