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| Not much today/DAY 8 |
| 04.26.04 (8:03 pm) [edit] |
I worked today and it was busy. Blah...blah...blah. The same old whiny story as usual. So why put you through it? :roll: The girls' school pictures need to be ordered(spring portraits) It's funny how I swore I'd never use this particular photographer ever again(his company di my wedding) and here I am loading u p on pictures at school done by him. I have NO choice. Well I do, and last year I didn't order their pictures, because I was going to take them to a studio and I never did, so we have no school pics for that year... and I feel like the queen of the bad mommies because of it! :oops:
It's close to bedtime--I'm tired!
More tomorrow...
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| Brrrr! It's cold! / Day 7 |
| 04.25.04 (9:08 pm) [edit] |
Yes-- it is cold! We just got home from our church picnic at a nearby lake. It has rained mostly all day :roll: and the wind has been blowing pretty good. Combine that with one drenched mama and three soaked girlies and you get COLD! We had singing and preaching with the rain pouring down. Of course in the middle of the biggest down pour, Haleigh decides she has to go to the bathroom to tinkle :? I'm sure the rain wasn't helping much--you know what running water in the sink makes you do! Anyway, off Haleigh and I go, with no umbrella or raincoat, through water over our ankles and flip-flops sloshing in the water. Did I say cold water? We had been at Tony's mom's house so all we had on were shorts and sleeveless shirts, which are fine if you are at her house because you usually are sweating over there anyway! I don't recommend it on a windy, rainy evening! I was glad to get in the car and turn the heater on. I'm shivering now just thinking about it!
Last night, the girls' had a friend stay over and go to church this morning. That was fun, especially trying to wake them up for Sunday School, which by the way, we missed. We took that girl home and then went by and picked up a little girl Holleigh's age, her buddy, Grace and away we went to grandma's house. Well, they fussed and whined and I threatened. Three of them would gang up on one and leave her out. [i][b]OOOOHHH--I CAN'T STAND THAT![/b][/i] I will just not tolerate that! I was glad when we got to the picnic and I could have a little break while they ran around(and got wet) So it has been a busy and noisy day. My little ones are bathed and cozy, now ready for bed. I better go get my sweet kisses and hugs before they drift of to dreams! Work tomorrow--DAY 7 of 30 day count down (or count up!)
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| Busy Saturday/Day 6 |
| 04.24.04 (9:44 pm) [edit] |
I haven't posted in a couple of days because life has been so hectic here in our world! Friday was pretty busy getting things ready for Haleigh's birthday skating party. Then last night we went to some friends' home where they grilled steak. we ate baked potatoes, salad, garlic bread, and a chocolate dessert that was marvelous! We were over there late into the night so I hope we didn't wear out our welcome!:lol: We had a great time.
This morning, Hannah went to take an IQ test at the clinic. She said it went well. Tony took her there, but parents are not allowed in the room during testing. I tried to clean my house, because a little girl was supposed to be coming to spend the night with my girls. Her parents were supposed to drop her off at about 12:00 p.m., well they showed about 9:30 a.m. :shock:was I suprised and embarrassed! This was one of those times when my house was so bad that most visitors would have been entertained on the front porch :oops: Oh well! They played outside and I threatened to make them help me if they came inside! :twisted:
Haleigh's skating party started at 3:30 and lasted until 5:30. Out of 25 invites--12 showed up and only about 6 had RSVP'ed so I thought was a pretty good turnout. Another mother and I skated with the kids. Tony was a wimp and didn't get out there. I'll have to admit it was much harder than I remembered! I used to skate pretty well---today I did well to stay standing (I didn't fall at all. I was so proud of myself 8) After we left the party, we went to the grocery store for a few things. It was only about a 15 minute ride from the party to there. I had trouble getting out of the vehicle. I can only imagine how I am going to feel tomorrow morning! Maybe I'll take some Advil or Alleve before I go to bed! Ughhh....I dread the pain.
