Christmas memories

Hello, all you fellow-bloggers/lurkers :) Just thought I'd post a few pics of Christmas this year, and also wish you a Happy New Year! Yay for 2008!!!!

First, I wanted to post a picture of our church choir during the cantata. We were 3 down from illness, but they
did really well anyway!
On December 22nd, we had our immediate family Christmas. We had so much fun...always great to be together. I thought I'd post a picture of me in front of the tree prior to the kids arrival, and a few pictures of "Auntie's little angels."







As you can see, Janae enjoyed her dress-up Boyd's bear! They were so cute, and enjoyed their Christmas so much. They sure make it a lot more fun, and a lot more chaotic :) But that's okay. They're only little for a short while, and I'm already dreading the day when they're not little anymore...I enjoy cuddling with them. Before I get too sad just thinking about it, I'll move on.

On December 24th, we celebrated my Grandmother's 83rd birthday by going out to eat. We then watched some old family movies. My dad had my grandmother's old films put on DVD as part of her Christmas. We got to see moving pics of my Dad when he was a little shaver, and then there was me and the sibs. Oh boy. Some of those pics are priceless! Some are adorable, and others(teen years) are geeksville USA :) Nana's reel projector has been broken for years, so we hadn't viewed this stuff in forever. It made for a very enjoyable evening...and we've still got more funnies coming! On the 24th, Mom and I also spent some time cooking/baking. I love baking, but seldom do it. 1) I don't have a lot of time, 2) I'm always on a diet....oh well. I made a red velvet/french vanilla checkerboard cake. If I do say so myself, it was very yummy! And pretty.

On the 25th, we hosted both sides of the family. Everyone was there, except for 2 of my cousins and their families. Mom fixed the turkey and trimmings, and then everyone brought in at least 1-2 covered dishes. Aunt Carolyn thought she was helping to feed and army, so brought TONS of food! It was unbelieveable! We didn't even have room to set it all out, and had to use the washer and dryer tops for dessert! But wow, we had a great time eating :) We had 29 people at our house Christmas day...and that's the way I like it! Loud, chaotic, kids everywhere... After our dinner, the younger generation( I like to include myself here) sat around and played games for hours! It was only interrupted for more eating. And I must report that some of us played until 2:30am! It was a blast, and I wish we could be that carefree more often! Here are a few pics from Christmas day.




As you can see, "Baby Snooks" as we call Janae, was feeling cuddly. She had gotten a new nightie that matched a nightie for her baby doll. She wanted to put it on all day :) The above picture is of an eskimo kiss we shared...such a sweetheart! It was a wonderful day!

Since then, Patrick turned 2 on December 27th, and we celebrated with him on the 29th. We also went to Schnitzelbank in Jasper, a lovely German restaurant, to celebrate my brother and sister's birthdays(January 5th.) We had to celebrate their birthdays early, as Diane is having surgery on her arm again on January 3rd. Please pray for her! This will be the 3rd surgery, and she is supposed to be in the hospital a couple of days. The surgeon is optimistic, and we're thankful for that. He is planning to take bone out of her hip and put it in her arm, in the hopes of stimulating bone growth. He will also be putting in plates. If you think of her, please do pray that God will guide the surgeon as he works on Diane's arm.
Okay, gonna post a picture of Patrick's party. Keep in mind that this little hoss is just 2, and weighs about 40 pounds! What a cute little chunk he is, though!



Okay, think that's all the pictures I'm gonna post for now. I didn't do much celebrating of New Years Eve, as I was on call, as was my brother. I did stay up late, watched more family movies, and listened to Dad blow his Shofar at midnight :) He will love that I posted that on the net...haha! Some traditions just keep going on. Today, it's cold and snowing, so I've stayed indoors. I have exercised, eaten healthy, read, and surfed around on the internet. Not real exciting, but my brother and his family are coming over later to eat and play some games. So it should be a fun evening. btw, the diet is going well. It resumed on December 26th, after a day of serious gluttony! I have been very good MOST of the time since then, and have even been doing some exercising. And I'm pondering whether or not to join a gym. Dad and Mom got themselves a treadmill for Christmas, plus we have a bike, not to mention aerobics videos. I don't have trouble exercising in the summer, as I love walking. But winter takes alot more discipline for me. So...I guess that's that for now!
Happy 2008! I'm not really into posting resolutions, but I do have definite things I want to accomplish this year. Most of all, I desire to draw closer to my Lord, and to do/say the things that He wants me to do. I want the desires of my heart to be placed there by Him, to completely match what He has for me. May God bless you this year!

