It's Kinda a Big Deal

I've been meaning to write this post for awhile now, but I've had a good excuse for my lack of effort (more on that later). Anyway, as some of you may know, my mother is a Registered Nurse. She has done it all-- home health, hospitals, charge nurse, nursing home, assisted living, administration, etc. Growing up we never went to the doctor, mostly because Mom always dealt with really sick people so no matter what was wrong with us, we were "fine." I was telling this to my L&D nurse when she commented that her mother was a nurse and she never saw a doctor either. Apparently its a common theme with nurses.

And she's a great nurse, too. She knows her stuff and she works hard for her patients and for her employees. I worked at the ALF (assisted living facility) that she ran when I was in high school and I was always impressed how well she knew her staff. Everyone from housekeeping to the nursing aids to the charge nurse to the activities committee knew that they were welcome in her office. It was sad and hard for her to leave when they moved to Maryland. Since they moved a couple of years ago she has been staying at home, going to track meets and helping my sister fill out college applications. She has loved being a stay at home mom as well, but now Katie is about to leave for school this fall and my mom is facing an empty nest.

Here's where I get to the main point of my ramblings.
A few weeks ago my mom called me to tell me that she is enrolling in classes this fall. I'm just so proud of her for going back to school. She's going to take a year of pre-reqs and then next year she will start working towards her masters in nursing. She plans to teach nursing students at the college level when she is done. I cannot imagine how daunting, exciting, scary, exhilarating-- you name it, she probably feels it-- it must be and yet she went in and met with the counselors and scheduled her classes.

So here's to you Mom-- always setting a great example. I'm so proud of you!