Dave at 42

We celebreted at home--Panda Express for dinner, Razzleberry pie and chocolate ice cream.

He still spends hours making paracord bracelets, keychains, etc. He is always planning for the Zombie Invasion (What's your Zombie Plan?) He loves that Roger kitty likes him best, and follows him around the house like a little dog.

He makes me laugh and has been pretty supportive of this nursing school thing......I can't thank him enough for being there to talk me down when I get all worked up and stressed out. He is hard working, funny, and smart. I am glad that I get to grow old with him.

A picture is worth a thousand words

I could tell you all day about how creative, talented, smart and spunky Theresa is, but I think you can all see for yourselves. This is one of her latest pieces.......so amazingly talented

Mr Mack

I just wanted to let you all know how much I appreciate my husband. We have been together for almost 12 years and that much history with some one means a lot. He knows how I like my sandwich, he knows when I have had a bad day. He is there for me.............. always, without question, to share his strength. I wouldn't be able to do this without him.

Our happy marriage is one of my biggest sources of strength, and I thank God for sending him to me. He makes me laugh, keeps me safe. I am incomplete without him.

That said, I wish he would unload the dishwasher once in a while! Oh well, you can't have everything :)

First week of nursing school in a nutshell

Funny Stuff!

How do you eat an elephant?

.....One bite at a time. They are not lying when they say that 2nd semester will make or break a nursing student. I wanted to cry at least 3 times during our class on Wednesday because of the amount of work we have to do every week. But, I have had time to sit down and make a plan. Feeling a little better about it all now. Just don't feel neglected if I don't get back to you. :) I will make up for it this summer during my break, which is 15 weeks, 5 days from now. Believe me, I am counting down!

If you need to kill a few minutes............

.............I found this great app on my phone. Picsart. You can upload pictures and edit them, add effects, etc. I have been having a lot of fun with it. It is a good way to waste a few minutes. I have always liked photography and wanted to get better at it. This is an easy way to alter simple cell phone pictures. I am truly enjoying myself, way better than Angry Birds!

First Post of 2012

Well, so far it has been interesting. There may be a change here at the Mack house, but more on that as it develops--it's one of those things that could go a million different ways, you will know more when I do. Otherwise, we are recovered from the holidays and I am getting ready for my second semester at MCC. Dave has been digging Smallville lately. He keeps telling me I need to watch it with him, and keeps watching it without me. Well, someday I'll check it out, it's on my evergrowing list.

I got a lot of reading done. The problem is that I read 2 books that begin a series. And the sequels are available. So, I will track them down and try to read them after school starts. The first one was Matched, by Allie Condie. It was good, meant for young adult readers. It was a lot like Hunger Games, but not as violent. It was a great escape for a few days. I just need to go buy the next one (hopefully this weekend). The other book was called Tiger's Curse which is the first of 4 books. 3 are available, I read the first one so I have 2 more to beg, borrow and steal. Maybe it's time to get a nook so I can just download them.

Dave warned me not to start a series until all the books are done.....he says waiting and then looking for the new book (and begging Angie to let you buy it) is torture. I guess now I will be able to show some empathy for his cause. The problem is that Dave is constantly begging for more book where I only look for a book once in a while. I try to tell Dave about the magical place that lets you borrow books with a magical card, for free. He just grumbles about small town libraries. The beast is never satisfied............