WHERE HAVE I BEEN????

I can't believe it has been 6 months since I have written on my blog. My life has seemed non-stop the last several months. Where do I begin?

Lets see! As you all know I just started my new job at Mervyns in July. My processing company was pretty much extinct. I had maybe three loans if I was lucky. I decided that I was going to sign up for the Medical Terminology class at our local adult school. Also, the girls went back to school in August. Hailey in the 2nd grade and Taylor in the 6th grade.

In September, Josh bought me airplane ticket to go to Idaho for my birthday. It was great, only my brother and LeeAnn knew I was coming. My mom flew my grandpa out for his birthday the same weekend. So it was great to be able to surprise my mom and dad but also my grandpa. (pictures to follow - I have not been very good about keeping my pictures up to date, so I had to ask my mom to email me some) The last couple months have been pretty busy with work and school.

Found out at the end of October that Mervyn's is going out of business. So starting November 1st, the liquidation company was in charge. November and December were crazy busy because I was finishing up first quarter for school and working almost full time hours. I ended up passing Terminology 1 with a 96%. I am so proud of myself. I start Terminology 2 on January 5th, I can't wait. Once I finish the class in March, I will receive a Certificate of Completion. I'm hoping it helps my resume enough to get me into something in the medical industry.

I did end up getting a job at JC Penney's though. I will be working in the Window Coverings department. I will get paid hourly plus commission. A great possibility of full time, which means benefits, so hopefully I can get medical insurance again.
I really need to get insurance again because it's been over 6 months since my last PET Scan. I've been feeling good but I still have that worry inside of me. Every once in a while I get a tightness feeling in the area my tumor was. The only other problem is that I get crazy numbness in my hands, especially my right hand. I'm sure it has to do with my carpel tunnel, its just gotten so much worse since I went through chemo.

Josh is still at the Elephant Bar. He also has been extremely busy. He has a few different job titles at the restaurant. Sometimes, he does "Maintenance", others days he is a "Server", occasionally a "Trainer, and about one to two times a week he is a "Shift Leader". His check actually have 4 different wages. He is loving it and really hoping to get more into a management position.

We also moved right before Thanksgiving into the house Nana has been fixing up. (Right behind the house we were in) Since Nana owns both houses, she offered us to move into the bigger one and she is going to rent out the smaller one. It has been great. We had both Thanksgiving and Christmas at our house.

I truly hope everyone has been doing well during my absence. I am going to do better about being in touch with more people. I hope you all had Happy Holidays and are looking forward to the New Year!!

XOXO

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