That is right, I am on a two week vacation in California right now, and am very happy to be back and to be able to see friends and family that I have been missing, especially my kitten. My kitten however is not so tiny anymore, but she is still my kitten. Today starts my 5th day of vacation so I thought before I got to many days behind me that I would do a little blip about my last few days. That is if I can ever type correctly.
I left Virginia Sunday night, it would have been earlier if I hadn't had to work this weekend, but I suppose it was soon enough considering I am not going back until the 8th of August. It was a long flight mainly because by the time I arrived at my destination I had been up for almost 24 hours, but thankfully I was able to take some cat naps on my second flight. I was scared to death of flying, but I have decided that the worst thing about flying is the airport... This is because you in the airport it is full of lots and lots of people, all of them going different places, some early, some late, some just trying to make it to their next flight and it just makes this chaotic mass mess of people... it actually isn't to chaotic, but it is definitely very intimidating. The second worst thing about flying is landing, it just scares me every single time that I land because it feels like the pilot is going to loose control of the plane. But anyways I made it through the Dulles Washington airport all by myself which made me extremely happy. But I didn't let myself relax until I had found my flight in Atlanta. I had a 35 minute layover, so that means I had 35 minutes to find my next gate and get on my next plane. Signs have never been my best friend as what they were during those 35 minutes. My flight was safe, I had conquered the airports, and now I am with family.
For the first few days of my vacation I spent it in Arizona. My mom and my sisters drove out to meet me there and we spent Monday and Tuesday with my grandparents, aunts, uncles, and some cousins. My oldest nephew loved seeing the cousins, and playing with them, he thought that life was the greatest when he had cousins to play with, the best part about that was when we went to a house where the cousin was a teenager he went looking all over the place for cousins, and wouldn't believe us when we showed who the cousin was. It took me all of about 20 minutes tops to regain my rightful place a favorite Auntie Bones.
While in Arizona we took my nephews to walk around the temple grounds and the visitors center. Of course Toby Jack, at only 7 months old was way more interested in playing, pulling grass, and biting then what he was interested in doing anything else. X on the other hand retaught all of us what the Temple is all about. On the way there he was saying we are going to Jesus's house, I am going to see Jesus. He knew without us really telling him what building was the temple. When we went and walked around the visitors center his favorite time was at the Christist, where he got to see Jesus and get a picture of him. When we got to Granny's house after the temple she took the picture and framed it for him and when he went to bed that night he had his mom tuck Jesus in with him. It was so amazing to see the spirit that my three year old nephew has, and that he really is a pure little boy... Yes he may drive his mama crazy at times but he has such a special little spirit.
On Wednesday we took the long long drive back to Visalia. Yesterday was pretty laid back, we just spent time around the house and enjoyed it. Last night I went and was able to see lots of my friends... and Kelsify Jenny's house... This means that I made a mess while eating and half my food ended up on the floor, I am not a very clean eater, and everyone knew that I was back because I was dropping food left and right.
It has been a wonderful vacation so far, I am grateful I still have lots of days a head of me and I am glad I get to spend it with those that mean the most to me.
Stay tuned for more about my vacation later... maybe I'll actually get pictures.
Friday, July 30, 2010
Saturday, July 10, 2010
Oops...
Here is another What went wrong, except for today, I didn't even get an end product it was so bad. I was trying to make Chocolate Swiss rolls, and ended up with Chocolate Swiss mess. I think I used to big of a pan, so it was way to thin in most places actually so it ended up being crisp by the time I took it out of the over. I also left the parchment, wax paper is what I used, on the end product when I rolled it up, I think I was supposed to take it off because by the time I unrolled it to let it finish cooling like I was supposed to I had either a crumbly mess in some spots and in the cake like part it was stuck to the paper!!! So needless to say, I didn't get anything out of it. And although I took pictures of my failuire, I am having difficulties finding them on my computer, so I will see if I can find them and upload them later. I think I am going to try a again in a little bit with a smaller pan. but maybe not.
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Home Teachers, an Empty house, and Tea Parties.