Catching up: Part 2

Okay. I'm really annoyed now. I started posting, complete with uploaded pictures, and lost them! Now I have to start over. And I must say that Steve Hight is trying to provoke me into blogging :) Anyway, I'm back, at least briefly. I'm going to try this again...post a few pictures of my vacation to Gettysburg December 4-8. I went with my parents, drove all day to get there. We have been to Gettysburg multiple times, but never at Christmas time. The day after we arrived, we received 5 inches of snow! What a pleasant surprise...absolutely beautiful! We spent a good part of the day driving around the parts of the battlefield that were open, taking lots of pictures. Our friend Mark drove over and spent the day with us. That evening, we went through downtown Gettysburg, and really enjoyed the way they had it decorated! It was quite cold and windy, so we HAD to duck into a tiny coffee shop to warm up. The following day, we spent a few enjoyable hours at Boyds Bears :) 3 whole floors of stuffed animals! My dad enjoyed it too, but it didn't take him nearly so long to enjoy it as it did me...haha! We also spent a little time at an outlet mall that was conveniently located just behind our motel! Very happy. I found some fantastic bargains :) Though we did visit the Park Museum, we didn't do a lot of museums/tourist stuff as we've done alot of that in the past. We really enjoyed being there in the snow :)











And so ends the little pictoral journey. The picture of me was taken in the lobby of the motel where we stayed. There are tons of pictures that I could post, but I think you "get the picture :)" On Friday, we drove to my good friend Elizabeth and Fred's home, then went together to the Shady Maple to eat. Folks, if you've never eaten there, it is worth the trip to Lancaster! I'll probably get these facts wrong, but I believe it seats 2200 people, and they serve 6000 - 7000 people per day! Massive Mennonite buffet! May I just say "Scrumptious!" Actually, Elizabeth didn't go to the Shady Maple with us, as she had some mandatory job training that afternoon. However, Fred and Mark drove over with us, and Mark's parents met us there. I have some pictures of that happy event, but I'm not going to post them for fear I might be slain if I did :) Suffice it to say, that a good time was had by all, and we left very well satisfied! We then drove over to Sight and Sound where we watched "The Miracle of Christmas." Again, I will not be posting photos, as they don't let you take pictures during the performance. It was an absolutely wonderful, uplifting experience. It made my heart thrill again to the real meaning of Christmas...God willingly laying aside His glory to become a helpless baby, completely dependent on those He had created! And all for the purpose of giving up His life for me! Really, you should see this production if you ever have the chance! After the performance, we had a snack(I can't believe we were hungry!) at Friendly's, then spent the night with Fred and Elizabeth near Carlisle. We had wonderful fellowship with our dear friends, and I was sorry to leave them the next morning. We again drove all day on Saturday to get home. The weather was fine, but Dad's car was acting a little dicey! It kept popping up error messages, and letting us know that the ABS system wasn't working. That's very comforting when you're bopping along about 70mph! But the Lord helped us get home okay, and Dad's car was fixed this past week.

The next few pics are of Jared and Janae's reaction to our Boyd's friends. Janae informed me that my bear(the one in the snowman sweater) would make a good big sister for Bunny(her constant companion.) She informed my mother that her bear wanted her(Janae) to be his mommy :) She also said in an aggrieved voice "You shouldn't keep him all for yourself." Not very subtle! We were not inclined to part with our bears, but she has one wrapped and waiting under the Christmas tree. So I think everything should be fine.




It was good to be home and see our little people, even if the craziness started up again immediately! Oh, and I should confess something funny I said in Gettysburg. The night we drove in, we passed the Lutheran Theological Seminary(the church in the picture above is located there.) I said "Oh look! There's the Lutheran Seological Theminary!" My folks were highly amused, as was I :) As my friend Anthony told me a few nights ago, yeah, my hair may not be blond, but I sure am :) I can't help it! Can you imagine me with Alzheimers? It's gonna be a trip!

