The wind...Lately it has been fierce. Last night it blew over the basketball hoop and dented the heck out of the little van. It whistled and blew through our bundled bodies at Jason's football game. Jason lost his last game. The other team had not won a game so it was a big day for them where as Jason's team had already won 3. Jason was happy for his friend who was on that team.
I am gearing up for Halloween. I put the Jack-O-Lantern lights last night. Sadly they fell already. I put on the table cloth and need to look for my funky place mats with the moving eyeballs. Candy is still there minus two Reeses peanut butter cups. ;) I keep forgetting to carve the pumpkins. I bought these Lite-Brite type bulbs to make designs. Yep, Target can sell me just about anything.
I wrote out most of my Christmas cards already. I am seriously procrastinating. Final exam is Wednesday. I've studied some, but need to focus better.
Last lecture in the am tomorrow then off to Hospice.
Sunday, October 28, 2007
Saturday, October 27, 2007
Week in Review
Sunday
J lost his playoff game. Sad but true. They are now in third place regardless of how they do tomorrow. He has been a good sport. I am proud of him for doing his best.
Monday
Started with J being sent home. There have been 8 people in his class with lice. The school nurse aid found what she thought were two nits on his nape but no actual lice and so he was sent home. I inspected his head and the rest of us and found nothing. We did the whole shampoo thing, vacuumed every in inch of the house, washed clothing and bedding, and bagged up all stuffed animals just in case. We also shaved both boys heads. We have never had a scare like this before which is pretty good considering our oldest is in 8th grade. Personally, I think they were wrong, but better safe than sorry.
Took exam II at school. Felt atomic bomb bad. Emailed teacher for grade.
Tuesday
Left me afraid of many things that because of HIPPA I cannot discuss. Still no response from teacher.
Wednesday
Fellow student got her grade and stated teacher reports all grades bad, the highest being an 82% ( a C in nursing school). Still no word on my test.
Thursday
Last clinical day at the hospital. Very busy day. Brought my amazing twinkie cake to share with the group. Teacher handed each of us a piece of paper with a classmate's name on it. We were instructed to write something positive about that person then pass it to the right. We were given our pro list and told to put it on the refrigerator. We spend most of our time in the nursing program identifying areas that need improvement and little time thinking about our strengths. We all admitted we were uncomfortable reading the list. Why are we unable to take pride in our strengths? Mine is on the refrigerator. I have forced myself to read it a few times.
Teacher emailed grade, 80%. Still one exam to go.
Friday
Told Dev he was going to miss the bus. He refused to listen stating he knew exactly when the bus would be there. I told him it could come early but he still did not listen. Moments after he left I heard a noise in the garage. When I openned the door, I saw Dev lowering his bike because he missed the bus.
Shopping at Target. Bought 5 enormous bags and 3 small ones of Halloween candy, clock for living room, and organizers.
Tore apart the upstairs closet. Put organizer to use to keep things in place in the closet, bathroom, and in Dev's room. Still need more but it's a start.
Retouched hair color the lovely shade of intense auburn. Happy hair didn't fall out. Really not fond of the Brittney/Sinead look.
Got a call from David that his truck broke down. Our friends who do work on our boat and cars picked him up, brought him home, and fixed his van that day. They are awesome. We are very lucky. I want to say it was the drive shaft. It was fortunate he broke down because it was about to fall off.
Saturday
The last football practice. Study for final exam. No Irish football.
J lost his playoff game. Sad but true. They are now in third place regardless of how they do tomorrow. He has been a good sport. I am proud of him for doing his best.
Monday
Started with J being sent home. There have been 8 people in his class with lice. The school nurse aid found what she thought were two nits on his nape but no actual lice and so he was sent home. I inspected his head and the rest of us and found nothing. We did the whole shampoo thing, vacuumed every in inch of the house, washed clothing and bedding, and bagged up all stuffed animals just in case. We also shaved both boys heads. We have never had a scare like this before which is pretty good considering our oldest is in 8th grade. Personally, I think they were wrong, but better safe than sorry.
Took exam II at school. Felt atomic bomb bad. Emailed teacher for grade.
Tuesday
Left me afraid of many things that because of HIPPA I cannot discuss. Still no response from teacher.
Wednesday
Fellow student got her grade and stated teacher reports all grades bad, the highest being an 82% ( a C in nursing school). Still no word on my test.
Thursday
Last clinical day at the hospital. Very busy day. Brought my amazing twinkie cake to share with the group. Teacher handed each of us a piece of paper with a classmate's name on it. We were instructed to write something positive about that person then pass it to the right. We were given our pro list and told to put it on the refrigerator. We spend most of our time in the nursing program identifying areas that need improvement and little time thinking about our strengths. We all admitted we were uncomfortable reading the list. Why are we unable to take pride in our strengths? Mine is on the refrigerator. I have forced myself to read it a few times.
Teacher emailed grade, 80%. Still one exam to go.
Friday
Told Dev he was going to miss the bus. He refused to listen stating he knew exactly when the bus would be there. I told him it could come early but he still did not listen. Moments after he left I heard a noise in the garage. When I openned the door, I saw Dev lowering his bike because he missed the bus.
Shopping at Target. Bought 5 enormous bags and 3 small ones of Halloween candy, clock for living room, and organizers.
Tore apart the upstairs closet. Put organizer to use to keep things in place in the closet, bathroom, and in Dev's room. Still need more but it's a start.
Retouched hair color the lovely shade of intense auburn. Happy hair didn't fall out. Really not fond of the Brittney/Sinead look.
