Skylar is 4 eyed

The little girl's teacher stopped me the other day & told me she thought she was having trouble seeing the board & had requested the nurse check her vision. I told her don't bother the girl is destined to be blind. Sure enough, she is on the same road as her brother & sister. Let me just make it clear, they didn't get that from me, I see fine...as long as I have my contacts in!

retraction

After reading the post below, Kevin says I shouldn't say "dump them off" so replace that with "safely deliver them to a higher level of care."
:)

I got a nice surprise!

It's a fruit basket! The biggest, prettiest fruit basket I have ever seen. Kevin called tonight to tell me because dispatch was making him go to the Terrell South station to pick up a fruit basket that a patient left me & Jason Starnes. I told him nevermind I would go get it, called dispatch & drove over. I was looking forward to getting the note. I didn't think much of the basket, thinking it was just a token little thank you. I was just excited to hear from this patient because I sincerely thought he would be deceased. Since they passed the HIPPA Law several years ago & patient privacy became a big deal, we are unable to call & check on patients after we leave them at the hospital. I always did that in the past & I really wonder about some of them after we dump them off. Anyway, I got there & look at this basket! It is massive. And the note, well, let me tell you, we made a difference.


I don't know how Jason feels but this sweet note will hold me a long, long time through lots of "I have had a fever all day but haven't taken any tylenol" or "I want you to take me to the hospital because you can get me seen faster" calls.


Anyway, we rarely hear anything from our patients after we leave them, it's nice to know we made a difference for this family.

catching up

I was going to write several posts to catch up but crap, I am so behind I don't think I will ever catch up. So how about some highlights?


After the big slumber party, we had a cheer competition. Cody went with me to watch K8 and as you can see, he had a marvelous time....as did Bekah's dad...













We had a wonderful Christmas at home just the us and the kids. Santa, thanks to my wonderful direction, got us a WII. Skylar woke us up with the chickens and after the big unwrap she and Cody played WII for about 4 hours while K8 and I watched intently.>
After Cody's turn, Katelyn had several hours, then Kevin, then JJ. All in all, I think Skylar had about 12 hours of good times on the Wii. Unfortunately for her, she was completely unable to move her right arm the next day. She did recover and just so you you won't nag me about my parenting skills or lack there of,
Wii time is monitored in smaller increments now. We completed the holiday with a traditional Christmas the following weekend with my in-laws, a relaxing News Years at home and a great long weekend at my sister's house in Edna. Everyone is back to school and work and the routine is back. Thanks for hanging with us and I promise to jot down our crazy times more often and keep all involved.

I'm wayyyy behind so I will start here....

Yes, we are still alive here in the Walukas house. November and December have flown by except for one night, December 13th. The longest night in history! We had a pajama slumber party for Skylar's 8th birthday. We had a pretty decent showing, can you guess how many? Let me just tell you we were wall to wall girls. We cleaned the garage, Kevin decorated just a bit with some 20 strands of rope lights, balloons, streamers and a disco ball. We put a heater, some tables, and a dance area, it looked like an 8 year old's disco/party room. They ate, they ran crazy and all my ideas were over by 9. Thank God, Katelyn's friends showed up for the cake and ice cream with PARTY MAN HIMSELF, MR. JOSH HANKINS! Yes, that is a look of fear on his face but, he made a quick comeback and bless this guy, he was the hit of the party! He hosted a dance contest and sing off. Everyone had a great time and most importantly, he wore their little butts out! As you can see in the first photo with most of the furniture gone, they just barely fit on the floor with all their sleeping bags. Saturday morning we woke up way early and shuttled over to the school for the Breakfast with Santa extravaganza sponsored by the PTO. The girls ate donuts, made tons of crafts and sat for this priceless picture with Santa himself! A great time was had by all. And yes, you counted correctly but let me spell it out for you, S E V E N T E E N, that's 17 beautiful little girls!!!!!!!

