Nurse Appreciation Week

Last week was Nurses Appreciation week. We received some lovely treats during the week. On Tuesday a massage therapist was in our building for the afternoon and each of the nurses was treated to a 15 minute massage. It was wonderful and so relaxing. On Friday we were given a nice lunch.

Here are Nancy, myself and Luci enjoying lunch together.

Just look at all this food. We had Chicken cordon bleu , green beans with bacon, redskin potatoes, crescent rolls and chocolate cake. It was delicious but we all needed doggie bags! Our job can be hectic at times and we enjoyed the special treatment! This week is Nursing Home week so we have a lot of fun planned for our residents!
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I had a wonderful Mothers Day. We went to church with Laura and Aaron and had dinner at their house. Dinner was great, and spending time with them was better. I had a call from Andy, in Korea in the evening. He will find out where his permanent station will be on Thursday. He said he is still getting accustomed to the 13 hour time difference but he is doing well. He sounded a little congested and when we asked, he said the pollen is so bad that they call it the yellow dust! Hopefully it won't be that bad in his permanent location! We had a good connection this time and as you can imagine, I was thrilled to hear from him.

Happy Mother's Day!

Being a Mother

Somebody said it takes about 6 weeks to get back to normal after you've had a baby
That somebody doesn't know that once you're a mother, "normal" is history.

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Somebody said being a mother is boring...
That somebody never rode in a care driven by a teenager with a drivers permit.
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Somebody said if you're a "good" mother your child will "turn out good".
That somebody thinks a child comes with directions and a guarantee.
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Somebody said "good" mothers never raise their voices.
That somebody never came out the back door just in time to see their child hit a golf ball through the neighbors window.
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Somebody said you don't need an education to be a mother.
That somebody never helped a fourth grader with their math.
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Somebody said a mother can find all the answers to her child rearing questions in books.
That somebody never had a child stuff beans up her nose or in her ears.
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Somebody said you can't love the fifth child as much as you did the first.
That somebody doesn't have five children.
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Somebody said the hardest part of being a mom is labor and delivery.
That somebody never had to watch their "baby" get on the bus for the first day of kindergarten,
or on a plane headed for Military Boot Camp.
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Somebody said a mother can stop worrying after her child gets married.
That somebody doesn't know that marriage adds a new son or daughter to a mothers heartstrings.
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Somebody said a mothers job is done when her last child leaves home.
That somebody never had grandchildren.
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Somebody said your mother already knows you love her so you don't have to say it.
That somebody isn't a mother.
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Happy Mothers Day to all the Moms out there. I hope you have a blessed day.

Updates

It is Thursday night at 8:30 and I finally just got a call from Andy. The problem is you really can't count it as a call. It was the worst connection ever. He could hear me, but I only got a few words from him. He said he is there and all is well. He is not at the camp he started at and will be moving to another one soon. That's all I got after listening for about 10 minutes. Oh well - It was good to hear his voice and I know he'll call again when he can. hopefully the connection will be better!
I also wanted to let you know that my knee is finally improving. The pain is much better and my kneecap isn't slipping near as much. I'm still trying to take it a little easy so it can heal the rest of the way. Thanks for your prayers, both for my knee and for Andy!