Warning: Family time may cause bodily harm!

Last weekend was a big day for my mom, she got herself hitched! She will furthermore be called Carma Cameron, kind of a tongue twister but we are very happy for her. Unfortunately I don't have any pictures to post because I couldn't find my blasted camera(don't worry it was found)! Now I am left to rely on my sister-in-laws to give me some pictures and then I will be able to post photos. Erin & Les hook a sista up! Anyway, being that my family is so great and supportive and stuff, all 3 of my brothers with their families(minus 2 kids) were here. We are a family who loves to play games. We will stay up until the wee hours of the night playing games. Oh, and did I mention that we are all very competitive?! We decided to play a favorite game of ours called spoons but with a twist. Instead of sitting in a circle and putting the spoons in the center of the circle we made it a little more difficult. We passed the cards around at my kitchen table where there was 1 spoon and the remainder of the spoons were in the other room on the couch. Once someone got 4 of a kind and grabbed that spoon on the table all of the rest of us had to run into the next room and try to get a spoon. It is a miracle that none of us ended up going to the hospital with something broken because it got a little crazy. We had rug burns on our knees, nearly dislocated shoulders, sore necks, a little whiplash and some good bumps and bruises but it was so much fun! I am pretty sure that we will be playing this everytime we get together! I love my family, we always have so much fun together! I can't wait until we can all get together again, love you guys lots!

Drama in the ER

I have been considering starting a new theme of posts for my blog entitled Drama in the ER
describing some of the funny stuff that goes on at my work. Hopefully there won't be any HIPAA violations and I won't get fired. I will title this story as "Panda, Panda, where are you?"

I am sitting at my desk, working quite busily(it was a crazy night in the ER) when my call light goes off for a patient. The patient is frantic and states that she can't find her stuffed animal. I am thinking, maybe she has a child in her room with her,I know how Addyson gets when she can't find doggy. Then she proceeds to say "I know it isn't medical but I NEED my stuffed animal, I have to have it to hold." What!!!???? Is she serious????!!!! She is 36 years old!!!

We told her that we would look for it so of course we needed a description but did we really need to know its name??? She said, "it is a black and white panda and its name is Panda." Like we are going to wander around the ER calling out Panda, Panda? The PA was able to calm her down when he found Panda underneath the patient in her bed, whew!! It made me laugh! I sure hope this isn't Addy in 30 years, yikes!

My rant on Dr. Boothe & vegetarianism

Let me just start off by saying that I am incredibly happy with my new vision. I am still having some serious anxiety over the moola that I payed for it, but I am glad that I did it! Okay, so now for my venting session....... Let me start with a little story of my visit to Dr. Boothe for a post-op appointment this week. I had a SCHEDULED appointment for 1:30p.m., when I arrived I was told to have a seat in the waiting room where I sat for ohhh... about 45 minutes. Then when they finally called my name I was brought back into what I like to call "the dungeon" where they took a very quick look at my eyes and sent me to yet another waiting room. I was lucky to even get a seat in this one! There were a ton of people waiting to see whom, you might ask, not Dr. Boothe he just treats ya and streets ya. We were all waiting to simply see an opthamologist or probably an optometrist, I seriously doubt that he hires "real Dr.'s" to see his patients. How long did I wait in this waiting room you might ask ohhhh.... another 45 minutes!!! What the heck, I work in an emergency room where people just walk in off the street with "emergencies" like hand pain for 5 months and they get seen by a Dr. quicker than that! So, after counting all of the people who were called back before me and realizing that it was more than I could count on 2 hands I figured I could be there for a really long time and I had to get to work. So, I quietly slipped out and told the "workers" that I needed to get to work was there anything that they could do. Well, after a few dirty looks they were able to get me in right away to see who I needed to so I could be off.
So, where does the vegetarianism fit into this story??? Well, it got me thinking about how I somehow signed up to get my eyes done at factory where I get to get herded around like cattle, stuffed into small spaces barely able to move, mistreated, demoralized, and feeling completely dehumanized! Now I am feeling kind of sorry for those poor cows who feel like this their whole lives, and they didn't even sign up for it! Should I swear off the meat that is produced from such cruel treatment?? I don't know about that, but I sure thought about it! Okay, maybe I am a little sensitive but people I spent good HARD earned money, I don't deserve this treatment. So for anyone out there thinking about getting their eyes done at Boothe Eye Care and Laser Center, please for the love of Christmas go somewhere else! Go to someone who gives a crap, not slimeball Dr. Boothe! Was that harsh?? I'm sorry, but I do feel better:)

Happy Father's Day, a little late

I wanted to tell Dave Happy Father's Day because his Father's Day was probably not everything that he dreamed it would be. I set my alarm a little early in hopes of getting the kids up and making Dave a great breakfast but for some reason it didn't go off. I worked on Saturday night as usual and he turned my alarm off because he wanted me to get some sleep- so thoughtful. That is Dave, so selfless always thinking of everyone else before himself. Dave went out on Saturday night for a movie marathon with some friends and didn't get home until around 1:00a.m. then he was up at 3:00a.m. to deliver papers and he was worried about ME getting sleep. Anyway, he didn't get a special breakfast but he did get to take a nap and have some time to himself. We had a nice dinner and Addyson taught our Family Home Evening lesson- which she did an awesome job. Sorry Dave that your Father's day wasn't everything I wish it would have been but I wanted to tell you how much I love you because I know I don't do that enough. You are an awesome father who always brings fun and laughter to our home. You work so hard for our family and take on so many responsibilities. You are a great example for all of us and your faith and testimony of the gospel is very inspiring. I am very blessed to have a husband who is so devoted to his family. The kids love and adore you and I know that Ethan wants to be just like you! I hope you know how much you are loved and appreciated!

