Monthly Archives: December 2008

White Christmas

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I guess this year will be a white Christmas. It is snowing like crazy outside. I really wish I could take Jasmyne out to play in the snow for the first time ever. Unfortunately, I can’t because she is just getting over her cold. I have work tomorrow and *ahem* it is my birthday *ahem*. Dexter was a little adamant about having a little get together at our place, but I had it cancelled. I just don’t want people to feel like they have to drive all the way over to our place. Besides, I have work and we will have an early day for Christmas. Early for me is afternoon, if you don’t know that by now. Yesterday, we just sat home and bummed around because it’s been too freakin cold out. I froze just walking to our mailbox. We have negelceted getting our mail due to the freezing temperatures. I was happy to open all the bunches of Christmas cards awaiting me. Anyway, I’m doing the laundry today! I’ve been doing good on accomplishing tasks for my 1001 project. I actually have to fix up that little tab to keep it up to date.

Surprise!

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I love the people I work with… and apparently, they love me too. Over the weekend, I was in charge of the crazy Eighth Floor. This means that I have no patients of my own. I just help nurses with their needs and communicate with the ER regarding admission and etc. On Sunday, my coworkers surprised me with a lunch potluck. After work on Saturday, they actually came home and still cooked some food for this LiL party. They also ordered pizza and we had two of my favorite dessert items on board: ice-cream cake and tiramisu! I didn’t even know it until I came into the break room! It was so sweet and our tummies were full once again.

Anyway, one of the newest additions to the 8th floor is a traffic light. Our manager though it was highly necessary to provide it for the nurses to remind us to be quiet out on the nurses station. It is green when we are quiet. Then it turns yellow as a warning when we are getting a little too loud. Finally, it sirens and turns red when we are out of control. You’ve probably seen it when you were in kindergarten! It’s hanging right where everyone can see it and the doctors are always asking what it is. What a way for them to have more confidence in us, huh?

Oh the joys of working on the infamous 8th Floor at my hospital. There is something new every day!

What Is…

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So my post today comes from the Daily Meme- Friday Five Edition!

1. What’s your favorite thing about the people that you work with?

My co-workers are all great to work with and we have lots of fun with each other. They really make the 12-hour shift go by a lot faster. We sometimes (often) get in trouble by the big boss for being too loud, but what can we do? Some of the doctors also complain about us being “unprofessional” but we have improved much. You cannot be all serious in a world of sick and depressed people. We have to have a way of keeping ourselves sane. It is so hard to explain what we nurses do. People just wouldn’t understand and we have each other to understand our line of work. I think that as long as we get our work done in a timely manner, it’s okay to have some time to talk amongst each other. At the rate things are going from our last staff meeting, we are going to have a police squad monitoring our every move up on our floor. Yikes!

2. What’s your favorite thing about Friday?

I can’t say that there is anything special about Friday. I work every other weekend and I don’t work Monday-Friday. I’m off a good portion of what people would call a normal work week, so Friday is just another day for me. Thank goodness I don’t do 9-5′s Monday to Friday. I think I’d hate it! I love that I can spend time with the kids and my family throughout the whole week and not just on weekends.

3. What’s your favorite thing about the year coming to an end?

Well everything that ends means that there is a new beginning- 2009! I don’t even know what 2009 will bring. The end of 2008 just brought me new life and a new beginning, so it’s still all new to me. My one resolution for the coming year, however, is to spend more quality one on one time with the hubby! We get drowned in so many things that sometimes it’s hard to think about each other, but every couple needs those moments- alone! Dex and I have really openly discussed not taking each other for granted and cherishing every moment! Too many people we know fall through the cracks, and we don’t want that to happen to us!

My Girlies

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So Little Miss Jazzy is sick today. It really started yesterday. She’s finally getting some rest this morning as the medication is kicking in. We practically had to shove it down her mouth last night. Poor thing couldn’t sleep due to her stuffy nose and daddy had to come to work this morning. All it took was that one time she did not wear her hat on our way to Nordstrom from the car. I knew it! I hope she gets better in time for the Holidays next week.

Janelle, on the other hand, was pretty good to me last night. I got me some much needed rest. I can’t say I slept much, because it’s always hard for me to sleep in that room. I just have my brain still awake at all times waiting for her cry. She is growing and growing as obviously all babies do, but far more faster than I’m used to. Jasmyne was a slow one, growth wise, so Janelle seems like a giant to me. She is not even two months old yet, but she’s wearing 3-6 month sizes. What a little fattie-poo!

Anyway, both girls are sleeping right now, so I got to clean the house a bit. Of course, my downtime consists of computer time, until they wake up. I’m soooooo glad I got my Christmas wrapping out of the way and the house is clean! Yay for good time management… and more YAY for more christmas cards that I must say I love to receive.

