In the last few weeks ....
I met the rudest person I've ever met in my life. Happens to be a professor at UVU.
I Drew blood from the oldest person I've ever met. 105.
WOW the things this person must have seen. :)
Had a man pass out in my draw chair and become completely unresponsive.
I had an adult woman cry uncontrolably and bring her father with her to have blood drawn. She then spent 10 minutes throwing up after it was all done.
Almost hit bambi driving to work at 5am.
Riley decided she is a fan of Cherry Menthol cough drops.
I saw (and was able to truely smell) a Cadaver for the first time.
Jake got a promotion at work and is now a manager running his own store! :)
Got a new car!! :D
I'm sure that more has happened, because its been a weird few weeks, but thats all I can think of for now.
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Stories
I posted this once, but somehow by trying to add to it, blogger crashed and deleted it. So I'm adding it again. :)
First, a little explanation. I find myself often telling stories about the people I meet while at work, school, and home. Granted, I have to be careful and not get myself into trouble by using too much detail. but, some stories are just funny and I'd like to remember them. So this is my place to do that. Also, I'll edit some stories to keep them 'PG.' But there are a few the kids might not need to fully understand yet. :)
1. Jenna already posted about this but It was too funny. I asked Zoey and Jenna if they would help me out with my EMT homework. This consisted of pretending to be injured while I did an assessment on them. I went through a few questions with Zoey, like, "tell me what happened" and "where does it hurt" She told me that someone "hitted" her (remember this is pretend folks) in the tummy. I asked her when this happened and she looked at me a little confused, I said, "did this happen today, or yesterday..?"
"Tomorrow" she said.
I finished doing the assessment with her and she wanted to play with my blood pressure cuff and stethoscope. When I told her I still needed them to "fix" her mommy, she ran to the other room and grabbed the toy dr. kit that Colby used to play with growing up. She got everything out and wanted to fix up mommy herself. When she got to the toy thermometer she asked me, "do you stick this in your mouth?"
"sometimes" I said.
She then turned to Jenna and told her to open up, "lets see how much you weigh."
2. This one happened recently. I was working on a newborn boy that had mom, dad, and little sister waiting with us in the room for him. The dad asked the little sister (who was just starting to put short sentences together) if they should grab a bite to eat after this.
Little Girl: yes, baby brother?
Dad: ya, lets get baby brother a bite to eat too.
Little Girl: (nodding excitedly) mommy's boobie, bite??
The mom looked mortified, the dad laughed, and I couldn't help but laugh too.
3. And elderly man came in a while back. From the initial conversation I had with him, he seemed like he was having... lets say... a bit of a rough day, or few weeks. I asked him to have a seat and he immediately interrupted with, "you're gonna miss!!!!" I wasn't sure how serious he was, so I politely smiled back and said something like, "Well I hope not. I'll do my best." He decided to finally sit down, and I turned to grab the tubes I needed when I felt this *yank* on the back of my head. The guy PULLED my hair!! which was followed by, "You're gonna miss!!" I got my supplies ready and he kept going, "You're gonna miss!!" I decided to not respond to that after the first 3 times he said it. I pulled the needle cover off and was about to stick him, when he started to yell! Right as I stuck him he flinched, so of course I missed.
4. I hesitate posting this one for some reason, but, oh well. A man comes in to get a whole slew of STD tests run. The paperwork didn't have a diagnosis on it, which we need to enter into the computer. He was told to have a seat while we run check with admitting to see if they missed the diagnosis.
tech: One second, I'm going to check on a diagnosis.
Man: I'll give you a diagnosis, how about my wife's a cheating whore!!
tech: um... I don't think we can write that...
5. While doing a Clinical for my CNA I was caring for a cute, white haired elderly woman with a little bit of dementia. ;) I was helping her use the rest room. (Jane for this story) While she was mid, "business..."
Jane: HEY!!!
Me: Yes Jane?
Jane: I GOTTA PEE!!
Me: I know Jane, You're going right now.
Jane: ..... (looks down)..... Oh....
I helped her back to her chair and as I walked away she yells, "HEY YOUNG lady YOU get back here and take me to the TOILET, its been WEEKS!!!"
6. While visiting my Brother in AZ. Jake made some delicious chocolate chip cookies. We were all sitting out on the patio talking when Linc came running out, "hey guys, hey guys, you know what those cookies are?" We were mid conversation so no one really paid any attention at the moment so he said it again, "hey guys, hey guys, you know what those cookies are?" "no, what are they linc?"
