You're going to do what???????

http://www.medpagetoday.com/ProductAlert/DevicesandVaccines/tb/1618

It seems that medicine has come a long way but still, mother nature sometimes has the best cures :) So what would you think about this kind of treatment?

There she blows!!!!!

Party at my house!!!!! I'm holing up waiting on Katrina to blow on through Jackson. I am thanking the good Lord right now that I don't have to be at work till Wednesday. Whew! Some of my friends are gonna come over and it's cards and homeade cookies for all who come! Here's hoping we all come out in one piece!

NRP

Well today it was made official that it is ok with the American Acadamey of Pediatrics if I have to perform life saving maneuvers on a neonate. I sat through a series of 7 tests, and 2 return demonstration check offs in order to prove that I was capable of handling any situation presented to me in the NICU or L&D setting where an infant is unable to breathe or their heart stops beating. Wow! It sounds so very professional to have this certification, but what it really means is that when the @#$% hits the fan they're going to turn to me and say, hey what do I do now?, and I have to know what to do. I will be officially out of orientation (meaning I will be caring for patients completely all by myself, with no help) in the middle of September, and I must say it scares me to death. To think that I will be responsible for these little lives, and I must know how to care for them and how to teach the families how to care for them is a rather daunting thought. I know that this is what I have worked for so long, but to actually have that responsibility placed upon me and to feel the weight of it is quite different from taking tests and performing skills in clinicals. I find myself thinking of the serenity prayer as I take on each new assignment and meet each new day.

God grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference.

Living one day at a time;
Enjoying one moment at a time;
Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace;
Taking, as He did, this sinful worldas it is, not as I would have it;
Trusting that He will make all things right if I surrender to His Will;
That I may be reasonably happy in this life and supremely happy with
Him Forever in the next.
Amen.

--Reinhold Niebuhr

Doggy Dreams

My dog is so hilarious. Last night when I was laying in bed listening to her snore I leaned over to look at her and found her to be kicking in her sleep. She then proceeded to start licking her lips and rolling on her back and kicking her feet up. I laughed so hard!! I guess she was having her some good doggy dreams, about running somewhere and eating some good food, lol. I had to rub her belly because she made me smile

Manic Monday

Ah another Monday....It seems like the weekends are never long enough. I had a great time visiting with family and friends and relaxing, and now it's time to start over again. This week is my long week at work (5 days of 12 hour shifts) so it seems more daunting as you head into it. After today's day at work I find myself thinking of the bangles song "Manic Monday"


Six o'clock already
I was just in the middle of a dream
I was kissin' Valentino
By a crystal blue Italian stream

But I can't be late
'Cause then I guess I just won't get paid
These are the days
When you wish your bed was already made

It's just another manic Monday
I wish it was Sunday
'Cause that's my funday
My I don't have to runday
It's just another manic Monday

Oh well even though I'm starting off the week with another "Manic Monday" It will just make my time off that much more enjoyable. I'll look forward to sleeping in and going to the pool on my days off. If we didn't have the long days of work then we wouldn't appreciate our time off nearly as much. Like Yin and Yang. Balance. Whatever, I'm just ready for the next off day, lol.

My favorite moment

It is a wonderful feeling to wake up on a Sunday morning next to my husband. To lay in the bed and snuggle for hours, to have wonderful pillow talk in between falling asleep on and off again, and to lie tangled together after a good nights sleep. I thank God every day for blessing me with such an amazing husband.
It is so beautiful to me that it is possible for love to grow and change and abound even when you think that it has reached its limits. When I first fell in love I thought that it was impossible for my heart to love greater than it did at that moment, but now a year and a couple of months after my wedding I find that I love my husband so much more than I did even when we said "I do".
Moments of love sneak up on you and surprise you in life, and I suppose those are my favorites. When I lie here in the morning and watch him sleep. When I stand in Walmart looking at pants and complaining about my short legs and he says "I love your short little legs, they're sexy". When he hugs my mother and plays with my brothers, embracing my family as his own. The amazing way that he gives of himself to everyone around him. Times like these are when I feel as if a hand has wrapped itself around my heart and squeezed it, and I am reminded of just how much I love my husband.

The Unheard Cry

A new life enters the world
A chance at a start, thwarted by a mothers habit

Perfect hands, perfect feet.
Soft pink lips, black curled hair.
Struggling to survive against all the odds.