Since my return home, I helped host a party/gathering/whatever for the young people of our church and school. We had 26 teenagers, plus several adults. We had pizza, and lots of cookies and pop. I couldn't find any diet pop, so drank Mountain Dew. Yuck! Pure syrup. Brent, I'm maintaining that DIET mountain dew is wonderful, but you can have all of the real thing that you want. I will admit that the frosty cold one you gave me in the summer was wonderful, but that wasn't combined with other sugar! Anyway....if you want to see a few pics, go to Steve Hight's blog :) I did take some pics, but haven't uploaded them yet. We had relay races 1) eat 3 saltine crackers and then whistle 2) chew a piece of frozen bubblegum and pop a bubble, 3) wearing MITTENS, open a candy kiss and eat it. It was pretty hysterical :) We also played 2 rousing rounds of musical chairs, where I, brave soul that I am, operated the CD player. Much less violent from that position! We also played a game where a tightly wrapped gift was passed to music, and every time the music stopped you passed it to the next person. When you got the first one open, there were tons of smaller packages, also tightly wrapped inside! What fun. Then it separated into 2 packages that ultimately contained gift cards for Walmart. After that game, we opened the gym until 11pm. Then we had all the fun of cleaning up the horrendous mess. Be warned: Don't try the cracker/whistle relay over carpet! At least our floors swept up well. It was really an enjoyable evening for teenagers and adults alike. I even enjoyed making lots of cookies, buying supplies, decorating a small tree, etc.

Then, despite some bad weather, our adult choir performed the cantata "Emmanuel: Celebrating Heaven's Child" on 12-16 in the evening service. Although we had 3 out sick, we had 20 choir members. God really helped us, and they did exceptionally well! I was very proud of them. The narration, done by the Manleys, was gripping. The music was compelling. One of my favorite songs was "Come Make a Place" which said "Jesus, I'm empty without you. And you're everything I need. So come with your grace, come make a place in me. Oh come to my heart, Lord Jesus. There is room in my heart for Thee." That is my prayer this season...that I won't be so filled with the busyness of the season that I fail to make room for Him. Without Him, I am lost and hopeless. With Him in my heart, I have a vital, joyous life! Let us adore the Christ of Christmas.

Yes, I am relieved that the programs are over for another year. But I don't want to lose that sense of wonder...the fact that He came for me. Well, I need to get some rest. Tomorrow, my immediate family will celebrate Christmas together. You may expect some more pictures very soon :) It will be fun, but chaotic with 4 little people really into the gift-giving part of the day. We will listen to my Dad read the Christmas story, we will eat wonderful food, we will enjoy our little people as they are filled with excitement and joy. Most of all, we will just enjoy being together as a family. What a blessing they are to me!

If I fail to post again before Christmas, may God richly bless you this Christmas season, and may you have a very merry Christmas!

Catching up with Cindy :) Part 1

I know. I'm absolutely terrible at keeping up with this whole blogging thing. Thanks Bro. Hight for the reminder tonight:) Now see what you've done! I'm staying up late to satisfy your curiousity. If this is filled with typos...well, then so be it! Haha...actually, it may be a little overwhelming if I blog about everything going on in my life right now. I may have to feed it to you in segments(Oh, boy...)

First, yeah, I'm sorry! I've just been so busy. I know it seems lame, but really, don't judge me until you've tried it. Okay, that being said, let's get on with it. I had a very enjoyable Thanksgiving at my Aunt and Uncle's home. Since Steve and I are the only ones left(unmarried that is,) the two of us played games for hours that day. We had a great time, and I'm smugly reporting that I won all but one of the games. Sorry, Steve...guess it was my lucky day :)




That, in a nutshell was Thanksgiving. Oh, and did I mention that we had some really incredible eating going on during the day? Feasting, actually. As a friend of mine texted me that evening, I was "too full to gobble!" Yeah...fun!

What has been consuming me for several weeks is our school Christmas program. It was a huge undertaking...one that I really enjoyed! But I never knew I could be so busy! First, our entire school sang, and I accompanied them. Then we had our chime choirs and intermediate band, all directed by yours truly. They did really well, and I am amazed at how much they have improved in 2 months time! I was very proud of them. Then the next thing I was in charge of was our 1st-6th grade musical. Kindergarden was involved too...they were the cutest sheep in all of Bethlehem :) It was so much fun, and the kids were awesome! Kristin D. did a phenominal job preparing them for the drama portion. My dad's comment was "Who needs the Little Rascals when you can watch those kids!" They really threw themselves into it, and I'm happy to say that it went off without a hitch. Lil P. was in charge of costumes and props and did a fantastic job. Our church auditorium was transformed. I merely helped with drama and props. I did direct the music, but I couldn't have done it without these two ladies! I am including a couple of pictures of a few of the cast members :) Also, thanks are in order to our sound/light technicians, Anthony W. and Troy K. You guys rock! All the teachers were supportive and helpful, and Mr. C. ensured that we had as much time as we needed for rehearsal. Even though it was tiring, it was an incredible experience. I was sorry that it was over :)