For the last two months I have been avoiding my home teachers, I now know the other side of the story of those who hide from the home teachers when they come calling, that is the side of the person being home taught. I always wondered why someone would do that, its a bit rude, and then I was assigned my home teachers here in Virginia, and I know exactly why they do it, or at least why I, although I am trying to be good, has been avoiding them. Here are my reasons: 1. One of my home teachers is the guy I went on a date with, so I was already trying to stay away from him, I know it sounds rude, but I am going to be honest, that is what I was, and kind of am still trying to do. Two, that same home teacher made me really mad a little while ago, and so he really just isn't on my good side at ALL right now, And I really know how to hold a grudge. Three, I didn't even know who my other home teacher was until I was assigned to him, and I haven't had a conversation with him. So for the past two months I just haven't been answering my phone when the first guy has tried to call me, and I have been avoiding him at church activities, which hasn't been too hard considering how many I missed in those two months, but he finally caught me, and I am being home taught. Is it bad that I don't want to be home taught?
Well on the other hand I have the whole house to myself for who knows how long, so this will be interesting to see what trouble I can get into. I was put in charge of taking care of the cats and watering the gardens, I really hope the Losee's aren't planning on coming back to their plants living because the one plant of mine that has lived for years is an alovera plant, which doesn't need much water at all. I have also managed to fall down some stairs, I knew it was some what dangerous already for me of all people to be in a house of stairs I just didn't know I would actually ever fall down any of them, luckily it was only about 2 at the bottom.
I realized the other day that America really doesn't have a culture, and when it talks about the big Melting pot being America I finally realized that its true, it is a big melting pot of culture, and so we don't have the really cool clothes, or fun things that we do on a daily basis, because our melting pot takes all of those cultures and they have all just started to disappear here in America. Now don't get me wrong, I love America, but some things it would just be cool to have... Like tea parties. when we are little we always have little fake tea parties, why not have real ones when we get older. So I have decided that I am bringing back the Tea Parties. Granted I will need to find a good substitute for tea, and do a lot of research on them, but it will happen, they are coming back.
Well on the other hand I have the whole house to myself for who knows how long, so this will be interesting to see what trouble I can get into. I was put in charge of taking care of the cats and watering the gardens, I really hope the Losee's aren't planning on coming back to their plants living because the one plant of mine that has lived for years is an alovera plant, which doesn't need much water at all. I have also managed to fall down some stairs, I knew it was some what dangerous already for me of all people to be in a house of stairs I just didn't know I would actually ever fall down any of them, luckily it was only about 2 at the bottom.
I realized the other day that America really doesn't have a culture, and when it talks about the big Melting pot being America I finally realized that its true, it is a big melting pot of culture, and so we don't have the really cool clothes, or fun things that we do on a daily basis, because our melting pot takes all of those cultures and they have all just started to disappear here in America. Now don't get me wrong, I love America, but some things it would just be cool to have... Like tea parties. when we are little we always have little fake tea parties, why not have real ones when we get older. So I have decided that I am bringing back the Tea Parties. Granted I will need to find a good substitute for tea, and do a lot of research on them, but it will happen, they are coming back.
Sunday, July 4, 2010
Sweet, Sneaky, and Creepy
Yes all three of those words in their own way can describe each and every one of my residents at work, and those on other floors that I have met. Right now I have 18 residents, and believe it or not they keep me on my toes, which could be a bad thing, or could be a good thing.
Many of my residents are just extremely sweet. Some are not quite all there, but somehow they still manage to get something sweet to come out of their mouths. I have one resident that has lived there for about a month that very quickly work her way to the top of my list of residents I prefer, I feel bad saying favorite. She literally tells me that she loves me on a daily basis, and she has even gone so far as to give me several hugs and kiss me on the cheek. Today when I was done cleaning her room I asked if she needed me to do anything else and she was like give me a kiss and a hug and I'll be good. I gave her the hug, but she was the one that gave me a kiss, on the cheek of course. It is residents like her that make me want to go to work in the morning.
Also you never really know how small the world is until you move across the country and one of your residents turns out to be from the same place you just moved from, you even know some of the same people, and who know, I could have met her before. But she is also among my many sweet residents.