[i][b]DAY 6 of my 30 day count down to a new job. Yippee![/b][/i] I have to work Monday, Tuesday, and Friday of this week. As long as I stay on the Pediatrics Ward I'll be thrilled. It's tough, but more rewarding. I'm sure things won't go like I hope at work, though. They will try to ruffle my feathers the best they can... no doubt. Tonight I have to bake a cake to make a dessert for tomorrow. It's similar to one our friends made, but I'm going to use Butterfingers instead of Skor candy bars. The Skors were good, I just wanted to try something different. Our church is having a picnic where we will have paddle boats swimming, volleyball, horseshoes and several other things as well as FOOD! Yummy!
Guess I better get these girlies in the bed so they will wake up in the morning for Sunday School. I have one extra girl to get ready in the morning. Fun Fun Fun
Tune in tomorrow....
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| Off for the Weekend! |
| 04.22.04 (11:32 pm) [edit] |
Work was so nice today even though I had the Pediatrics ward with all those screaming babies! I had 2 students follow me to be evaluated for clinicals. Both were guys--young ones in the Respiratory program. Both were a little intimidated by doing CPT on the little babies. CPT is also called Chest Physiotherapy and is basically the beating of certain areas with a cupped palm or pneumatic percussor(which vibrates) in hopes of beating the gunk loose in the lungs in order for the patient to cough it up. How is that for layman terms? Also, what a run on sentence! Let me back up a second and explain that statement, since words are sometimes read differently that the writer meant them! I absolutely [i][u][b]LOVE[/b][/u][/i] working the Peds floor! :D The screaming babies are scared so therefore they scream, some of the bigger babies are just spoiled! Anyway, the kids are just usually frightened out of their little minds. It's mostly the parents that are the problem. Some parents are wonderful and do anything to aid you in caring for their child. .. some on the other hand sleep all night and all day and don't even turn over on the couch to see who is coming in the room and what they will do to their child! If it was one of my girls, I'd be up every time someone walked thru the door! Now I know that when a person has been up at home with a sick baby all night for several nights, exhaustion manages to kick in. That is understandable, but I don't understand the fact of not seeing who is in the ... and just what are they giving your child?! Sad to say, but mistakes do happen at the hospital, especially ones that could have been prevented at some point or another. It is always good to question the nurses, the respiratory therapist, (Yes--I'm one!) and even the doctors. The employee might not like it, but they will get over it and they should understand why you question. Hey, you are trusting someone you have never met, and know nothing about character wise care for your child. I'm not saying not to trust the staff, but even the sweetest of people can make an error...sometimes a fatal one. When I first went into the Respiratory field, I would cringe every time I saw someone pick up a notebook and pen when I or another staff member walked in the room. Now I welcome it and even go as far as to help them spell my name! NOt that it is a hard one to spell---you know what I mean! Ok--I'll get off my soapbox! Always question the staff and don't just trust that they are getting a Lortab, instead of a Tylenol 3 with codeine that they are allergic to!
Here is a link to a 6 minute streaming Real Media video to some more information about what I do--it's not just breathing treatments! [i][b]LOL[/b][/i][url=http://www.aarc.org/career/li...]Life and Breath Video[/url]
Everyone at work has been curious about me leaving. Sure there are some that I will miss, but of course a few I won't! I will miss not having a Pediatric ward or an Intensive Care Nursery for the little preemies at this small hospital I will be going to. Oh well, less stress! My department head has not even spoken to me since I turned in my resignation, not even Hello! Ok, she's a little immature. I'm not one of her favorites, but then again, I don't go around kissing her booty or being her robot! I have much better things to do and patients to take care of. Maybe one day she'll will catch a clue. Two people have gone from full-time to part-time and 2 people have quit. . . and I am just talking about the month of April! I think the "higher ups" are starting to question her abilities. It's about time. OK--enough about her.
