Sunday, December 30, 2012
Gotta clear some of the plumbing.
Monica is having surgery on Jan. 3 in Jackson, TN to clear out some blockage in her only remaining tube, or if that fails, remove that portion of the blocked tube and reconnect the remaining clear parts of the tube. Not many doctors do this type of surgery, and since the doctor was a bit baffled about the blockage from her last surgery, he has called in a colleague that specializes in this type of surgery to assist. She will stay in the hospital a couple of nights and then we will head back home where she is supposed to stay out of work for a couple of weeks. Monica is not a very good patient and tends to get ahead of herself when it comes to surgery recovery, so her mom is here to keep an eye on her since I will be gone during the day because of my internship.
Nurse Stover!
For those out of the loop, Monica graduated from nursing school on Dec. 18. She busted her bottom working a full time job while working on her RN degree, and that should not surprise anybody that knows her. As our neighbor tells me all the time, Monica is one of the most motivated and hardest working people she has ever seen.
My last semester of classes went well. It was my toughest yet with all the work that was involved, so completing it while also making really good grades is something I am very thankful for, and I do take a bit of pride in it. I have my internship (student teaching) starting on January 8 and after 75 consecutive days of that I will finally be done! I do plan on pursuing my Master's degree, but I am going to wait at least a year for that, hoping I can find a teaching job.
My last semester of classes went well. It was my toughest yet with all the work that was involved, so completing it while also making really good grades is something I am very thankful for, and I do take a bit of pride in it. I have my internship (student teaching) starting on January 8 and after 75 consecutive days of that I will finally be done! I do plan on pursuing my Master's degree, but I am going to wait at least a year for that, hoping I can find a teaching job.
Sunday, November 4, 2012
The Homestretch
Well, Monica is coming towards the end of her nursing school and I am coming towards the end of my my degree also. Monica is staying very busy and working her tail off with work, clinicals, and precepting on the weekends. She is the toughest and most motivated woman I have ever met and I am proud that she is my wife. God definitely was responsible for putting is together and I could not have asked for anybody better to take care of me through all the medical issues I have been through. Therefore, I know she is going to make a great nurse, because if she can put up with me, she can handle anybody or anything thrown at her.
This is my last semester of classes and I will be interning in the spring. Seems like it has been a forever journey, but we are starting to see light at the end of the tunnel. This has been my toughest semester academically and my brain is fried. For my history capstone class, most of my grade is based on a 25 page thesis paper, in which I had to also present a couple of weeks ago, so that pretty much was the crux of my stress during the first part of the semester. Monica actually got the inspiration for the title of this blog from one of my books I was using for my 25 page thesis..."Failure Is Not an Option", but Gene Kranz. The day after that paper was due I had a 15 page paper in another class that had to also be presented. I still have a couple of important papers to turn in, some field experience to complete at Decatur Heritage (FYI...Mrs. Stephenson at Decatur Heritage is probably the best mentor I have ever had for a field experience assignment), and a few exams to take, but for the most part the toughest part of this last semester of classes is behind me. I just have to make sure I don't get too relaxed for those remaining assignments. I will find out where I am interning on December 19th.
The holidays are coming up and every year Monica asks me what are we going to get Brayden and Aslynn, and every year I tell her the same thing, "I'll know it when I see it." I have always had that philosophy, even for my own kids when they were younger. Now, Allison and Ryan are both at that age where it is easier just to give them money or gift cards.
I guess that is all for my first official blog post ever! Being the tech and sports guy I am, most of my posts will probably be relates to those subjects, especially the tech side as I find out about new and cool toys that interest me. Monica will be responsible for most of the familial updates, but I will chime in from time to time with something witty or to embarrass Monica with something I think the her friends and family might like to hear. So, with that, I leave you with this original thought inspired by my lifelong hero, the late and great Neil Armstrong:
"That was one small blog for a man, and one giant waste of time for mankind."
This is my last semester of classes and I will be interning in the spring. Seems like it has been a forever journey, but we are starting to see light at the end of the tunnel. This has been my toughest semester academically and my brain is fried. For my history capstone class, most of my grade is based on a 25 page thesis paper, in which I had to also present a couple of weeks ago, so that pretty much was the crux of my stress during the first part of the semester. Monica actually got the inspiration for the title of this blog from one of my books I was using for my 25 page thesis..."Failure Is Not an Option", but Gene Kranz. The day after that paper was due I had a 15 page paper in another class that had to also be presented. I still have a couple of important papers to turn in, some field experience to complete at Decatur Heritage (FYI...Mrs. Stephenson at Decatur Heritage is probably the best mentor I have ever had for a field experience assignment), and a few exams to take, but for the most part the toughest part of this last semester of classes is behind me. I just have to make sure I don't get too relaxed for those remaining assignments. I will find out where I am interning on December 19th.
The holidays are coming up and every year Monica asks me what are we going to get Brayden and Aslynn, and every year I tell her the same thing, "I'll know it when I see it." I have always had that philosophy, even for my own kids when they were younger. Now, Allison and Ryan are both at that age where it is easier just to give them money or gift cards.
I guess that is all for my first official blog post ever! Being the tech and sports guy I am, most of my posts will probably be relates to those subjects, especially the tech side as I find out about new and cool toys that interest me. Monica will be responsible for most of the familial updates, but I will chime in from time to time with something witty or to embarrass Monica with something I think the her friends and family might like to hear. So, with that, I leave you with this original thought inspired by my lifelong hero, the late and great Neil Armstrong:
"That was one small blog for a man, and one giant waste of time for mankind."
Sunday, October 21, 2012
Welcome!
Welcome to our new blog! It was time to step away from my original blog and create one that is more up to date with the current adventures of the Stovers! The title was chosen, most simply, because failure is not an option. It wasn't in the past and it's not an option for our future. We have challenges and obstacles we are facing every day, but we will improvise, adapt, and overcome them together as we have since we married in 2003. Forthcoming will be a post to bring the blog up to speed.
Welcome to our lives!
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