Who wants to be me?
Taking care of patients, teaching about diseases, cleaning up messes of bodily fluids, documenting all I did and failed to do (sounds a bit like the Confiteor {I confess to almighty God, and to you, my brothers and sisters, that I have sinned through my own fault, in my thoughts and in my words,in what I have done, and in what I have failed to do;}).
How about being a nurse?
Anyone?
HA! Scared you off - huh?
But it is more than those things. How much more?
You know, all the compassion and caring things and knowing when I go home someone feels better either physically or mentally. They are more prepared to deal with the illness in thier lives and how to avoid being back in the place for sick people - the hospital.
Now the best part...
I only work 3 days a week!
Granted it is three 12 hour shifts but still 3 out of 7 days is a super bonus to being a nurse. If I time it right, and I do try to do my days in a clump, then I can have 6 or more days off in a row.
That could be a good or bad thing depending on your point of view - more time with my sweet husband or more time with the irritable curmudgeon in my house. Lucky for me it is the sweet husband these days!
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Thursday, March 10, 2011
WATCH OUT!!...break, Break, BREAK!
Sadly, this is what some of our excursions include during the Driver's Ed portion of our lives. Overall, Amy is really getting good, but every now and then she scares the crap out of me, not literally, relax.
The bad part is we have been driving since August and have not managed to do the 60 hours she needs to get her drivers license. Either she is at school or I am at work or one is sleeping while the other one is awake. Good news is Spring break is coming up and so maybe I'll be able to get her out each day.
I need to follow up on what the cutoff it for completing this stuff. And no, Vernon cannot do this portion since we have me as the designated teacher. Yes, we are still playing chauffeur to the kid's high school and church commitments.
CANDIDATE UPDATE
Vernon got marked yesterday for the first time with ashes for Ash Wednesday. He wore them all day, foregoing exercise to avoid washing them off. He will be confirmed on April 30th. He has yet to do his First Confession and is quite nervous about that. Luckily, it will be while he is on retreat for Confirmation with lots od other candidate making their first confession also. Please keep him in your prayers.
The bad part is we have been driving since August and have not managed to do the 60 hours she needs to get her drivers license. Either she is at school or I am at work or one is sleeping while the other one is awake. Good news is Spring break is coming up and so maybe I'll be able to get her out each day.
I need to follow up on what the cutoff it for completing this stuff. And no, Vernon cannot do this portion since we have me as the designated teacher. Yes, we are still playing chauffeur to the kid's high school and church commitments.
CANDIDATE UPDATE
Vernon got marked yesterday for the first time with ashes for Ash Wednesday. He wore them all day, foregoing exercise to avoid washing them off. He will be confirmed on April 30th. He has yet to do his First Confession and is quite nervous about that. Luckily, it will be while he is on retreat for Confirmation with lots od other candidate making their first confession also. Please keep him in your prayers.
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
THe Un-Birthday
We celebrated the unbirthday last week.
Yes, Colt is a Leap year Baby and only has a real bitrthday every 4 years.
We went out to Chuy's and enjoyed a great Mexican meal.
Unfortunately, I have yet to get Colt his unbirthday present. The boy is expensive and picky. Only wants certain items, especially now that he is a teenager. Hot Topic and Lids are just two of the placed I am allowed to shop at for SPECIFIC items.
It was so much easier when he liked just Legos. Now it is a major act of superhuman endurance to shop for the boy.
And heaven forbid, you get something he is not 'fond' of, for it will find a deep dark hole to take up residence.
Maybe I'll wait long enough and he will forget I never got him a present.
Maybe.
Hmm, this is worth thinkg about...
I'll keep you posted.
Yes, Colt is a Leap year Baby and only has a real bitrthday every 4 years.
We went out to Chuy's and enjoyed a great Mexican meal.
Unfortunately, I have yet to get Colt his unbirthday present. The boy is expensive and picky. Only wants certain items, especially now that he is a teenager. Hot Topic and Lids are just two of the placed I am allowed to shop at for SPECIFIC items.
It was so much easier when he liked just Legos. Now it is a major act of superhuman endurance to shop for the boy.
And heaven forbid, you get something he is not 'fond' of, for it will find a deep dark hole to take up residence.
Maybe I'll wait long enough and he will forget I never got him a present.
Maybe.
Hmm, this is worth thinkg about...
I'll keep you posted.
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