So my second Masters packet has been mailed and I got an email today that it was received.
"Why?" you ask am i sending a second one out? Because silly me got a C in statistics and IUPUI didn't like that. University of Indianapolis has Statistics for Nurses on their curriculum. I am hoping that they accept my C though and I don't have to endure another semester of it.
We prayed and layed hands on the packet. Amy even added some heavenly music whilst praying!
It is my belief that if this doesn't work out, I heard wrong and this is not what God had intended for me and my whole family. Worst case: I continue working at a place I love for a great doctor. boo hoo.
I should go for an interview next week.
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Saturday, July 4, 2009
At the Lake
While Joe and Aaron where at Cooperstown, the rest of us went to visit my parents. they live on a lake and the kids(and dog) love it. The house is for sale and the kids have just come to the realization that they will not be living there forever. "After they sell it will we still get to come play on the lake?" "No",was the answer to their shagrin.
Summer Fun
Swimming at our neighbors pool! The kids had a blast. Aaron was at Cooperstown.
It's July 4th and we are headed to Noblesville to sit in the rain and watch baseball. Not your typical 4th. Luckily we watched fireworks at "Symphony on the Prarie" thursday night. In my opinion, the best way to celebrate the 4th!
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Ketchikan
The last city we stopped at was Ketchikan. We loved each city, but this city is the most fun to say. Instead of going on any excursions we picked up a map and did our own walking tour. It is a hilly city, and it was hot that day. Ketchikan is the "salmon capital of the world", but the salmon don't run until the end of the month. It is really pretty and we had a lot of fun walking. Remember we are tourist geeks, so we were reading our book and a brochure as we were walking.
We got chocolate/ raspberry fudge at a shop.(I want to replicate the recipe, it was so good!) I ate it while Joe tried to talk the girl into scalping some tickets for the lumberjack show. Residents get them for $5. and we would have had to pay $38. No luck though, each resident gets a kick back for tourism. We were just kidding her, but she thought about it for a minute.
We had some crab at a vendor on the street, yummy. It was friday night and all the stores and vendors, restaurants included, close at 5pm. Shocking since the cruise ships were all docked there.
We headed back to the ship. There was a magic show and an impersonator. They were pretty good, entertaining. At 11pm there was a "late night dessert presentation" Yummo- chocolate fountains and all different kinds of desserts. I just got a plate of strawberries and drizzled chocolate on it. (the creme brulee on another nights dinner menu was delicious)Glad we had walked so much.
The next night was the farewell reception with the company, pretty boring for the wives. So a group of us got a drink(I actually got one this time. It had rum in it, so I liked it) and headed for a show before dinner. It was fun and I don't really think anyone missed us for that hour. They are all networking and talking about work.
The rest of the cruise back to Vancouver was uneventful. Joe and Heath and the CEO of the company and a friend had a ping pong battle and Joe played some 2 on 2. He gets bored easy, can't sit still and read for too long.
As we left the ship the last morning we were delayed and got a late start due to the ship and our luggage mishap(we all got our own, but it was a mess) There are 2 customs stops you have to take when in the Vancouver airport, so needless to say it was rushed. We were the last 2 to board. They were announcing "Bennett party of 2 last call" ugh.
We got home at 1030pm. We were happy to see the kids and are so grateful to my parents for watching the kids for the week.
Next trip..............San Francisco 2010!
We got chocolate/ raspberry fudge at a shop.(I want to replicate the recipe, it was so good!) I ate it while Joe tried to talk the girl into scalping some tickets for the lumberjack show. Residents get them for $5. and we would have had to pay $38. No luck though, each resident gets a kick back for tourism. We were just kidding her, but she thought about it for a minute.
We had some crab at a vendor on the street, yummy. It was friday night and all the stores and vendors, restaurants included, close at 5pm. Shocking since the cruise ships were all docked there.
We headed back to the ship. There was a magic show and an impersonator. They were pretty good, entertaining. At 11pm there was a "late night dessert presentation" Yummo- chocolate fountains and all different kinds of desserts. I just got a plate of strawberries and drizzled chocolate on it. (the creme brulee on another nights dinner menu was delicious)Glad we had walked so much.
The next night was the farewell reception with the company, pretty boring for the wives. So a group of us got a drink(I actually got one this time. It had rum in it, so I liked it) and headed for a show before dinner. It was fun and I don't really think anyone missed us for that hour. They are all networking and talking about work.
The rest of the cruise back to Vancouver was uneventful. Joe and Heath and the CEO of the company and a friend had a ping pong battle and Joe played some 2 on 2. He gets bored easy, can't sit still and read for too long.
As we left the ship the last morning we were delayed and got a late start due to the ship and our luggage mishap(we all got our own, but it was a mess) There are 2 customs stops you have to take when in the Vancouver airport, so needless to say it was rushed. We were the last 2 to board. They were announcing "Bennett party of 2 last call" ugh.
We got home at 1030pm. We were happy to see the kids and are so grateful to my parents for watching the kids for the week.
