Wordless Wednesday

Fashion Show

While watching my neices today I was spending a little time on facebook, while they were playing quietly in Lauren's room.  I soon found out why they were being so quiet.  They peeked their heads around the corner and asked me to judge a fashion show.  So I grabbed my camera because I knew I would be in for a treat.  They had the music ready and showed me where to sit!! 

I could not believe the attitude and sassy girls!!

Then Cole decided he was not going to be left out....

Readers Digest

Readers Digest had an article about "Things the ER staff won't tell you." The article made its way through the ER and gave us a laugh.  I thought I would share some of our favorites............

1. In the ER, nurses provide most of the hands-on care. So be nice. 

     This one is so true..The last shift I work I had this lady come in that called me so many names I forgot what my name was.....ya know I'm sorry you wanted to kill yourself but after spending 5 minutes with you....the entire staff wanted to also!!!!

"Yes, we know you're waiting.... and  waiting....and waiting" If we had a room available we would put you in it.

Waiting is good. It means you're not going to die. The person you need to feel sorry for is the one who gets rushed into the ER and treated first.

Your emergency isn't necessarily our emergency.

If you come in with a virus, don't get mad because we can't tell you exactly what it is, be happy we've ruled out that is not an emergency.

When we say, Put this gown on , we mean you should take off the clothes underneath so we can see the area that we need to examine. Don't put the gown over your clothes.

**We would like to put these on a sign in the waiting room*******

1. Some ERs don't allow more than one visitor per patient  for a reason:  You get in our way. Nominate someone to be in the ER and have that person relay information to everyone else in the waiting room.

2. Standing in the doorway and staring at us while we work won't help your loved one get treated more quickly. We're pretty used to people trying to intimidate us!!

3 We don't come to your place of employment and yell at you and tell you how to do your job!!!

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Some of us are pretty good at spotting people who come in to score pain medication.....especially if you are specific about the drug you want or you drove over an hour to get here and passed many ERs on the way.

If you come in with a bizarre or disgusting symptom, we are going to talk about you. We won't talk about you to people outside the ER, but we need to vent like everyone else. (and a good laugh!!)

And yes.. I love the ER!!!

(we do have compassion for those patients who truely deserve it!!)

mmmm mmmm good!!!

Today Lauren has been hit with the GI bug. Let's hope it is just the little 24 bug!! So for supper I made her some soup and a sandwich...............

"Mmmmmmm, this is so good mom. What is it?? Hot Pasta??"

"No honey, it is just Chicken Noodle Soup"

"Well, mom..... you are a really really good cook!!"

"Thanks babe!!

hahahahahahahahahah - Thanks Campbell Soup!! I thought I was going to have to get that girl a shovel!!

Ugliest kitchen!!

Saving the worst for last.

I have put off remodeling the kitchen because I knew 1. it would be the most expensive and 2. I dreaded what I was going to find underneath. I will NEVER, and yes I will say NEVER buy a house and say oh "all I have to do is just take the wallpaper off and paint"  UGH!!!  I'm using the trick of half fabric softner and half water to spray on the walls and scrape off. It's coming off with a lot of work and a lot of time. So if anybody has any other tricks, please share!!

Here is what we've been tolerating for the past year.  Lovely green stripes and paneling. Could it get worse than this...... oh yes.......... ( I fear what I will find under the panels)

When the green stripes were removed.

I found this lovely yellow flowered wallpaper!!

When the yellow flowered wallpaper was removed....

I found this lovely BRIGHT yellow painted wall.

How do you get HGTV in your home????????

I have only started on a little section by the deck doors.

I haven't even began the big wall.

The one good thing. When the kitchen is done, the inside is done YAY!!!!!

(of course then to the outside)

In the mood!

I haven't posted since a couple of days after Christmas because frankly I just haven't been in the mood.  We've been busy like everyone else with our day to day stuff and when I might have had a minute, blogging  just wasn't what I want to do.  So now as I'm listening to the kids have a sword fight. I thought I might sneak away to blog land!!

Here are a couple of things we've enjoyed the last couple of weeks..........

Cole had his first Christmas Preschool program.  He never talked about practicing, even when I asked. You would never find him walking around the house singing any songs. When it came the night of the program, he didn't even want to go. He said it was boring.  So we weren't expecting to see a whole lot. What a surprise we got.  He sang every song, did every dance and smiled the whole time. Looked far from being bored.  It was so funny and a joy to watch.

We attempted to take some family pictures!!!!

(Hopefully next time we can get one with all 4)

Cole and Lauren decorated their Christmas Tree.....

and I decorated mine!!

I loved this tree!!

Christmas morning!!

The smiles on their faces makes my heart smile!!

Mike had to work the night before Christmas so we were going to wait for him to come home. Mother nature had another plan and it sleeted and snowed so bad that he couldn't get his car out of the hospital parking lot. So he didn't make. It made it even worse that Santa had left the big presents in Mike's trunk. So the kids opened what was under the tree, but a sheet was put over some of Santa's presents and we told them Santa left some presents and was going to bring the rest tomorrow. Actually, they didn't seem to mind at all. Thank Goodness!!! Lessen learned!!!

Playing in the snow!!!

Even Blade loved the snow!!

Merry Christmas

Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas!!

As I'm sitting here looking at the living room wondering where are we going to put all this??? Our kids are for sure blessed with aunts, uncles, grandparents and great-grandparents to spoil them rotten. I was so happy and proud of Lauren and Colton they were so happy and thankful with each present they opened (even the clothes!!).

This would have been our Christmas card had I made it to the post-office.  I think this is the first year I haven't sent a card! I will have to do better next year!!

I was very fortunate to get to spend the Christmas season with my family and now I will be getting to bring in the New Year with my ER family!!

Hope everyone has a wonderful and safe holiday!!