"AWESOME!!"
7. I stole this one from Lex, hope she doesn't mind. ;)
Jakey asked "When is Uncle Jake coming?"
Lex said "Wednesday"
Jakey asked "What about Aunt Karleigh?"
"She's coming on Wednesday too. Jake and Karleigh are married, so anytime Jake comes Karleigh will come with him and anytime Karleigh comes Jake will come with her."
Jacob thought about it then squealed, "And thats LOVE!" :)
8. On our trip to visit family this past week, we stopped in to visit Grandma Frazier. We were all in the car when Grandma asked Jake what kind of car we rented. "Its a Hyundai" he said.
Then Jakey chimed in from the back seat, "um, what do we do on hun-day?"
9. After dinner with Grandma, we played a game of Rummikub. during the game I noticed Jakey was squirming a little and I smelt a little something. So I leaned over and whispered, "Jakey, do you need to use the restroom?"
He quietly replied, "No, I just have flatulence." and went back to playing with his tiles.
First, a little explanation. I find myself often telling stories about the people I meet while at work, school, and home. Granted, I have to be careful and not get myself into trouble by using too much detail. but, some stories are just funny and I'd like to remember them. So this is my place to do that. Also, I'll edit some stories to keep them 'PG.' But there are a few the kids might not need to fully understand yet. :)
1. Jenna already posted about this but It was too funny. I asked Zoey and Jenna if they would help me out with my EMT homework. This consisted of pretending to be injured while I did an assessment on them. I went through a few questions with Zoey, like, "tell me what happened" and "where does it hurt" She told me that someone "hitted" her (remember this is pretend folks) in the tummy. I asked her when this happened and she looked at me a little confused, I said, "did this happen today, or yesterday..?"
"Tomorrow" she said.
I finished doing the assessment with her and she wanted to play with my blood pressure cuff and stethoscope. When I told her I still needed them to "fix" her mommy, she ran to the other room and grabbed the toy dr. kit that Colby used to play with growing up. She got everything out and wanted to fix up mommy herself. When she got to the toy thermometer she asked me, "do you stick this in your mouth?"
"sometimes" I said.
She then turned to Jenna and told her to open up, "lets see how much you weigh."
2. This one happened recently. I was working on a newborn boy that had mom, dad, and little sister waiting with us in the room for him. The dad asked the little sister (who was just starting to put short sentences together) if they should grab a bite to eat after this.
Little Girl: yes, baby brother?
Dad: ya, lets get baby brother a bite to eat too.
Little Girl: (nodding excitedly) mommy's boobie, bite??
The mom looked mortified, the dad laughed, and I couldn't help but laugh too.
3. And elderly man came in a while back. From the initial conversation I had with him, he seemed like he was having... lets say... a bit of a rough day, or few weeks. I asked him to have a seat and he immediately interrupted with, "you're gonna miss!!!!" I wasn't sure how serious he was, so I politely smiled back and said something like, "Well I hope not. I'll do my best." He decided to finally sit down, and I turned to grab the tubes I needed when I felt this *yank* on the back of my head. The guy PULLED my hair!! which was followed by, "You're gonna miss!!" I got my supplies ready and he kept going, "You're gonna miss!!" I decided to not respond to that after the first 3 times he said it. I pulled the needle cover off and was about to stick him, when he started to yell! Right as I stuck him he flinched, so of course I missed.
4. I hesitate posting this one for some reason, but, oh well. A man comes in to get a whole slew of STD tests run. The paperwork didn't have a diagnosis on it, which we need to enter into the computer. He was told to have a seat while we run check with admitting to see if they missed the diagnosis.
tech: One second, I'm going to check on a diagnosis.
Man: I'll give you a diagnosis, how about my wife's a cheating whore!!
tech: um... I don't think we can write that...
5. While doing a Clinical for my CNA I was caring for a cute, white haired elderly woman with a little bit of dementia. ;) I was helping her use the rest room. (Jane for this story) While she was mid, "business..."
Jane: HEY!!!
Me: Yes Jane?
Jane: I GOTTA PEE!!
Me: I know Jane, You're going right now.
Jane: ..... (looks down)..... Oh....
I helped her back to her chair and as I walked away she yells, "HEY YOUNG lady YOU get back here and take me to the TOILET, its been WEEKS!!!"
6. While visiting my Brother in AZ. Jake made some delicious chocolate chip cookies. We were all sitting out on the patio talking when Linc came running out, "hey guys, hey guys, you know what those cookies are?" We were mid conversation so no one really paid any attention at the moment so he said it again, "hey guys, hey guys, you know what those cookies are?" "no, what are they linc?"
