Disneyland Christmas parade

Glaciers and Icebergs

Betty Lennox, 2004 WNBA Finals MVP, member of the 2004 WNBA Champion Seattle Storm

Flowergirls at my wedding. (not quite done, still need to scan in Jasmine)

Raegan

Raegan's birth

Peanut

Photography class

I am excited today because I just applied and was accepted at North Seattle Community college, and I am going to take a digital photography class. It is mostly done online, with me submitting my work via email and a special class blog. Very exciting. I hope I learn lots.

I am also excited today because I signed up for a 10 week course online for digital scrapbooking, where each week there is an online lesson, then you have a week to submit a layout using the technique described, and everyone in the class critiques each others layouts for the specific technique or concept that was taught. Pretty cool. It starts on the 13th of this month. I hope it teaches me a lot about digital scrapbooking. I know there is a lot out there for me to learn, since I am just starting.

One last reason I am excited is because I am going to get a laptop computer. Not today, not next week, but I am. Just for digital scrapbooking. I am thinking of getting a refurbished one through dell or something like that, or elsewhere. They are pretty cheap, and all I need is one with a CD writer on it and a lot of space to put all my crap.

So that is why I am excited today. Although, I just remembered that I am supposed to go to H&R block tomorrow to have my taxes done *professionally* for the first time, because (hopefully) I suck at doing them and have missed some huge deduction that I should have found. Hopefully. We shall see. Then, we have the season ticket holders party for the Sonics tomorrow night. Maybe I should be discussing this over on my other blog...............not exactly crafty news...

Morgan last fall

Wedding album cover

Morgan's first days

Poetry

At work last week, after a really hectic and crazy day, one of the nurses wrote a long, funny and true poem about life at work. We have decided to try to get people to write some funny poetry about life on ortho, and we can add them to our monthly newsletter, the Bone Zone. Here is the start of one of mine:

It was day shift on Ortho, and all along the floor,
patients were yelling 'knock before opening my door!';

Armed with my brain and my alcohol swabs,
I looked 'round the breakroom and thought, 'man, we're slobs!';

As I stepped on the floor, the call lights were ringing,
5-1, I don't know--let me see who I'm getting!;

A trach, tropicana, med seeker and psych--
At least I am working with nurses I like!'

To 13 to 10-1 to 5-1 I run,
feels like this day will never be done;

As for that trach, things couldn't be badder,
The aide helped me turn him, then I heard a splatter;

Never have I seen someone move quite that fast,
as I did when the aide jumped aside and phlegm shot past;

Phlegm, I know is my achilles heel,
the sight of it makes me start to reel;

So we turned the patient back, and I got out the suction,
So glad the yankaur wasn't too clogged to function;

My tropicana was another story,
slightly less goo, but slightly more gory;

Now gore is a thing with which I have no issues,
unlike phlegm and things caught up in tissues;

The room was so hot, I started to sweat,
as did my patient-now his bed was wet,

So up to the chair, I settled him in,
Then stripped down the bed and tucked him back in;

We microwave Comfort baths, generally speaking,
but for this poor guy whose sweat glands were leaking;

Into the fridge went that pack of moist cloths,
Later, his back with cool cloths I washed,

Back to that psych patient-you think I've forgotten?!
Her attitude stinks, she also smells rotten;

But short of tying her down (thats obscene!)
there was no way of getting her clean.

An air freshener from stores, to minimize this nasty,
but three hours later, no word from the UST

Heaven forbid, don't call 8-3-8-4,
A reprimand from them, you'll be in store for

Pain issues seem to be the theme of the day,
"I swear it's contagious", I was heard to say.

Starting in one room then down to the others,
Someone should warn PRS docs to take cover

Bolus then bolus then bolus some more,
Oops, my PCA key is now stuck in the door,

Must have turned it a bit to quick,
hurry, all these pain meds are making him sick!

The debate between Reglan and Zofran is easy,
Zofran always makes patients less queasy.

With Reglan I have had not as much luck,
but it's great when somebody's bowels are stuck!

Which happens too often when taking these narcs,
stool inside decides to just park

Have you ever debated with an 18-year-old,
the merits of mag citrate-those bottles are gold!

And who in their right mind named 'Go-litely' so--
In my experience the right name is just 'GO'!!

Off of the bowels, my mind must not linger,
now there's no cap refill on my tropicana's finger!

Lets get some dextran and leeches Q 2,
In comes the order, but the finger is blue.

So off to the OR he heads in a rush,
oh good, we'll give his room to someone hit by a bus.

It's all never-ending, or at least thats how it seems,
Patients keep coming--were splitting at the seams!

Not one but two hallway patients parked at the desk,
Give them some screens, and hope for the best.

'Cause Harborview's full but we keep on admitting,
No one else gives the care our patients are getting.

If ever I'm picked up at an accident scene,
'Take me to Harborview' is what I will scream.


That was fun. I will have to print it out at work tomorrow. I am sure it will be better appreciated by those in the business. I loved Faye's take. She discussd the psych patient who annointed his roommate with baby oil in the name of god. The roommate was not impressed, but it makes for a hysterical read.

journaling

honeymoon suite

honeymoon

Morgan

Raegan

wedding layout

Welcome!

This is my new blog for crafty stuff. Digital scrapbooking, photoshop elements photo editing, etc. I will add my layouts here with random crafty-related anecdotes.

Today I am excited about the upcoming scrapbook convention, my newfound interest in digital scrapbooking and photo manipulation, and my wedding photos being sent to me.