Okay, so I know I'm not the best at updating my blog. I wish I were better. But having the motivation to do so has been really hard for me lately. Hell, I have an amazing novel in my head but getting it to paper….It could happen! ….maybe…

Let's start out with an update on my father. He had major surgery last week to remove his thyroid. From what the surgeon said, the one thing good about the treatment Vanderbilt gave him was that it was able to tone down the cancer a lot in the neck area. After the surgery, the surgeon was confident in saying, his neck is cancer free, and they didn't even have to remove his voice box.

He's not out of the woods yet. They still have to target the metastasis in his lungs. There is a specific plan now to utilize radioactive iodine (I-131) to try and kill off the metastases. Thyroid tissue and thyroid cancer tissue thrive on iodine. So the plan is to feed the radioactive iodine to the cancer cells. If this works, it should actually kill off the rest of the cancer. I wonder if he'll glow in the dark or maybe he'll get big and green when he's mad. "D.A. MAD!! D.A. smash crime!" Just as long as he doesn't have sad piano music play every time he walks away from me.

And on to other things…

I never knew that getting your masters degree could actually hurt you. For me, I received mine in 2005. I haven't left the company I was with since then and so it really hasn't helped get me promoted. I'll have to leave before I see any effect. So, basically its only done two things for me: bragging rights and more debt.

As for Missy, it's been really rough. Since she got her MBA in Management last fall, she has been working so hard at trying to get foot in the HR door. For almost a year now, she's worked at Toys R' Us as their HR supervisor for very little pay. Its hurt us financially for her to be there. But hey, do whatcha gotta do. Here's the kicker, she has had interview after interview with companies all this year and they all end up being the same. Either she is over qualified for the lower end HR positions or she doesn't have enough experience for the management ones. Its really starting to effect her self esteem. I have faith though. Someone will realize just how good she is and hire her.

There have been other things going on as well and all of this adding together is making my life hell. I am one big ball of stress, wound so tight I could hold some coal in my hand for a couple of minutes and have a diamond. I have hope though. I realize that life at the moment is kind of spiraling out of control, at some point I will level out, although that could be when I hit the ground. Talk about a massive sarcasmic collision there!

So! I must take the bull by the horns! I have decided to go back into the military, well, reserves that is. I am applying for the Coast Guard Select Reserve Direct Commisioning program. I'm going to be an Officer. There are many reasons I've decided to do this. (I'll probably post more on this later.)

Okay, I've rambled enough. I'll try not to wait so long before posting again….maybe….