S T R E S S ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

Well first off the VA changed my medicine, so now i have to go through all the figuring out what dosage is right for me stuff. i cant fall asleep, when i do i sleep really soundly, which in turn means i don't hear my alarm, so i sleep till sometimes 1 pm. I'm restless, and anxious, and stressed all the time.

I finally went to the VA hospital in Syracuse for the first time for a CAT Scan. well i left Carthage really early thinking that it would take time to get there, find the hospital, find my appointment place, get checked in, etc... Well i got there at about 9 am for an 11 am appointment. i found the parking garage, and the guard gave me directions for after i found a parking spot. Once i got in the hospital, the information desk directed me to each of the areas i needed to go to. First was to get an ID card and travel reimbursement. I get .285 cents per mile for traveling to and from the hospital to my home, minus a deduction. But that rate i believe is going up soon, so that is cool. I checked into my appointed place at about 9:45, and by 10 i was lying on the CAT Scan machine. I was out of there and done with everything by 1030. remember my appointment was scheduled for 11 am. talk about service.

Lately Robbie and I have been slowly cleaning the house as we have kinda let it get away from us. Its getting better.

Well now for the good news. HOPEFULLY by the first of September i will be a college freshman. i have applied to Jefferson Community College here in Watertown. I'm going to start off with an AA in humanities and social sciences, just to get started. Once we move to the next duty station i can start working on the subjects that i really want to study. I'm want to work in museums, so i need to study history and museum studies. more on that later. the bad part is getting financial aid. half the scholarships i have found are bogus ways to get to to go to "online colleges". once they find out that i want to go to a real school they say thanks but no thanks. If anyone has any Ideas of scholarships i can apply for please let me know. i need all the help i can get. i don't know what scares me more, trying to get into school, or going to school after 20 years (cant believe its been that long since i left high school to join the Army). This weekend i have to take a placement test to see where i stand on the subjects I'm going to take. Ummmm guess i need to start math and English from the beginning. the math just blows my mind, and i never have been good at school English.

Well its time to get the bug to school, and get on with my list of things to get done today. Hope you all have a wonderful day and talk to you again soon.