Oh the weather outside…

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…is frightful! It’s been snowing like a mo-fo all day long. Thank goodness I switched days and didn’t work today. It was actually a very good day at home with the family. Dexter and I are both off, so I got to do some things I’ve been needing to do. I finished wrapping up the gifts. That was the main thing I wanted to get done and now it is. I also sent out some last minute gifts so that they can arrive before Christmas. I am officially done with shopping except for my family grab bag gift. There is always something left to do. I have work tomorrow, but so does Dex, which means no driving in this crazy weather and traffic. It has been a while since I have just been at home to RELAX. Since my mom and Dex are around, there is more of us to go around. I actually have the chance to pee and take a shower without rushing.

There’s nine days left ’til Christmas everyone. Then there’s eight days left until I turn another freakin year older. I’m going to be at work this year, cause I opted to do so even though someone was willing to work for me. I’d much rather be off the day after Christmas. So for the first time ever, there will be no celebrating my birthday at the house with the family. Boo!

Here’s our new tree with most of the presents wrapped and ready to go.

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Friendly Holidays

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We had our annual Christmas Celebration with our friends yesterday at Neil and Yvette’s place. It was a bit unplanned, but we ended up taking the kids (both of them) to the party. It worked out really well because Janelle was sleeping the whole time, except when she needed milk. Due to the fact that my mom had a hard time the night before, Dexter and I decided it would be best to take the kiddies. Our friends didn’t mind anyway and Dexter was refusing to go by himself. The “theme” this year was home cooked meals and everyone did a fantastic job (except for us). We bought brownies from CostCo and of course some liquor. It was a nice adult sit down dinner. Yvette did a wonderful job setting the table, including three different sizes of plates and different types of glasses. She had candles and the works. She even had personalized place cards with a note inside for each of us. Anyway, towards the end of OUR night, I kinda figured it was our tme to go. Let’s just say that everyone (including the hubby) was getting a little too much to drink. Shots were going around every 5 minutes, we were all screaming and laughing and swearing and just acting innappropriate for my babies own good. Even though we wanted to stay, we left at like almost 100am. Spank me for being a bad parent, huh?  I swear it’s not as bad as it sounds. Everyone was well behaved for the most part. Thank god for the kids’ play room, cause that’s where Jasmyne hung out the majority of the night.

Even though I’m not in the holiday spirit, I still love get togethers with family and friends. You all enjoy you and yours for the next couple of weeks!

Click on the picture below to see the rest of the pictures from the rest of the night.

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TWELVE DAYS

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So there is officially twelve days left until Christmas. I am somewhat done with my Christmas shopping, but barely there, if that makes any sense. I guess it’s because we’ve bought some gifts just to buy them. It’s been such a rush when we are out shopping. Every moment is rushed in case the baby wakes up from her sleep. Most of the time it depends on Jasmyne’s naptime schedule in the late afternoon. If she misses that, she’ll be a crabby little cake at the mall.

Anyway, I was hoping to have the weekend off, but due to certain circumstances, I will be working tomorrow instead of Monday. It was my mom’s first time being alone with the kids yesterday and when I called her in the afternoon, she was in tears. Dex and I were scheduled to work together on Monday, so I had to make some switch-a-roos. I’ve been alone with the kids before and it is tiring. I guess I thought my momma could handle it. I think her issue is more so related to Jazzy than anything else. I think she really wants to give Jazzy 100% of her, but you can’t do that when you have two kids. I think grandma is playing favorites early on in the game!

I’ll be cutting this short in hopes of accomplishing some tasks today. Enjoy your Christmas shopping. There is twelve days left! Yikes!

Mission #22 In Progress

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So to some of you, doing the laundry comes as second nature. It is a task you do on a regular basis in order to survive. Well excuse me. I have had the privilege (or maybe not so privilege) of having someone do my laundry all of my life. I can probably count the times I’ve done laundry with both hands. Okay maybe that’s exaggerating a little, but you get the point. My mom did it for me all my life and then when Dex and I moved in together, he continued the pattern for my mom. What can I say? I admit that the hubby has been all too good to me and spoils me to no end.

Doing the laundry once a week will be a BIG task for me to accomplish in the next 2.75 years of this project. So today, during week one, I have accomplished doing the laundry. I finished the whole dirty stack in our bathroom for a total of two loads. That means I have done a total of three loads for the year 2008. I am really determined to accomplish this weekly goal and mark it off my list in 2011.

Here is my task #22 in motion and captured in photography!

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Back To Work

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So I went back to work on Sunday, which was a great day to come back. I had a pretty easy load of patients who had no complaints all day long. Of course going back to work means even less sleep for me. We hosted the boxing match on Saturday and I didn’t actually go to sleep until about 2am. Got up at 515am. I didn’t get home until about 1030PM. I took a drunken catnap and had to stay with the baby. I’ve been doing that for the past two days and then I’m back to work tomorrow. I was oly gone for seven weeks, but all the piled up gossip awaiting me made it seem like I was gone for a year. There were not as many changes with the work flow as I anticipated though.

