VENT about my day yesterday

Alright, this may offend some, but it's MY blog and I need to get this out!

My last patient of the day yesterday....WOAH! Let me start from the beginning. She was originally scheduled for 1:00. She called to reschedule to 3:00. Well, 3:00 came, no show. Called at 3:30 to request to come at 4:00. Okay, FINE! This is it. They told her if she wasn't in by 4:15 she would have to reschedule. I didn't plan on her showing up, but you know she was there with bells on!

She's scheduled for a pelvic ultrasound with a diagnosis of ammenorrhea (absence of periods). I bring her back and begin to get her history about symptoms, etc. She came out and said, "I'm here to see my baby!". Okay, so you're PREGNANT?? The doctor's office is too STUPID to figure that out?? I'm very confused at this point with the entire situation.

Enter....baby daddy.

This poor guy is about to become a father for the first time, this will be her FIFTH child (she was born in 1983 by the way). I usually don't bring the significant others back until I've done all of my diagnostic images, but since I was SUPPOSE to leave at 4:30, I thought I would kill two birds with one stone.
BIG MISTAKE!!! Baby daddy (BD from now on) really started to drive me up the wall! The PDA's were enough to make me want to stop the ultrasound and barf in the trashcan! He was kissing and licking her belly, while I was doing the ultrasound!!! I had to bump into his face with the probe. Totally disgusting!!! So, I had enough with his redneck, Podunk comments, and asked him to leave the room because he's becoming very DISTRACTING! He proceeded to tell me that this is HIS baby (I guess not to be confused with the other guys that have had sex with mom) and he'll be in here if he wants to be. So I got up out of my chair and slid it over in the corner, and made him sit there until I was finished. Yes, I had to put BD in a time-out.

I eventually finished with this 3-ring circus. (by the way, mom's best friend was in the room, but I think I scared her to death since she didn't say a word the entire time) It was definitely one of those days that I needed to find a liquor store after work!

What would you do with a day?

A day all to yourself? No kids, no husband, no phone, no responsibilities. Just you in your home to do what you wish.

I would spend the day in my PJ's!! I would sleep as late as I could, watch a sappy movie or a cheesy reality TV show on MTV, catch up on all of my celebrity gossip mags....oh it's nice to dream!

Pickin' Strawberries

First of all, strawberries are my all time FAVORITE summertime fruit, with watermelon coming in a close second. When I heard about a couple of strawberry patches on the outskirts of Murfreesboro, I knew it would be an awesome outing for me and Bryce. On Friday we went to P & P Strawberry Farms in Lascassas. The drive out to the country was so beautiful! I miss Smithville for that reason only. Just seeing empty, rolling hills for miles is so refreshing.

So, we go rolling up the gravel driveway, and see two HUGE strawberry patches! These were the biggest, reddest berries I have ever seen! Not at all like the crap you get at Krogers. We walk up to the man who seems to be in charge, and he shows us to some baskets and directs us where to start. You pay when you finish, which can be dangerous with a toddler who always wants MORE! But by the time we filled the basket he was already wanting to move onto other things. It was so much fun picking the berries (we ended up with a gallon...which are already halfway eaten) and we may have to journey there again this week!

Cellphones...love 'em

Cellphones.
Personally I don't think I could live without mine. There are so many things that I love about it. First of all, I can SEE who's calling! I don't have Caller-id on my home phone. It's so convenient to have when I'm on the go so I can call when I'm running late or I'm lost. It's my "camera" when I forget the real thing at home. It stores everyone's phone numbers for me, and will even dial them upon my voice request.

The con in my cellphone that I currently have is that it's a little outdated. I think we've all dropped it our fare share of times, and now it drops our calls. Sometimes the person on the other end can't hear what I'm saying, so that makes me think that the mouthpiece is messed up now. But a new one is in our near future. We're Sprint customers, and our contract is up on June 1st. If we renew, we get $150 towards a NEW phone!


Ideally this is what I would like to have...
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but Sprint's version of course. I love the razor phones! I would love to have a pink one! But Sprint's only comes in black. Maybe if I got a pink one, Chris would get his own phone!

Yep, that's right. We SHARE a cell phone! It used to work out well for us pre-Bryce. We worked the same shift, at the same hospital. We always went everywhere together. Now, we don't work together, I'm usually gone somewhere during the day, and he's impossible to get intouch with at work. We go separate directions a lot of times, and his friends are calling when I have the cellphone, and vice-versa. I'm petitioning for another cell phone!

He's still MY American Idol

At approximately 8:26pm the earth stopped turning. Chris Daughtry was voted off American Idol.

How did this happen? What is wrong with America? LOL! I really enjoyed watching Chris perform, and I'm sure he'll move on to bigger and better things. It's just really sad how kinda whacked the votes went last night. I agreed that Kat should have been in the bottom based on her Tuesday night performance, but Chris?

WAKE UP AMERICA!! If you have a favorite, vote! It's important! It's not something trivial like a Presidential Election, it's American Idol for crying out loud!!!

It's my anniversary!

It's been four wonderful years with my husband! We tied the knot on a hot and humid Saturday afternoon at 2:30 pm. Our wedding was on the front lawn of the Stones River Mansion, which sadly has become dilapidated thanks to the new Medical Center Parkway. It was such a beautiful place, and such a beautiful day!

A few of my favorite things...

Blog challenge for Monday (I know...it's Tuesday)

Fave coffee: French Vanilla that we order from Gevalia
Fave tea: I don't drink tea anymore, but I used to LOVE Cracker Barrell sweet tea
Fave jam: Strawberry Preserves (lovin' the chunks)
Fave Peanut Butter: ick!
Fave sandwich: Grilled Vegetarian from Penn Station
Fave fast food item: hmmm, I guess the french fry
Fave appetizer: Chips and Salsa
Fave summertime drink: Margarita
Fave fruit: Strawberry, watermelon, pretty much anything I guess
Fave vegetable: Grandpa's green beans!
Fave indulgence: Mexican food!

Long time, no blog

I can't believe it's been almost a MONTH since my last post! Where does the time go? We've been very busy landscaping around my place. Got the spring fever ya know! I have been loving our weather lately. But today....looks pretty yucky. Actually I'm kind of glad. I need to do alot inside the house today, and this way it won't be so tempting to be outside.

Well, last weekend was convention here in Nashville. I went to the Opryland Hotel for a little bit on Friday morning. It seemed alot bigger this year than last. But, I actually didn't spend that much money! I got out of there about $40 lighter, and that was including lunch! I'm a big doo-dad freak (aka embellishments), and there were a couple of booths that had some pretty cute clips and such. Now I just need to sit my bottom down and do something with all of the supplies that I've been hoarding for the past few months. I mean, I have UNOPENED packages of QuicKutz dies!

During convention last weekend, Amy Totty and Kelli Collins (aka Bazzill chicks)came to my LSS!!! It was a real treat to meet them! I took two classes from them at the store (I'll try to post pics later) and I adore their style. So simple, but yet so chic. I'm really regretting not making enough time to sit down with them and really pick their brains for ideas :( But, such is life. I have a toddler and a 3rd shift job. My energy has been kaput.

I've also been in the process of re-organizing my scrap area (for the hundreth time). I took "before" pics, but I don't want to post those until you can also see the "after" pics. It's a shame how messy that area can get.

Just wanted to leave you with my favorite photo that I took recently. This is Bryce at the "Fun Factory". He was so apprehensive at first, but that kid cut loose and was having a ball! I still crack up when I look at this!