TRUTH PROJECT and BABYSITTING THE DOGS

This is a few pictures of Franklin and Colby (when Franklin was being good, which only happens when he is asleep!!) They were asleep on my lap!

Here are a few pictures of our weekly Truth Project, minus the Youngs. We really are enjoying the videos, and our time together! Thanks Arnolds for opening your home!

PRAY FOR ME!

With so many problems of the world, this is such a small request.....

BUT! As you know, my trip I won last July to St. Thomas is NEXT WEEK!! We drive to Tulsa Wednesday, and fly out Thursday morning (we won't reach our destination until 9pm). But, here is my request....

I have been SURROUNDED by people with the flu this week. Every coworker that I work with daily have the dang flu. One of them even had to go to the ER for treatment!!! Now listen, if it is my turn to get the flu, I am fine with it, but NOT NOW!! I have been wearing gloves, wiping down everything, even sleeping more, trying to keep my immune system up.

So, when you are praying for things that really need praying for, maybe you could just remember this small and insignificant (in the grand scheme of things) request!

ST. THOMAS

St.Thomas is there where it says US Virgin Isle. And the first picture is the resort we will be staying at. I still can't believe I won this! I even called the resort AND American Airlines, and sure enough, CB and I have confirmations!!! I can't believe it, and I am so excited. We leave Wednesday, April 2 after work to drive to Tulsa to catch an early morning flight on Thursday. We will eventually land in St. Thomas around 8:30 that night, coming home late Monday night. I won it doing on line surveys at this site http://www.npdor.com/ I also won $100 from here about 4 years ago. They send surveys about every 10 days, and takes maybe 10 minutes or so, usually about shopping habits, or restaurant likes/dislikes. I just can't believe it!!!

OH NO.......

More snow????? After the mid 70s this weekend!!! Predicting 3 to10 inches tonight!!! WAHHHHHH!! And the flu is in full swing here. There are no hospital beds open in Springfield. BOTH hospitals full (which means we house them in the Emergency Department!!!)

Catching Up.....

We have all been so very busy. So I thought I would quickly blog to catch you up.

*Tobi got a big promotion, she is now HR manager
*Clint changed jobs, he is still working for St. John's, but he is now Applications Specialist for our new EHR (electronic health record)
*Speaking of EPIC (our EHR), we go live Wednesday in the clinics. My portion (ER & Hospitalists really go live in December),
*CB is changing jobs. He will manage a clinic at Smith Glenn (OB/GYN). He is excited!
*CB gets to go on the trip I won to St. Thomas in April!! YIPPEEEE
*My trip to Milwaukee for the Hospitalists was very productive, except, I cannot take that job on (opening another department). I have agreed to get it set up.....but that is all I can do.
*Have a Strategic Planning mtg today for the Hospitalists at University Plaza, which means I will miss Truth Project!
*I LOVE Truth Project!
*Someone is having a birthday....(maybe Kathy Arnold?????)
*LOVED the weather this weekend, but another cruel joke from Mother Nature, I am afraid....
*Very busy with Wedding stuff!!!

Ok, done for now, gotta get to church!!

I FELL.....again!

OK, so I get to church yesterday, running about 5 minutes late, so EVERYONE in the Praise Team and Praise Band and the tech people are there. As I approach the stairs to the stage, they turn of the auditorium lights, checking the red lights only. I do think to myself, maybe I should wait until the lights go back on, but, I can see the bottom 3/4 of the stairs......so off I go! Of course I get to the top, I have navigated the stairs wonderfully....BUT the dang speaker is there, to which I trip right over (I am laughing as I type this). Dana said I made a moaning sound as I am slowly falling to the floor. And when you fall on the stage, it is LOUD!!!! There was a second of silence, prior to me laughing my head off, and then other's (Especially DANA) laughed with me. I got helped up, and I even went to sleep last night laughing.... No, I wasn't hurt!

I am leaving tomorrow for the balmy state of Wisconsin to attend a 4 day Pallaitive Care conference. I will be back Friday. I will miss Wednesday's Praise Team rehearsal, and of course CB! But thank goodness, I think I kicked this awful cold (thanks Barbara for getting me medicine Saturday!!).

ICE STORM 2008

This is just an example of the ice coating, to all you who DO NOT live here. I think it is over for now, but no chance of melting today. Suppose to be 10 tonight. We do have some tree damage in the back yard this time. And this is my monthly early morning Emergency Department meeting. One of my docs is coming to pick me up this morning. Thanks Daryl, you are precious!