Being a nurse is hard, especially when I have kids to care for at home and feel guilty for workig full-time. I would stay at home if I could. Some days are really hard at work--draining stress, difficult patients, or the all-too-common bickering amongst fellow staff members. Then you couple all that with the terrible economy and the news of no raises and the loss of hospital income. Grrr... sometimes I wonder why I wanted to be a nurse in the first place.
This week I floated to the medical-surgical floor on a particularly busy day. I think we turned over half the census with new patients... some of them so time-consuming! The one thing that makes me sad about what I saw that day was the after-math of the lifestyle changes some of the patients were experiencing. Thank you work of wisdom! I came home tired, sad, and so glad that I get to work in OB.
In stark contrast, the next two days I spent a lot of time with a labor induction of a sweet family who was so appreciative of my care. They thanked me many times over for the care I rendered. Then the icing on the cake... 16 minutes before the end of my shift after two days of an agonizing induction for this young lady, her baby made its presence. I love birthday parties! Life is such an amazing miracle! Every time I help with a delivery, feeligs of amazement consume me. This partifular family made me feel like a million dollars with the appreciation they showed me.
Yes, I am happy that I chose to be a nurse. Thank you to all those who thank their nurses!
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Thursday, January 6, 2011
6 Days until 6 years old
I can't believe how quickly my little Evan is growing up. Starting school seems to be the point where your kid becomes "BIG." Talking back, making friends, and making me SO SO proud! Evan has been such a joy and blessing to us since the day he was born. Something about his chocolate brown eyes and gorgeous smile just sucks me in, and he has the sweetest personality to go along with to good looks! I feel like the luckiest mom in the world to get to claim this little man.
So what are we doing for the special little man? We are taking him to the Arizona Museum of Natural History so he can see the dinosaurs. It's going to be a fun day celebrating with this man dinosaur style!
So what are we doing for the special little man? We are taking him to the Arizona Museum of Natural History so he can see the dinosaurs. It's going to be a fun day celebrating with this man dinosaur style!
Monday, December 13, 2010
12 more days until Christmas
Christmas season is fun this year. Evan is finally old enough to really be into it and has hit us with loads of questions! But, he is still gullable, and that is twice as much fun! Madilyn is really excited too.
This past months has been filled with sickness, sewing, work, karate, and lots of time with the kids outside.
We have nearly finished the porch on the back of the house. Now it just needs a little more paint and some rain sealing on the roof. Wohoo! We thought we'd have to wait until next summer to enjoy it, but the weather has been so nice that we are already loving it!
I promise to one day learn to post more pictures. I post them all on facebook though, so I don't see the need to do both.
I hope your house is as excited about Christmas as mine is!
This past months has been filled with sickness, sewing, work, karate, and lots of time with the kids outside.
We have nearly finished the porch on the back of the house. Now it just needs a little more paint and some rain sealing on the roof. Wohoo! We thought we'd have to wait until next summer to enjoy it, but the weather has been so nice that we are already loving it!
I promise to one day learn to post more pictures. I post them all on facebook though, so I don't see the need to do both.
I hope your house is as excited about Christmas as mine is!
Sunday, October 31, 2010
I can't believe it's almost November
It seems like this year in particular has gone by so quickly. Todd and I are both working full-time and he is still going to school full-time online. Because of this, we just don't have much spare time. My only hope is that at some point, we will start enjoying our time more. It feels like the time we have with our two beautiful children is quickly slipping away. Working full-time at with my kids so young just breaks my heart. Although I wouldn't want to stay at home all the time, full-time is just so hard! The only consolation is that our kids love their babysitter and really enjoy and look forward to the days they spend there. They are such good kids too!
Evan started karate in July, and it has kept us quite busy, but he LOVES it! We love watching him too. It makes me proud to watch him gain so much confidence from it. He is really good at it too! In a few weeks he will be participating in his first belt exam to get his yellow belt. He is so excited! He starting to get really interested in being strong and beating bad guys.
For Halloween this year, Evan was Batman and Madilyn was a princess. They had so much fun at the trunk-or-treat and then we went to a few houses afterward so they could knock on a few doors. Evan asked about Halloween constantly for over a month, so we are waiting to mention Christmas to him.
We bought land last year hoping to build a house on it in a few years. I wish we would have waited a little longer. We were trying to move back to St. Johns for awhile, but have since decided to stay here in the Gila Valley. With the economy the way it is, the houses near where our land is are not selling, and we are afraind to build since Todd is not finished with school and working his dream job. We also have bills we need to pay off, but because we are putting such a huge chunk of money toward our land, we aren't getting anything paid off. So, we decided to put our land back up for sale. I am praying that we get it sold quickly! It is so sad to let go of a dream. The land is 1.7 acres of horse property way out away from busy streets (like the college street we live on now) and is backed by BLM land. It has a GORGEOUS view of Mt. Graham and the surrounding smaller mountains. We really fell in love with it. I hope someone else does too. There is just no way that we can afford to build a house on it in the next year, and we HAVE to move into a bigger house sooner than the 4 years we have left to pay on it.
The house we live in now is too small for our family of four, and there is no way we can fit another child in it if and when we have one. We haven't decided to rent or sell our house yet. So many decisions!
Evan started karate in July, and it has kept us quite busy, but he LOVES it! We love watching him too. It makes me proud to watch him gain so much confidence from it. He is really good at it too! In a few weeks he will be participating in his first belt exam to get his yellow belt. He is so excited! He starting to get really interested in being strong and beating bad guys.
