"LeFou, I'm afraid I've been thinking....

....a dangerous pastime

I know."

So I've been thinking of going back to school.  But I wasn't sure what I wanted to go back to school for.  I mean there's a lot that interests me in the world, but I doubt I could make a living by taking pictures, making quilts or any of the things that REALLY interest me.  So when it comes to going back to school my options are few.  I could update the degree I already have (office management), I could REALLY go back to school (like from scratch) and get a teaching degree of something or another, or I could just get any job that comes up here in town and spend more on day care then I would on anything else. 

Now, I have this friend who graduated from HS a few years ago and she's hoping to go to school to be a MT (Medical Transcriptionist).  There is no training for that in Lethbridge.  You have to either go to Calgary or Edmonton or beyond.  So that was out for me.  But I was a little intrigued. 

Then the other night I was reading our local paper and I always flip to the back first to see if anyone in Ray-Town is hiring (mainly at the school) and nope, no one is hiring, not even for a janitorial position.  As I was about to put the paper down an add caught my eye.  So I thought, what the heck.  I typed in the web address and voila.....It took me to a school in BC that has MT.  AND you can do it from home.  Excellent.  So I pulled Mike in.  Showed him the goods (pricing etc) and he said..."find out more info and we'll talk about it"

Now the schooling in BC is a year program.  The cost is about 5200.  When I talked to my friend she said her program is 5000 not including books and it runs Sept - April with a practicum after that.  So it's sounding pretty good to me.  Then I called a woman in our ward who does dictation for the office she works for.  We chatted for about a half an hour and she basically said to go for it (and that when she retires in a few years that she's going to do MT) 

So I've gotten about 97% of my information.  I'm feeling excited.  This could be IT.  This could be what I've waited for.  Something I can do at home, so I'm here for the kids.  I can decide how much or how little I want to work.  Mike still doesn't think that it's going to be worth it.  But I do.  Money of my very own (well, I'll share some of it....maybe)  Even if it was just 600 a month that's good for me.  There are still some questions I need answered and I still need to do some serious praying to see if this is an ok thing to do and then I can begin.  I'm looking to probably starting in the fall so I don't have to try to juggle the kids when I'm trying to do school work for the first time in 12 years.  But we'll see. 

I'll keep you posted. 

L