"AWESOME!!"
7. I stole this one from Lex, hope she doesn't mind. ;)
Jakey asked "When is Uncle Jake coming?"
Lex said "Wednesday"
Jakey asked "What about Aunt Karleigh?"
"She's coming on Wednesday too. Jake and Karleigh are married, so anytime Jake comes Karleigh will come with him and anytime Karleigh comes Jake will come with her."
Jacob thought about it then squealed, "And thats LOVE!" :)
8. On our trip to visit family this past week, we stopped in to visit Grandma Frazier. We were all in the car when Grandma asked Jake what kind of car we rented. "Its a Hyundai" he said.
Then Jakey chimed in from the back seat, "um, what do we do on hun-day?"
9. After dinner with Grandma, we played a game of Rummikub. during the game I noticed Jakey was squirming a little and I smelt a little something. So I leaned over and whispered, "Jakey, do you need to use the restroom?"
He quietly replied, "No, I just have flatulence." and went back to playing with his tiles.
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Montezuma Castle and Well
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| Jake and I standing in front of Montezuma Castle. |
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| Tessa and Grandpa |
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| Alyssa touching some VERY old Rocks. :) |
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| She sure does like her uncle Jake |
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| I love this one, I have no idea what they're looking at. |
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| Jake and I at Montezuma Well. It looks gross, but its actually really beautiful here. Oh, and year round the water is 76 degrees. No you can't swim in it. I asked ;) |
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| She's so dang cute!! |
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| "walk, walk, walk" |
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| This is looking out from the base of the "sink hole" |
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| Cool tree |
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| More ancient dwellings in the side of the cliff. |
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| Dad and I takin' a breather. :) |
Tessa's Favorite Song
We learned quickly on this trip that Tessa's favorite song is "Singin' in the Shower" and the thumbs up she keeps doing.. well that's her microphone. :)
Monday, August 9, 2010
A Few Updates...
Well, I finished my CNA class. I'm just waiting for my state test scores to come back. I'm also a 4 days from finishing the summer semester at UVU and heading to state testing to get my EMT-B. I'm kinda sad to see the EMT class end. We always learned about something I was interested in. :) I'm thinking if I have room in my schedule, I might go for the EMT-I next summer. :) Anyway, here are a few pictures from the last couple months.
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Note to self, do not wear flip flops to extricate people in class. .... or a dress.. ;) |
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| Gotta love spending time with the nieces and nephews! |
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| I'm pretty impressed, Lincoln took this picture with my phone. |
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Tessa, Zoey, and Lincoln playing crack the egg on Flo's trampoline. Quite entertaining. :) |
Home Projects....
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| Jake mowed the weeds in the back yard and had to stop and clean up the yard first. This is what he found. :) I'm not sure why, but Riley has this thing with taking her raw hides and toys outside. even if we leave one outside and give her one thats not coated in dirt for inside, she'll still take anything we give her to the back yard. oh, the half chewed bear on the right of the picture, is filled with cement. But somehow Riley finds a way to toss it around like a chew toy. (thats when we walk inside and close the door so we don't lose a toe) |
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| Our back door is finally giving up the ghost. We closed it one day after letting Riley out and glass shattered on the floor. so for now, its taped up. looks classy ;) We're thinking about getting something like this to replace it. |
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| I've also been continuing to search for another job. Well after a few months of applying, I found the perfect position, and got it. :) I now work at HVMC. Its a bit of a drive. But its amazing how things like that don't seem to matter when you're doing something you truly enjoy. Also, how can it be a bad drive when you get to spend 90% of it driving through a gorgeous canyon like this. |
My one week break from school this year....
Jake and I decided to take a trip during the week I have off between semesters. We're renting a car and driving to AZ to visit my Brother and Sister-in-law. We're planning on spending some time hiking and lots of time with the niece and nephew. Then its off to LA to do the same with Jake's Sister and Brother-in-law. :) I'm sure we'll have lots of pictures to post when we get back.
Then its back to the books. This next semester is a little indimidating to me. I'm only taking 12 credits, which seems like nothing compared to the 21 I took this summer. But Chemistry is something I never took in high school and I'm not quite sure what to expect. Anatomy, I'm pretty excited for. I just know that its a TON of work. Its all about memorization. and the other 3 credits are random 1 credit pilates, yoga, and aerobics classes to keep me active and stress free. (ha, "stress free"...right) :)
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