Thoughts From a Frazzled Mind

Monday morning I headed to work full of trepidation, still in shock to think that Sally would no longer be our leader.  Sue and I talked for a long time about the ramifications, but of course since we didn't have any information all we could do was speculate.  Finally we got a message that we were to go to the Salt Lake Campus for a meeting with the CEO of the company.  Finally we would get some answers.  Since the meeting was scheduled for afternoon, we called Sally and asked her if she would like to meet Sue and I for lunch before the meeting. It was great to talk to her.  She truly is a good friend.  She let us know how much she enjoyed working with us and let us know that she expected to be included in many lunches in the future.  I just love that lady. After lunch we headed to the meeting, which was actually very good.  The CEO told us that he wanted to know what our questions and concerns were and just opened up the floor.  ...

When we were at our Sister's Retreat we made crafts using Roxane's Cricut paper cutter.  She mentioned to me that if she ever upgraded that she would give me her old one.  I didn't really even think about it until she texted me this week and told me that I could pick up her Cricut as soon as I wanted because she got a new one.  How fun for me!  I immediately went online and ordered some vinyl because I wanted to decorate a few things. The story gets even better!  My co-worker, Sue, has a plethora of cartridges for the Cricut that she isn't using any more and "gave" them to me to "store" for her until she needs them again.  Whoo Hoo!  Early Christmas for me!  As soon as I got my vinyl I started creating.  Kim had saved some cabinet doors when we remodeled our basement and I made some cute signs.  Here are a few of my creations.  It is a lot of fun, but honestly I'm not sure how much I will use it because I haven't been doing much c...

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: ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ HO-HO-HO!   Breakfast ~  What is your favorite part of Christmas preparation?  Least favorite?   My favorite part  is listening to Christmas music.  I just love Christmas music!  Kim and I have over 14 hours’ worth of music that we have collected and each one is very special to me. My least favorite  is actually putting up the decorations.  I LOVE having them up, but actually decorating drives me crazy.  And I don’t like trying to figure out where to put the stuff I take down to put up Christmas. Lunch ~  What one thing would make Christmas just not Christmas for you? To no...

Serious lack of photos this week!  I'm really slacking! It is December!  Wow!  That came fast!  Christmas will be here before we know it.  Tasha and Zane will be here, I can't wait to see them, it has been too long. This week was pretty uneventful.  Work was good - my boss, Sally asked me if I would teach the Maternal/Newborn/Pediatric class in Murray next semester.  Of course I jumped at the chance.  Maternal/Newborn is my passion and I can't wait to teach it!  Of course I am not thrilled to have to drive to Murray each Monday, but Sally offered to let me stay at her house each Sunday evening (which is only minutes away from the campus) so that I won't have to get up early and fight the traffic.  I think that I may just take her up on that!  Now to start working on lesson plans! Friday night was the anniversary of Tyson Wilding's passing therefore it was "Chocolate Dessert Day".  I made the dessert and Kim and I took it ...

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: ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ CHANGE Breakfast ~  Do you like change or dislike it?  It depends – I love change when I am ready for change. . . for example, I loved the change of going back to school and starting a new career.  I like to try and learn new things – except for food.  I really DISLIKE trying new food! However, if I have planned for something and then a change happens that I’m not prepared for, I am a very unhappy camper.  I guess the answer is that I like change when I am the one to initiate it! Lunch ~  What is one thing you would like to change about yourself  in each category: *Physically *Emotionally *Spiritually *Mentally ...

I have been looking forward to this week for a long time.  Kim and I both had some vacation time so we both took off the whole week.  One whole week!  A whole week to spend with Kim (who I don't see nearly enough) and to get some much needed projects done, and to put up our Christmas decorations.  Well . . . the best laid plans.  I should have known better.  I spent most of the week in bed with the stomach flu - YUCK! Consequently my list of things to accomplish was scratched.  I tried to make the most of my down time by laying in bed watching sappy Christmas movies on the Hallmark channel.  My first choice would definitely have been to get projects accomplished, but watching Christmas movies was GREAT!  I LOVE watching Christmas movies - I think it probably has to do with the fact that I love happy endings - and I got to indulge in watching a LOT of movies.  The very best part?  Kim laid in bed and snuggled and watched several wi...

Monday:  No Pictures Our Monday Magnificent Ladies' Day turned out to be a fabulous potato and dessert bar.  Ash, Robin, Tammy, and Marilyn all came.  Ashley insisted that we meet at her house so that she could get fashion advice on what she should wear for her upcoming family photos.  The food was marvelous (and inexpensive - bonus!), and the company even better.  I am not looking forward to the time when I won't be able to spend every Monday with my favorite people. My students had the opportunity this week to teach hygiene and basic first aid to the clients at LINC (Life-Skills and Individual Needs Center).  It was fabulous!  The students did a phenomenal job interacting with the clients.  I was so proud of them!  The clients were in a bit of an upheaval because there was some remodeling construction going on and they had to move to another place.  Some of the clients were a little confused and agitated at the change and my student...