The end to a productive day off.

I really relished my day off today. I didn't have one appointment, phone call, or errand to run. I know what you all are thinking.... she didn't do anything except lie on the couch all day. I only watched one hour of television and that was when Brian was taking a nap on my lap :)

Here is what I accomplished:

1. Made an apple pie. I also LOVE to bake the leftover crust with cinnamon and sugar. It is almost better than the pie!










2. I did 5 loads of laundry. I still wonder how we accumulate so much laundry.

3. I cleaned the fridge and restocked it (i.e. went grocery shopping).


4. I filed 4 months of paperwork. I really need to do that right away and not let it pile up :)

5. I read a bit and knitted a bit.

6. I hung up our 4 Halloween decorations.
Now off to finish my day by............

folding clothes!

Bodily fluids and food... really?

I have to tell you about a pretty bone-headed thing a nurse did today. I was working in the blood bank and typically when a patient has special needs for their blood products, we have a nurse come down and get it as it is hard to replace if it gets lost in our pneumatic tube system.

So..... a nurse walks in to the blood bank with her soup, crackers, and fountain pop and says, "I'm here to pick up some blood."

My eyebrows raise as I look at her food. She sheepishly tries to hide it with her other hand.. which is holding her pop. I proceed to tell her, " You are absolutely not picking up blood with food". She then proceeds to question me and says "Really?"

Imagine the scene: I am standing there in scrubs, closed toed shoes, lab coat and gloves and she brings in soup, crackers and pop. Really? She is asking for Hepatitis!

Vocab lesson

On Saturday night a group of girls and I went to watch the Minnesota Roller Girls in St. Paul. I learned a whole new vocab lesson and rules to what appears to be a really fun sport. Too bad I can't skate.

The object of the roller derby is to outscore your opponent. You do this by having one of the team members, called a Jammer, pass the others team skaters.

1st new vocab word:
Jammer:Designated by a star on her helmet, she speed skates through the pack gaining points by passing skaters from the other team.

2nd vocab word:

Pack: all skaters from both teams have to skate together (minus the jammer) in a tight group that follows a pace put forth by a pivot. This pack is where the action happens. The pushing, shoving, and illegal tripping happens here.

3rd vocab word:

Pivot: one skater from each team that sets the pace for the pack. They also block the other teams jammer.

Here is a video of one of the jams: sorry about the bad filming.

On top of the new vocab words, all of the skaters pick unique names.....

Here are a few:

Suzie Smashbox

Venus Thightrap

Tiki Torture

Psycho Novia

Killaman Jaro

Sinaminn

What would be your rollergirl name?

There was also a charity booth that would give you a black eye for $1. Here is mine.

Cold and rainy weather brings.....

1. A sump pump that is working overtime. I'm just glad that it is working and we don't have water in our basement.

2. A furnace scare..... last night it was only 63 degrees in our house. We had to reset the furnace's "brain" by turning it off and on again.

3. Heidi the pin cushion: Every fall brings the flu shot and mantoux screen for TB.

4. A knitting revival: I have started knitting again due to the comforting warm feel of the yarn when it is cold outside.

5. Chili- nothing better than a bowl of chili to warm your insides.

6. Apple desserts: crisp, bars, and pies...yummy!

7. The end of sand volleyball.... pedicure here I come.

8. The half way point in Brian's coaching season, which means he will actually be home in the evenings fairly soon.

There is supposed to be some sun tomorrow! Get outside and replenish your Vitamin D levels :)