Well…here we are in the first week of February 2012; Comps drop on the 7th and are due on the 14th. YIKES! I really don’t want to panic about this…I can do this! I’ve prepared by taking time off of work and time away from my fieldwork/internship. Still don’t feel ‘ready’ for the librarian world! I’m loving my fieldwork at West Community Library at St. Petersburg College. I just completed an application for an OPS position (Library Assistant); want to get my feet in the door. Hoping that a full librarianship position will be available soon. The Assistant position is much better pay than what I get now; a few more hours. But I will have to put in some kind of request for hardship on repaying my Student Loans until my income goes up.
What else is happening in my life…well, Bobby had another back surgery in October of 2011. The pain in his leg was better for awhile, but now it’s screaming at him. We’ll be going to the doctors this next week to find out why.
February 1st, we became grandparents to our first grandSON. He’ll have 3 big sisters to deal with, but Bobby is so happy to have a grandson! He’ll be leaving on the 10th to go up to North Carolina for a visit so he can meet his newest grandchild; me…well, I’ll be staying here as usual…working on my Comprehensive Exam this time. Hopefully soon, I’ll be able to go visit them!
Momma…well…she’s declining. We had Hospice for awhile last year, but they ‘discharged’ her since she was doing so well. Now they’ve had to come back since she’s not eating very well and she’s losing a lot of weight. I HATE ALZHEIMER’S! This is such a difficult disease to cope with…I miss my Momma already. She’s here in body, but her mind is gone. Brother, sister, and Poppa are all praying that she goes soon. I can’t do that…I’m not sure why. Although I know it would be better for her, her suffering would be over, and ours as well. Momma…I still feel like I need you! But you cannot respond to me at all.

I wonder if I ever posted my website? It will disappear along with my blog, once I graduate…anyway, for anyone interested, here it is: http://www.ampelletier.myweb.usf.edu
It bothers me that I’ll no longer have access…I have to find another server to upload it to…but, I don’t remember how I did it! lol
So, it will exist for a short time now…until May 2012.

Back to my homework…finishing up my Week 3 Log for my fieldwork.
Ciao!