Got a call from David that his truck broke down. Our friends who do work on our boat and cars picked him up, brought him home, and fixed his van that day. They are awesome. We are very lucky. I want to say it was the drive shaft. It was fortunate he broke down because it was about to fall off.
Saturday
The last football practice. Study for final exam. No Irish football.
Saturday, October 20, 2007
I blame the throw back jerseys damn it!
Notre Dame lost big today. I always cringe when I see them run out onto the field in the green jerseys, but today I thought maybe it would be different since they were in green throw back jerseys ($50.00 at the Official Notre Dame athletic store).
Yep, I had a little twinkle of hope. Had being the operative word.
That being said, I am still a die hard Notre Dame fan. It takes time to build greatness back up.
Go Irish!
Yep, I had a little twinkle of hope. Had being the operative word.
That being said, I am still a die hard Notre Dame fan. It takes time to build greatness back up.
Go Irish!
Friday, October 19, 2007
Welcome back my big beautiful flat friend. Welcome back.
Adventures in nursing school....process recording, presentation, patient care plan and paper, quiz, lecture, and clinical....lots of work. Next week, test on Monday and process record on therapeutic communitcation paper due Thursday.
It helps that football is almost over for Jason. His last practice is next Saturday and game that Sunday. Devin finished up on Monday.
Last Sunday the tube on the big tv blew. Turns out my affection for the darn thing wore it out. We had just hooked up the Direct TV the day before. David was not happy with me. Had to bring down the bedrm tv until the bulb came in the mail. It only took 4 days for it to get here. In a matter of minutes all was right with the world. Welcome back my dear electronic friend. Welcome back.
My big beautiful friend kept me company as I worked on med cards all day long.
It helps that football is almost over for Jason. His last practice is next Saturday and game that Sunday. Devin finished up on Monday.
Last Sunday the tube on the big tv blew. Turns out my affection for the darn thing wore it out. We had just hooked up the Direct TV the day before. David was not happy with me. Had to bring down the bedrm tv until the bulb came in the mail. It only took 4 days for it to get here. In a matter of minutes all was right with the world. Welcome back my dear electronic friend. Welcome back.
My big beautiful friend kept me company as I worked on med cards all day long.
Monday, October 8, 2007
Sunday, October 7, 2007
Midget League Wolverines beat Irish!!!!
Today the #1 ranked Irish were shut out by the Wolervines. It was the best game I have seen them play. They dominated the entire game. I clapped so hard I bruised my left hand. I tend to get excited watching football especially when my boys are playing. :)
Final score 13-0. The last time we played them we lost 24-0.
Go Wolverines!!!!
Final score 13-0. The last time we played them we lost 24-0.
Go Wolverines!!!!
Saturday, October 6, 2007
Notre Dame football only $129.00 + tax!
We settled in to watch the Notre Dame game only to find it is not on. Technically it is on PPV for $129.00 + tax. Ummm...I consider myself a die hard Notre Dame fan but if I'm going to spend money to see Notre Dame play it is going to be in person. This unfortunate programing has me tuning in to watch Ohio State play Purdue instead. I have a deal with Devin that I root for OSU when they are not playing ND. I find this difficult to do. I used to be a fan back in college because my boyfriend at the time went there. I became an Irish fan with my husband shortly after we were married. I find that I have no legitimate reason to dislike Ohio State and yet I do. Maybe my subconsious has the old boyfriend linked with the team. See my stint in Mental Health nursing already has me analyzing my behavior not just my patients'.
School is going well. Psych nursing is different than med surg in that it is primarily about therapeutic communication. We learned therapeutic communication skills back in first semester and have continued to practice them each clinical rotation, but never to this extent. My biggest fear is saying the worng thing. The textbook states this is a common fear of nursing students which believe it or not helps. Only four more weeks of this rotation.
I downloaded virtual Stitch again to my computer. I have downloaded different versions over the years and deleted them when I get bored with the program. This program has experiments 221 and 625 as well. The best thing about virtual Stitch is he doesn't die if I forget to play with him like the monkey on my pda.
Tomorrow Jason's team plays the midget league Irish who
(ironically) are undefeated. I have to work the concession stand after the game. I have a touch of the flu and hope to be feeling better by then.
School is going well. Psych nursing is different than med surg in that it is primarily about therapeutic communication. We learned therapeutic communication skills back in first semester and have continued to practice them each clinical rotation, but never to this extent. My biggest fear is saying the worng thing. The textbook states this is a common fear of nursing students which believe it or not helps. Only four more weeks of this rotation.
I downloaded virtual Stitch again to my computer. I have downloaded different versions over the years and deleted them when I get bored with the program. This program has experiments 221 and 625 as well. The best thing about virtual Stitch is he doesn't die if I forget to play with him like the monkey on my pda.
Tomorrow Jason's team plays the midget league Irish who
(ironically) are undefeated. I have to work the concession stand after the game. I have a touch of the flu and hope to be feeling better by then.
Monday, October 1, 2007
Back to school
I went back to school this morning. I missed it. The lecture moved along at a tolerable pace. Monday is the short lecture day this five weeks. After class today we went to the local Hospice for a couple of hours. We will spend a day or two there during this rotation. I am not sure how I will do with it. I teared up a few times while there and that is without working with patients. Clinical orientation is tomorrow. It takes 41 minuts to get there. I used Google Maps to get directions. I feel confident that I will make it there without incident. Two great things about this rotation are that I can wear business casual clothes rather than the uniform and I'll be home before the kids.
I have two chapters to read tonight for tomorrow. It is good to be back.
I have two chapters to read tonight for tomorrow. It is good to be back.
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