Prayer Rocks

Our primary lesson was on prayer this week and I have the nasty habit of waiting until the morning of to get everything together to teach our 7 year old class. This Sunday was the perfect storm of being Daylight Savings and 9:00 church=bad combo. I found myself at the Ogden River Walkway about 20 minutes before church digging through river bed rocks for my class. Mind you I was fully dressed in my church clothes and Sunday shoes. I told the class how much I loved them and told them the tale of getting their rocks for proof. One kid's response: "Did anyone see you?!?" Another kid's: "We get to keep these rocks!?!?" Answers: No, no one saw me. Yes, yes you get to keep the rocks you just decorated with metallic sharpies.

What will you be wearing?

I couldn't help but take a picture of this poster I found on the door to a beauty supply store. I have loved the marketing for this movie: crazy, creepy, and cool. What will you be wearing to the opening ceremonies? I am torn between Lux and Lush District 1 and Electrify District 5.

March

Jeremiah's

Emily is home for Spring Break and we have been having a lot of fun with her. Sunday we painted toenails and discussed deep and important questions such as "what would you do if you had 24 hours to spend $45,000?"-serious enough to use a calculater to track spending.

This morning we met at Christie's latest peanut-free restaurant that she can eat at without too much fear: Jeremiah's. It was so fun eating our delicious meals and having fun together, it will stink when Em goes back to the land of antelope and cowboys.

After a delightful breakfast we went to the BDO Outlet one of the most interesting places in Ogden. We all left with a little something, all of which was very random. It was a super way to spend the morning before heading off to a long afternoon of work. Not sure what my life would be like with my awesome, 'quirky', sisters.

You are APPROVED

Approval is a wonderful thing. I like when people like the work that I have done or feel I am competent enough to do or get something. In today's case I got a very important approval without having to make a single change: Institutional Review Board approval. This means my research for my thesis has officially begun. So for all you radiology people out there: PLEASE TAKE MY SURVEY!!!!! https:://surveymonkey.com/s/msrsmasters It is the big event that lasts all the month of March. Share with your other radiological friends.

Leap Day Madness

Once upon my time my parents went on a trip to Florida and had a grand time. One evening I was asked out on a date to see Ryan Shupe and the Rubber Band in Sandy. I happily said yes and went. Upon arriving home past the time when carriages turn back into pumpkins I was startled to find that my siblings had decided to sleep over at Grandma's and had completely locked up the house for safety. I had to sleep on a bunk bed at the neighbors house among Prom dresses past after waking them up at 2:30 AM, and spent a morning WD-40-ing the keyhole of our door to make the only key available work.
Flash forward to Leap Day 2012. I was on my way to renew my CPR certification when I get a phone call that my coworker's son was sick and needed coverage. I agreed to cover as soon as I was done with my certification. I was walking back to my car and noticed a few missed phone calls from my sister. Come to find out my brother locked her out of the house while she was out, but the neighbor wasn't home. Guess where my dad was? Florida. Mom? Jamaica. Me? Trying to get to work. Everything worked out eventually but what a crazy day.
Oh and by the way, yes, I did wear blue scrubs and a yellow top to work to keep with Leap Day tradition too.
Happy Leap Day!!!

Patients

JD's Grandpa was in the hospital all last week for an extremely weakened immune system, pneumonia, and then atrial fibrillation. He is at home and doing much better now, but it was a long week for sure. It was an interesting perspective working all week and being able to look up at the room to see if he had been discharged or not. The window that is open with the light on is a view of their room from the office that I work at. It has made me think back to when I was on the same floor in a unit across the hall 1 1/2 years ago, and the blessings that came during that time when I wasn't doing very well at all. Modern medicine is truly a blessing to have available. It is amazing what can be done to save lives or improve them. I have made an effort to renew my goal of being empathetic towards all my patients, regardless of how pleasant they can sometimes be, knowing that the position of patient can be a hard one, this week has been a good reminder of that.