Happy Easter!

For those of you who celebrate (now or later), may the joy of the Risen Christ be yours all throughout the year.

For those of you who don't, enjoy every bit of candy while you can. Most will be 50% off tomorrow. Cadbury eggs are awesome!

I have already hidden my chocolate marzipan eggs (I prefer dark) from prying characters in my home.

Until next time...I raise a glass to you and then go check the ham.

A little light reading

I was reading this funny article about hair dye gone bad when I found out about butter "bulletproof" coffee.

Interesting concept, but I really like my butter with a side of toast, coffee made in a cup (not a blender) and two fried eggs over easy, with two sausage patties.

BTW I eat eggs every day. My cholesterol is good and so is my skin.

Now I'm hungry...stay tuned!

Heaven is a place on earth...

But it's sure not here in RehabLand! It's been so hot lately that some of the locals are taking to cooking outdoors: frying eggs and bacon on the sidewalk, and baking cookies on the dashboard.

When life hands you lemons...stay tuned for radiator chicken next (that's what Dahey's asking for.)

Too bad my commute isn't 50 miles longer...

Let it rain?

Will it rain on my Easter egg hunt? Only time will tell. May have to move it indoors.
If so, no real Easter eggs will be used. They smell funny if you don't find them right away.

More to come...

Chug-a-chug-a...

Choo choo! That was me, just putting nose to the grindstone getting work done. Boss gave me a crazy a&sed assignment and I felt like calling him/her on it. Thankfully, I got slowed up by the regularly scheduled rounding on each and every patient, so I had no choice but to squeeze things in here and there, between hanging IVs and medicating the minions here and there.

The Slug actually talked to me...in several sentences related to work. Darned near fell over from that since it's the most I've heard him/her say directly to me (not a jibe, mind you) since I started here years ago. Maybe he/she was being good on this here Good Friday. He/she's an atheist and lords it about on occasion and started to do so today. I'm all about the American view of freedom of speech, but his/her diatribes make me want to seek out the folks who can do something about harassment.

I found out recently my traveling partner and I will be hitting the road, not once, but twice this year. Unfortunately, one trip is with the boss, who apparently has groupies. The nice thing is, we can wear high heels if we want, since our show does not require standing for hours...hooray! Should be interesting...if we don't kill him/her before we get on the plane. The good thing: Dahey and I may get to celebrate our anniversary in one city while I'm there. Oh, I can't wait!

Now, it's back to prepping for Easter dinner company. Lots of cleaning, folding, egg dyeing and basket building going on here and some homework thrown in for good measure. Should be fun...stay tuned.

Drama returns...

Ah, yes, it's just so much fun when you get melodramatic patients...and nurses.

One patient came to us after a stay in the ICU due to respiratory issues. Patient had a very productive cough, thanks to some aggressive respiratory treatment.

"That nurse beat me! Don't do that!" was the response when I asked if I could do chest PT when the patient was turned. Nice. Said patient did let me do a quad cough, though.

The Slug was back recently. "Oh," he/she said to a patient, "I had to move all of my relative's heavy wooden furniture. I didn't let anyone take breaks." Guess what...he/she made up for it while at work.

It wasn't a surprise, but one of my favorite charge nurses will be gone in May. S, one of the nice, sweet regulars will be going to an area with less heavy lifting since her back is going out. We will miss her.

I will be so glad to be off this weekend. I get to dye eggs with Bubba for a party. Fun!

Stay tuned...