Movie day

I went to two movies today, Alice in Wonderland, and Remember Me. Alice was ok, cute. Kinda dark. And although Johnny Depp was good in it, I like to look at him when he is in a movie, and since he was dressed as the Mad Hatter in this one, it just wasn't the same. I prefer my Johnny in a Captain Jack Sparrow costume.
But, Remember Me was fantastic, totally not what I expected! And Robert Pattinson was HOTT  in it! That boy can act, and he's more than just a vampire! I think he might be my new favorite. :)

Happy Birthday!!!

Today is Chloe's first birthday!!! I can't believe she's a year old, and what a year it's been! Time sure does fly, whether you're having fun or not.
She is such a good baby. They were here over the weekend and she barely got any sleep and she was still so happy. She loved crawling down my parents long hallway and staring at herself in the mirror. She's crawling all over these days. She's walking around furniture, and loves to walk holding someone's hands. She is no longer content to just sit on your lap and play, this girl wants to be on the move! She's a great eater too. We gave her her first fried egg, smashed up, and she loved it! And although she liked playing with her spaghetti more than eating it, she loved the meatballs! She loves dogs. She has two big dogs at home, and she loved out dog. I put her in the back yard in her walker and she chased Tessie all over the backyard, she wouldn't top laughing. Her daddy is her favorite person, no matter what she is doing, if she sees him, she just wants him to hold her. (Not my favorite thing, because even if I'm holding her, she wants to be with him, and I don't like to give her up!)
I love her so much! I just wish my grandma was here to enjoy her. She loved kids, and would have loved this little girl so much. But I'll tell Chloe all about her, and make sure she knows that her Ema loved her while they were on this earth together!

My new flip camera

I got a new flip camera and I love it. It's so convient to just take video and then plug the camera into my computer and the video uploads. Check out the first video I took, of Chloe eating her birthday cake!

Party time!!!

Today was Chloe's first birthday party. She's not actually one until Monday, but the party was this weekend at my parents house.

Ride 'em cowboy

We went to Arizona this weekend to watch my little cousins rodeo. Trey just does calf riding, but Hailey and Tatum do it all...team roping, pole bending, goat tying, and barrel racing.

little cowboy

Tatum goat tying

Hailey goat tying

Hailey pole bending

Hailey and Todd team roping

team roping

Tatum barrel racing

Love this little girl!

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Tales from the ER....

Last night I had a patient who was 34 years old and a quadripalegic. He had been in an accident and broke his neck a few years ago. At the time he was married with small kids. He is now living in a nursing home. He breaths thru a tracheostomy (a hole in his neck) and requires a ventilator to breathe. He is in diapers and totally dependant on others. He cannot speak, but communicates by mouthing words. I had never had him as a patient before, but apparently he frequents our hospital often. He was just there the end of last year for over a month with pneumonia.
When I saw him, I thought to myself, if I was like that, I'd rather be dead. I would not want to live like that. However, he had a different perspective. The ICU nurse that I gave report to told me that he was her absolute favorite patient. She said that he is always happy, he never complains. She said that he told her, he thanks God every day that he is alive. He said he is truly blessed because he gets to live to see his kids grow up!
That really put me in my place. Next time I complain that my life sucks, I'll remember him, and remember that it's all about perspective.