Sally & Romeo

So I went back to work this weekend (which probably wasn't the best idea cause I don't think I was quite ready yet...), anywho, we had these lovely patients this weekend who were straight up confused, disoriented, you name it. Well one of my co-workers got the idea to make them some dolls out of towels to give them something to do...so I grabbed some towels and rubber bands and went to work...and then we started adding onto them and well this is the result:

I think we did pretty well considering that we basically only had office supplies to make these!

Well after we made them I held them up to show our little friends and one of them got so excited! She was absolutely precious! I seriously felt like Santa Claus and I was giving Ralphie the Red Ryder BB gun that he so desperately wanted (catch that movie reference??). I WISH that I could have videoed her getting those dolls!!! (If it wasn't like against the law, then I might have called her family and asked for permission) She was SO stinkin' cute!!!! She would have won America's Funniest Home Videos, like no competition.

Well we had to keep a close eye on our little friends, so they were chillin' with me at the nurses' station while I charted and this little lady started talking about her children and how she "left them in bed." I asked her what her children's names were (to see if she was remembering her actual family or making up something) and she said "Oh I named our boy Romeo, after my husband." ....wrong. So I kinda expected her "daughter's" name to be Juliet, so I asked and she said "oh no, her name is Sally, after me" ....wrong again. I have absolutely no idea where that name came from, but the look she gave me when she said that just about made me pee my pants with laughter. Now, I don't want you to think that I was laughing AT my patient, cause I wouldn't do that. She was TRYING to make me laugh. She even told her family members that she was a comedian (which was even funnier). So I went and got her "babies" out of her room and brought them to her cause she was "so worried about them" and when I gave them to her she threw them on the table next to her. I told her "now are you taking good care of them?" and reached towards them, then she grabbed my hands and said "oh don't touch them, they're behaving!" Then I smiled and winked at her (which is something that I've only recently learned how to do...sad I know) and she thought that was hilarious (cause I kind of have to over-exaggerate my facial expression to make it turn out as an actual wink...so it actually does look rather comical), so for the rest of the weekend I'd wink at her from across the nurses' station or as I was walking by and she'd just get to laughing...it was so cute! Not gonna lie, this little lady made my weekend bearable. My jaw hurts. like seriously. but I was still able to smile! Thanks to "Sally & Romeo's" mother. If I ever get Dementia or lose my mind in any fashion then I hope to be as sweet and funny as this little lady is....patients like her are why I love being a nurse!!

Game Night!

So in light of the fact that I am obviously heavily medicated due to the extraction of my wisdom teeth this week, I did not lead Bible Study as I normally do every week. Also, since I was unable to find a replacement leader we decided to just meet and play games and just have some quality bonding time....much fun ensued!

We played a game called "Quelf" which I had never heard of but it's actually a very fun, interesting, and just all around different game. I highly recommend it for group game nights. I ended up wearing a panda mask for most of the night, Morgan had to wink at people, Jonathan had to cheer for Ava every round, Matt had to sit with a book in his lap, Alicia had to have one hand on the floor, and Emily had to wear a "snorkel" ...there was also much singing, some leap frog, and lots of other stuff...

We also played scategories, and Jonathan is remarkably good at Scategories....I was impressed

Wise Apples

First of all, why are Wisdom Teeth called wisdom teeth? are people who have them more wise than others? does taking them out take away some of your wisdom? and if so many people have to have them removed then what were there purpose in the first place?!?

These are just some of the questions I've added to my Jesus list

Now why am I so interested in wisdom teeth? because today I got 3 of mine removed (I'd already had the 4th removed a few months ago) and despite popular demand, I only got local anesthetic...which looking back was probably a bad idea. I apparently have a high tolerance for like everything so it took close to an hour of my dentist giving me shots for me to get completely numb...but by the time she finally took out my teeth, boy was I numb! (also, my mother told me this afternoon that my grandfather always has to get laughing gas cause the localized stuff never works on him....great, now she tells me!) I was so numb that I was trying to put on chap-stick as we were leaving the dentist's office and I had to stop and ask Ren to help me because I didn't know where my mouth was.

And for some reason whenever my face is numb I just start talking...about anything and everything. My sister even asked what they gave me cause I was acting a little loopy, which I thought was completely ridiculous....granted I was slapping myself in the face at the time trying to show her just how numb my face was...so I don't know where she got that idea.

8 years ago my dad and I got into a terrible car wreck and he had to have his jaw wired shut and everyone would call to ask us how he was doing...but he'd take the phone from us cause even having his mouth wired shut didn't stop him from talking... well as they say "the apple doesn't fall far from the tree" I wasn't about to let the 3 gaping holes in my mouth to keep me from talking. My sister finally told me to shut up because we were going into the pharmacy and she said I looked like a chipmunk whenever I spoke....but that didn't stop me for long. As soon as we got to her house she kept asking me if I wanted to lay down or take a nap but I really just wanted to talk....so I started watching Swamp People and Ren said I sounded like Troy and that's finally the straw that sank the boat (that's not the right saying...I just took a pain pill and I think it's starting to kick in...what am I trying to say?) Nevertheless, as of right now I feel great! but I also still can't feel my face....and I have to be careful cause I've been drooling all over myself without even know it. At one point Ren just looked at me and said "you have blood all over your face" so for the rest of the day I've been walking around with a napkin in, on, or under my mouth to help catch any bloody drool that may try to escape... And why is it that whenever you're not supposed to eat, you get SOOO hungry?! I'm about to starve! Mashed potatoes watch out!