two days. be excited.

A quick post to make my two glasses of wine before my EXTREMELY long day -- purposeful.

1.  One of my employees came up and put his arm around me while I was saying hello to everyone at the nurses' station.
Little -- I know -- but it takes lots of work to gain the trust and respect of these employees.  I think that I have succeeded and that it pretty freaking rewarding.

2. I have a few hours off to work on homework.
My goal is have my paper FINISHED on Friday.  This is a pretty large goal.  It's attainable but I just need to spend all of my extra minutes working on the paper.  Wish me luck -- I'll need it.

3. Food on their face
This is a huge task for some reason at our home right now.  The 7 year old boys can NOT eat ANYTHING.  Like literally --- ANYTHING --- without food all over their entire face.  It is becoming not funny and extremely annoying.  When they eat sweet peppers for example....super easy, small ....should have absolutely no problem.... NOPE.  Not Cameron and Owen, somehow they get the juices of a SWEET PEPPER (I didn't even realize this could happen until I watched my children) everywhere.  everywhere.

The thing that makes me happy (besides that it will be over eventually) is that this small tasks reminds me (not so gracefully) that these boys are little.  They are still growing and learning and LITTLE.  That -- and that I need to provide more napkins.

4. Unit meeting
I know that I will not remember the details of my job.  I have lots of tiny details but one of them is dealing heavily with death and dying.  Tonight we had a unit meeting and just shared information.  It's hard. It's rewarding.  It's absolutely mind boggling that the universe has chosen me to be "there" through this journey with families.  Tonight we made a difference in at least one of the nurses lives and practices.  I am so honored and humbled to be a part of this world.

5.  A few hours with my boys
My schedule today has been nuts.  I was at work by 315am. I left at 2pm and was back by 645pm for a few hours to host our unit meetings.  It was a loooooong day to say the least.  On top of that -- because I had so many meetings I was unable to get to most of my actual work.  It was a bit insane.  For the 4 short hours that I was home I spent with my boys.  It was wonderful.  They keep me on my toes, ask me 1000 questions, and always make me laugh.  Oh boy, with my lack of sleep came lack of patience but they help steer me into the right direction and offer me so much grace.

And one more thing about today -- Owen gave me a lecture about not picking up trash and helping the earth while we were in the parking lot of Dick's Sporting Goods.  I refused to pick up someone's dip cup.  With the million questions and evil glares from my 7 year old about not helping the earth I tried to explain how gross and terrible DIP is and that I am passing on picking up that piece of trash.  So for all of you readers out there who "dip" around my children....they now think it's a terrible drug. And yes....it is.