Nice and cool that is. Temp was 55 this morning.
I was sleepy and slept for 8 hours instead of my usual 6. Eight hours are better for your health; wish I could do this more.
We picked strawberries this morning and gave the rejects to Ruster. He ate them; can you imagine? I plan to give some to Jefferson this evening. We need to care for our neighbors.
Everything in the garden look good. The extra potatoes I planted--the first ones got flooded out--are coming up.
I wondered where Sparky and Choco went yesterday, but I found out they went to Ona, Fl looking for some handouts. I guess they got in trouble. This is where you can read the goings on.
James is quite the writer. Wish I could do that.
Voice mail is working better now. It would answer after 3 and sometimes 4 rings, but after I chatted online with a CenturyTel rep, it will be 9 rings now.
Here's a good article on the summary of REASONS for a young earth; these are based on science. Seems that evolutionists like to gloss over them.
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Family
Jenny and James, Luke, and Mark all came in for Anna's graduation. James and Jenny drove in and stayed 4 days, I think. Luke and Mark came on the train. They got off in Kansas City, and I picked them up, bought them breakfast--they even ate it, and brought them home. We all had a good time.
Anna's Graduation
Well, Anna finally graduated from nursing school. She went full time for 4 years for a two year degree. With scholarships and grants all the expenses were paid. What a blessing!
All of our living children were there except Kara. She wanted to come but her evil boss wouldn't give her time off to come.
Anna had a 4.0 average. I graduated so I must have passed. I didn't have any honors when I graduated in 1980.
Now comes boards. A one time horribly hard test. It tests everything: theory, basic sciences, nursing, everything at one time. Most of the questions are based on a clinical example and sometimes all the answers are correct, but only one is MOST correct. It is taken on a computer now days, but when I did it, it was paper and pencil with these strict chaperones staring at you. Mine lasted for two days; hers lasts a few stressful hours. Sometimes the computer will shut off at 75 questions; this may mean you have passed or maybe have done so badly you could not pass. Stress time for sure.
She starts work on 17 June, I think, on Med/Surg at Nevada Regional Med Center. After orientation, she will work the night shift-7P to 7A. She hopes, don't most of us, that this lasts only a short time.
Monday, May 18, 2009
Anonymous Rooster
Choco said this is a picture of Anonymous Rooster. I don't think he is telling the truth.
Saturday, May 9, 2009
9 May 2009
I worked Thursday and Friday, most of Friday anyway. The patients left. One was a frequent flier who is a paraplegic with bilateral amputations to the hip, numerous pressures sores, trache, pneumonia, etc who was shipped to another hospital with a pulmonologist because her pneumonia was not getting better not worse. She was on Flagyl, Avelox, Gentamycin, and Primax. The other graduated to the Med/Surg floor. I'm thankful for any time I get--with the times being tough as they are.
We are losing Dr Mike Crim, one of my favorites. He is moving the the Kansas City area to be nearer relatives. We need some docs; anybody know any that can come this way?
Anna was called to OB last evening for an induced pregnancy. She is only 13, T-H-I-R-T-T-E-E-N, days from graduation, then boards, then RN. Nearly 4 years full time for a 2 year degree. They tell me at work that she has a job, but she has not been called yet. Jobs are tight right now. The economy being what it is many have come back into nursing.
I'm told Luke and Mark are coming for graduation. Super! I get to see them again. Kara can't come because someone took vacation and she HAS to work--the boss says.
Elon has a lot of approver choice photos on Weather Underground; he is thebige when you search for images. They are REALLY good.
We have corn(the boys have corn) coming up. My peas are spotty, but most everything is coming up. I need to start my tomatoes today; Elon has already started his. The boys melons and gourds are starting to come, too. Elon planted a lot of sunflowers; Anna planted some special morning glories; some tulip trees and bush dogwoods. Lord willing, we will have a good garden.
We are losing Dr Mike Crim, one of my favorites. He is moving the the Kansas City area to be nearer relatives. We need some docs; anybody know any that can come this way?
Anna was called to OB last evening for an induced pregnancy. She is only 13, T-H-I-R-T-T-E-E-N, days from graduation, then boards, then RN. Nearly 4 years full time for a 2 year degree. They tell me at work that she has a job, but she has not been called yet. Jobs are tight right now. The economy being what it is many have come back into nursing.
I'm told Luke and Mark are coming for graduation. Super! I get to see them again. Kara can't come because someone took vacation and she HAS to work--the boss says.
Elon has a lot of approver choice photos on Weather Underground; he is thebige when you search for images. They are REALLY good.
We have corn(the boys have corn) coming up. My peas are spotty, but most everything is coming up. I need to start my tomatoes today; Elon has already started his. The boys melons and gourds are starting to come, too. Elon planted a lot of sunflowers; Anna planted some special morning glories; some tulip trees and bush dogwoods. Lord willing, we will have a good garden.
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Sunday, 26 April 2009
We went fishing Saturday at North Hutton Pond. Anna went along to study. It was a good day. I didn't catch anything or even get a bite, but the boys did. The best was Josh's Crappie. It was good to be outside.
