Well, many of you already know this, but as of this morning I (Frank) no longer work at California Natural Products. I had a wonderful time working there, and loved working with pretty much all the people there.
Currently I am enjoying a little bit of time with my family before I head into my next chapter in life.
And so... to let all those who don't know (there's probably not too many) what's going on, know what's going on... starting September 4th, I will be going back to school. I can hear it already, "To do what?" Nursing. When we went to Lamaze classes before Hadassah was born, during our breaks we would roam the halls of the hospital admin building, where the classes were held. This was the same building where the HR office was(natch). So we perused the job postings and of course said "WOW, nurses earn a LOT of money".
So that got me to thinking, "I really don't care for sitting on my growing-fatter-every-day butt at the computer, all the time. Why didn't I ever think about nursing?" The answer was that male nurses have a certain "stigma" that I wasn't comfortable with, and I just always assumed I would do a business oriented job, rather than a science oriented job.
Well, with the the reality of having a child now setting in, and knowing that Amelia and I had decided that she would stay home with our children, and with the realization that my job at CNP would not, probably ever, pay for that, I now bravely put away all preconceived ideas, and thought, "Could I do this?" Could I quit my job, go back to school, get good grades, graduate, pass the state boards, etc.?
Fortunately, I didn't have to do that all at once, and God has given me a lot of strength so far. So much so, that I can say without a doubt that He will see me through this!
In the mean time, I have been looking and applying for part-time jobs, in order to not have to live completely off of student loans, yet allow for a school schedule.
So, it's definitely not about the money! It's about the best for our baby and future children, too. I want Amelia to be able to stay at home, and the only way we can afford that is for me to do something drastically different.
Not too much has been going on on the home front. Amelia is loving having her thesis done, and Hadassah is changing every day and constantly becoming more mobile. She is flipping over, scooting around, and becoming much more vocal. Her vocabulary is constantly changing and it seems like she is trying to say actual words. (I know, not possible yet, she's not even 5 months old, but that's what it sounds like.) We entertain ourselves most evenings either swimming with her at Oma and Opa's or trying to make her giggle (it's oh, so adorable).
