Time Off

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!

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 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.

Ever Wonder...

Where does all the pet hair come from?  You brush it out, toss it in the trash and then it just keeps popping up on the carpet, furniture and your clothes.

How can a floor get so dirty? You mop and wipe and nobody in the house is a drippy drooling mess that attracts dirt to the wet spot, so how does the floor get so dirty?

Why my kids can't wipe the counter after they finish making some food? Really, it is just a swipe of the sponge or disinfectant wipes. Come on guys!

Why clutter gathers on empty spaces? I clear spaces in my house and they look wonderful until some mechanism in our brains says, "Hey, empty space! Let me set something there to fill the void." Truly, not necessary, empty space is nice, it allows Mom to just pretend the house is clean fora brief moment in time.

What do you wonder?

IT is....

Raising Hope!

We came upon some intros to the show after watching Glee.

I absolutely love Martha Plimpton and Cloris Leachman.

The ensemble in this show is fantastic. From the clueless parental units to MawMaw and then Jimmy, all dealing with the small Hope.

There is something for everyone to enjoy in this show.

"I just wanted to mix it up."

I laughed so hard at this show.

I have found a TV show that is just too funny. And last night as we watched on the DVR, we had to pause because I was laughing so hard. Truly I will buy this DVD when the season comes out.

Tell me what show this is from:

" I was picking my nose a bit. I just wanted to mix it up. Some get to places the others don't. It is not something I am proud of."

I know it is disgusting but it is really too funny.

I'll post the answer Monday if you don't guess by then.

Wonnerfulla, Wonnerfulla

First, let me apologize for not keeping up with this like my sister.

Second. let me say I know some very special people. I meet with them monthly. They are smart, funny, realistic and they get me.

They get that I am a bit controlling and that I like to know the answers. They don't mind when I take over at meetings or projects. They let me be me and let me shine. The thing is that they are all just as wonderful as they tell me I am.

The accomplishments of these ladies is nothing short of miraculous. They have taken care of their families and managed to pursue a career in an emotional washing machine. They have obtained degrees of my dreams as masters and doctors of NURSING. I learn so much from these fantastic people. I am a fan.

I love my career choice. I have been blessed to be able to take my job all over and never fear for unemployment. I really do not know what I would do if I couldn't be a nurse. My family should have realized when I stuck that thermometer up the baby doll's butt when I was 4 or 5.

These nurses also know when to tell me to shut up and when to laugh at me and with me. They are forgiving when I come to a meeting half asleep. They hold my hand when I am sad and they are always there. Really - I could call any one of them right now and they would take the call.

I am so lucky to have these people in my life.

Thank you to the WOW-West Houston Oncology Chapter.

You keep me sane and smiling.