Insomniac's blog

I know...I know. I haven't updated in awhile. I won't go into the details of why, but I thought I should say that I probably won't be blogging much anymore. What can I say? Life has slowed me down in some ways and sped me up in others. So here's my little life as of now...

Darling Husband is recovering from his broken leg and surgeries. He is walking around without the use of crutches. I took him to the doctor's last week and the doc said that he thinks Darling may have a condition known as RSD. Basically RSD is when the nerves get all screwed up and wierd things happen---like extra hair growth by the injury and discoloration and peeling skin and acute pain. The only way to stop the symptoms of RSD is to do some sort of spinal block thing. So far Darling isn't having too much pain, but the other symptoms are there. This whole fiasco with his leg is horrible. I'm glad he's finally able to walk a bit. Although, when he does walk he looks like Frankenstein because his foot won't flex because of the RSD. Great...

Kiddies are doing well. Myah has been behaving herself and doing fairly well in school. Princess is preparing herself for kidnergarten. She doesn't start until September but the girl is so excited! She'll be a hit in school. Princess is extremely outgoing and smart. Her one big downfall is that she is very impatient...just like her mother. Plus, she likes to do things for herself...just like her mother. Ahhhh well. The Boy is just about completely potty-trained now. He does fantastic during the day but has a difficult time getting up in the middle of the night to use the toilet. So basically I have to wash his bedding every morning. He'll get it though.

OH...almost forgot! I got some fantabulous news on Friday! I applied for a summer scholars grant with a prof at my school awhile back. We found out on Friday that we got the grant! I was geeked (and still am) to have gotten this grant. I will get a total of $3000 for my summer research and the prof gets $2500 for being my mentor and advisor for the project. Plus, we can get up to $500 back for expenses. In total the grant is for up to $6000! That is one huge ass grant! I will work for it though. I have just about three months to do my paper research, oral history interviews, secondary reading on the subject, and write a 25-40 page publishable article on my findings and analysis. Plus I still have to take two courses for school that I can't put off. What a fantabulous opportunity though!

So, because of the ongoing saga of the broken leg and because of the upcoming hectic summer schedule, I won't be posting much. I hope the three people who read this epic of Nita's life will understand...