Theta sisters, what's new?

[ThetaDancer]

Thanks for posting that video! I thought it was really cute.

I'm also glad to hear I'm not the only one who comes from a long line of "decorating fools" Haha, I feel like my paychecks lately have been going toward things for decorating too, and I'm also proud to say that I've gotten an early start on Christmas shopping.

Things have been going pretty well here. Trying to stay occupied, and fortunately things at work have been pretty busy lately, so that keeps me focused.

Aaaand, I know some of you already know this, but I wanted to post here that over in the recruitment forum, there's a brand new Theta! She was a legacy through her mom, which is also very exciting! Hopefully she'll stop in here soon and introduce herself, but I wanted to make sure you all knew the exciting news.

Hope things are going well for all of you!

[DominoTheta]

Originally Posted by ThetaDancer

Thanks for posting that video! I thought it was really cute.

I'm also glad to hear I'm not the only one who comes from a long line of "decorating fools" Haha, I feel like my paychecks lately have been going toward things for decorating too, and I'm also proud to say that I've gotten an early start on Christmas shopping.

Things have been going pretty well here. Trying to stay occupied, and fortunately things at work have been pretty busy lately, so that keeps me focused.

Aaaand, I know some of you already know this, but I wanted to post here that over in the recruitment forum, there's a brand new Theta! She was a legacy through her mom, which is also very exciting! Hopefully she'll stop in here soon and introduce herself, but I wanted to make sure you all knew the exciting news.

Hope things are going well for all of you!

I thought the same thing! I wanted to post my congradulations to her over here, but I thought I'd give it time to see if she'd introduce herself! I'm so exited for her. I LOVED my new member period, and how COOL is it to be sisters with your mom! My mother is greek as well, but we don't share Theta. Here comes some wishful thinking, but when/if I have a daughter...

Theta love!

[ThetaPrincess24]

This week spelled another week of drama for ole Mary

Last Saturday was horrible, HORRIBLE day at work. Litterally every fifteen minutes someone wanted on bedside toilet or on the bedpan. We had one lady with alzheimer's(bad enough because that in itself is a horrible disease process) that wanted on the bedside toilet constantly and then she'd forget why she wanted on there. So because I was dealing with her and others like her, none of my charting got done, so I had to work an extra hour and a half to get it all charted. Then Monday i drive an hour and a half to clinicals only to get told that clinicals were being cancelled so i had to turn right around and come back (so I wasnt happy about getting up at 3:45am to get ready and get there on time and then turn around and come back) so I come home and take a nap only to be awaken by my mother being hysterical. Wasnt out of the ordinary for her but she was going on about my sister's latest actions/sayings which did seem out of the ordinary so I told my mom to stop that and I'd go and see my sister (not expecting things to be half as bad as what my mom claimed). Well they were pretty bad, so we go to UK's ER for a psych evaluation regarding severe postpartum depression for her which we waited in there for 8 hours leaving at close to 1am for them to tell her that they dont have any beds for her at UK but she can go to the psych unit at a hospital in our hometown 2 hours away and she was expected to go there immediately. Well lucky for me, her friend had come up that afternoon to take the baby back to our hometown with her to take care of while my sister got treatment, so my sister just rode with her back to our hometown. But I had to get up 6 hours later to get ready for class, class again on thursday, I worked on the cardiac care unit on friday (whiel I was busy it was a welcome change from the week prior). I went to our hometown yesterday morning to see my sister and the baby and she's doing much better and the baby is doing well too so that's good. They will be releasing my sister sometime this week I think, though she wants to stay in our hometown rather than coming back here. Taht is basically my week in review I went out with my friend Michelle on tuesday night because I needed to get out for a bit so that was enjoyable. Today has been enjoyable as well. My husband and I started the day off at a gun show, sold the handgun we wanted to sell, he bought an airgun, then we left and went to a farmer's market, washed my car, bougth a battery for his car, went to walmart, and then went to change the oil in mine. We then came home and piddled in our garden. We're just now pulling up our carrots and THEY ARE HUGE!!!! Other than my two mile walk in the neighborhood today, that's pretty much it

Now that everything is off my chest I think I'll go and study some nursing stuff. Hope everyone is doing well

[ThetaDancer]

Sending you lots of hugs Mary! That's an awful lot on your plate!
I'm glad that things are starting to look up, and I hope they continue to get better.

[DominoTheta]

Well, my sister's bid day was TODAY!!! I am so exited for her. She got a bid from her favorite house all week. She is a brand new Pi Beta Phi! I am sooo happy for her. Our mother is a Pi Phi as well and she is just ecstatic. We had several other girls from our hometown going through. I am still waiting on the results from those girls. I only wrote 4 recs for girls at Ole Miss this year and I'm hoping we can get at least one Theta out of it! Hope all you ladies had an amazing weekend!

[DominoTheta]

Ladies, it's been so quiet.

Mary, how is your sister and the baby doing?

Now that it's November, the holidays are really starting to set in. I'm actually ready for Christmas music.

Everyone have a great weekend.

[ThetaPrincess24]

My sister and her baby are doing much better now! Thanks for asking. They are actually coming over here this evening. She now knows the importance of taking her medications on schedule and not skipping doses. She still has a logn road to go therapy wise but things are much, much better than what they were.

I've still been buying xmas decor to enhance or indulge rather my decorating foolness habits I'm ready to get all of my decor out and start listening to xmas music too We built our first fire of the season over the weekend, but unfortunately it has warmed up again so it'll be another week probably before it's cold enough again to build another. We and our dogs LOVE fires in the fireplace

Yesterday was an exciting day for me as it was election day. I like politics a lot and felt that Lexington was in dire need of a new mayor so I waited in line for an hour to cast my vote. Luckily (and finally!) most of Lexington agreed with me as we got a new mayor and by a landslide!!! National elections well that didnt go as I would've liked but I guess that is another debate for another forum I hope i get done with school soon so I will have time to join a local chapter of republican women. I love politics

My kids are still doing well. Kelsy and Charlie the youngest two have finished outdoor soccer and begin indoor soccer this week(once again on two different teams which makes things crazy at times). My oldest son PJ has finished his cross country season with a personal best and will begin indoor track next week. Both the youngest two are still doing school choir as well.

Nursing school is still going fine. I continue to see and do new things each time I show up this rotation which is excellent. The only downside is I have had a paper due each week. This week I turn in my last one thank goodness!

My husband recently changed jobs laterally in his organization and unfortunately since taking that job last month he's been gone for the past two weeks to two different places and only home on the weekends. Next week he's going somewhere else and will be traveling again the week after thanksgiving. I dont like all the travel and being away from him so much but I keep looking at hte brightside of gaining frequent flier miles/points to help us take a cheaper vacation next time

Hope all of you are doing well.