Good News

I got hired at Delta hospital!
I am starting in September. I am going to still work on orthopedics at Surrey.
Delta I will be working on a medical (acute) floor. I am nervous and excited to start something new. But I feel I was not learning much more on the surgical unit and since they were getting rid of LPNS it was good timing to find something new.
I will start with 8 -12 hr shifts with a buddy. ewww to so much work haha.
They asked if I wanted to apply for a full time line...but I dont think I want to. I would prefer something part time, so I can still work at surrey. I am hoping something will come up soon.
It would benefit me greatly to have a part time line for when I am on maternity leave. :) better pay!

We are getting Arianna ready for school. I am emotional about it lol. She will be in the afternoon class. 12-230. Its a good time for her, as she seems to get restless and needs something to do :)
She has her new tinkerbell backpack and lunch bag. I will let her pick out a new outfit too sometime soon. She is so ready. It will be great for her to make some friends that are her age and live around her :) My life as a school mom has begun. Makes me feel a bit old....lol

Been enjoying the HOT weather we have been having. Spent a day at the beach with the kids and visiting water parks. It is nice to have such sunny weather towards the end of summer :)

I am preparing for my first teaching experience. Next week I am teaching the Exam prep class. I am excited...and nervous. lol
But I really want to help others pass the LPN exam. My colleges pass rate has not been too great the last 2 writing sessions. So I am gathering what I can to help and remembering what I can from the exam to share.

thats about all from here...
enjoy your last couple weeks of summer!

Mommy Has Talent

Arianna's 5th Birthday

Meet Rose

This is Rose our nanny. A picture Arianna took at my parents place. Arianna was being silly and so was Rose :)

Mr James gets hair like daddy

Gone is the Black

Slowly going lighter....few highlights at a time :)

It must be summer

Oops Its been quite some time since I updated my blog. I guess the summer has me busy!
I even think Brandon has been updating more then me lol.

Lets see, whats new....
I think I will be working soon at delta hospital, and will not be working at surgical in surrey anymore. I am going to stay casual on orthopedics at Surrey though.
I had my interview at delta (not sure if I posted this, but if I did you can read it again lol) and it went well. They said I did very well and my answers were articulate. I was supposed to wait for my manager on surgical to be back from holidays to be my reference ..even though she really knows nothing about me..she sits in an office all day...but anyways, they asked my find a different one if I wanted, someone else I reported to. So, I figured I should ask my other managet on orthopedics. Well, I have worked way less there and was not even sure if she knew who I was lol!
She is such a nice person. When I explained the situation, she said she had heard good things about me and said a patients family even came in to talk to her about how great I was...so she gave me my reference! Now, I am waiting (again) for the manager at delta to get back from holidays lol...next week:)
I was very lucky to get the interview without waiting months. My friend works at delta and got me in! Its all in who you know now a days.
I will be working on an acute medical ward with 40 beds. Delta is a tiny hospital, that does only day surgeries and has a small ER. thats it! they have NO big testing machines (CT or MRI) they have to send pts via ambulance to surrey.
Its very cute...and parking is FREE> Unlike surrey where I pay the employee rate of $4 a day.
Its literally down one street 15 mins from me. ahhhh.
I cant wait!!
Thats a work update for me!

At home as some of you know, Brandon is ripping up the tiles in the hot tub room / wet bar / sauna area. We want that whole area to have matching flooring, and since the hot tub needed to be ripped out, we opted to do it all. not to mention I was not a fan of the blue tile they had everywhere.
He is also bringing back in the laundry machines. they were in the garage as the previous owners moved them out there for some strange reason. So he had to take out the sink and cupboards they put there.
Slowly, but surely this house is becoming ours. By the time we are done the updating this house will be worth a heck of a lot more :)
Soon its time to paint!!

Arianna turns 5 in 4 days. That means kindergarten is only weeks again.
Wow. I am emotional about that. My first born is off to school.....:(
She will do well, I know. She needs the outlet thats for sure.
I think she is more the creative one. Takes after mommy. Will be more artsy then sporty.
James on the other hand is Mr Sporty. I am amazed at his swimming skills. He is better then Arianna as he is a daredevil who takes risks. Arianna is way more cautious, but is doing well too.

James got his hair cut yesterday. Nice and short...shorter then daddys. But he looks cute :) This was the first time he got buzzed! He did well :)

I am still doing boot camp, but part time now. 2-3 days a week. Still working my weight back down...just in time to get pregnant lol. Oh well, I am determined to gain as little as possible with this next one, and will do some prenatal boot camp hehe.

I am uploading some pics and will add some here.
Hope your summer is going well!