Sneaky, I have a resident who every morning when I walk by her door, the carpet is covered in crumbs, it doesn't matter if I just vacuumed the day before, or even if I have just vacuumed, there are always crumbs. Yesterday at work I actually saw her standing there right out side her door shaking napkins full of crumbs onto the carpet!!!!! I now know why there is always so many crumbs there, she puts them there! But that is nothing like what she did to me on Thursday... I was vacuuming my hall ways, and I had literally just vacuumed right in front of her door I was maybe just a little past when she came out of her room, she looked around, and of course the only reason I noticed her was because I was making sure she didn't trip on my cord. Well when I went to grab the end of my cord to move it to a new socket, she asked me to come over, she had a banana peel in her hand and she was telling me that someone had just dropped it there, I tried to tell her to just through it away in her trash, but she informed me that she didn't have a trash so she handed it to me... then continued to blame someone else, the only other person to pass by her door in the 5 minutes since I had vacuumed there was a nurse!!!!!! So she is a very sneaky little thing.
The creepy, you know how some people always talk about creepy old men and how gross they are, well I had never thought of them as creepy before I started working at an assisted living home... My grampy is probably one of the sweetest old men I know so I was completely shocked when I found out that they do get creepy. There are a couple residents that just being around them makes you uncomfortable. I have a resident that seriously has a 6th sense, he wont be in his room when I start to clean it but by the time I am half way through making his bed, he is in there! Watching everything I do... His head follows me around the room. And he is always messing with my vacuum cord when I am vacuuming my halls.
Ok so there is my little spill on what I get myself into everytime I go to work.
PS. 3 weeks from today I will be completely exhausted from working all weekend long, but I will be headed to Arizona to see my own grandparents, my parents, my sisters, but Kait, my adorable nephews, and Tanner... Sorry Taylor, I guess I will miss seeing you this time around.
Many of my residents are just extremely sweet. Some are not quite all there, but somehow they still manage to get something sweet to come out of their mouths. I have one resident that has lived there for about a month that very quickly work her way to the top of my list of residents I prefer, I feel bad saying favorite. She literally tells me that she loves me on a daily basis, and she has even gone so far as to give me several hugs and kiss me on the cheek. Today when I was done cleaning her room I asked if she needed me to do anything else and she was like give me a kiss and a hug and I'll be good. I gave her the hug, but she was the one that gave me a kiss, on the cheek of course. It is residents like her that make me want to go to work in the morning.
Also you never really know how small the world is until you move across the country and one of your residents turns out to be from the same place you just moved from, you even know some of the same people, and who know, I could have met her before. But she is also among my many sweet residents.
Sneaky, I have a resident who every morning when I walk by her door, the carpet is covered in crumbs, it doesn't matter if I just vacuumed the day before, or even if I have just vacuumed, there are always crumbs. Yesterday at work I actually saw her standing there right out side her door shaking napkins full of crumbs onto the carpet!!!!! I now know why there is always so many crumbs there, she puts them there! But that is nothing like what she did to me on Thursday... I was vacuuming my hall ways, and I had literally just vacuumed right in front of her door I was maybe just a little past when she came out of her room, she looked around, and of course the only reason I noticed her was because I was making sure she didn't trip on my cord. Well when I went to grab the end of my cord to move it to a new socket, she asked me to come over, she had a banana peel in her hand and she was telling me that someone had just dropped it there, I tried to tell her to just through it away in her trash, but she informed me that she didn't have a trash so she handed it to me... then continued to blame someone else, the only other person to pass by her door in the 5 minutes since I had vacuumed there was a nurse!!!!!! So she is a very sneaky little thing.
The creepy, you know how some people always talk about creepy old men and how gross they are, well I had never thought of them as creepy before I started working at an assisted living home... My grampy is probably one of the sweetest old men I know so I was completely shocked when I found out that they do get creepy. There are a couple residents that just being around them makes you uncomfortable. I have a resident that seriously has a 6th sense, he wont be in his room when I start to clean it but by the time I am half way through making his bed, he is in there! Watching everything I do... His head follows me around the room. And he is always messing with my vacuum cord when I am vacuuming my halls.
Ok so there is my little spill on what I get myself into everytime I go to work.
PS. 3 weeks from today I will be completely exhausted from working all weekend long, but I will be headed to Arizona to see my own grandparents, my parents, my sisters, but Kait, my adorable nephews, and Tanner... Sorry Taylor, I guess I will miss seeing you this time around.
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