My drunken catnap was due to a long overdue night out with some of my co-workers. They’ve been wanting to take me out for the longest time and we finally went. I chose Cesar’s because it’s close to work and I love margaritas. Anyway, I just had ONE margarita and we got a free round of tequilla shots at the end of the night. I was buzzing, but totally fine. I felt fine to drive home until I started driving home and the liqs were kicking in. I felt the car being a little more swirvy as usual. It was so hard concentrating on the drive home, but thank goodness I made it home in one piece. Soon as I got home, I went to bed and knocked out. (Goodness I typed *home* a million times in this paragraph.)

I am definitely lightweight proven by that night. I need to start practicing again, if you know what I mean.

Oh and I finally had the chance to organize and upload my pictures onto my Flickr account, so check it out!

Holli-Dazed

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So yesterday, I had my post-partum check up and it was not as bad as I expected. One of the things I dread in my life are those annual pap smears. I actually don’t even get them annually, though I try really hard to. Anyway, it must have been the best one I’ve ever had. The topic of the whole appointment was birth control. She gave me lots of options, but I think I will opt for Mirena since I cannot handle taking pills on a daily basis. I wouldn’t want an accidental gift in the near future. We’ll see how it works for me, because I generally do not do well on hormones either. The great part is that it comes in a “non-hormonal” form, but it gives you longer and heavier menstruation, and that would aboviously be my last resort.

After my appointment, we went Christmas shopping. We went to a new place, which was actually refreshing. In fact, I think I want to go back there again. I really wanted to try out this gelato/crepe place that I spotted. Yeah, I know, just what I needed right?.Anyway, holiday shopping has not been too much fun. It’s more dreadful than ever this year. It’s not because we’re spending money, but because of the kids. It’s obviously not their fault but it’s just not manageable, even for Dex. That’s a statement cause Dex can handle lots of things and not complain. It’s weird cause we’ve been going to the mall since baby #2 arrived and not had problems. It’s as though it’s time for holiday shopping and BOoM- the last two times we’ve gone shopping have been rough times.

As soon as we got there, Janelle had to eat and Jasmyne was crabby. She hadn’t napped yet, which makes a big difference. Little one fell asleep again and Jazz starts getting antsy in her stroller as usual. She has never been the type of kid that will willingly stay in her stroller. Ever since she was a baby, she hated being in the car seat. I remember when she was only a month, she would stretch her body so we would have a “hard” time putting her in. It just amazes me how you know a babies personality from birth. It actually sticks with them. Thank goodness Janelle loves her seat. She could sleep there all day as long as she gets meal breaks. That Fattie-Poo!

To get back on track with my story, we get to Macy’s and all hell breaks loose. Okay, looking back, it probably was not as bad. I guess our lack of sleep has been taking a toll on us. Janelle wants to eat again. She’s screaming her butt off. I’m carrying all these bags and pushing the stroller and cannot find any seats. I’m also carrying all these GREAT deals I found and didn’t want to let it go. I couldn’t get a hold of Dex cause he was trying to shop, but was really not able to. He was chasing Jazz around, so to him, it was pointless to even be there. He may as well be in the play area. So we finally find each other. I feed the baby, he’s got all the bags and merchandise. We’re organizing everything and sifting through what we wanted to buy and chasing Jazz around. Then we had to find bathroom cause baby is having another tantrum. She pooped and her diaper needed to be changed. We finally find a restroom, but the women’s side was being remodeled. WTF? Hahahaha. Dex had to go to the men’s room to change the baby in his moody state. Than Jazz wanted her’s changed too. Of course, we find that she ran out of diapers in the baby bag. She had a little tantrum attack and had to be set straight and FORCED into her stroller. Now we have two babies crying and it was just dramatic. I think if you took a video of Dex and I inside that savior place inside the fitting room, you would have started laughing and crying at the same time.

Then we saw my family and headed out soon after. Jazz was rescued from her stroller and baby was satisfied and sleeping all over again. They helped us with the bags and it ended well. WHEW! It was tiring writing that. Anyway, Janelle was up until 300am with me and she woke up at 600am. Surprisingly, those 3 hours of sleep felt good. Once she fell back asleep, I got on my laptop and I’m ready for my day. Here I am- ready and energized.

I had the suddent thought to get a haircut today when I woke up, so we’ll see if that goes through. I may talk Dex into trying to have another round of shopping today. I doubt he’ll agree. He had a bad day yesterday! Nevertheless, I am way overdue for a mani-padi. The last one I had was the day before I had Janelle. I was having contractions at the nail salon. Oh the joys of parenthood. It’s all worth it in the end though!