Exhausted

I took off the first three days of the working calendar this year thinking I would get some R & R and come back to work rejuvenated with the new year. The time off was AWESOME but I haven't not had to work since last Wednesday and am ready for a day OFF. So is it any surprise that I have zero motivation today?

Meanwhile, Sean went back to school on Tuesday and he already looked like the life had been drained out of him by last night. My post-it note countdown reminds me that he only has 20 more months until graduation (19 after next week!). Thankfully, he is a pretty good employee and rarely calls in so he has several hours of vacation that he'll need to use... for school. He has clinicals one night until 9:30 pm at South and then at North the next morning at 7:30 am. I don't know when he's going to get to sleep. Or when we are ever going to see each other. We would certainly covet prayers that he could maintain his enthusiasm, health and grades.

I feel so blessed that we have this opportunity to further his education for our future. He is competitive and driven and willing to succeed. I have an able body and mind that I can help contribute where needed.  But it is still really, really hard. I am reminded that it could be much more difficult, though. Money is tight but bills are paid, the pantry is full and we are good. Our time is tight but I am fortunate to have a second job that meshes really well with my primary schedule. Sean seems to have a good reputation and a supportive superviser who understands the importance of education so his (sometimes 2 hour) tardiness because of class is easily excused. Our families are quick to let us know that they are willing to offer assistance if we'll take it so it is nice to know that is there as well. But I am tired and I can see he is exhausted.

I feel so thinly stretched that when I don't have to work, I really just want to go home and sleep for a couple of hours until we have to start over again the next day which really does nothing for the social life. Our house is a wreck because the last thing I want to do when I come home at 10:00 at night after working since 8:00 that morning is clean my bathroom. But Sean hardly ever complains. He is bright eyed and bushy tailed when I wake him up for school and the most he'll remark about is that he's running out of clean socks. I, on the other hand, will devote an entire blog entry to shed my frustration :). But we are very blessed and we are closer to the finish line than we were in August when he started.

In other news, I've been able to read my book at lunch some and now I have just pages left in my book so expect my report on Monday! Now that I am so close to the end I am starting to get into it...