As you can see, we have some of the cutest, most talented children in the world at SCCA :) Heaven help you if I'm ever a mother! I'm bad enough being a teacher and an auntie.... To end our Christmas program, we took an offering, and raised a nice little sum for the music program at school! Hooray! I'm preparing to place an order with BJU :) I wish I could describe the musical to you. It was so cute and funny! We did "Miracle on Bethlehem Street," and one little boy wanted to know if he should keep the lyrics sheet they had to memorize "for next year." I had to explain to him that we will try a different one next year. But they loved the songs, and in fact sang so heartily that they didn't have to be mic'd much of the time for the choral pieces! They were crankin'! But we did have tons of sound equipment set up in order to pick up the drama. All our kids did great, but our main characters, played by Lane W. and Danae B., were awesome! They memorized tons of lines/drama, usually without complaining. I'm pretty sure you won't find a better group of kids anywhere, even if I do have to keep on my high school kids about talking in class :) My band kids were so disruptive one day during practice that I told them they did NOT want to see what a red-headed temper looks like :) It was a pretty empty threat, as I've never had much of a temper, but they don't need to know that! If it hadn't been so close to the Christmas program, they would have been sent back to class. As it was, they had to endure a lecture about growing up and acting like they were in high school instead of first grade. Whew! I didn't know I had it in me. I am pretty patient and tolerant, but, boy, once you've crossed the line, there is NO turning back :) Okay, 'nuff about that.

The day after the Christmas program, I left for Gettysburg with my parents. But that shall come in the next exciting installment of this epistle to the curious :) I am getting tired, and it's really hard to say what may come flying across this screen. I have more pictures to share, and stuff to tell you about my vacation. So please do stop back soon. I HOPE to get the next installment up quickly :)

Until we read again, have a great one!

Happiness is....

Well, actually, happiness is lots of things. I just wanted to blog about a few recent happy events :) As I was so sweetly reminded today(thank you, Deb,) I haven't blogged in a while. This is turning into a once a month event for me. I hate to say that I'm really busy, but it's true. I'm really busy. So there. Now I've said it, and I'm not taking it back!

One very happy October thing was that I started teaching music at our local Christian school. And despite my bundle of nerves, I love it! Currently, I have an intermediate band(which is somewhere between beginning and intermediate,)Jr. High Chimes, Sr. High Chimes, and general music grades 1-6. I am staying very busy between all of that, plus continue to teach private piano lessons to my 11 students. The most challenging thing I have right now is band. I played in the GBS band for 3 years as a percussionist. But I have very little experience with wind instruments. To complicate matters, 95% of my students are in high school. Now, they're not bad kids, but they very seldom shut their mouths. They tend to try to run over me a little, so we had a little chat on Wednesday. After speaking with a couple of teachers and our principle, I told them that I would be sending them back to class if they felt like what they had to say was more important than what I had to say. Also, I informed them that I would be submitting their names to the principle, and that I had decided that I was not going to yell at them all year. Now may the Lord help me to walk the talk. I've got to learn to get tough with them while still loving them.
To help with the band thing, I am currently teaching myself to play the flute. And I'm really enjoying it, and am surprisingly fairly adept at it. When I took the instrumental methods survey courses at GBS, I did better at flute than any other instrument, so that's why I picked it. I had absolutely NO success with trombone, tuba, baritone, or even saxaphone. I was decent at clarinet and trumpet. I tried on those other instruments, but my lips are small, so I had great difficulty filling the mouthpiece to create good sounds. Believe me, if you were to hear me play the trombone, you would think it was a cow dying in the pasture! It's bad, people. Just take my word on it. For those of you who found it amusing that I was teaching myself flute(you know who you are,) I am posting a picture....