Next trip..............San Francisco 2010!
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Cruise Day 4 Juneau
We cruised into Juneau early in the day. We headed, by city bus, to the Mendenhall Glacier. It was a beautiful 85 degrees, no humidity and cool breeze from the glacier. It was a record setting day there. We walked the trails and they led to a beautiful water fall. We had to wade in glacial waters to get to it, our feet were numb. It was worth it though, so beautiful.
We saw bear tracks on the beach, but no sightings. They said the weather was too hot for the bears to be out and in 2 weeks the salmon would be running and they would be out in full force then. There were signs up on the paths that prohibited any kind of food to be out on the trails though. All of the rangers that are walking around had "bear mace" clipped to their belts. It was the size of a small fire extinguisher!
Our friend Heath took his clothes off and swam in the waters. We have pictures of him sitting on an ice chunk! There were groups of school kids swimming too! Some of the glacial lakes were a little warmer than the inlet the glacier is on.
All in all it was quite fascinating. Joe and I love to read everything and learn all about where we are. We are geeks like that.
As we were waiting for the bus to take us back some friends from the company drove up in the car they rented. They asked if we wanted to ride with them instead of taking the bus. We said "sure" and the four of us hopped into the back seat. Heaths wife Andrea is 5 months pregnant. I got to sit on Joe's lap for the trip. Andrea was hungry and cranky and wanted food. We ate at McDonalds-gag.
We then headed for a supposed whale watching spot called "the shrine of St. Therese".
We saw no whales but the shrine was beautiful. They had sculptures of "the way of the cross". The spot seems little known spot, all overgrown and such. The views were breathtaking, but no whales. I loved it though.
We headed back to the town(still on Joe's lap) and walked around, sat at a coffee shop and called home. We got some souvenirs there too.
I almost forgot, there are float planes everywhere. Juneau is the only state capital you cannot get to by car! The bald eagles there were very prevalent.
As we docked there was a large group of them near the pier. It was like gulls at the beach, they were flying around getting fish and then would head up to the trees. Very cool, we watched them from our balcony.
We saw bear tracks on the beach, but no sightings. They said the weather was too hot for the bears to be out and in 2 weeks the salmon would be running and they would be out in full force then. There were signs up on the paths that prohibited any kind of food to be out on the trails though. All of the rangers that are walking around had "bear mace" clipped to their belts. It was the size of a small fire extinguisher!
Our friend Heath took his clothes off and swam in the waters. We have pictures of him sitting on an ice chunk! There were groups of school kids swimming too! Some of the glacial lakes were a little warmer than the inlet the glacier is on.
All in all it was quite fascinating. Joe and I love to read everything and learn all about where we are. We are geeks like that.
As we were waiting for the bus to take us back some friends from the company drove up in the car they rented. They asked if we wanted to ride with them instead of taking the bus. We said "sure" and the four of us hopped into the back seat. Heaths wife Andrea is 5 months pregnant. I got to sit on Joe's lap for the trip. Andrea was hungry and cranky and wanted food. We ate at McDonalds-gag.
We then headed for a supposed whale watching spot called "the shrine of St. Therese".
We saw no whales but the shrine was beautiful. They had sculptures of "the way of the cross". The spot seems little known spot, all overgrown and such. The views were breathtaking, but no whales. I loved it though.
We headed back to the town(still on Joe's lap) and walked around, sat at a coffee shop and called home. We got some souvenirs there too.
I almost forgot, there are float planes everywhere. Juneau is the only state capital you cannot get to by car! The bald eagles there were very prevalent.
As we docked there was a large group of them near the pier. It was like gulls at the beach, they were flying around getting fish and then would head up to the trees. Very cool, we watched them from our balcony.
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Cruise Day 3 at sea
The day at sea was relaxing. We had an awards ceremony for Joe. He got 1st place District Sales Manager. Quite the accomplishment! He got a trophy thing and recognition.
We then had the rest of the day to ourselves. We ordered room service for breakfast and lunch. I didn't like all of the lines and we liked sitting out on our balcony reading, and eating. We fell asleep out there too.
The shop came upon the Hubbard Glacier in the afternoon. The wind got a lot cooler and you could see ice chunks floating around.(like in Titanic) Since the weather was so warm and mild the ship could not get close to the glacier. It is not an ice cutter and can't hit an ice chunk bigger than a cereal box! We got within a mile of the glacier but that is it. We heard stories that they got really close the week before(it was raining). I would rather have the nice weather!
We then had the rest of the day to ourselves. We ordered room service for breakfast and lunch. I didn't like all of the lines and we liked sitting out on our balcony reading, and eating. We fell asleep out there too.
The shop came upon the Hubbard Glacier in the afternoon. The wind got a lot cooler and you could see ice chunks floating around.(like in Titanic) Since the weather was so warm and mild the ship could not get close to the glacier. It is not an ice cutter and can't hit an ice chunk bigger than a cereal box! We got within a mile of the glacier but that is it. We heard stories that they got really close the week before(it was raining). I would rather have the nice weather!
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