The girls dance/gymastic picture proofs came in today and I looked at them tonight. The proofs were 4x5 and I could buy them tonight. My girls and 19 proofs all together. Now multiply that times $3.00 a proof! So I am broke now! I then ordered a group picture of each of their classes, 6 in all, they were 5x7 and $5.00. That was another $30.00. WOW! $125 per month(I get discounts with each child and class we take. Classes are normally $35.00 a class. x 10 months. [i][b]WHAT AM I DOING THIS FOR![/b][/i] :oops: The things we do for our children!
Let's see, have I had anything positive to say this pos? Hummmm....Oh, I had a good patient verbatim today. A patient said that I gave him excellent care You know what that means? I get to go to the PRIZE CLOSET! Yes you read it right! IF we do something good at work we get to take a walk into the Prize Closet and pick out a prize! Yes I am a woman of 34 years of age, NO I am not a kindergartener! Now you get a small glimpse of what I continously go through!
ON and ON and ON and ON (that's also a song from the movie Freaky Friday. which I want a copy of!)
I seem to be getting several people to visit my blog. That is wonderful, I just wish they would send me an email addy to reply back to them. If they are not a tBlog, I can't send them a reply. They can only read it at the site! SO please, send me you email address or contact me from my Home page website if you don't want your email to show up on the comments section in my blog! I would love to be able to respond!
Well...my head keeps hitting the computer so so I better go to bed! Have a great night!
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| Days later... |
| 04.20.04 (7:46 pm) [edit] |
A fun time was had by all at the Audobon Zoo in New Orleans. We had 14 people go--5 moms and 3 girls. It was a pretty day, thank goodness it did not rain. My girls pet a snake(UGHH!) I wasn't too thrilled at that fact! We got back to our little town at about 630 p.m. and went straight on to a friend's home for a crawfish boil. Needless to say...I was tired! :? Later on during the crawfish boil, I kept trying to fall asleep, so I kept whispering to Tony that we needed to go. I had to work Sunday, which meant I needed to wake up about 4:00 a.m. to get ready and go. Well, we finally got in the car and I thought it was about 11:00p.m. I glanced at the clock and it displayed 8:30 p.m.! Am I getting old or what! I was sooo tired! :oops:
Sunday was a busy day and I was nice to my old night shift and stayed over until 10:30 p.m. to work extra and help. They all wanted to know the scoop about me quitting the hospital anyway!
Monday, I had a few errands to run, then I visited my Department Head to turn in my 30-day notification of my resignation. She kind of looked like I slapped her in the face. :lol: We've had several people quit since she moved into office. Some have gone from full time positions to part time or PRN(as needed). It's not looking good on her for such a high turnover in about a year. Others would like to leave, but have been there so long it would mess up their retirement.
Today, Hannah had one of her testing appointments for the ADD evaluation/ assessment. She said it went pretty good. I was not in the room with her, so I'll have to take her word for it! She said it was easy stuff. More later...
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| Job Change--Yippee! |
| 04.17.04 (7:45 am) [edit] |
It does not look like I am going to be a SAHM any time soon, but until then...I'm making a change! I talked to the department head at a small hospital about 15 minutes from my house(It's in another small town just over the county line). I pretty much have a job there, just have to wait for the drug screen and fingerprinting to be complete. I'm not on drugs and I am the same person I've always been--I've not changed my identitiy...but wouldn't it be nice to sometimes? :lol: Anyway, I have to give my other job notice and MY department head says you have to give 30 days notification! Ughhh! 30 days of more...excuse me...crap!
