Mommy

So I've been thinking the last few days and then even more today about my mom and with it being her birthday and all. I was thinking this morning about all the things she has done for me, taught me and shown me in my life and while I could never list them all...well I could but really that could take days since I would suddenly remember one in the middle of the night or something like that...so lets start and see how far I get now and then anyone reading this will just have to remember that its really much longer.

1. She taught me how to do laundry and how to get stains out of almost anything, and what to do if I mess something up

2. She taught me how to cook. I may not be a culinary chef but I know how to make things and how to follow a recipe book to make other things.

3. She loves me no matter what.

4. She never gave up on letting me follow my dreams even if they seemed unattainable at times or when I called and wanted to quit and come home.

5. She taught me how to be clean and organized in my own home.

6. She made sure that I alway knew that I was loved everyday.

7. She has instilled in me a love of reading that I will forever be grateful for. I have always been taught that if you can read you can learn something. That plus I'm never short on books to read since we seem to have the same tastes most of the time.

8. She taught me how to be responsible with my life in every aspect.

9. She taught me to fight for what I wanted and never give up.

10. She showed me through numerous examples the power of the Holy Ghost, prayer, the priesthood, and faith in its most simplest forms.

11. The song Honeymoon Feeling always and forever will make me think of my parents and their love for each other and how its never faded.

12. I want to have a home like her someday even if I will never posses her amazing homemaking skills.

13. I will never be able to drink real kool-aide again, but I also can drink diet pop and it not be the end of the world like it is to some people. 

14. She taught me to sing and enjoy music and even play instruments even if I didn't want to practice somedays.

15. As much as I hate to admit it even all the chores and cleaning she made me do every summer as taught me how to keep a house and rid it of gross things to stay healthy...although I will never honestly appreciate scrubbing tile grout though I will at least know how to do it if I had to.

Ok thats all I can think of for now. 

Happy Birthday Mom!!!!

Ok so now a little bit about me and what I've been up to.

I have been put back in the field on night shift. They hired a guy to replace me and so I didn't have much of an option. Although I must say I don't know if it was very thought out on the higher ups part. From what I'm being told since I left, which has only been 2 weeks. no one like my replacement and they want me back in staffing. Also the girl that took my place in DME due to her seniority in the company has put in her 2 week for the second time and the boss has to keep talking her out of it. I told them when they were going to move me that she kept telling me she wouldn't do what I did back there and no one believed me...till now anyway. So from what they say it may not be long till I get pulled back into the office. For now I'm enjoying being back in the field and using my skills even if it is night shift. 

Suprisingly enough the sleeping part hasn't been that bad and I've developed a good routine to stay awake for a few hours later in the morning so I'm not waking up at 2 and not being able to go back to sleep. My favorite part about working nights is all the reading time I get. Most people ask how I can do it and not fall asleep. Well truth is even if I'm tired I don't want to go to sleep when its a crazy awesome book! Plus not only do I not want to but I can't just watch TV for hours and hours at night. So I usually walk in with a big bag of things to do like my DS, movies, my journal, plenty of paper to write letters or whatever, books, coloring books and crayons, my cross stitching and other things. Usually about this time I start thinking about Christmas and what to do for and get people that I love. 

Other than that not much has been going on. I keep hoping that maybe Russell will get that job at Conoco Phillips and they'll move to Bville!!! HA HA!! That would be so freakin awesome! Oh by the way did you guys know they have a museum down there? I saw it a few weeks ago when I went down for my yearly.... :( 

OH!! 

16. She at least tried to prepare me for that most incredibly uncomfortable moment in my life. To this day mom I have to say that you telling me "it will be a little uncomfortable" IS A HUGE UNDERSTATEMENT!!! :)

Bartlesville growing too. It keeps expanding further south on 75. The best part for Shyla though would be the Bueno! :)

Anyway, thats all I have to ramble about for now. And Beast...I kept my part of the deal. :)

I love you all!