I have found that I love teaching smaller children to sing. We are currently working on our Christmas program for school, and it is so much fun! They are so ready to sing, and they have been very attentive, thanks to the tips from my friend, Dixie! Dixie allowed me to come to GBS and shadow her for a day to watch her teaching methods. I have adopted her points system, and it is VERY effective! They are angels for me most of the time. And if they start getting out of hand, a red minus on the board quickly puts things to rights. Dixie, you're a genius. One extremely funny thing that happened this week happened during auditions for parts on Monday. One little boy was reading for a part. The line went something like "What about all the B's?" But he had a little different take on it, being the very literal child that he is. He read "What about all the BS?" It went completely over the heads of the kids, but we teachers nearly died from having to stifle the laughter. We were all shaking, but didn't dare laugh out loud at him! Ahh....teaching is fun! It was the highlight of my week so far :)

Another fun thing in October was my birthday. Yes, I'm still a kid at heart, so I enjoy my birthday. I was teaching that day, so the entire student body filed in during the end of 5th-6th grade music, and sang to me, presented me with a card and a cake. It was very touching. I also got many lovely cards from friends and family, as well as some nice gifts. To top off the evening, we went to Pinto's for a great meal, then followed up at our house with more cake. It was a happy day, and I'll post a couple pics for you. One of me and my mom at Pinto's, my kiddos at our house.





Another happy thing in October is the Booth Brothers. I could say "Happiness is the Booth Brothers :)" I went to the covered bridge festival in early October, and my friend Mark B. rode with me and my cousin Steve. All the way there and back, we listened to his new Booth Brothers CD's. I already owned 2 by them, but now I own most of their CD's! I am completely, hopelessly smitten. They have such beautiful voices, and sing such a nice mix of old and new. If you haven't heard them, I highly recommend them!

I am still working part-time in nursing, enough to keep my insurance. Whatever days I don't work in nursing, I am teaching. So I'm even busier than I was when I was working full-time. But I'm lovin' life. Coming up in my near future is Homecoming at our church this sunday. I am playing/singing with Hope. Sonja has a prior engagement, so I am going to try to fill in for her. PRAY!!!! I am looking forward to seeing Dixie and Heidi for a little while, but we will really miss Sonja. Also, church choir practice continues, and is going very well! Very enjoyable. Then there are other events associated with holidays that will keep me hopping for awhile yet. I probably won't slow down until Christmas now. I'm also going to Pennsylvania in early December, after our school Christmas program. Very much looking forward to that! That should provide some R&R just prior to Christmas. Also helping out with the Youth group at church, and enjoying that as well. There's always something to do, someone to practice with, something...

I'm just really thankful to God for helping me through these transitions in my life, for taking the fear/dread out of it for me, and helping me to really enjoy life. He is good, and He knows just what we can handle. I'm also thankful to family and friends who have been very supportive: Sonja, for prayers and advice: Dixie, for endless patience with my thousands of questions, spur of the moment phone calls for advice, etc. And then there are my fellow co-workers, my principle, etc. Everyone has been wonderful! My family has put up with my crazy schedules, and even tolerated my flute playing :) So yes...I'm happy. I know that there will be low points again, and I know happiness is not dependent on people or circumstances. What it really is is being in the center of God's will for me right now. The deep peace that comes from simply resting.

Well, this is long, as usual. And I really need to work on some housecleaning before Dixie and family get here! So, thanks for reading, thanks for being patient for this post to arrive. Ya'll are the greatest!

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 :)

A Cindy moment....

Wow...another post from me. And so soon too! Well, I just had to tell you about a funny happening in my day. I'm on-call this weekend, and after seeing patients for a few hours this morning, I was hot, tired, and ready for a little refreshment. As I was heading back into the office to get started on a few hours of paperwork, I decided to stop at Starbucks. I ordered a tall blueberries & cream frappacino, light, double-blended, thank you very much. Starbucks is literally just across the street from the office, so I decided to take it with me. Well, I had my arms absolutely loaded...my laptop, all my pertinent information for the weekend, charts, my huge water jug, with alas my poor frap on top of my jug. I got the door unlocked okay, but my frap tipped over on the way in the door. Children, there was blueberries and cream frap ALL over the floor, all over the cloth-type divider wall. The little plastic cup shattered when it dropped, so I lost it all. Very sad. I would've been better off to just toss $4.03 out the window of my car. At least there wouldn't have been a mess. So instead of blissfully enjoying my little treat, I cleaned up the mess as best I could with paper towels, and had to call housekeeping for a little spot remover help. It was just such a Cindy moment. Always trying to carry too much - save the extra steps, and then making a big hash out of it :) Oh well, guess I didn't need the extra calories anyway!
btw, if you haven't tried the blueberries and cream, well, you need to get right on that. You will not be sorry...
'night.