With grave predictions, and worried faces they come
White jackets, clipboards, and drugs.

Without the gift of love,
Without the sensation of touch,
Never being held, she gasps her last breath alone.

A sigh goes out, a small sound echos through the halls
Carefully listen and you might hear, the unheard cry.

Painting Flower Pots

The other day I had this "brilliant" idea about painting flower pots. I wanted to have an herb garden outside on my patio that I could go to and pick fresh herbs to cook with. Also, I thought they would smell good and be a fairly easy set of plants to keep alive. Well, as I was contemplating this idea of an herb garden I considered the pots I would use to keep them in, thus we have todays project of painting flowerpots. I love colorful flowerpots and I think they're very pretty, however the price on them can be rather steep. The terra cotta pots I purchased today were .59 whereas a painted pot was about 4.60 at Lowes. So I got a white primer, and some different colors of paint to see what I could create on my own little porch. It seems that there are many lessons to learn in every event, and I have discovered #1 that I am most DEFINITELY not an artist, lol. After spending all afternoon painting these pots, I realize why it is worth it to spend 4.60 on an already painted pot, rather than cursing the paint, pot, or paintbrush...whichever was bothering me at the time.

Cosby Show

THE COSBY SHOW IS OUT ON DVD!!!! I have loved being able to watch some of these shows that I haven't seen in years. Here's a couple of great quotes from the show....

Rudy: [about smoking] It makes your breath stink. It makes your lungs dirty. And then you die!

Heathcliff Huxtable: And you're going to do it because I said so! I am your father!

[it's Halloween] Cliff: Why don't we just call it what it is: begging!

Cliff: Right! No big deal! Now there's the key. You guys always say things like "no big deal." Some of the greatest lies ever told by you kids - "No big deal." "I forgot." "I'll pay you back later." "It was like that when I found it. I swear, Mom, Dad..." Cliff and Clair: It was like that when I found it.
Vanessa: [about the car she crashed] Mom, Dad, I just want to say that I'm really sorry.
Clair: Please add that to the list. "I'm really sorry."
Cliff: Yes, and the other one that's key - "What are you doing home so early?"

Shelby

We have been fortunate to have a wonderful new addition to our house, by the name of Shelby. She is an 85 lb creme colored labradore retriever, and she is an extremely affectionate animal. However I have come across a new discovery lately. THE DOG SNORES!!!! LOUDLY!! She lays at the end of my bed and snores so loud, lol. It's hilarious. Anyone have any ideas to help dogs stop snoring??????

fake n bake

http://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/conditions/08/10/health.skin.reut/index.html

Seems like tanning beds are starting to take their toll long term. Perhaps its a good thing that I hate being sunburned so I stay out!

Gripes

I've got a few things that are on my mind right now and kind of bugging me, and i just thought I would post them on here and open up some conversation.

1. People who volunteer their time and offer to help, but then complain about having to help

2. People who give you grief about not hanging out every time you have something going on, I mean c'mon. I have a life that includes some things that I HAVE TO DO.

3. People who are mean to the new people at work and purposefully try to make things difficult for newbies.

4. People who don't take "NO" for an answer.

5. People who promise to get things done, but every time you ask them about it, there's some new excuse as to why it's not done.

6. If you don't have credit, you can't get credit, but if you have credit, 9 times out of 10 you don't need it. Where's the logic in that?

7. People who look down on others based upon their homes or cars, etc. I thought that kind of superficial nature went away back in Junior High...guess i was wrong....

Anyway, those are just a couple of my rants this week....It just frustrates me sometimes because I try to be nice to people and when the favor isn't returned then it gripes me sometimes. Common courtesy should be something we all should learn and practice.

updates

WOW its been forever since i've updated, I feel ashamed. Ok, a few big updates are as follows. I've taken and passed my NCLEX, so I'm officially an RN now, and boy does it feel good to have that over with. I'm working at UMC in their NICU and so far so good where thats concerned. It's hard work, but hey its a job. We've moved to a new apartment out on Lakeland and are really enjoying the new place. We got a dog, her name is Shelby, and we're really enjoying having the pup around. She's spoiled rotten, lol. Sooooo....to the people who still read this, hope that addresses some of the new changes.