Painting, Painting, Painting

That was my mantra over the weekend. And voila, my kitchen is newly painted. Looking good. I thought I had painted it cream before! but not compared to what is on it now. And it will look even better when we get the trim up. Quite different without the wall paper. Will eventually get used to it, I am sure!



I was scheduled to work today, but not enough babies, so I was lucky enough to stay at home on call. Did some pick up in the kitchen! All my tin cans went back up on their shelf over my sink. I wiped down all my granite counters real well. Tomorrow I shall get the floors mopped down now all is picked up.
I had Curtis drop me at Kirsten's this morning on his way to get our windshield replaced. I helped her get the big kids to swimming lessons and help with Cooper. He was pretty occupied with all the activity at the pool. Had lunch out with Curtis and a couple of gals from the camera club.
Spent a quiet afternoon. Kind of pooped after working so hard over the weekend. And I hurt from the tip of my toes to the top of my head.



















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Last Day of School

Today was the last day of school here in GF.  Summer vacation has arrived!!!
I got to go and pick up the kids since their folks were working.  We also watched Cooper.

Harlee was upset and crying when I got there.  It was so sad for her to be leaving all her friends in first grade and a very special teacher.

When their mum got here, we all got in the car for a treat at DQ.  Nic had a chocolate dipped ice cream cone.  Harlee had this huge waffle cone with Blizzard fixins and she ate the whole darn thing.

The other day the kids were here after school.  They started out playing in the backyard.  And then moved to riding bikes on the front sidewalk.  Pretty soon Nic found the old basketballs in the garage and it was shooting hoops.  I have some pretty cool photos to post of Harlee shooting hoops.  But for today here is what I have:

Mr. Cool Dude

Look at the determination on her face- tongue out and all!!!

I have one last Disney layout to post that I have photographed.  Not sure if there are anymore left.

Mr. Fish Lips

I had to get a picture today of Mr. C making fishy lips.  He does this a lot during the day.  Not sure why. But his brother or sister never did.  Anyway he is cute.  Will make a great scrap page when I get there!

His brother and sister were here after school.  I was in the midst of taking the remaining wall paper in the kitchen down.  They wanted to know what was wrong with the wall.  Then Nic wanted to help me paint.  Not on your life.  I can only imagine what my kitchen would look like.  Anyway they all went out to play.

Harlee got a hair cut and is as cute as a pixie.

And her brother needs one!

Playing peek a boo with nana.

It is a day filled with appointments.  Have already visited the dermatologist and I get a teeth cleaning this afternoon.
A layout of Kirsten and Tim from our vacation having fun by themselves in CarsLand

 

Hey, It's a New Month!

June has snuck in the door.  The year is skipping right along here!!!
Trying to edit photos of Hawaii to send to get printed.  Always such a overwhelming task.  But there are only 3 layouts left in my Disney album to complete.  Considering the amount of photos it has gone together very quickly using the combination of traditional layouts and pocket pages. 

Today, I took the plunge and ordered an Iphone5c.  I was offered a deal to upgrade for free.  Hopefully I can figure it out.  Curtis got a new phone too, since the one he was using was the work cell.  So much for blowing the budget.  Happy Father's Day. 

Took the kids over their bikes to school and there mum came back with them, while I brought the car.  They had completed their reading over the months and got to go on a limo ride today.  Big deal for the kids.  Hard to believe this is the last week of the school year.  It has flown by. 

Had a late lunch.  Had put in roast in the crock pot and when dinner came along I was not hungry and it went in the fridge for tomorrow. 

Getting down to the last layouts to show you. All that gold is micro beads I glued to chipboard. 

My Perspective!

I saw this on FB this morning. This has been my life for the past 38 years. How can anyone ever understand unless they have walked in my shoes? Just a little reflection going on as I prepare to retire in the near future! I celebrate 40 years of being a nurse this year and 38 of them have been in an NICU environment. You can be experiencing the ultimate day which quickly disintegrates into your worst nightmare. I have witnessed miracles in my career! It is very hard to let go! But, slowly, gradually it is happening!

Neonatal medicine was a pretty new field when I first discovered it in 1976.   There have been so many positive changes for these little tykes.  At first babies 29-30 weeks gestation were the youngest to survive, now the limit is pretty much 23-24weeks.  And Surfactant has been a miracle drug for these smallest of small.  And now a days single patient rooms are found to be the best for preemies.  And kangaroo care for the tiniest.  They thrive when with their mamas. 

Don’t you just like, I don’t know… hold babies all day long?
Yes.
I hold a baby when I hand him to his mother for the first time, three weeks after his birth date.
I hold a baby when teaching a new mother how to breastfeed her child.
I hold a baby to feed him, to rock him to sleep, to bathe him and bundle him.
I hold a baby when nothing but morphine and walking the halls 24 hours a day is the only thing that will quiet him down while he’s withdrawing from the illegal drugs his mother took.
I hold a baby’s arm still when my fellow nurse inserts an IV.
I hold a baby’s head still while we bag oxygenated air back into his tiny lungs.
I hold a baby when he has no family to hold him.
I hold a baby when he takes his last breaths because his parents didn’t make it to the hospital in time.
I hold a baby when I’m placing his lifeless, tiny hands in plaster to make a keepsake for his parents… because there is no baby to hold anymore.
Yes.
I hold babies all day long.
(via whatshouldwecallnicunursing)

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