Sis

Tags Tags Tags

Mom's tagging:

1.What color is your tooth brush? red and white
2. What were you doing 45 minutes ago? folding laundry and watching a movie
3. What is your favorite candy bar? Milky Way
4. Have you ever been to a strip club? Ew No
5. What is the last thing you said aloud? Ugh I hate laundry
6. What is the best ice cream flavor? Strawberry
7. What is the last thing you had to drink? Milk
8. What are you wearing right now? jeans and a tank top
9. What was the last thing you ate? Tuna sandwhich and pretzels
10. Have you bought any new clothing items this week? yes but they aren't for me
11. When was the last time you ran? yesterday
12. Who was the last person to send you a message/comment on your blog? mom
13. Do you take vitamins daily? nope
14. Do you go to church every Sunday? unless I'm on a plane yes
15. Do you have a tan? not a very good one cuz its winter time
16. Do you like Chinese food over pizza? YES!!
17. Do you drink soda with a straw? yes
18. What does your last text message say? Your doing just fine don't worry about it.
19. Are you someones best friend? yes
20. What are you doing tomorrow? going to church and finishing wrapping presents
21. Where is your dad? Cypress Texas
22. Look to your left, what do you see? my christmas tree
23. What color is your favorite pair of shoes? black boots
24. Do you use chap stick? yes
25. Whats your favorite thing to do in your free time? read or sleep
26. Do you go in at a fast food place or just hit the drive thru? drive thru
27. Do you have a dog? nope
28. Last guy you talked on the phone with? Kyle
29. Last girl you talked on the phone with? Annette
30. Any fun vacation plans soon? yup! Going home for the holidays!!
31. Do you dye your hair? not anymore
32. Can you say the alphabet backwards? no
33. Do you have a maid service clean your house? nope
34. Are you jealous of anyone? No
35. Do you love anyone? Yes
36. Do any of your friends have children? yes
37. Do you use the word "hello" daily? Yes
38. Do you like cats? allergic to them
39. Have you ever been to six flags? Yes
40. How did you get your worse scar? slidding to get a ball on a gravel driveway
41. What is your favorite smell? moms perfume, cinnamon cloves, and roast on Sundays
42. What is the last DVD you watched? King Arthur
43. Have you ever been to Disney World? no
44. What is your favorite number? 6
45. Do you toast your pop tarts? sometimes
46. Have you ever waited tables? yes
47. Where did you have your first kiss? at a church dance
48. What should you be doing? taking a shower and going to bed
49. Do you enjoy wasting time blogging? sometimes
50. Who do you want to tag? ANYONE WHO HASN'T DONE THIS!!

Beasties Tagging:
1.What is your fav. color? green and blue
2.What flavor is your tooth paste? cool mint with Scope
3.What is you fav. animal? Panda
4.What did you eat for dinner yesterday? Nachos
5.When was the last time before now you posted on your blog? I don't know
6.How many times have you posted on your blog in the past 2 days? 0
7.What was the last store you went to? Walmart
8.What is your Dad doing? I don't know probably sleeping now
9. What is your fav. Christmas carol? Do you hear what I hear
10.Close your eyes what color do you see? black
11.If you were a candle what flavor would you be? Mandarin Cranberry or Baby Powder
12. What does you fav. Christmas Decor look like? My first christmas tree
13. If you were a shoe what kind would you be? a leopard print stilleto heal
14. What shape of ice cube would you want to be? panda shaped
15.What is your fav. movie? The Holiday
16.Who do you want to tag? Cymbre, Mom, Shyla, Russell

Yes I do work with these people.

