This is a popular blog...I received this from Paul's Aunt Cindy on Facebook and decided to blog it........kinda like my cousin Michelle did.....sorry for blog-lifting!
Questions You've Probably Never Been Asked... you know the rules. tag people in this note (including the person who tagged you!) to learn more about them.
1. First thing you wash in the shower? my face
2. What color is your favorite hoodie? hot pink fleece one
3. Would you kiss your New Years kiss again? absolutely
4. Do you plan outfits? not usually but maybe for special occasions
5. How are you feeling RIGHT now? pooped from disinfecting the house (AGAIN) and happy to be home because I got an EA from work tonight. (just means there was low census and I had an Excused Absence)
6. What’s the closest thing to you that's red? Leap Frog Basketball hoop
7. Tell me about the last dream you remember having? I was working on the floor with other nurses with very high tech equipment and then it turned into high school gym class.....Weird!
9. What are you craving right now? I just had Chinese so I'm full.
10. Do you floss? I tried to convince my dental hygienist that I'm allergic to floss.....but it didn't work......I do floss more frequently about a week before my exam.
11. What comes to mind when I say cabbage? cooked with a little bit of cheese sauce like Mom used to make....YUM.
12. Are you emotional? Yes! I cry if I'm happy, sad, or mad.....I've been told I'm animated....also been told that I wear my heart on my sleeve....so there you go........I used to stuff my emotions in....but I was like an active volcano....better for me to get it out at once, appropriately of course.
13. Have you ever counted to 1,000? I think so?
14. Do you bite into your ice cream or just lick it? both
15. Do you like your hair? not lately, it's in the stage where I want to grow it out but I'm almost tempted to cut it because it's driving me nuts.....
16. Do you like yourself? sure
17. Would you go out to eat with George W. Bush? if he's paying and I'm talking!
18. What are you listening to right now? Food Network "Triple D" and C-man Magna-doodling.
19. Are your parents strict? I think they were stern when they needed to be and they always parented with love. I do have some memories of the fly-swatter and Dad's hand to my bottom, all I really needed to see were Mom's eyes and her pointing finger......wish I could inherit that!
20. Would you go sky diving? I'll let my husband to that!
21. Do you like cottage cheese? Yummy!
22. Have you ever met a celebrity? Bo and Hope from Days of our Lives....don't know their real names and Damion Easley baseball player for Tigers (can I count him?)
23. Do you rent movies often? I Netflix and enjoy it
24. Is there anything sparkly in the room you're in? Car keys are the only "sparkly" things.
26. Have you made a prank phone call? ooops, to home-shopping network with a couple of my friends during a slumber party......
27. Ever been on a train? Thomas the Train when he visited a nearby town.
28. Brown or white eggs? I've had both fresh from a farm and I like either, there isn't a difference.
29. Do you have a cell-phone? Yes, but I can never locate it.....it's never glued to my hip...I'm "old school.:
30. Do you use chap stick? yes........and I never ate it as a child did you?
31. Do you own a gun? do water guns count? if not then no..
32. Can you use chop sticks? Yes, I love them! The kids are pretty good at it too!
33. Who are you going to be with tonight? the family.
34. Are you too forgiving? I forgive on my own time.....
35. Ever been in love? yes, and I still am to the man I married.
36. What is your best friend(s) doing tomorrow? He's going to mow lawn
37. Ever have cream puffs? yes
38. Last time you cried? last Friday when I barfed my brains out.
39. What was the last question you asked? why? -to C-man..."Are you touching your bottom with your hands?" I asked because it looked like it.....ended up he just put on his jammies (commando-style) I think he was looking for some attention.
40. Favorite time of the year? summer/fall
41. Do you have any piercings? yes, ears.
42. Are you sarcastic? at times
43. Have you ever seen The Butterfly Effect? HUH?
44. Ever walked into a wall? ummm yeah
45. Favorite color? purple
46. Have you ever slapped someone? ummm yeah, in second grade when I thought this girl was taking all my friends away from me during recess.
48. What was the last CD you bought? Camp Rock
49. Do looks matter? I think that's what catches your eye first but after you get to know someone - nope
50. Could you ever forgive a cheater? nope
51. Is your phone bill sky high? I'd have to ask Paul, he takes care of that bill, my guess is no because I rarely use the cell phone.
52. Do you like your life right now? Sure, I'll really like it when the family is finally healthy.
53. Do you sleep with the TV on? every night
54. Can you handle the truth? Yes, I'd rather know the truth.
55. Do you have good vision? so far I'm the 7% who do not need glasses at my age.....I do have an astigmatism.....
56. Do you hate or dislike more than 3 people? I'm sure I dislike more than three people but I can tolerate them and accept them for the annoying selves they are.
57. How often do you talk on the phone? At home rarely and I like it that way, At work, constantly and that's why I don't like to talk on the phone at home.
58. The last person you high fived? Miss-O
59. What are you wearing? Nightgown
60. What is your favorite animal? koala bear
61. Where was your default picture taken? at home
62. Can you hula hoop? yep
63. Do you have a job? yep
64. What was the most recent thing you bought? a co-pay for C-man's Dr. visit.
65. Have you ever crawled through a window? I'm pretty sure I've done that in my years.
Friday, May 1, 2009
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Good News!
Well, I got good news today.
I happen to run into my mentor from the community college today. She and I did a lot of communicating 1.5 years ago when I was a nursing instructor with naughty students. She told me that the Director of Nursing Education has requested me and another RN from the hospitals to teach this fall semester. So, I feel very honored that I was requested.