Tony tells me I need to give notice then just walk out if she makes me mad. I really don't need to burn any bridges, because what if for some reason I have to go back to that place! Oooh--I shudder at the thought! :shock: That is what's going on in my neck of the woods this week. Maybe when I get back, I can tell about Haleigh and the 11 fingers! Tony is fishing today. He left yesterday about lunchtime. Sure wish he wouldn't throw them back so we could have a fish fry!=http://groups.yahoo.com/group... target=_blank [image]mississippimama_66 9470760.gif[/image]
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| Happy Birthday to my sweet Haleigh! April 16 |
| 04.17.04 (12:10 am) [edit] |
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Today is Haleigh's 7th birthday. Actually, April 16 was! I'm a little late on the blog! WOWEE! Seven years old! She shouldn't be that old! :cry: I was watching some home videos where she was a baby and then a toddler. I was in tears--she was so sweet! She's my tough little girl...and the reason I did not have a boy! She is so wild! From the moment she wakes up, she is bouncing off the walls, spinning in circles going 90 to nothing until she literally falls over asleep at night! She can wear you out just watching her go! Oh and she is such the comedian! We had a little cake and icecream for her this afternoon at my mother in law's house, then my mom picked her up and took her out to eat and shopping. She's going to be rotten in the morning! Being a middle child, she really needed some special time to herself--poor baby! Check back tomorrow! I have more to say, but I need to be in bed! We are going to the New Orleans Audobon Zoo! I'm driving, but I'm scared! Driving in New Orleans is not my favorite thing to do, especially with a bunch of little girls. There will be 6 little girls in my Expedition and 6 in another mom's Expedition. Sound like Fun?:roll: Wish us luck!
OH! OH! OH! I got another job! More on that in the morning, it's bedtime now!
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| Wonders of it all... |
| 04.15.04 (4:23 pm) [edit] |
I just love being a mom! My girls amaze me everyday with the way they speak, think, and act. You never know what's going to happen next.
Saturday, the day before Easter, I had my hair cut short--REALLY short! Well, when I picked the girls up from their grandma's house, the oldest, Hannah, 8, and the baby, Holleigh, 4, loved my new cut. Haleigh, will be age 7 tomorrow, got extremely quiet. I glanced in the rearview mirror and noticed theses big teddy bear tears falling out of those deep blue eyes! She was upset because, now, we all looked different! Okay... a little background here:
Hannah and Holleigh have brown hair and brown eyes, just like my husband and I. Haleigh, on the other hand, has blonde hair and blue eyes. She favors my daddy and my little brother--they have blue eyes. We are not sure where the blonde hair came in. I am part Phillipine--I have dark features! Anyway, I know she is mine--she still had all [i][b]11[/b][/i] fingers when we left the hospital. (That is not a typo, but another story for another time!) :lol: To quickly make the point in my story...Hannah used to tell her all the time that she was adopted(there is nothing wrong with being adopted--this just upsets my daughter when she is told this!) I have since given the guilt trip to Hannah for saying that--she no longer allows that out of her mouth. We have discussed all the issues about adoption(geared to their age) and reassured Haleigh that God allowed her to "grow" in my tummy and she belongs to her daddy and I. She just doesn't like the fact that she looks different. The other two have their hair cut short--cut several months ago. I asked Haleigh if she wanted hers cut and she said no. She just wants me to let mine grow back long like hers. Problem solved and she is happy! :D The things we do for our children!
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Today, Holleigh and I met Tony for lunch. The place we went is a gas station/convenience store/ deli/grill/buffet type of place. There are usually a lot of men who work in construction--framers, brick-layers, painters, electricians(my hubby is an electrician) that go to eat there as well as business men from local offices. There are just a variety of folks there. Well, my sweet dear Holleigh decided to call me Hoochie Mama instead of the preferred "mama" title in front of all those people. I was just thrilled. Yeah, right. The more I tried to get her to be quiet, the louder she said it, along with the cute little 4 year old laugh she has. Yep, I was the lunchtime spectacle. Maybe we'll go somewhere else next time! :oops: I guess I don't need to call them that anymore either...I just didn't do it in public!
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As for Hannah's thing for the day...well...let's just say "Miss Bossy Mama" better tone it down a bit. She can be quite a little sassy boss at times. So, today, I asked if she could fix supper for the family tonight since she was playing the "mommy"!