I tilled my garden and the boys. Later I planted the peas. They should have been in a month ago, now it is time to plant corn. O well, maybe something will grow. The potatoes are coming up; I'm really surprised, because we have so much rain and cold weather that I thought they had all rotten. Lo and behold, they are coming!
Elon noticed that his carrots are coming up. He also planted a lot of sunflowers that are coming. We both have lettuce, beets, etc.
Nathan went through Lamentations.
Janet had a good thought:
She had to mow her large yard and a neighbor's, too. The day was hot; she was thirsty. She was determined to finish--one more row, just one more row. Her thirst grew and grew, but she was determined. Finally, the only thing she could think of was finding something to drink. It was the verse from Psalm 42:1--"As a deer pants for flowing streams, so pants my soul for you, O God." She finished by saying, "...then I thought do I love God this much--the only all compassing thought for him?
We went to the first El Dorado Springs Gospel and Bluegrass sing. We got there late and only part of two groups.
Saturday, April 18, 2009
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Names
Most people put a lot of thought into naming their children; we did also, plus prayer.
Here is my take on this anyway.
Jenny Renee = Jenny from Jean a cognate of John (God is gracious), Renee=born again
Micah Ryan = Micah was an Old Testament prophet who stood true even though in prison; short form of Micaiah, meaning "who is like God?". Ryan = "little king." It is also my middle name
Anna Rebekah = Anna from Hebrew Hannah (gracious, full of grace); Rebekah=captivating
Luke Ryan = Luke=Lucas, Lucius, which is from the root lux (light), so be a light for Jesus. Ryan in memory of his brother who died.
Kara Marie = Kara=grace and joy to us and all; Marie=wished for child; also my mom's middle name
Mark Daniel = Mark means manly; also named after one of my best friends, Mark Nieman; Daniel=God is my judge, a prophet of the Old Testament who stood for truth regardless of the cost.
Joshua David = Jehovah is help, God is salvation; he was a man of great faith and action. David=beloved; a king in Israel. So a great man of faith and leadership.
Ezra Josiah = help; that is, my help is from God. This is a true statement, for I almost died a few weeks before he was born. Without God's help, I would have died. Josiah=The Lord saves and the Lord supports, the Lord heals; he was a great king in Israel, a man of true obedience and faith.
Elon Joseph = I always wanted to name a boy "Oak", but that name is sorta too different. He was also a judge in Israel, so we hoped a for boy of oak-like strength of character and faith. Joseph=He will enlarge, so that God would make his great. Joseph was a great man of character.
LaSara Rose = LaSara is a combination of Laura (a wreath made from laurel and given as a victors wreath) and Sara (Princess). Rose=rose, the flower. Kara suggested it when we were thinking about girl names--we started running out of names.
Here is my take on this anyway.
Jenny Renee = Jenny from Jean a cognate of John (God is gracious), Renee=born again
Micah Ryan = Micah was an Old Testament prophet who stood true even though in prison; short form of Micaiah, meaning "who is like God?". Ryan = "little king." It is also my middle name
Anna Rebekah = Anna from Hebrew Hannah (gracious, full of grace); Rebekah=captivating
Luke Ryan = Luke=Lucas, Lucius, which is from the root lux (light), so be a light for Jesus. Ryan in memory of his brother who died.
Kara Marie = Kara=grace and joy to us and all; Marie=wished for child; also my mom's middle name
Mark Daniel = Mark means manly; also named after one of my best friends, Mark Nieman; Daniel=God is my judge, a prophet of the Old Testament who stood for truth regardless of the cost.
Joshua David = Jehovah is help, God is salvation; he was a man of great faith and action. David=beloved; a king in Israel. So a great man of faith and leadership.
Ezra Josiah = help; that is, my help is from God. This is a true statement, for I almost died a few weeks before he was born. Without God's help, I would have died. Josiah=The Lord saves and the Lord supports, the Lord heals; he was a great king in Israel, a man of true obedience and faith.
Elon Joseph = I always wanted to name a boy "Oak", but that name is sorta too different. He was also a judge in Israel, so we hoped a for boy of oak-like strength of character and faith. Joseph=He will enlarge, so that God would make his great. Joseph was a great man of character.
LaSara Rose = LaSara is a combination of Laura (a wreath made from laurel and given as a victors wreath) and Sara (Princess). Rose=rose, the flower. Kara suggested it when we were thinking about girl names--we started running out of names.
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
We've been busy
My work has been on and off. Some days we have 5 patients in ICU; others, like yesterday--Sunday--I left early. At any rate, I have a job, so I'm thankful.
Jenny and James are planning on being here for Anna's graduation in May. Luke may come, too. He is teaching English in Ecuador.
Anna had last week off for her spring break, not much of a break, however, she had a teaching project to do, a pharmacology test to take, and to study for her tests that she has this week.
Josh was called off work due to weather. His car is in the shop; it wouldn't start, and the mechanic thinks it is some type of sensor.
The children are just about done with school for the year.
