Thoughts From a Frazzled Mind

A little feast without the calories!!   Please visit  Jodi's blog!   She posts these for us.   Feel free to play along for some yummy fun! She will post a new one each Thursday night.   JOIN IN!!!   Food 4 Thought Friday ~ This week's questions: ***************************** Breakfast ~  What was your "ah-hah" moment this week?  I’m not sure it was an ah-hah moment, but while visiting teaching this week I read a quote by President Monson, “Never let a problem to be solved become more important than a person to be loved”.  This really struck me as a vital key to life.  It is so very important that we recognize the importance of love.  It is so much more important to preserve a relationship than it is to be “right”. Lunch ~  What did you do this week that you haven't done before? I attended an INPD (Intermountain Nursing Professional Development) conference. It was a great conference giving ideas on ho...

The first part of this week was quite stressful.  The school where I work is working to gain accreditation through CCNE (The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education) for our bachelor's of nursing program.  The requirements and process for accreditation are quite cumbersome and many people have worked many hours trying to pull it together.  This week was our site visit from the CCNE representatives.  They spend three days touring our campus, visiting our clinical sites, interviewing various personnel such as financial aid and administration, and reviewing all of the paperwork we submitted.  They had a long meeting with all of the faculty to asking how our coursework and student mentoring lead our students to an outcome of being a working RN who has passed the state board tests.  It was grueling.  To be honest the part I played in getting ready was very small in comparison to the program administrator and some of the more experienced faculty, but none...

A little feast without the calories!!   Please visit  Jodi's blog!   She posts these for us.   Feel free to play along for some yummy fun! She will post a new one each Thursday night.   JOIN IN!!!   Food 4 Thought Friday ~ This week's questions: Breakfast ~  What is your life quote? Lunch ~  What is your favorite thing to do on a date? I certainly don’t mind a good movie and dinner, but I’ll have to say that my favorite dates have been mini-golfing.  Dinner ~  What do you eat for dinner most frequently? Well….If I have to be honest, I will have to say that I eat a bowl of cereal more than anything else – but in my defense it is because I am usually home alone and it is quick and easy. Midnight Snack ~   If your life were a newspaper what would the top story be this week? Sadness and Hard Times Abound, Yet Much Goodness is Found Recipe for the Week   ~   (instead of your recipe ...

Most of the week has been mundane, working, driving, and sleeping.  I did get a couple of visits in to Robin and to Dad.  Dad tripped an electrical breaker in his house and was trying to get around in the dark.  Luckily I stopped by and and was able to help him get the power back on.  Unfortunately he can't remember what he was doing to trip the breaker.  Dealing with his memory problems is very frustrating - for him as well as the rest of the family.  Sometimes his memory is awful and I worry so much about his safety but then other times he seems just fine.  I worry about it constantly, I continually pray that I will know when it is time to remove him from his house.  I hope that time never comes because I think it would be extremely hard on him to live somewhere else where he can't have all of his tools, bikes, and lawn mowers. I have mentioned my "un-papered adopted" sister, Julie, several times, but I feel that it is time to tell about her a...

A little feast without the calories!!   Please visit  Jodi's blog!   She posts these for us.   Feel free to play along for some yummy fun! She will post a new one each Thursday night.   JOIN IN!!!   Food 4 Thought Friday ~ This week's questions:   ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥                                                  PICTURE QUIZ Breakfast ~    House full of friends and family laughing hysterically while playing games. Lunch ~   I honestly can’t think of a thing I would do differently. Dinner ~   Contention.  I hate when people are fighting and I will avoid it at all costs.  I think that people should just be nice and get along . Midnight Snack ~   The pictures on the wall in my office.  They are scenes of a sandy beach with palm trees, blue sk...

This post will be quite short I'm afraid because most of the week was very mundane with a lot of the same old stuff, work, more work, watching the grandkids, and visiting with my sisters and dad.  Please note that I didn't say the week was Boring , for it was a good week, but there was not a lot of "Aha!  I should blog about this" moments - nor do I have many pictures. Kim got to celebrate Labor Day by having Sunday night off of work, which was very nice.  The Parrishes dropped by for a very nice visit.  Since Kim had to work Monday night I spent most of the day working on the computer and visiting my sister, Robin. We were able to finish my bedroom door, and it looks GREAT!  I'm so excited!  Mont was a great help as he came over to supervise. I taught a class for Lisa in Murray on Tuesday because her mother passed away.  Luckily it was a class that I had taught before so it didn't require a ton of preparation. I got home from work earl...

A little feast without the calories!!   Please visit  Jodi's blog!   She posts these for us.   Feel free to play along for some yummy fun! She will post a new one each Thursday night.   JOIN IN!!!   Food 4 Thought Friday ~ This week's questions: Let's take a break from life and learn about each other!!!!!! 1. ARE YOU NAMED AFTER SOMEONE? Not that I know of. 2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED?  When my sister had a stroke. 3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING?  Not really. 4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT?   Ham 5. DO YOU HAVE kids? Yes, BJ, Shandra, and Tasha 6. DO YOU USE SARCASM?   Only when necessary (which is quite often) 7. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS?   Yes and no.  I had them removed, but they grew back. 8. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP?  Not for any amount of money 9. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL? Hot – Oatmeal, cold - Crispix 10. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF?   Ye...