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| 100 Things about me! |
| 04.15.04 (1:31 am) [edit] |
Here is my list of 100 things. I will update from time to time!:D :arrow:
1. I am 34 years old.
2. I was born in February.
3. I have a husband.
4. Married since 1993.
5. I have three precious and beautiful daughters.
6. I love being a mama.
7. Motherhood is tough for me sometimes.
8. My mother died when she was 25 years old.
9. I was 3 years old, my brothers were 7 and 6.
10. My daddy was offshore at the time.
11. My brothers and I were alone with my mom.
12. We thought mama was asleep.
13. I really miss my mother.
14. I have a wonderful christian stepmother.
15. I call her mama.
16. I am the only girl out of four children.
17. I have a half brother six years younger than me.
18. I am a Respiratory Therapist.
19. Love my occupation? Sure!
20. Love my place of employment? NOPE!
21. Dream of being a SAHM!
22. Wouldn't mind being a WAHM.
23. I love to read.
24. I'm a Flybaby since March 2003. [url=www.flylady.net]Flylady[/url]
25. I don't "fly" as well as I should!
26. I'm a christian.
27. I know that Jesus died on the cross for MY sins.
28. I backslide from time to time.
29. I know my God forgives me if I ask.
30. Purple is my favorite color.
31. Computers are my hobby.
32. I stay online too much.
33. Snakes are a BIG fear of mine.
34. So are spiders!
35. I watch scary movies with one eye covered.
36. I'll still watch them 3-4 times over and over!
37. I want to homeschool my children.
38. I am not very organized.
39. I love shrimp(boiled or fried)
40. I love boiled crawfish better!
41. Rap music is nothing but noise to me.
42. Although I do like Eminem every now and then.
43. I hate most of his lyrics.
44. I do like his beat!
45. I am a country music fan.
46. Took piano growing up.
47. Got tired of classical music for that reason.
48. Love Kenny G!
49. I believe in breastmilk for babies.
50. My third daughter was a preemie.
51. I had small babies. 6lbs 15 oz, 7lbs even, 4lbs 10 oz
52. Never completed my first child's baby book~see#38
53. I don't dig in the flowerbeds.
54. Riding lawnmowers are good therapy for me!
55. I have a great mother in law.
56. I get agitated at her sometimes.
57. I marvel at the wonders of my girls.
58. I cringe when they whine.
59. Sometimes I miss the single life.
60. I cry easily.
61. I don't take criticism well.
62. I love to talk.
63. I talk too much sometimes.
64. Self help books are on my nightstand.
65. So are work at home books.
66. I am chronically late for everything.
67. I was on time for my wedding!
68. My home is in a small town.
69. I hope my girls find better things to do!
70. I overeat to fill a void.
71. I think that void is me missing my mother.
72. I once flew to Washington DC with only $10.
73. Someone else bought my ticket.
74. Didn't get to see the White House.
75. Couldn't find it!
76. My favorite vacation is DisneyWorld.
77. I toured the Biltmore Estates and loved it.
78. My children are my life.
79. I guess my husband is also.
80. I drive a blue 2003 Ford Expedition.
81. Would rather have a jeep or convertible.
82. I am part Filipino.
83. My real mother was catholic.
84. I grew up Southern Baptist.
85. I used to write poetry.
86. I hope to write a book.
87. I don't have the time.
88. I work full-time at a hospital.
89. I am currently looking for another place to work.
90. I love Kool-aid.
91. I am not a big chocolate eater.
92. I love to sunbathe.
93. I was almost a teacher.
94. Got engaged-didn't want 4 yrs of college!
95. I dread becoming 40.
96. I can be a negative person.
97. I can also be vain.
98. I want Lasik surgery and porcelain veneers.
99. I need to learn to love myself.
100. Only God can help me do that!
When I come to the end of my rope, God is there to take over.