It so happened that my manager was on the floor this evening and so I thought I would share my good news. Well, that went into smoke immediately. I didn't get immediate support. I just got a response from her "we're already low 2 nurses." After I explained it'd be in the fall and I would still do my hours on the floor. She just said that she would try and have staffing cover for my one evening off.....not 2 shifts like last semester! After our conversation, she did give me a small compliment that I didn't take as heart-felt....but I took whatever I could.
Then I called up my hubby, because I knew he would be supportive.
It still just strikes me funny and I'm a little offended....I'll get over it..but whatever happened to supporting your employees?
I might have the option of requesting to teach on my floor....so maybe that would be a win situation for the floor.... helping out the nurses, promoting our floor for any new RN's looking for jobs.....I'll see what unrolls. I'm not going to give up this opportunity that would benefit me.
I happen to run into my mentor from the community college today. She and I did a lot of communicating 1.5 years ago when I was a nursing instructor with naughty students. She told me that the Director of Nursing Education has requested me and another RN from the hospitals to teach this fall semester. So, I feel very honored that I was requested.
It so happened that my manager was on the floor this evening and so I thought I would share my good news. Well, that went into smoke immediately. I didn't get immediate support. I just got a response from her "we're already low 2 nurses." After I explained it'd be in the fall and I would still do my hours on the floor. She just said that she would try and have staffing cover for my one evening off.....not 2 shifts like last semester! After our conversation, she did give me a small compliment that I didn't take as heart-felt....but I took whatever I could.
Then I called up my hubby, because I knew he would be supportive.
It still just strikes me funny and I'm a little offended....I'll get over it..but whatever happened to supporting your employees?
I might have the option of requesting to teach on my floor....so maybe that would be a win situation for the floor.... helping out the nurses, promoting our floor for any new RN's looking for jobs.....I'll see what unrolls. I'm not going to give up this opportunity that would benefit me.
Sunday, April 26, 2009
We have an Artist in our future!
This is art work from our 2 1/2 year old! She wrote her name and then drew a picture of her BFF; Sammy! (Her stuffed doggy!) Not too shabby.....I love when she says the letters in her name when she writes it..."O....M....C....D....O....M....C...D" It's so dang cute!................I give her credit with the doggy picture...she even has the nose, ears and spots pretty accurate.......{insert AWH! here}
Birthday wishes!
Happy Belated Birthday to Cousin Jaydin....hope you have a wonderful birthday, hope you have a healthy and happy year!
Another Happy Belated Birthday to Tatum Happy Cakes Roberts.....(our canine)....sorry we didn't party it up for ya pooch!
P.s. these are belated wishes because we are STILL sick in this household.......we should have the year's quota finished soon!
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Something Profound
While I was reading the book, "The Shack," I read two passages that were quite profound to my heart. You know those a-ha! moments that you have when you read something.....or sometimes it's a feeling of peace. After finishing this wonderful book...I searched and searched to find the two passages that I loved and I read them over and over.
pg. 187............ Papa (God) was talking to the character in the book. "Mack, just because I work incredible good out of unspeakable tragedies doesn't mean I orchestrate the tragedies. Don't ever assume that my using something means I caused it or that I needed it to accomplish my purposes. That will only lead you to false notions about me. Grace doesn't depend on suffering to exist, but where there is suffering you will find grace in many facets and colors."
This seemed to ultimately answer my question, why do bad things happen to good people? I see this so many times in the health care institution. Bad things being awful debilitating illnesses and diseases..........it was very reassuring to read this and say "a-ha!" and thank God!
P. 193......this is the second passage that spoke to my heart when Papa (God) was talking to the character again. "Mackenzie, my purposes are not for my comfort, or yours. My purposes are always and only an expression of love. I purpose to work life out of death, to bring freedom out of brokenness and turn darkness into light. What you see as chaos, I see as a fractal. All things must unfold, even though it puts all those I love in the midst of a world of horrible tragedies-even the one closest to me."
This just tells simply: GOD is LOVE.............He has showed us over and over how much he loves us and his greatest gift is Jesus and how he died for our salvation.
other themes this book explored was forgiveness and reconciliation......if you're at all interested I now have the book read and ready to pass it on.
Or you can check it out at http://www.theshackbook.com
p.s. I read this book in three nights before going to bed....pretty easy read and a fast one.
pg. 187............ Papa (God) was talking to the character in the book. "Mack, just because I work incredible good out of unspeakable tragedies doesn't mean I orchestrate the tragedies. Don't ever assume that my using something means I caused it or that I needed it to accomplish my purposes. That will only lead you to false notions about me. Grace doesn't depend on suffering to exist, but where there is suffering you will find grace in many facets and colors."
This seemed to ultimately answer my question, why do bad things happen to good people? I see this so many times in the health care institution. Bad things being awful debilitating illnesses and diseases..........it was very reassuring to read this and say "a-ha!" and thank God!
P. 193......this is the second passage that spoke to my heart when Papa (God) was talking to the character again. "Mackenzie, my purposes are not for my comfort, or yours. My purposes are always and only an expression of love. I purpose to work life out of death, to bring freedom out of brokenness and turn darkness into light. What you see as chaos, I see as a fractal. All things must unfold, even though it puts all those I love in the midst of a world of horrible tragedies-even the one closest to me."
This just tells simply: GOD is LOVE.............He has showed us over and over how much he loves us and his greatest gift is Jesus and how he died for our salvation.
other themes this book explored was forgiveness and reconciliation......if you're at all interested I now have the book read and ready to pass it on.
Or you can check it out at http://www.theshackbook.com
p.s. I read this book in three nights before going to bed....pretty easy read and a fast one.
Happy Earth Day
Here is something created by the C-man. I don't have much except for flight of ideas to blog....so I'm settling on this nice piece.
Just pretend you're playing MadGab and you'll get it.
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