A dare

My daughter and sister-in-law dared me to post this. I was sitting back on my feet and bending forward to help with presents. Just remember, crack is back!! hehehehe

Thirsty??

The other day, Matt and I searched the Internet for some new drinks we could try for the holidays. We are also a little low on the "necessities" for our little cabinet that we put the alcohol in. SO..I went shopping. Anyone thirsty???

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Cookie Day!!!

Every year since my kids were little, my family would get together and decorate cookies. It started pretty casual and has turned into an annual party that most in the family wouldn't miss. We all bring something and my mom and dad provide the space, frosting and gingerbread houses. The boys really like to make the gingerbread houses and dip the pretzels in chocolate. The moms and little kids love to frost cookies. We all bring some food to share and it is a blast. Mostly the men watch TV, eat and nap. It's OK though, gets them out of the way.

Nephew Alec and Daniel dipping pretzels

Austin and nephew Jack.

Sister Caroline and nephew Jack and niece Emily

Samantha and my dad, also known as the smartest man in the WORLD!

Austin, nephew Dylan and Jake. Busy at work on the extra wonderful gingerbread house.

Daniel, my brother Mark and my wonderful, generous mom.

My girls: Samantha and Rachelle.

Brother Dave showing off his mad parenting skills with my grandson Pud (Ryder).

My sister Caroline taking a turn with the pudster.


The frosting table. Rachelle, Caroline, Jack, Abby, Joe, James, Melissa and me!

It's a rare sighting of the thought extinct brother Joe! And you wonder why my boys are tall? (He's 6'7")

Matt was there, but he was working on Christmas projects in my dad's "New Yankee Workshop", as he calls it.

It was a great day, full of the usual Taylor family chaos. Plus we have lots of cookies, pretzels and two gingerbread houses!! DELICIOUS!

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Blog List

I lost my Blog List. I have no idea why but I will do all that I can to fix it - tomorrow.

New Pics

Check out our pics on the side bar. I updated them with all new pictures taken yesterday before and during the Annual Taylor family cookie day. Dang, we are one GOODLOOKIN bunch!! I'm teary...

Sami's night at the Hospital

No, my precious princess was not hurt, sick or otherwise compromised. Sami is doing a paper on Critical Care for her Health class. I invited her up on a night when I was charging, hoping that it would be slow enough for me to show her around and see some cool stuff for some first hand experience. It was barely slow enough for me to show her around. She only stayed for an hour, but she wanted to stay all night. She LOVED it!! YEAH!! What a cute little mini me she is!!

Sami in a room, pretending that there is a patient. Washing her hands - why? - because hand washing is the first step to infection control. The picture with all the machines is our large equipment room full of fun things used on patients in critical care.

Yeah, a pic of me at work. I don't know how to make myself more frumpy but I'm working on it. The truth is, this is work attire except for the vest. Hair back, scrubs.....I wear my glasses because my eyes get tired and to protect them from bodily fluids that tend to project at times. Anyway - enough about me! We went up to the operating room, but I couldn't get in, so we dressed her up in the face mask, hair net and she had on shoe protectors. The last pic of of her holding the defibrillator paddles. She was SO nervous they would shock her and they weren't even on. So I turned them on after the pic and reached for her. She ran. Hilarious!! We rarely even use the paddles anymore, just stick on pads.

Some fun that we shouldn't and didn't get pictures of, she was able to see an open belly during a dressing change, some traction on a leg and I showed and explained to her about a tracheostomy. (All with patients/family permission) Then I ran her through the trauma bay. She was so overwhelmed she didn't appreciate the fun of it. There was patients there, but no big traumas going on. We talked to an ER nurse and one of my favorite trauma surgeons.

Her paper is going to be wonderful, I can feel it!!

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