I have been a gone for a while... longer than I had expected to be. Life is crazy, as usual, but let me give you an update on what's happened since I've been away.
I GRADUATED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yeah, I finally have my BSW degree! I start my Master's Degree in a few weeks which means a whole new internship, but not like this last time around. This time I only have to work 2 days a week (16 hours) instead of a full week (32+ hours) for free. LOL I have been trying to find work, but my degree has not been conferred yet (should have it by Jan 17th) so I cannot get my license until the degree "shows" on my transcripts.
Julia had her second birthday a few days ago. She is an absolute terror these days. Screaming fits before bed, teething, whining, it's enough to make me want to pull my hair out and there were a few nights I had to go try to sleep in the car because I just couldn't take the screaming. My problem is that if I don't get away from it, I will cave and let her out of bed just to stop the screaming. Oh... and yesterday morning she learned how to get out of the crib. *sigh* My life as I know it will be forever changed.
Aubrey was going through a very difficult time. She came home one night with the youth director from church. The youth director told me that Aubrey had been cutting herself. It was nothing serious... she hadn't broken the skin or bled, but it was pretty serious to me. The holidays are always a hard time for her when it comes to thinking about her dad. She was telling people how "bad" her life was. It really hurt me... because her life is not that bad. I mean... we all know how teenagers are and how they think their life sucks. But this was bad enough that she wanted to hurt herself about it. It was a nightmare. Fortunately, I have great resources available to me since I did go to school for social work. :) Aubrey is now in crisis counseling and after the first few visits I can see a difference. She's back to smiling and laughing and being happy.
Christmas I spent in bed because I was sick. Don't think I ever really shook it because this morning I'm coughing again and have a MASSIVE headache. Carl had laryngitis for about a week. The baby has been coughing for several weeks. And this morning at about 1:00 am Aubrey told me she got sick all over the bathroom floor. I saved that lovliness for this morning.
Oh! Carl started a new job for a non-profit here in town. No more stress dealing with a job he hates. I will write more about that later. I need coffee, some Tylenol, and a nap.
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