I did it!

This is what my cornea looked like during surgery- weird!

I did it, I got Lasik! I still can't believe it, it is kind of surreal but I did it nonetheless- there is no turning back. I went in on Friday for a 1:00 surgery and came out seeing super. Okay, so fun fact about me- I sort of have a problem with fainting, it happens a lot. Well, now I have one more fainting experience to add to my list. Why don't I go down the list for you of all of the embarrassing moments that I have had when I suddenly pass out.
#1. High school P.E. testing. We had to run a timed a mile. When I was done, I sat down and passed out. I got to go home for that one!
#2. After giving blood.
#3. Getting a tattoo. Yes, I have a tattoo ya'll I got it when I was 17 and newly on my own. While I was sitting in the chair and they were etching a tattoo on my back hip, I took a nose dive and smacked my face on the ground. I got made fun of for that for a while.
#4. I gave plasma when I was in college to pay for food and such, 2x a week. I probably passed out about 5 different times while the needle was imbedded in my arm. I kept going back though, $40 week was a lot for a starving student.
#5. At work in the ER, I was witnessing and assisting with a central line, there was lots of blood, and the room was really hot. I suddenly hit the wall and slid down to the ground scaring the crap out the Doc and getting quite the bump on my noggin. For some reason no one asks me to assist them anymore. I still get made fun of for that one too.
#6. The latest........ so I am sitting in the opthamologists chair while he is making some marks on my eye(not exactly sure what he was doing). This is the last step before I go into the surgery and I think that I am getting really nervous. I had a stressful morning and didn't really get anything to eat. I suddenly start feeling kind of funny and I sit back and tell the opthamologist that I am feeling faint. The next thing I know I am waking up with a nasal cannula in my nose giving me oxygen, one guy holding my head back(apparently I was seizing) and the opthamologist holding my arms and straddling my leg to keep me still. Embarrassed much, Yes! It took a lot for me not to just get up and run out of there. Maybe I have permanent damage to my brain from all those times as a kid when we made each other pass out- I know stupid!
Anyway, I am amazed with the results! I am already seeing 20/20 and they say they will likely get even better over time. Isn't science amazing!
Am I the only one who has these fainting stories? Please tell me that some of you have had similar experiences?!

Summer kickoff- Camping and Dave's Birthday

This weekend we headed up to Lake Texoma for a fun family campout with some friends of ours, the Lovrens, and some friends of theirs as well. We got there on Friday evening and had an awesome camping spot that had a little trail that led right to the water, so of course the kids wanted to get in right away! We set up camp and then Dave started feeling pretty sick. He was the only one in our house that had not gotten the stomach flu, so I was afraid it would hit him this weekend and it did. Luckily, one of the people we were camping with is a chiropractor and had a lazer that he used to help speed up the healing process, I was skeptical but it worked. Dave was over it within a couple of hours, pretty amazing. It was a rough nights sleep as always, we really do need to buy ourselves a nice air mattress. We woke up to a beautiful day, the weather was perfect. We had a great day of fishing, swimming, and just loving the outdoors. Dave's Birthday was on Saturday so we tried to have a little celebration- too bad his cake got a little soggy from slipping into the melted ice in the cooler, but it actually still tasted pretty good(just really moist). We stuck around late on Saturday and had some smores and drove back home to sleep in our own comfortable beds. The kids are already asking to do it again! Paige ate a lot of dirt and rocks over the weekend, everytime I looked around she was shoving handfuls of dirt in her mouth- I don't get it, she won't eat her vegetables but she WILL eat dirt!She was a hard one to look after, always going where she wasn't supposed to and she wanted to be in the campfire so bad!

Addyson's smores smile

Ethan and Hunter
They had a fishing derby for the kids on Saturday and it was awesome. They provided all the tackle and bait and the kids loved it. Ethan was pretty sad that he didn't catch anything, in fact her was heartbroken so I will be taking him fishing again soon I think. After the fishing derby they had games and a great lunch provided with prizes. Addyson won a prize and all of the kids got goodie bags full of fishing equipment. It was a lot of fun.


Me, Paige, Libby(the other baby), and Kerrie
After fishing we headed to the beach, the water was really really cold but of course the kids didn't mind. Paige playing the dirt again, it never got old.

Ethan was so excited about Dave's birthday. He remembered as soon as he woke up that morning and was the first one to wish him a Happy Birthday. He was also so excited to sing to him- he loves his dad! Happy Birthday Dave, we love you and hope that you had a good Birthday.

Addyson and her friend Alice

Family photo op

School is out!

Addyson had her last day of school on Thursday. Unfortunately it got cut a little short due to a nasty bug that has been making its way through our house. The nurse called me at about 12:00 and said that Addy had a stomach ache and that I needed to come and pick her up. So, Addyson didn't really get to say goodbye to her teacher like she wanted to and I didn't get any fun "last day of school" pictures but Mrs. McCormack did give all of the kids a really cool collage of pictures through the year with a poem on the back- which is where these pictures came from. Addyson had a great kindergarten year, she loved it! She learned so much and made so many friends. She sadly grew up a lot as well, but it is always fun to watch. Mrs. McCormack was an excellent teacher and we were very lucky to have her. When I picked Addy up from school she said "Mom, I am really going to miss Mrs. McCormack, I want to visit her a lot." Awwww!

Addy and the best teacher ever!

Mrs. McCormack's kindergarten class 2007-2008