We went to Mansfield, MO for our annual seed outing. We eat at a nice roadside park and then go to Baker Street Seeds--www.rareseeds.com. Our garden--finally--has our potatoes, brassicas, beets, lettuces are planted. We still have to do the onions and peas--it is probably too late for the peas, but we will try.
The chickens are really laying a lot of eggs. I sell them at work and wherever for &1.50 dozen of brown eggs. I give the money to the boys. Elon as posted a number of his pictures on wonderundergroun's wonderphotos; one of them won a approver's choice.
Except for Vicky, we are looking forward to thunderstorms. Our weather station isn't online yet, but we hope to have the bugs worked out shortly--the temperature sensor has to be in a dry, dark, open place; we have to build something. If the sun isn't shinning, it is very accurate.
We're all in good health.
Today, 24 March 2009, we had 1.91 inches of rain according to our rain gauge. We hope to be having it online soon. We want to make sure it works correctly.
Josh and I were at True Value hardware--the Eldo store is closing--when the national weather radio went off about severe weather. We didn't get the whole message, so after paying for our things we went to the car, and Josh called our weathermen at home to find out what is going on. They told us that it would be nothing except for severe wind and rain, no tornadoes.
We went from there to Edward's to get our milk. His dog usually comes out to say hi to us, because I usually have a little dog food with me, but he wanted to stay in his doghouse because of the rain.
The streams were not very full over at Edwards but as we got closer to home, the water was deeper and flowing more swiftly.
Anna had her inner ear attack with its accompanying vertigo; she couldn't take meclizine because she had a test this afternoon and didn't want to be sleepy--what a bummer.
Check out Elon's site for some interesting happenings.
Jenny and James are planning on being here for Anna's graduation in May. Luke may come, too. He is teaching English in Ecuador.
Anna had last week off for her spring break, not much of a break, however, she had a teaching project to do, a pharmacology test to take, and to study for her tests that she has this week.
Josh was called off work due to weather. His car is in the shop; it wouldn't start, and the mechanic thinks it is some type of sensor.
The children are just about done with school for the year.
We went to Mansfield, MO for our annual seed outing. We eat at a nice roadside park and then go to Baker Street Seeds--www.rareseeds.com. Our garden--finally--has our potatoes, brassicas, beets, lettuces are planted. We still have to do the onions and peas--it is probably too late for the peas, but we will try.
The chickens are really laying a lot of eggs. I sell them at work and wherever for &1.50 dozen of brown eggs. I give the money to the boys. Elon as posted a number of his pictures on wonderundergroun's wonderphotos; one of them won a approver's choice.
Except for Vicky, we are looking forward to thunderstorms. Our weather station isn't online yet, but we hope to have the bugs worked out shortly--the temperature sensor has to be in a dry, dark, open place; we have to build something. If the sun isn't shinning, it is very accurate.
We're all in good health.
Today, 24 March 2009, we had 1.91 inches of rain according to our rain gauge. We hope to be having it online soon. We want to make sure it works correctly.
Josh and I were at True Value hardware--the Eldo store is closing--when the national weather radio went off about severe weather. We didn't get the whole message, so after paying for our things we went to the car, and Josh called our weathermen at home to find out what is going on. They told us that it would be nothing except for severe wind and rain, no tornadoes.
We went from there to Edward's to get our milk. His dog usually comes out to say hi to us, because I usually have a little dog food with me, but he wanted to stay in his doghouse because of the rain.
The streams were not very full over at Edwards but as we got closer to home, the water was deeper and flowing more swiftly.
Anna had her inner ear attack with its accompanying vertigo; she couldn't take meclizine because she had a test this afternoon and didn't want to be sleepy--what a bummer.
Check out Elon's site for some interesting happenings.
Monday, March 2, 2009
Monday March 3
Well I have a day off. I was hoping to sleep in until 4:30 maybe even 5 AM; nope, woke up at 2:30 and laid there for an hour. I figured that was stupid, and my restlessness was getting worse. I got up, took a shower, heated up the water for some coffee, and checked my email.
Since it was only 12 F here this morning, Josh was called off--working outside is too cold. He had the day off, so we went to Stockton to get his driver's license renewed; I stayed in the car while he went inside. Soon he was out...but, uh, his left eye was not strong enough to make 20/40, and he couldn't get his driver's license. He has an appointment at WalMart the 18th.
Anna finished up a Power Point presentation on Pulmonary Edema, ARDS, and Pulmonary Embolus. It looks real good. Not too much longer until she GRADUATES.
Talked to Luke today; it was great to hear his voice. He's going to try and make it back for Anna's graduation.
At the supper table we were talking about Jenny's tuna burgers. So I am looking forward to James and Jenny coming for one more reason.
At work yesterday, one of the patient's granddaughters wanted to know if I would buy a puppy from her. Actually I thought about it, but then Vicky doesn't want another dog around. I'd have a zoo, if I'm not careful.
Aubrey, 15, is going to be speaking to the city's ministers. He is concerned that they have left Bible teaching. He is the son of Nathan Nissley. We're going to give him support and hear his presentation.
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