Tag. I'm it.

Oh dear. Kim! Now you've done it. You tagged me on a night that I'm feeling extremely verbal. In fact, I've already left several very wordy comments on my friend's blogs, and on myspace. But now that you've asked me to come up with 7 random facts about myself, hmmmm.....well, we'll see what happens.
1. I'm getting ready to go part-time in my nursing career. Yippee and yeehaw! It's supposed to come about sometime in the next month, and it can't come soon enough. Not that I dislike being a nurse, I'm just ready to be part-time. I will be working more with my music on my days "off." More on that later.
2. I'm going to Pennsylvania in December to see "The Miracle of Christmas" at Sight and Sound Theater! I can't wait!!!! (For those who don't know me well, I love to travel. In fact, I think I could do that for a living...) I am also going to be seeing Gettysburg in the Christmas season. I've been there in summer and fall, but never around Christmas. Also looking forward to spending time with some good friends.
3. I enjoy talk radio while I'm traveling on my nursing rounds. Let's see. I regularly listen to parts of : Rush Limbaugh, Dr. Laura, Nancy Leigh DeMoss, Focus on the Family, Family Life Today, etc. Oh, and mustn't forget Midday Connection :) I even know what time each of these shows plays. I also love to find Alistair Begg upon occasion. That's a real happy day! I think I'm getting old.
4. I love watching "The Honeymooners," a TV show from days gone by. I own the DVD set of the 39 classic episodes. If you wanna do some great laughing, I highly recommend it. They just don't make 'em like that these days.... Another thing(btw) that will make me laugh out loud is the James Herriot books. I had to stifle my laughter while reading late at night when I had a roommate in college :) Good stuff.
5. I just started conducting our Christmas choir at church. What I mean is, I've done it for a few years, but just starting for the season. I like the program we're going to do, and I do enjoy conducting(If any former teachers from GBS are reading this, I apologize if you just fainted and had to be revived.) It is alot of work, but it's fun and rewarding. I enjoy hearing the finished product. It never feels like it's going to "fall into place," but somehow God always helps us, and it's better than we expected. So glad that when we've done our best, He steps in and makes it better!
6. In a former life, I was very shy. I know you don't believe that now. But we're talking painfully shy. Actually, being a nurse has been very good for me in some ways. When you deal with the public day in and day out, you either get over it, or you find something else to do with your life. When you have to ask elderly, hard-of-hearing people sensitive questions that lots of other people are hearing, well... Need I say more? Nope, better not.
7. I am well-known to carry goodies in my purse. Stuff like fruit-flavored gum, tic tacs, etc. I tend to be rather generous with my stuff, so my friends and family benefit regularly. In fact, one of my nephews came to the front of the church a week ago, just as I was ready to begin the evening prelude. He whispered in my ear "Aunt Cindy, can I have some orange tic tacs from your purse?" What a sad day to have to tell him that I had actually run out. But that situation has been remedied, I'm happy to report.
Okay. Do you feel like you know me better? I sure hope so. If there's anything else you want to know, just ask. I DO reserve the right to not answer if I deem it more appropriate not to :) Okay, better close it up, so that I can get up when that hateful alarm clock goes off. I'm sorta a morning person, but not a 6 o'clock morning person. I much prefer 8am....
Later. Hope you enjoyed my ramblings :)

Another Cindy Moment...or at least a stupid moment.

Okay...I'm not sure I should even post this. But for those of you who know me well, you will enjoy this hugely. So I don't want to deprive you of the laughter that is soon to follow. I also want to make sure that those who are nearest and dearest understand that picking out the nursing home may soon be a matter of concern. You may want to make sure that there is an Alzheimers unit....

Okay. So here's what happened. As a home health nurse, I visit many very rural areas. In all the little towns that I go through, I know where there is food, and I know where there is a bathroom(clean or not!) So one day last week, I was way out in no-man's land. I got myself this absolutely wonderful turkey and colby on white. Very yummy. I got it at a tiny grocery store, and they put on miracle whip, lettuce, mayo, etc. It was kind of messy, and there was no place to eat. So I looked for a place to pull my car over and eat. I finally found the deserted fish/game club, and pulled in there. Like I said, the sandwich was messy, so I was doing my best to hold it together, and WHAM! I bit my own finger. Yes, you read that correctly. And let me tell you, while it did not break the skin, it really smarted! I don't know when I have felt so dumb. I sat there and laughed for a while before I could even finish my sandwich. I was just so grateful that I didn't do that in a public place :)

So now you know. There will not be pictures of my sore finger to illustrate this little post with. I didn't think that was completely necessary.

Oh, and one other thing. I now have a patient that never brushes his teeth. He's middle aged, and doesn't ever remember brushing them, and he's not about to start now. I knelt on his floor to change a dressing on his foot, and came back up with black knees. I had to stop at yet another rural gas station, go into the bathroom, and clean up the best I could with soap and paper towels. Life is interesting, if nothing else :)

Okay...that's all for now. For those of you who may have the misfortune of being responsible for me when I can no longer think for myself, please help me to recognize when the day has come that I need to be placed. And if I don't recognize it, place me anyway, for the good of society. But please...do pick out a nice facility. I do ask that of you....

'Night :)