Military Health Care, B-1s, and the Anticipation of January!

          So I have decided that all of my volunteering last week is to blame for me getting sick as I was fine up until Saturday evening. (Oh and I still have to mention that I haven't been sick up until now for over a year or more! So this was kind of upsetting, I felt like I let my body down.) By Monday morning I knew something was very wrong so called the on base dr only to find out they had no appts! Oh the joys of military healthcare. So off I went to an urgent care place only to sit there and wait in a crowded waiting room with tons of other sick people. I am telling you, if you weren't sick before you went in there, my goodness you would definitely be when you left. So after the torture of waiting I finally got to see the dr. He asks me if I had my flu shot this year.. yep sure did and now look where I am at. After speaking with him he decided I needed a blood test and throat culture... the blood test I could deal with, but the throat culture.. yeah well I am  not even going to mention the fact that a toddler could probably behave better than I could during that horrific 30 seconds. Okay so to make a long story short, flu shot paid off.. not the flu.. instead strep, sinus, and ear infection. So antibiotics it was and I am still trying to recover, but my awesome husband has been wonderful at helping around the house and taking care of me!

         On to more exciting things now..  we have finally came to an agreement on a possible plane for Brenton to fly! Yes, I know.. I can't believe it either! We are really leaning towards the B-1.. we like the locations and it is still "sexy" enough for Brenton to fly.. at least that is what he says. Now I have learned from the past not to get my heart set on anything as usually it just doesn't work out the way we planned. But I am not going to lie, we have already taken a glance at base housing in SD and TX.. yeah its not as good as what we have here at all! Better locations.. but the housing.. well lets just say it isn't the greatest. But only time will tell if Brenton even has a chance at flying that plane..  for all we know he may be flying a fighter..  I hope not!        More exciting news! After having this semester off and being extremely bored out of my mind, I finally get to go back to school starting in January! Wahooooooo!!  While its not for what I have been going for the past four years (nursing) its very similar.. bachelors of science in health education. Hospitals need educators just like they need nurses, so I am hopeful that this will work out. i may not be graduating on time (may '11) but by Jan '12 I will have my BS in health ed!