Eeps. I was looking forward to starting my orientation at the hospital next week, for the most part. Then reality hit me. I laid awake the other night, fretting over the fact that I am a nurse now. Yikes. I have a nursing degree. In a month, I will be an official RN. Yikes. This [...]
Archive for May, 2008
MD Anxiety
Posted in work on May 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Does God bless second marriages?
Posted in God is love, marriage, natural disasters on May 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“I don’t have a husband,” the woman replied. Jesus said, “You’re right!” You don’t have a husband- for you have had five husbands, and you aren’t even married to the man you’re living with now. You certainly spoke the truth!” -John 4:17-18 (NLT)
I feel like the Samaritan woman sometimes. Not that I’ve had five [...]
Camping
Posted in family on May 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We spent seven days camping in Southern Indiana last week. Mid-May is not the best time for camping, but it was the only time that we were both able to take a week off, so we went with it. It rained half the time, and I don’t think the temp ever got much above 60, [...]
Anniversary
Posted in marriage on May 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Four years. This is an especially big anniversary in my mind. My previous marriage lasted just over three years before it was legally over. So passing the three year mark last year was nice, but passing the four year mark this week, well, that’s completely uncharted territory. I’ve been thinking a lot about marriage this [...]
Why I love garage sales
Posted in Motherhood, budget, organization on May 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I am a nerd. I was so proud of my garage sale loot from yesterday that I took a photo to remember it by. The child pictured was not a garage sale find, but her dress was!
Girl:
1 pair shoes (brand new)
6 dresses (1 Ralph Lauren)
10 pairs of pants
7 shorts
1 bathing suit
7 sweaters
1 set of PJs
10 [...]
It’s official
Posted in Motherhood on May 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Playing with stick, originally uploaded by majork_mama.
I am in love with Flickr!
Green
Posted in nature on May 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Crabapple blossoms
Front yard
This is what I missed during the year that I lived in Colorado. The quaint little town I lived in was at 7500 feet elevation. My front porch looked straight at Mt Evans in all its glory, and even though I had the opportunity to see places like this and this, I still [...]
Two steps forward, one step back
Posted in organization on May 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
My things to do today:
Vote.
Visit my mama.
Buy flowers.
Buy groceries.
Plant wildflower seeds in empty part of garden, for lack of any better idea of what to put there.
Drop bags of clothes and toys at Goodwill (if we find ourselves in Suburbia). (Confession: Spent $20 on clothes while there, rationalizing that these were quality clothes to [...]
Conversation with a doll (overheard in the bathroom)
Posted in Motherhood on May 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
DOLL: Did you pee-pee?
JUBILEE: Yes, I did pee-pee!
DOLL (scornfully): No, you did not pee-pee.
JUBILEE: Yes, I did! See… (Doll slowly turns head to look).
(Long pause as doll takes in reality of situation)
DOLL (shouting): Oh my goodness! You did pee-pee!
This imagination thing is pretty entertaining.
I’m just happy that she told me she had to go, and [...]
The wonders of technology
Posted in school on May 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Laboring patient is standing by bed, vomiting spasmodically all over floor. I support her shoulders in an effort to keep her from falling over. I am sort of holding her at arms’ length, trying to keep her upright without letting her puke on my shoes. I hear chuckling behind me, and whip my head around. [...]
