My crazy morning

So, yesterday, I had one of the worst mornings I've had in a while. It started when Riley decided he didn't want to go to school that morning. He usually complains a little bit but is really fine with it and he walks into the room with a big smile. Yesterday, he decided to really not want to go to school, and he cried all the way there. His crying always makes me more stressed out and wanting to cry myself.
While on the way to school, I was waiting to turn right onto a one-way street, so, of course, I was looking left, seeing if I could turn on red. I started to pull out only to nearly run over 2 pedestrians crossing the street in front of my car! They were fine, thank God, but I was not. I pulled into the parking garage, totally shaking, and now I really was crying, along with Riley.
After getting Riley to his class, (sad, but no longer crying), I managed to settle down and take a test in my class that morning.
Later in the morning, I was taking the elevator up to the 3rd floor and the girls who were also in the elevator decided to squeeze as many people in the elevator as they could (about 10 or so). This was fine until we actually got up to the 3rd floor and the doors didn't open! Now, even tho I am closterphobic, I am usually ok on elevators, knowing that the doors will open and I can get out. When I am packed in the elevator and the doors don't open, I start to freak out. I almost immediately started sweating, and breathing hard, and eventually, crying again. Since I am not a loud or dramatic person, only a couple people noticed that I wasn't ok. Thankfully, we were only trapped about 10 minutes or so, but it was the longest 10 minutes of my life! It took a little while for me to really calm down after getting out, and at that point, all I wanted to do was go home!
So, I think I will be taking the stairs in that building for a while, even if I am huffing and puffing by the time I get to the third floor! The good news of the day was, I actually got a B on my test that morning!

So close to the Finish!!

Life has been so crazy busy for me lately, writing on this blogpage seems to be low on the list of priorities. But for my one reader (Grandma!) I'll do a quick update on life in the Patroff household.
I am 5 weeks away from finishing the semester! And only 6 months away from graduating as a Registered Nurse :) Wow, just writing that still seems so unreal to me. I feel like that day will never come! After years of waiting and studying and sacrificing, the finish line is finally coming into view. It will have taken me 7 years of school to accomplish that goal. Luke was just a baby when I started going to school part time and he will be 7 years old in January. I sincerely hope that the wait was worth it!! And it hasn't been just a sacrifice for me, but for my whole family. But none of my guys have ever complained about it. They've been nothing but supportive to me, and I can't wait for them to see me graduate in the spring.
As far as everyone else in the house goes, everyone is doing well, and there's not much to report. We did take Trae in for his bi-annual cardiologist check-up and all is well with him, thank God. His doctor actually wants to try to take him off of his medication, which I have mixed feelings about. He's been on this med since he was a year old and we were told he would be on it for his entire life. But there are different opinions among doctors about whether being on this med is actually necessary or even helps his condition. But, we decided to try it and see how he is in 6 months, so now he is on a half dose of what he was (a beta-blocker has to be weaned down, they can't just stop it cold turkey) So far, he seems to be at least acting the same, so we'll see when we go back in April if anything has changed. Riley has his bi-annual appointment next month, so keep him in prayer, believing for good reports :)
Here's some pictures of my boys on Halloween this year. They all went as Star Wars characters - what else would they be?