This is the DME crew!! Top left: Kyle, Rusty, me, Doug and Sharon and then the two in the chairs are Teena and Christy who is my manager. Then the next picture is me being the doctor and Doug being the nurse! This costume was much anticipated and on the day of Halloween everyone kept asking if he had arrived yet. So as soon as he had we announced it over the intercom and they all came to see and take pictures. That day was so much fun! We had done University Day where you could wear your favorite team (High school, college, proffesional) sweatshirt, tshirt whatever and we had a big pot luck thing. We did crock pots for Halloween! Needless to say we don't get much work done in the office because we're all having fun socializing and joking around and whatever that the little that does get done is kind of forced.
Anyway, the fun part is I have my own desk now which is very me. Its actually organized so that I know where everything is! Plus everyone likes to comment on my little picture of my family...its the one that we took right before Caleb left on his mission and Shyla and I are wearing the same tops. And I just got my speakers plugged in today so I'm not having to listen to my ipod with one in and one out so I can still hear the phone and what not. However I have to play it quietly so that we don't have a montage of sound from four different sets of speakers all at once.
I have finally finished my first project of organizing and going through all the DME files for our chronic patients...at least the first part of the auditing, now we have to go through and make sure everyone is getting what they need, when they need it and all the minuet details. Plus the owner just bought the equipment, supplies and office things from a DME company that went out of business...and I mean she bought the WHOLE thing. Now we have to sort through it, pick out what we're going to keep in the Tulsa office, what can go to the OKC office, what needs to be thrown out and what she's going to sell to other people or us. We get first pick of it all, and some of its nice stuff too! So anyway yeah the next month or so is going to be interesting, and then we're trying to get JACO accredited on top of that so it makes for busy, stressful and hectic days sometimes.

However we are playing this new team building competition. Biggest Looser has come to our company! LOL!! Not really but we have all split up into teams and we are competing to see what individual and what team looses the most wieght by the end of January. We do weekly weigh ins on Wednesdays and then at our staff meetings on Thursdays we annouce each teams weight lose for that week and who the individual is that lost the most weight that week and they get little prizes for that. Its been a lot of fun, mostly trying to sabatoge other people on the other teams and tempting them with food. :)

The second picture is from a while ago when Court finally took me flying! It was soo cool!!! This is when we flew over downtown Tulsa. We were going to go to Bville but the weather wasn't to great that day so we didn't get to go. But he let me fly it for a little bit, only for a little bit because then I didn't want to anymore! Its kinda scary! Plus the turbulance is way worse in the little plane we were compared to the big ones I'm used to! :) But it was a lot of fun and I'm sure we'll go up again before we part ways latter on down the road.

Anyway, thats a quick update. I'm not doing much more than work, sleep and hang out with friends every now and then. I can't wait to go home for Thanksgiving though!! The first time I'll be home for that and Dads bday in a while!

Have a good week! See you soon!

Sis

One Day At A Time

So how do you get over a break up? I seem to be getting good at them in my life time...which is funny because I don't think you can be good at getting over a break up.

Anyway, for those of you who I haven't talked to, I'm doing ok. Some days are better than others, others are horrible and everything makes me remind me of him and I cry all day about it. Its sad but today went from being a bad day to being an ok day. I feel like I'm doing better today, course I actually ate something substantial today so that may have helped.

Thats my little blurb for right now so I hope you all are having a good week, had an awesome Labor Day, and that everyone is doing well in school!

Catching Up

4 places I visit often:
QT gas stations

Walmart

My personal mailbox in the complex

Preferred Pediatrics Office

4 people who call/e-mail, or text regularly:
Jemari

Jessica

Derek

Apple

4 favorite foods:
Chips and Queso at Cheddars

Chicken Fried Rice from Panda

Roast and Baked Potatoes from Mom

Moms Spaghetti

4 places I'd rather be:
Houston

Colorado

My bed

Out with friends

4 movies I'd watch over and over again:
National Treasure 2

The Holiday

Walle

Atlantis

3bands/groups I like to listen to lately:
Daughtry

The Pussycat Dolls

EFY

Mix CD's

Ok well for all the people out there that have been complaining that I don't post (Cymbre and Cooper) often enough well here you go! :)

Actually not a whole lot has really been going on with me. I've been working and enjoying it a lot more since I got out of that miserable house. I take care of a little boy now with some kind of brain problem. Its a 3-11 shift but I like it and the house is nice and mom speaks English!! :) They want to put me in the house that they had planned on but I've asked to stay where I am. Mom needs the nurse during those hours so that she can go find a job and I would rather drive 15 minutes than 30 to work everyday so I'm game but they have to have a meeting about it on Monday so we'll see.

