where we are in life

so we're twenty days out from christmas... N's halfway through his last year of med school...going to interviews, mixers...finishing up rotations. they get two months off their last year of med school, so he's off this month. the kids were sick right after thanksgiving, but they're recovering, mostly. n is still feeling yuck, but this is something different than the puking bug they were passing around last week. they're trying to finish up their homeschool classes, but those ended up being so scattered and disorganized this semester that i'm pretty much "done" on that front. n's got the geography bee tomorrow and o's got a musical at some point, but otherwise... oh, and s's supposed to have a night where his music class shows their stuff, too...

anyway, in the midst of all of this N wants to go on vacation. and while i appreciate his vision, his execution leaves a little to be desired... we just outfitted our kids in snow stuff so we could go to new mexico and play in some snow...next week...oi... and he's got a mixer friday night and an interview saturday, four hours away... we're taking the dogs... i'm getting tired just looking at this. help me, help me, help me... (little anne lamott prayer there)

(changing topics here)

part of me would really like to stay in this area for residency. i'm just so torn in so many ways. i really don't even want to have a preference at this stage, mostly. i'd rather not care, you know? ack, i just don't know...

left foot, right foot, breathe.... that's all i got...