A 4th of July Salute... A little late but heartfelt

My Friend Michelle emailed me the link to this great video and I wanted to share it.

As a proud daughter of a retired Air Force man and friend to many other military men and women, thank you for your service and dedication to freedom...

(Who ever thought KISS would have something like this out there?)

Yeah! I Passed!

I thought I failed...But I passed!

...my certification test to officially be a CNA, certified nursing assistant.

Really it's not rocket science, but people tend to get tripped up on the skills exam by forgetting small steps. You are tested on handwashing and 4 other random skills out of about 25 possibilities.

I missed a couple little steps on one of the skills. You have to pass all 5 skills to pass the exam...

I thought that I had NOT passed as my group was waiting for our results...

But I did it!!

I just feel... relieved...

one more step towards my chosen career is out of the way.

Woo Hoo!!

Can't wait to get back in school in August!

It's Official!

Final grades are in and I officially graduated with a 4.0 GPA. WooHoo!!!!

(Thanks, Mr. Biochem-Professor-Man for grading on a curve!)

The Skinnies

My family battles the bulge, as I know many people do. I have to give snaps to my mom and my sister who are winning the fight. In the last couple years, they have divested themselves of the equivalent of an entire small person (about 130 pounds between the two of them, I think). For those of you who haven't seen them in awhile, it's pretty remarkable. My Sis is down 6-7 dress sizes and Mom is down 3-4. I made Mom tuck in her shirt, becuase it was too big. She said, "So are the pants that's why it's untucked." Way to go Mom!

I'm incredibly proud of them and incredibly jealous at the same time.