firsts & lasts

FIRST REAL BEST FRIEND: tie, Tammy Marshall, Kathleen Russell & Shannon West

FIRST SCHOOL: Russell School, Mansfield

FIRST CELL PHONE: Cellular 1

FIRST FUNERAL: I think my great aunt's

FIRST PET: Cindy Lou

FIRST BIG TRIP: Disneyland with my Granny Bernice & Aunt Dot

FIRST FIGHT: see first friend, Kathleen Russell kicks my a**

FIRST CELEBRITY CRUSH: Peter Frampton

FIRST KISS: P-John Christenberry

FIRST TIME OUT OF THE COUNTRY?: mexico when I was a kid with my mom

FIRST JOB: Lee's Supermarket, Mansfield

FIRST MYSPACE FRIEND: Katelyn

EVERYONE HAS THEIR LASTS:

LAST PERSON YOU HUGGED: a patient's mom while ago

LAST CAR RIDE: car, this morning on the way to work...ambulance, a few minutes ago

LAST TIME YOU CRIED?: this morning

LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED: Single Santa Seeks Mrs. Santa

LAST FOOD YOU ATE: noodles

LAST ITEM BOUGHT: tea

LAST SHIRT WORN: this ugly uniform shirt

LAST PHONE CALL: Robert

LAST TEXT MESSAGE: Kevin

LAST THING YOU TOUCHED: laptop

LAST FUNERAL: Dad's

LAST TIME AT THE MALL: last week with Mindi

LAST TIME YOU WERE EXCITED FOR SOMETHING:

LAST PERSON YOU SAW: this person I am working with

LAST THING YOU DRANK: tea

LAST PERSON THAT BROKE YOUR HEART: my siblings

LAST TIME YOU WERE REALLY HONESTLY HAPPY?: not today

Christmas meme

Christmas Goodies

1. Post the rules on your blog.
2. Fill out the questions below
3. Tag 5-7 people at the end of your post.
4. Pass on the tag.Have FUN!!

1.Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate?
Hot Chocolate with lots of mini marshmellows

2.Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree?
sit them out

3. Colored lights on tree/house or white?
white on the tree and house

4. Do you hang mistletoe?
If we have some.

5. When do you put your decorations up?
Thanksgiving weekend

6. What is your favorite holiday dish (excluding dessert)?
I don't know, let me taste them again....

7. Favorite holiday memory as a child:
When I was small and we all gathered at Granny Todd's and Papaw's. There would be 30or 40 people there. Loud, loving and lots of love.

8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa?
I woke up Christmas morning to find the toys out were the toys hidden in my mom's shower the day before.

9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve?
no


10. How do you decorate your Christmas Tree? white lights, then little Santa Claus lights, tons of Hallmark ornaments mostly supplied by Granny Glenda (what will I do when I have to actually give them to the kids they belong to?), some pretty braided wood stars, special ornaments made by the kids and new this year, some red beads.

11. Snow! Love it or Dread it?
Snow in Texas? very rare

12. Can you ice skate?
Never tried.

13. Do you remember your favorite gift?
I got a princess telephone with a note with my new very own number and the hookup date, December 26th when I was a teenager from my mom

14. What is the most important thing about the Holidays for you?
remembering Jesus' birth and spending time with my family

15. What is your favorite Holiday Dessert?
not much on desserts

16. What is your favorite holiday tradition?
We are having to make new traditions.

17. What tops your tree?
a star of braided wood

18. Which do you prefer giving or receiving?
both are funbut I love finding gifts that when they are opened that brings a sincere suprised smile and not the "oh you shouldn't have" smile.

19. What is your favorite Christmas Song?"
it was a story called Small One on a Burl Ives Christmas album my mom had when I was a kid. I have searched for a copy and can't find it, I would LOVE to have a copy of that.

20. Candy Canes! Yuck or Yum?
yucky

21. What do you want for Christmas?


22. Do you attend an annual Christmas Party?
no

23. Do you dress up on Christmas or wear PJs?
comfy clothes

24. Do you own a santa hat?
yes

25. Who do you normally spend Christmas with?
christmas day, my kids and kevin. my siblings & I started a new thing 2 years ago, the saturday before christmas eve we gather, eat and have chinese christmas. FUN!

I'm not good about tagging people, but if you want to play, join us and let me know so I can come and read your answers