The annual

Geez Louise....Could the stomach bug please go dormant forever and ever? Easter Sunday this year (March 23) we were all sick. We ate dinner (white rice anyone) in our pj's all looking like warmed up leftovers. Matted hair, no makeup...cheery huh?

This week while shopping at Wegmans I realized that DAMN groceries are expensive. I cannot get out of there without spending at least $150. Easy. Now, I make my own bread (not for everyday, but for nice dinners), make my own baked goods, make dinner every night from scratch, and feed at least 8 people a day, sometimes more..if guests are here, sometimes less. So, maybe its not sooo bad. We just cant eat out. Its even more damn expensive.

Craig hung shelves down in the basement this weekend. I finished up my second to last weekend at VNS. I cannot take the assignments and acuity of penis' blown off and wound care, wound care, wound care. I am tired of the neighborhoods, the whole 9. So off I go to just keep teaching and working at Unity. Phew.

Health tip #1.....watch your diet, dont become diabetic

Tip #2....if you do become diabetic...wear good fitting shoes, and moisturize your feet!

sigh. the wounds...is anyones skin intact?

such are the musings of a Registered Nurse.

Music and drums

I was lying on my couch Saturday. Norah and I looking at the vast tangle of tree branches just outside the living room window. Jonah was in the basement playing his drums. He is such a great musician. He taught himself drums and guitar and he is phenom!

I close my eyes and the steady drum beat and lyrics and song by Puddle of Mudd remind me of a dark dizzy bar. the kind where the floor is a bit tacky from spilled drinks, girls huddled up to the front of the stage and guys standing belly up to the bar watching ESPN. I have been there. i know it. And hearing my son play this music takes me to days spent in smoky bars and late nights.

I reopen my eyes and see my baby Norah nursing quietly..almost asleep in spite of the loud drumming and lyrical background. I see the beautiful house we live in, the quiet colors, the warm surroundings. I love this life. I love these moments.