I start school tomorow and I'm way excited about that!! I'm a little nervous to but then again who wouldn't be with the size of that book! I talked to one of the ladies at the office today and she said it was going to be used for the whole semester not just the first 8 weeks so thats a relief. Whats insane though is they never have the packets that your supposed to buy! Its wierd, you'd think that since this program has been in place for several years that they would have the stuff ready for each semester already. Oh well at least the teachers know so they don't assign anything that needs that stuff in the begining.
My friend Tamra and I are becoming fast friends and cheerleaders for eachother. We got to know eachother on a group project last semester and we've been sticking together ever since. We've been chatting about how we'll have to sit together, do study groups and stuff to get thru this one since its supposed to be the hardest. Though I have my doubts, Advanced RN Medsurg sounds scarier than OB and Peds! Anyway we've decided to carpool this semester, she lives in Catoosa though so we'll meet at my place and alternate who drives each week. We figure that will get us up and moving and there on time (not that we were ever late before). They aren't kidding when they tell you to make friends and exchange numbers when you start any nursing program! They become your life line til you graduate!

Anyway, thats about all thats going on for me thats really exciting. I finished reading the twilight series (holy cow coop you'll never guess what happens!! And I'm not telling!!!! :P) and it was actually really good! I couldn't put them down! Shyla I think you gave up to soon but then I also think that thier books that if you don't get into them in the first one its not going to catch your interest in the following ones.

Jemari bought me these beautiful roses the other week! We've both been having really busy weeks and haven't gotten to see eachother much so these were waiting for me when I got home last week. They still look good for being a week old!

Enjoy the last days of summer guys! It'll be gone before we know it even if it is hot and sweaty. :)

Random Thoughts

First of HAPPY ANNIVERSARY (late I know) to Russell and Shyla!! YAY!! One year!! Thats fun!
Ok so lets start with this Sunday. I don't recall the specific topic that was given to the speakers and while there were still a number of things that struck me this poem that the last speaker recited jumped out and smacked me! Its nothing amazingly special just one of those things that makes you think a little bit more. It doesn't have a tittle, but her sister is the one who wrote it.

They put Him on trial

They asked Him his name-

What was his purpose and

From whence he came?

Boldly he told them, "I am the Lord,

I come from above to spread

Gods work"

They laughed at His claim,

Spit on His face - then they

demanded that I take his place!

In front of a jury made of my

friends - I was asked,

"This man, do you defend? Do you

follow his teachings, believe with

your heart? Will He always in your

life have a part?"

I looked to my Savior, the Lord,

Jesus Christ.

I knew that He loved me by the look

in His eyes.

I looked to the jury made of my

friends and with surety answered,

"His name I defend."

To stand as a witness I've sworn I

would do,

No matter the trials I may be put

through.

He is my Savior, my Lord, my

friend.

I will stand as a witness for Him to

the end.

The courtroom fell silent - they all

went their ways

Each one contemplating what they

heard that day.

When your turn comes to be put on

the stand,

Will you have the courage to raise

up your hand in front of a jury

made up of your friends?

Will you, the Savior, always

defend?

- Jeanette N. Work

Just think about that.

And now I'm going to fill out the survey that Caleb had on his blog several posts ago cuz I think its interesting.

1. Last kiss? My patient! She gave me a kiss good bye when I left today...though it was one of the open mouth lots of slobber kind! :)

