Touch & Go....

Those are the words that would best explain the weekend I've just lived through. I think people are starting to get stressed over the holidays and nerves are starting to get frayed because it seems to me like a lot of people are on short fuses lately!!!! There have been a few unexpected twists, like our lease renewal not being as smooth as we anticipated, and our washing machine overflowing onto the carpet, but everything has been resolved now, and things are looking up. A few more prayers answered. Thanks!!!



First thing I wanted to do was to share one pic of the quiche I made last week. Here is my spinach and tomato quiche! It turned out great!!! Really cheesy and fluffy!!!


Friday was a rough day at work. It took almost 8 hours to do 2 cases!!!! The doctor is truly a nice guy, but his technique...ehhhh...not that great!!! So through the whining and unhappiness, I got through it. It's hard when you're in a long case and you know there are things you can do to help and make things go faster but the doc won't let you. It makes me a little frustrated to the point of sarcasm.... So I did. He asked me what I thought of something and I told him it was an unnecessary step and questioned why he would even do that... Wow, I knew I crossed the line, but stood my ground anyway. After about a half an hour more of twiddling around, he realized he was doing things wrong and stopped and never said another word to me. That is, until he got into the lounge. Then he told me he was having a "crabby day". I told him I hadn't noticed.... :)~ Oh well, TGIF!!!

Then it was off to sparring class with Noah. To my disappointment, he was hardly even trying. I was so disappointed that when we left there, I had a long talk about confidence and integrity, what it means to have both of those and how they fit into Tae Kwon Do. I think we broke through and hopefully next week at sparring class he will be better. I would love to bring his aggressiveness out of him.... I know he has it in there......


When we got home, I just crashed and went to bed. I was so tired from the day that I was knocked out!!!!


Saturday I worked at the hospital as usual.. But this Saturday was the annual Operating Room Open House. We set up different booths in the pre-op area and open 2 of the hours with exhibits and let people walk through there. It was a lot of fun. (and a lot of work!) I think I blew up over 200 helium balloons!!!! OMG, my fingers were hurting from tying them!!!! The exhibit I was in charge of was the laparoscopy room. I showed everyone some of the instruments we use for surgery that we do through the laparoscope. (gall bladders, appendix, bowel resections, tubal ligation's.....the list goes on!!!!) And them I actually let them try to use the camera and scope and try to find an organ (a piece of apple) in our mock body cavity (a box) and then cauterize it. It was a lot of fun!!! I didn't get a chance to buy the paper the next day, but I think I was in it. It was a fun day!!!

After work, I came home and relaxed for a minute and then started getting ready to go to the Rock a Billy show at Raxx!!! Our friend Joe was playing drums with Big Sandy and his FlyRite boys (they were the headliner) so we went down there to show them some love. It was also a cheer up night for my best friend Kimmy. She's going through some rough times right now, so we had to have some fun to get her mind off things for a while!!!! Well, it was a great show!!!! And Kimmy ran into a few people we used to go to school with. It was fun catching up! BTW, those glasses are not coca cola!!! She was double fisting the beer!!!
So we closed the place down at 2, and hung out for a bit while the boys took all their gear down. We all chatted for a while and then everyone headed home. It was an awesome night!!!

Sunday morning, Kimmy , myself and my friend Frankie all headed out to Ikea in West Covina and did some early Christmas shopping. We were trying to get things together for our craft/ baking night that we'll be doing next month. We're trying to not buy so many gifts this year, and make things for people instead. I think they're going to turn out great!!! After shopping, I came home and Mark and I played guitar hero with Noah too... He played on the practice mode and stayed in the 80th percentile the whole time!!!! I was so proud of him!!! He did great!

Then Noah went to stay the night at my moms because he is off this whole week. so Monday he was hanging out with my mom, Tuesday he'll chill with my little sis, and Wednesday he's with me!!! Thanksgiving will be at my moms on Thursday... and I'll be doing the cooking this year. My mom will be working that day, so I'm going to cook so she doesn't have to worry about it. Then the rest of the weekend is off!!! Christmas decorating probably on Friday. I think we're going to break down and buy a fake tree.... We usually put our real ones up so early that by the time Christmas and New Years is around, we're afraid to turn on the lights for a long time because it's sooo dry!!!! So we'll be shopping for a fakey soon... But I'll definitely be buying fresh wreaths because I love the smell of real Christmas trees. No work this Saturday!!!! Nothing but relaxing at home.

Well, I'm not sure if I'll post until this weekend so before thanksgiving and since most of the people that read this, I won't see before then. I just wanted you to know that this Thanksgiving I will give thanks for knowing you, having you in my life, and either being your friend, or relative or both. It's an honor. Thanks for everything. I love you all very much! and I hope to see everyone soon!!!! Have a great and Happy Thanksgiving.