Nursing Exam Over!!!! Result.........

Pass! Thank goodness. If I had to take that exam again I am not sure what I would do. I went to take it back in July....was all studied for it, had a blessing the night before and I get to the testing center and they tell me for some reason I am not scheduled. So I had to reschedule for two weeks later. I finally went in on August 11th. 48 hours after that(usually less than 24hrs) I found out that I passed. Let me tell you that was a miracle!!! I have never seen so many meds and select all that apply questions in my life. I studied every night for 2 hours for 2 months. I am soooooo done studying. I have read 5 novels since I have been done. I have stayed up until midnight every night just hanging out and after 7 yrs of straight school I am done. I had everything to get into ASU right away but man I need a break with my kiddos. So I am officially Alana Parker Registered Nurse....who hoo. As my aunt says now I should get a job but I am taking it one day at a time. I was going to do home-health but now I want to kinda hold off until hospitals start hiring again. That to me seems like a better fit and I think it would make my hubby a little more comfortable....going into people's houses late at night does not seem safe to him. So I am educated! Bout' time.

Im so blessed...

To have you and Two wonderful boys! Thank you for all you do!!!! I love you Kenny!

What vacation?????

So I get to take my boards on Thursday and I thought it might be nice to schedule them after a nice relaxing camping trip to Utah. YEAH RIGHT! Let me tell ya bout the vacation from ......

Not so nice words should be mentioned but you know... Anyway

So every year we go up to Duck Creek, Utah for a fun filled week of games, the boys getting dirty and fishing. This year was to be no exception. Determined to have fun I packed the car up a day in advance. I was so excited to go fish and play all day long. Like this....

Trouble started the day before we left around 1pm. My niece and cousin are over and Tyler is extremely lethargic on the couch. At first I thought he was just tired but then as i took a closer look he was quite flushed. I took his temp and sure enough it was 102.6. I immediately think ear infection and I call and get him an appointment right away. After my niece and cousin are picked up I take Tyler down and after waiting an hour and much to my sadness Tyler is diagnosed with Strept throat. The doctor assures us that after 24 hrs he will be fine and not contagious and to go on our trip. So the next day we go. Tyler had a fever off and on the next day and the following day as he lays in the tent for naptime I notice his cheek twitching. I check his temperature and it is 103.1. Keep in mind the nearest medical facility is cedar city which is 30 minutes away so if he had a seizure I dont know what I would have done. It had been past 24 hrs. What was going on.We gave him motrin, it finally goes down and then comes back up a few hours later. It is then that Tyler refuses to take any medications. Not his amoxicillin not Tylenol not Motrin. We put it in his mouth he screamed bloody murder and spit it back out. Nothing was working and by night time Kenny and I broke down. We were ready to get in the car and go but were so emotional because Zachary didnt want to leave. My mother in law kept saying she would keep Zachary but I am not willing to leave my child that far away for that long yet. We explained to Zach what was going on and he tried to be understanding as much as a 4 yr old can be. We decided to wait the night see what happened in the morning. 1:30 am. Tyler babbles something in his sleep and continues to do so for the next two hours. At 330am I check him he is back up to 101 degrees. Everyone is sleeping in tents around us. We have to give him his meds but he just screams. We finally give up. Kenny took him out to the car and we gave him his meds so no one could hear us and then I packed up the car (in the dark) and we came home.

Interesting part of this whole story and Kenny I think something more inspired was at work here but we get 3/4th of the way home and it dawns on me that my son is a heavy drinker. He loves liquid and I remembered reading that amoxicillin could be given with Milk or formula. When we got home we put his meds in his milk and sure enough he has had no problems taking that med.

His Fever reducers are a different story. After my shower I helped Kenny give them to him and got another little shower of wonderful grape flavored medicine. We then discovered that it could be given in grape juice.

The best part of this story. We are home. Tyler is acting 75% better. Smiles. Laughs, talks. Kenny and I think that maybe I was supposed to be home to focus more on my studies before my big exam or for even something different because I remembered the milk factor when we were almost home out of the blue and as soon as we stepped in the door he was 75% better.

So here are the lame few pictures I took in Utah. Dont laugh they are bad.

Thats right I only got two. The rest of the time Tyler was screaming or I was fishing. I did get to do a little of that. I am grateful for how much Kenny was able to allow me to do on this trip. He took the grunt of the screaming and sadness and terribleness of this trip so that i could be somewhat relaxed on this trip. At least he tried. He is the best.

The Coolest Uncle

Kenny's older brother is the coolest uncle. Anytime we need him he is there. We constantly joke with him and he is so amazing with my kids. From throwing them in the pool, taking Zach Swimming, helping them with a blessing when they are sick, and snuggling with Tyler whenever he needs it. Kenny and I are so blessed to have such a great Brother to help us whenever we need it.

finally finished

Tyler loves blankets so i have been working on this one for quite a while. Now all that is left is binding it and sending it off to be quilted....Whoo hoo.

Fun in the sun!

We had the chance to go for a small drive and go play at a public pool for a few hours....I say we had a blast. My back would say otherwise....it is soooo burned. LOL.

Zach with his friend Katie during a small break to eat.

Zach's favorite part was the huge water slide..... I was so happy he could swim to the lifeguard after he came off of it.

I was trying to get self portraits of us and my picture taking abilities were not up to par.

Luckily, someone else took two of us. I loved the smushed face look :-)
This was so cheap to spend a few hours in the son. 50 cents per child and 1.50 for me whooo hoo.

Spa Pedicures...Night out!

My buddy Felicia for Graduation gave me a pedicure gift certificate and since she is due to have her baby anyday now we decided to use it! Boy am I glad I did this right after camping for 5 days. :-)
Felicia, before they started working on our fabulous feet

Me right before I dipped my feet in the piping hot water

The water

Our fabulous feet!

As you can tell I am happy with the end results!

Felicia has always been a huge support to me. She listens to my troubles and we hang out when ever we can just to shoot the breeze. She totally rocks as a friend and I am glad she is one of my best friends.