An addition to the Schultz household

Aside from Eli's kidney stone, we have a new addition to our family. He was a stray brought into my work at AEC on Saturday night. He reminded me of Bandit (aside from "the claw") and I couldn't help myself. I brought him home and let him grow on Eli (luckily Eli is highly medicated).


I named him after my favorite FBI agent from my favorite t.v. show Bones. So his name is "BOOTH" but Makenna calls him "BOOF". He loves the girls and the girls love him. The other animals in the household are tolerating him except for Bink. Bink is the jealous type.
He has been the much needed comic relief for this family this past week. Kittens are so fun :)

What a day!

May 5th is a day that has been etched in my life for the past 11 years. Eleven years ago today, I graduated as a LVT (Licensed Veterinary Technician) with an Associates Degree in Applied Science and sadly it was also the due date of the baby that Eli and I lost. It was a day that I have always had mixed emotions about. A day that made me smile and made me cry, every year since then. On graduation day I was surrounded by great friends, my awesome sister, my husband and my wonderful parents! That night Eli and I partied until the sun came up. It is a day in my life that will always be with me and will never be forgotten.
TODAY, MAY 5th 2009, 11 years later....still young, yet a little wiser! A wife of over 11 years, mother of 3 beautiful little girls, working and going to school full time. TODAY, I passed my final exam with a 90%! I am now a LPN (Licensed Practical Nurse). In one short year, I will be an RN! :)
So it is a great day today! A milestone that I can add to my May 5th with the greatest SMILE :)! Proof of how great my life truly is and how to take the good with the bad sometimes. Today, I am reminded that Eli has been there with me every step of the way from the very beginning to this very moment. He has held my hand through ALL of this. He has been there to laugh with me and has been there to wipe away my tears!! Through good times and bad! So I DID IT, but not alone, with my partner in crime and also all the people I love the most!