2. How do you flush the toilet in public? Depends on if I'm feeling germy but usually just my hand.

3. Do you wear your seatbelt in the car? Always

4. Do you have a crush on someone? No

5. Name one thing you start to get tense about if you are close to running out of it: Money

6. What famous person do you (or other people) think you resemble? I don't think I look like anyone famous

7. Favorite pizza topping? Pepperoni!!

8. Finish this sentence: If my life was a sitcom my theme song would be...Why Not by Hilary Duff

9. Do you pop your knuckles? All the time!

10. What song do you dislike the most when it gets stuck in your head? anything thats annoying

11. Did just mentioning that song make it get stuck in your head? Nope

12. What are your super powers? To help people feel better when thier down or very sad and crying

13. Peppermint or Spearmint? Peppermint

14. Where are your keys? In my purse

15. Who's answers to this questionnaire do you want to hear? Anyones

16. What's your most annoying habit? Worrying and biting my nails

17. Where did you last go on vacation? Colorado

18. If you could punch one person in the nose and get away with it, who would it be? She shall remain nameless

19. What is your best physical feature? Either my hair or my butt

20. What CD is closest to you right now? A mix CD from my itunes

21. What 3 things can always be found in your refrigerator? Milk, eggs, V8 Splash

22. What superstition do you believe/practice? I kiss my hand and hit the top of the car if I go under a yellow light

23. Does size matter? When it comes to Cookies and jeans yes!

24. Paper or Plastic? Papers better for the environment

25. Do you talk on your cell phone when you drive? yes but only with my head set

26. What are your favorite sayings? I say a lot of things

27. What song do you sing most often in the shower? whatevers in my head or on the movie

28. If you could go back or forward in time would you, and where would you go? I don't want to go back in time.

29. What is your favorite Harrison Ford movie? Air Force One

30. What CD is in your stereo? Theres 5 different ones

31. What OCD qualities do you have? I don't know

32. How many kids do you plan on having? 3

33. If you could kiss someone famous who would it be? Orlando Bloom

34. Would you really want to kiss someone you didn't know? No

35. Would you rather die in a blaze of glory or peacefully in your sleep? peacefully in my sleep

36. What is your favorite movie? The Holiday

37. What candy from when you were a kid do you miss the most? The Koalah Cookies with the chocolate in the middle

38. Favorite musicians/band you've seen in concert? NSYNC and Chris Brown

39. Have you ever been in love? Yes

40. Is there anyone who you wish would just fall off the face of the earth? Yes

Oh and I just wanted to make something very clear to all of you that read this...I DON'T SHAVE MY LEGS EVERYDAY!!! I only do it once a week on Saturday night so I'm not hairy at church when I wear a skirt. So all of you just need to stop with this whole I take half hour showers everyday so I can shave. :P

Its super hot here all day everyday starting early in the day now. Though not as hot as Houston and I'm glad for that! But we've also been getting massive amount of rain for days in a row and so we also get flooding problems. The news people said we should send it to California so that it will help stop the fires that keep starting and that are currently being fought.

I've also decided that I'm totaly in love with my Peach and Sweet Berries candle that mom bought me several years ago for Christmas and I've about used it all....guess I'll have to go hunt for it at Yankee.

Oh and thank you mom for instilling in me the sense to behave and clean up things and to treat people nicely. I don't know why but people seem to feel the need to remind me of that blessing daily it seems.

Anyway, I hope you all are having fun! Enjoy whats left of the week and remember what that poem says.

Hugs and Kisses to all!

YAY!!!! I PASSED!!!!

Ok so this picture was taken a long time ago when I lived at the house and I'd bought some new clothes but I felt wierd posting and not having a picture...I blame you Shyla. ;)

Anyway, so yeah I passed my course!!! Yes I was nervous but I had every reason to be! I only had like 5 things to be graded on and I hadn't done so well on the first 2 tests. However, the last one I got and 82% on (YEAH!!) and I passed with a 77%!!! YAY!!! I know I should have done better (yes I hear you mom) but honestly the teacher should have taught us and been there better than she was. I mean really, she gave us a packet to study from that had the reading in it but non of that went along with either the reviews or tests that we did in class so we're all lost as to what we're supposed to know for the test. So anyway I did great on my careplans (Thank you!!) and I'm not sure what some of the other things on in my "gradebook" are but whatever I passed and thats all I was worried about. :) So now its on to OB and Peds...and I hope my friend Tamra passed too because she and I have bonded (I think I mentioned that before) and it would be way nice to have her there.

Also I just want to say again how happy I am with my new job and my new family! They are so good to me!! The mom has bought me breakfast I think like 3 times since I started working there because I've come in early to go with her to OkC, and she always says thank you when I leave or when I do his laundry (don't worry I'm not supposed to do it I just do it to help out now) or anything! Its so nice to actually be appreciated for what I do, and its a totaly new feeling as well! I really could honestly stick with this family for a while and be perfectly happy. However, I fully intend to go back to a hospital one day...I just miss that action and diversity of never having the same patient for very long...that plus I don't get to use all my skill as a home health nurse and I don't want loose any of them. Dad paid good money for me to learn them! :)

Well I hope you all have an awesome week! I love you all!