Reunionizin’

Used to be that 200+ folks would show up for the family reunion on my mama’s side of the family.  When her Mama had 14 brothers & sisters, it would stand to reason there would be a pile of folks at the reunions.

Now, only 3 of the 15 remain & one of them has advanced Alzheimer’s.  It’s sad none of my cousins care to keep up the tradition really.

Anyway, of those in attendance we have a judge, a couple of lawyers, the former AG of GA, a nurse, a cop, a fireman, a major league baseball hopeful, a mechanic, a trucker, a construction company owner, a real estate agent, a preacher, 2 former librarians, a couple of home makers, 1 home wrecker, and one total whack job.  If anybody can guess who any of the folks are (aside from me, The Husband, The Girl & The Boy), you’ll get a prize.  Extra points if you recognize the home wrecker…

Heh

I think there’s a slight disconnect beyond the obvious here…

The dipsticks are multiplying

And I’m running into all of them-

#1:  Two truly ignorant dipsticks sitting over there “making time”. She could only be more obvious with her intentions if she had asked for money for the act up front…gag

Dipstick #2: Said it wasn’t possible to stand with one foot in GA & the other in TN, they were two different states! Wonder how she gets in her house- I mean surely it’s just as impossible to stand with one foot inside the house as well as one outside the house… Oh, my aching head.

Dipstick #3: It’s racist to not hold the elevator for a black person. Never mind the elevator already has in it: One patient on a stretcher, that patient’s IV pole, the patient’s nurse, me, & 3 other people (with their guts sucked in & holding their breath where they’ll all fit). Pass the Advil.

Top that off with a killer headache working on day four of its lifespan and a coworker who wouldn’t shut the hell up where I could take a nap.  (Kidding, I wouldn’t intentionally sleep at work, but she could have shut up for a little while!!)

Calm & Somewhat Quiet

…just the way I really like it!

Spent the afternoon at the lake, grilling & swimming & eating & reading.  I love my Nook!

Welcome to Park Grilling for Midgets.  That grill was on the ground. >.<

I’m eating- please get through with the picture taking!

And don’t try to be stealing my roll while I’m posing for a picture!

Even The Girl’s Dog, Lucy, got to get in on the action!

Shark!!!!  No, CROC!!!

Ahhh…

Quiet Reflection

We’ve not forgotten you.

Thank you.

Worth it

I’m not too big on “product endorsements”, but when I find something I like & that works for me, why not tell other folks?

Got a Nu Wave oven for my birthday on a whim.  Didn’t figure the infomercials were accurate, but I thought if it did at least some of what they were claiming, it would be a worthwhile addition to my kitchen gadgetry. 

In three words- I. LOVE. IT.

It is the bomb for cooking everything I’ve cooked in it and it does, for the most part, cook faster than a conventional oven.  When you consider a conventional oven has to preheat, then actual on-time of the Nu Wave is still shorter.  My kitchen isn’t heated up at all & clean up is a breeze.

I’ve cooked pizza, biscuits, cakes, roasts, “fried” chicken, vegetables ( asparagus that’s beyond amazing), fish (from frozen), ham, eggs, french fries, toast, hotdogs, grilled cheese sandwiches, and even BACON in this sucker.  I have yet to find anything I didn’t like.  Unlike a microwave, it doesn’t dry the food out, make it tough or stringy.  You can actually cook from frozen to done in a short time.  Fish is flaky & moist, straight from the freezer to done (dampen the fish, season, cook!).

The Husband thought his rotisserie chicken would be better than my Nu Wave chicken.  My chicken was done 10 minutes earlier (and was done to the bone, unlike his rotisserie chicken) and when I pierced the skin to carve it, the juice literally spewed.

It cooks any size portion easily, clean-up is minimal, the electricity savings are noticeable, the food tastes really good…I find no drawbacks to owning & using this “oven”.

It cost $97 on ebay, brand new- with the extender ring, second rack and 10″ baking pan.  I first got one without the extra stuff- gave that one to my Mama & Daddy for Adoption Day, because with the bigger family, I wanted the larger cooking space.

Today’s breakfast- ham & egg biscuits.  I had not cooked country ham on it before and didn’t want to ruin a whole pack of ham if it didn’t do good.  Well, MY ham, cooked in the Nu Wave was done, but still tender & moist.  The ham cooked on the griddle was dry & stringy.

Took 10 minutes total to cook eggs, 2 pieces of ham and the biscuits- no hot kitchen.  1 pan, 1 rack & 4 egg cups to wash (sprayed with Pam and they wash in about 1 minute).  Breakfast was done.

Try one, I’m willing to bet you’ll be glad you did. 

They say

“Be kind to nurses.  We keep doctors from accidentally killing you.”

I’m beginning to whole-heartedly believe that.

I swear, I’m sick of the little LPN here having to tell 8 year MDs and RNs with masters degrees that if:

A) the patient is tachycardic

B) the patient nearly falls out when they attempt to stand

and

C) the patient’s hemoglobin is 6.2

it all adds up to the patient needs a fricking blood transfusion!

Saw a patient today with a heart rate of 151 who complained of dizziness every time they stood her up…went straight to the hemoglobin- 6.2.  The MD looked at me like he didn’t get the correlation between the three…but decided to give her 2 units of blood.

Then, there was the patient with the 2.6 potassium level.

I can almost understand not knowing the normal level, but the freaking lab reports state whether the levels are HIGH, LOW or CRITICAL. 

Some days, it’s like beating your head against the concrete wall…