For Halloween this year, Evan was Batman and Madilyn was a princess. They had so much fun at the trunk-or-treat and then we went to a few houses afterward so they could knock on a few doors. Evan asked about Halloween constantly for over a month, so we are waiting to mention Christmas to him.
We bought land last year hoping to build a house on it in a few years. I wish we would have waited a little longer. We were trying to move back to St. Johns for awhile, but have since decided to stay here in the Gila Valley. With the economy the way it is, the houses near where our land is are not selling, and we are afraind to build since Todd is not finished with school and working his dream job. We also have bills we need to pay off, but because we are putting such a huge chunk of money toward our land, we aren't getting anything paid off. So, we decided to put our land back up for sale. I am praying that we get it sold quickly! It is so sad to let go of a dream. The land is 1.7 acres of horse property way out away from busy streets (like the college street we live on now) and is backed by BLM land. It has a GORGEOUS view of Mt. Graham and the surrounding smaller mountains. We really fell in love with it. I hope someone else does too. There is just no way that we can afford to build a house on it in the next year, and we HAVE to move into a bigger house sooner than the 4 years we have left to pay on it.
The house we live in now is too small for our family of four, and there is no way we can fit another child in it if and when we have one. We haven't decided to rent or sell our house yet. So many decisions!
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Maybe It's Time to Start Again
It's been a long time since I've posted a blog. Partly because I got a new camera and can't find a place that makes it easy to downsize my pictures so they'll load to blogger. Any suggestions?
My neighbor and dear friend died from cancer last night. She fought off breast cancer and then was hit with neuroendocrine cancer which spread throughout her entire body. She was in a lot of pain at the end, but even last thursday when I was able to say my last goodbyes, she was alert and taking visitors. It has been the hardest two weeks I've ever dealt with emotionally. I have been holding my kids more over the past months and spending as much qaulity time as I can. It really opened my eyes to the precious things in life to see my nieghbor dealing with this terrible disease. She was so strong.
Glena taught me so many things. When we first moved here, I didn't have any friends and I was miserable. She was the best neighbor and we quickly became friends, as did our children. Her kids are 4, 5, and 8. Glena helped me with my sewing. She was so goofy and fun in the was she interacted with her kids. I was always wondering what game she would think up next to entertain her adorable children.
I think about her kids and hurt for them. I only hope I can do enough to help them through this time. Kids are resilient, thank goodness, but the loss of such an amazing mother is going to be so hard for them! Another friend and I are putting together a book for her kids that will be filled with memories, stories, and pictures from her friends (her family has on from the family). Do any of you know of a good place to publish such a book in a hardbound book for a decent price?
I feel angels around her home right now and feel such a peace. She was one of those friends that if you knew her and were her friend, you felt like a celebrity because everyone who know her loves her. I have been so lucky to have her in my life, and in my kids' lives. I have a sweet last memory of our last visit a few days ago, and that will carry me through the next few months.
I promise to post more if I can find a good place to shrink my pictures, because I have TONS to share. Until then, please say a prayer of comfort for her family.
My neighbor and dear friend died from cancer last night. She fought off breast cancer and then was hit with neuroendocrine cancer which spread throughout her entire body. She was in a lot of pain at the end, but even last thursday when I was able to say my last goodbyes, she was alert and taking visitors. It has been the hardest two weeks I've ever dealt with emotionally. I have been holding my kids more over the past months and spending as much qaulity time as I can. It really opened my eyes to the precious things in life to see my nieghbor dealing with this terrible disease. She was so strong.
Glena taught me so many things. When we first moved here, I didn't have any friends and I was miserable. She was the best neighbor and we quickly became friends, as did our children. Her kids are 4, 5, and 8. Glena helped me with my sewing. She was so goofy and fun in the was she interacted with her kids. I was always wondering what game she would think up next to entertain her adorable children.
I think about her kids and hurt for them. I only hope I can do enough to help them through this time. Kids are resilient, thank goodness, but the loss of such an amazing mother is going to be so hard for them! Another friend and I are putting together a book for her kids that will be filled with memories, stories, and pictures from her friends (her family has on from the family). Do any of you know of a good place to publish such a book in a hardbound book for a decent price?
I feel angels around her home right now and feel such a peace. She was one of those friends that if you knew her and were her friend, you felt like a celebrity because everyone who know her loves her. I have been so lucky to have her in my life, and in my kids' lives. I have a sweet last memory of our last visit a few days ago, and that will carry me through the next few months.
I promise to post more if I can find a good place to shrink my pictures, because I have TONS to share. Until then, please say a prayer of comfort for her family.
Friday, April 23, 2010
One step closer....
to a finished yard!
Before:
After:
Now we just need to add the edging rocks around the grass!
Now you know what I do for exercise: haul gravel!
Before:
After:
Now we just need to add the edging rocks around the grass!
Now you know what I do for exercise: haul gravel!
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Two years old!
Still my little redhead!
Madilyn is still in the 98th percentile for hieght and weight (34.4 pounds and 3 feet 1 inch tall). I hope that sometime soon she will slow down! Poor girl is going to be a giant!
We have enjoyed Madilyn so much. Her little personality is SO much fun! Yes, she is two in all of it's glory, but she is just so precious!
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