My youngun' is second from left, if you can recall. hehe. They danced a hula and also rocked to a High School Musical song. Noa was the conch shell blower too : )
This month he got a special luncheon at school for being voted as having the Hawaiian Value of "Ahonui," or Patience. I was very happy (and actually, quite surprised! Patience?! This boy who needs everything RIGHT NOW!?) On this day he didn't have to wear his school uniform and we were invited to eat with him, go in front of the line, he got special recognition and best of all...cake and ice cream!
The first of this month also brought a South swell...my favorite kind. Welcome Summer swells! I can't wait to spend every non-working day at the beach. The twins are lovin' it too.
Doesn't Isaiah look so good?! I bet you can't tell the twins apart now, huh!
Now the clock is ticking for me, it's time to make a decision. Remember when I said I was interested in going back to school to become an EMT? (work the ambulance) well, some people are supportive, saying I should do it if it's what will make me happy. But they are the minority. Basically everyone else, including my husband, is against it, and for good reason. Main thing they say is, I already HAVE a career, why suffer more school for way less pay? My answer is, it's what I want to do, I only have one life to live and why not do something I dream of doing, right? But in the end, it DOES seem kind of selfish, what with taking time away from the kids so I can go back to school for something I don't really NEED to do.
I already jumped through the hoops, turned in a lengthy application, obtained my drivers abstract, got several great references, did all the required testing, applied for school, even had to get an immunization SHOT--which I abhorred-- and now that I've lost even my husband's support, I feel like I'm just hanging. What to do now? Do I follow my dream or would that be selfish and foolish? I've already resigned myself to the fact that I need to keep my current job (at two days a week) for its retirement benefits and so I would only work the ambulance job once every other week, which would be fine with me, but will it all be worth it? The last real hurdle is the interview in front of five panel members. It's coming up next month. Go for it or not??
¶ 11:03 AM
Tough decisions to make, especially without the spouse on board, can be agonizing.
Certainly the RN to EMT fast track can't be that long? Not sure. Just a few months maybe? Are you thinking you want to do Life Flight? that would be amazing. That is what I wanted to do.
Pray about it and the right answer will come.
So, do you or don't you? You might want to pray on it, and also examine why the desire is there to do something that essentially requires less of you, is very short term while doing it, and can be dangerous. Is it because of the rush?
The kids look great and so happy everyone is doing well.
As for the career choice, if it were me (and I'm not saying you should follow what *I* would do, but you asked for opinions), I would wait until the kids were older. They're only little for so long so I would want to spend as much time with them as I can. School and career will still be waiting.
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