"An Echo in the Bone" by Diana Gabaldon is just ONE MONTH AWAY!

Well, okay then. 33 days. Cut me some slack.

Not sure what is happening, but we only had 28 patients total today and I left an hour early- somebody was ahead of me on the list so she got to go earlier. I've already signed up for low census tomorrow as there are only 18 patients. Well, it can mean nothing. You can have a day that looks perfect on the schedule and it can go to hell in about 30 ( Read more... )

Crabmeat canneloni, this week: that was good. And I roasted a game hen. And last night it was steak, but I made a compound butter for it with cheese and garlic and chives from the herb patch. Tonight I was tired and took the leftover crabmeat and made crab melts. Pretty good, too, but it was suggested that parmesan mixed in would be good ( Read more... )

Am enjoying True Blood. Have ordered the DVDs and a set of paperbacks to be delivered to Miss P, who is, I understand, having difficulty adjusting to the heat in Charlotte. Well, they moved there in August. Probably the hottest time of year. Toad has bought his first books for school and he is in shock, they cost 1k ( Read more... )

Did the Anacortes arts festival- a huge street fair. DH went Friday while I was working because he's working this weekend and couldn't go with me. He brought back salsas and sauces; I found my favorite spice company and bought cabernet salt, lemon sugar, lime sugar, margarita rimmer... I think that was it. Oh, and a chocolate/chili rub for meat ( Read more... )

Unable to sleep much last night; work dragged for me as it was extremely busy and I was barely functional. However, pleased that a couple of coworkers asked me to do IVs for them as, they said, "you're so good at them." Nice to have the skill returning ( Read more... )

We did groceries this weekend, ran into a familiar-looking person at the meat counter. She recognized DH and exclaimed, and he said, "I'm sorry, drawing a blank here." And she introduced herself as someone who'd spent a day with DH when she was a student nurse (this happens often. The idea is to give the nurses an understanding of respiratory ( Read more... )

DH stayed home today and I drove to Bunny's to help her make jam. Ribkicker was napping when I got there- he woke up a couple of hours later and I went to pick him up, with Bunny a few paces behind me because we both knew if he saw Mama he'd want HER to pick him up. Anyway, he lifted his head, with his tousled platinum curls and flushed cheeks, ( Read more... )

Not sure what happened, but everything we've recorded on the DVR has vanished. :::stunned::: How annoying ( Read more... )

Went into work, admitted one patient, charge asked me if I were staying or not as if I chose to stay, she would call off another RN. I left. Went to Employee Health and the nurse-practitioner there, after being reassured that I am not the victim of spousal abuse, wrote me a scrip for pain pills ( Read more... )