Homework and Homecomings

I am at the end of another intense graduate school class, with only 7 classes left to go in 2009 I am beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel. This class was focused on nursing education and though I basically enjoyed it, loved learning about learning styles and dynamics of teams I am pretty certain now I do not want to be a nurse educator, a worthy profession but I just cannot be doing with all that curriculum writing, evaluation and assessment. So the last paper is written and submitted and now I am just awaiting my grade. Next class starts Jan 7th so I am mighty happy I have a couple of weeks break, perfect timing too, Christmas and New Years. In many respects I do not feel I have taken a breath since I came back from the Haitian Refugee Camps in early November. Came home tonight totally exhausted feeling like I could sleep for a week, just too many days getting up at 5.30am after going to bed really really late (homework) lots of complicated and very sick kids at work and add to that all the craziness of Christmas, I would like to get off this really fast train now please.

So tomorrow Colin and Katie are going on a road trip, they are going to look at a University Katie just got accepted at and got a generous scholarship but we never got to see as yet and go and get that delicious boy called Joe who had better get his butt back in my house as soon as he can. He also has had a stressful week of freshman finals and finishing up his first semester, he has had a great time and has done really well but... its time.....to come home now.

So I am now looking forward to a quiet weekend of waiting for everyone to come home, wrapping those gifts and last minute shopping and planning a menu for the next couple of weeks. Feeling the need to get recentered with what really matters to me, my lovely family, enjoying the season and my work (that I really do love even though it exhausts me at times!)