Introduction

I'm an online student, currently an RN, working toward my BSN here at MSSU. I work at Freeman in the Intensive Care Unit and love it! I have two children at home (teenagers!!) and enjoy spending time with them anytime I can get away with it. (work and school get in the way more than I'd like sometimes) I personally never thought I'd start a blog, but we'll see where this one goes, it may last longer than the class, or it might wind up deleted the end of finals week, we will see. I tend to say what I think, and don't always filter my thoughts before I unleash them on the world, so I'll do my best not to offend anyone, but can't guarantee it won't happen.

My name is legally Melissa, but I prefer to go by Missy, whichever is fine, it takes me a split second longer to respond to Melissa though. Also the blog name of Night Owl's Hoots comes from my "camp name" (a name all adults at resident camp go by, typically something fun & easy that represents them in some way) of Night Owl, that goes along with my preferred sleeping patterns and the fact that the kids have caught me up at my desk working on projects and camp paperwork long into the night.

I spend any free time I can nab doing things I love, knitting, backpacking (seriously in the woods, no technology, everything I need for a weekend or longer on my back), hanging out with my kids or friends, volunteering or working in one way or another with the Girl Scouts in the area. For example I've been the camp nurse at Camp Finbrooke and Camp Mintahama the past few years and loved it. Great experiences for kids and adults alike at camp.

Last thing I can think of to mention is I had LASIK eye surgery on January 13th and LOVE IT!! I've been totally dependent (couldn't even see the big "E" on the eye chart) on glasses since I was 8 and now have 20/20 vision without any correction at all. :) HUGE adjustment!

I look forward to learning about all of you as we go through this semester, and I'm pretty much an open book, if any of you have questions, just ask, I'll more than likely answer them.