(Author unknown)
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| Recap of a busy week... |
| 04.14.04 (9:01 pm) [edit] |
[i][u][b]Here is the lowdown on my crazy week:[/b][/u][/i]
[b]Tuesday afternoon 4/06/04[/b], shopping for girls Easter dresses and "Easter Bunny" happies, Dinner at Garfield's
[b]Wednesday 4/07/04[/b]-worked until 630 p.m.
[b]Thursday 4/08/04[/b]-worked, received call for an interview for clinic job I applied for, left work at 3:30 p.m. to endure the last of dance and gymnastics pictures, then family went to a "Cracklin" cooking at a friends' house, then went home to bed!
[b]Friday 4/09/04[/b]-Interview at 11:00 a.m., lunch with husband at Cuco's, ran a few errands, girls spent the night with Grandma, me and hubby had date at Connestoga steak house[i][u][b](night WITHOUT the children[/b][/u][/i])
[b]Saturday 4/10/04[/b]- met up with my mom at mall to help find my Easter dress, then had hair appointment at 11:30 a.m. ~all my hair chopped off! Picked my girls up from Grandma's, back to mall for exchange of Haleigh's "too big" dress, Walmart for accessories, then home again after drive thru Burger King
[b]Sunday 4/11/04-Easter[/b], went to my mama and daddy's church(my old church), then lunch at my mamaw and papaw's home along with an Egg hunt for the kids, then to Grandma's house for early dinner of boiled shrimp and crawfish etoufee(sp?) then home to bed for work on Monday.
[b]Monday 4/12/04 [/b]hard day at work
[b]Tuesday 4/13/04 [/b]more of the same at work
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| Can I have a do-over? |
| 04.06.04 (10:20 am) [edit] |
For the weekend, I mean?! This weekend was just horrible and it is just getting worse at work. I don't know if it is because I am just ready to get out of the job altogether. Everything seems to be taking control over me! I hate that feeling! The stress level is high, especially with all the administration and politics...I'm sick of it. It seems you just can't do your job anymore with all the other junk they place on you. Enough on that!
The girls had their dance and gymnastics pictures yesterday. Oh what fun that was! Picture about 40 girls in one small building(that echoes), girls screaming and crying because mommies are trying to fix and re-fix their hair for all the different costumes,"you're pulling my hair" Girls crying 'cause they dont want to get pics taken-mom pleading...demanding...then spanking! My 4 year old happened to be one of them, except I didn't spank her for not wanting to get her picture done---she got it done, but with BIG tears coming down! I know...mean mommy!
We arrived at the dance studio at 430 p.m. and left at 7 p.m. I was happy to get out of there! After that, we all went to eat at a local restaurant. Haleigh tipped the table over making all the plates, cups, and silverware hit the floor--poor darling--her embarassment was punishment enough, she settled down after that!
I have to work again on Wednesday and Thursday(ugghhh!) Guess I need to get a new attitude! :oops:
I've started a couple of different blogs, but when I get them going , maybe I'll link to them here. Holleigh is at preschool now, I have to pick her up at 1130 a.m.--I better get dressed!
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| Weight off of my shoulders... |
| 04.01.04 (5:07 pm) [edit] |
Today, I did what I had been procrastinating for since last Thursday. Well, actually, I was sick Monday and Tuesday (called into work), but I finally faced a phobia! I applied for another job! Why is change sooo scary? I hate filling out job applications--basically because I am scared of change. I am ultimately tired of the job I am at now, but hate to venture out to something different...unknown! Today I did and wow~~what a weight off of my shoulders. I feel like I have actually accomplished something now. :lol: I was told that I pretty much had the job if I wanted it, but the girl wasn't there today, so all I could do was fill out the application. It will be part-time without benefits at a clinic(they promised to work me whatever hours I want), but is supposed to eventually go full-time one day. Less stress~~[i][u][b]YIPPEE![ /b][/u][/i]~~ So until then, I still have to stay part-time at my other job at the hospital to keep the insurance for my family and I. :cry:
This is my long weekend to work and Tony will be fishing so I will be away from the computer for the weekend --I'll be busy!
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