New Computer

Nope, not my photo, wish it was.

We g0t a new computer. It will take me awhile to get use to the keyboard. Lots different then my old one. This computer works so fast and is amazing what it can do. What a difference a decade can make.

As so often happens this was my son's old computer. I think he has gone through 3 more. He plays games on the computer and always wanted faster and faster. I just wanted to work on my photos and sell on line when I had my shop.

So, the old computer was fine for me. But it was breaking down alot and they were having trouble finding the parts. This is our Christmas present to each other. My typing is even going to be worse until I get use to this tiny keyboard. I think I will have to put my big on back on.

The memory on this is huge. I lost all my links and all the photos I hadn't put on my external. All my recipes, saved addresses, birthdays etc. And I have to figure out how to get everything set but I think I will be just pleased as punch with this. I have most of my programs loaded now so time to hit the hay.

Thanks for all the help you all.

Darn computers

Don't you just hate it when your computer crashes. You realize how much you use it. I have been having trouble about 3 days. I can get on but I have no bottom menu where the start button would be. Means I can't get into the menu, programs, settings, download photos, system save, any of the hundred of things you do from that area. I can't add photos to this and my picture file is gone, completely. I think it is all saved in my f book but I don't want to hook it up and risk it getting corrupted also.

I have tried repeatedly to start my computer in safe mode so I can do a system restore. Can't get into system restore because the darn start button isn't there and I have not found a way to go in any other way. The computer says I have a corrupt file. I was able to do a complete scan and it isn't a virus so during one of the updates the file was corrupt and it totally screwed me up. So into the shop later today. I have done all I can think to do.

What I can do is get online which is weird. I have to actually shut the entire computer down to shut down which may not be good but it works for now.

Work was very busy all week. We had a blue light special in A-fib with our admits being 4-1 in that fun rhythm. My back was so sore. I was also sore from my tumble in the snow. Gee it felt so soft when I first landed. Yesterday I saw the doc and he raised my lifting limit to 15, slowly getting there.

Well, I guess I will pop around and visit the blogs I haven't seen since the puter crashed. Oh, thank you everyone for the lovely Christmas cards. I was hoping to get mine out this week but quess where my addresses are filed. On the computer of course. And that file seems to have vanished into cyberspace. Along with all my recipes files. Waaaaaaaaa.

Harry Reid, Scary.....

Isn't he a scary thing. How can he cut medicare benefits on one hand by billions and increase medicare? Doesn't work that way. No social security raise for you but I bet they got a raise, a big one. My MIL would be rolling in her grave.

And then he tried to say Republicans were responsible for slavery when throughout history the democratic party has fought to keep slavery alive and well. Read The History of the Democratic Party or better yet, read Kevin's blog the black sphere. He got hot under the collar with that remark.

We need to send some more people to the moon, I vote Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid get the first one way flight, do something positive for America. Leave the planet..

Not in my yard

I got the shots of the cats in an email. They were in the front yard of someone from Colorado. I'll take my turkeys or deer. It would be great to get some photos of them though. The snow shots aren't mine either. The first was animating when I got it but I saved it wrong. Pretty cool though. I would like to get out and get some shots of the snow though tomorrow. The downtown Christmas trees looks so pretty at night.

Honey, would you start the car Please!!!!!

Honey

Snow Snow Snow

Oh the weather outside is frightful....... We have 8 - 15 with blowing snow. But I made it to work, and a co-worker brought me home, life is good. Now to shovel out again.

We had several admits with chest pain, many many accidents and some deaths. All kinds of cancellations. When I decided to become a nurse it never occurred to me that we never close. So matter how bad the weather, no matter how many times the news warns everyone to stay home hospital workers are braving the roads and going to work. What a idiot I was, LOL. I should have been a..... well anything that lets you stay home and sip hot cocoa.

Tonight it will be 12 below so it is going to be cold, In fact it is way cold this morning. My nose froze right away. I was charge last night and even being short staffed due to some staff not making it in we had a good night. One more night to go. Then freedom.

I missed my doc appointment, so I go Friday. Well, time to get ready for bed. Stay safe all.

Bon Hiver and stay warm.

Blizzard

We are having a blizzard. It isn't horrible yet but promised to get really nasty. Of course I have to work. And we have lots of snow. With my shoulder and Ricks back shoveling has been a challenge. I found if I push with my good arm and then kick the darn thing the snow pretty much flies where I want it. Winters in Iowa, or anywhere in the midwest. But didn't I hear Texas got hit with snow. At least here we have snow tires on year round. Snow shovels, plows, some winter driving skills although that is debatable with all the accidents we have had so far. And with the first snow comes the usual heart attacks. Should be busy at night.

So hope everyone drives carefully, shovel and rest, shovel and rest and be careful.

This Whole Christmas Thing!

A woman was out Christmas shopping with her two children. After many hours of looking at row after row of toys and everything else imaginable, and after hours of hearing both her children asking for everything they saw on those many shelves, she finally made it to the elevator with her two kids. She was feeling what so many of us feel during the holiday season, overwhelming pressure to go to every party, every housewarming, taste all the holiday food and treats, get that perfect gift for every single person on our shopping list, make sure we don't forget anyone on our card list, and the pressure of making sure we respond to everyone who sent us a card.
Finally the elevator doors opened, and there was already a crowd in the elevator. She pushed her way in and dragged her two kids in with her and all the shopping bags. When the doors closed, she couldn't take it anymore and stated, "Whoever started this whole Christmas thing should be found, strung up, and shot." From the back, everyone heard a quiet, calm voice respond, "Don't worry. We already crucified him." For the rest of the trip down the elevator, it was so quiet you could have heard a pin drop.
Don't forget this year to keep the one who started this whole Christmas thing in your every thought, deed, purchase, and word. If we all did it, just think how different this whole world would be.

"Jesus" is the reason for the season!!!

Got this in a email and thought it was kindof good.

The air you Breath out declared a Dangerous Gas!

The EPA Czar will be declaring the air we breath out as a dangerous gas! Even after the Man Made Global Warming hoax was exposed they go ahead with their plan to tax the living daylights out of you for breathing.

I am going to make a new line of jewelry. Of course we are all going to have to wear biohazard signs. All dangerous gases and chemicals have to be labels according to another dictatorship type government program, OSHA. I can make brooches, necklaces, a medical alert tag? Of course our houses will all have to be posted as harboring dangerous C02 emitters. We are just soooooo bad and sooooooo evil. Shame, shame on us all. Anyway, place your orders here. A girl is going to have to make a living in this brave new world and since they seem hell bent on destroying the one I have now........

This new health care reform in the senate. The cut off for care is now 50. FIFTY! We are deemed not worthy of salvation. To close to that dreaded collecting on the money the government took out of our checks and promised to save for us. Yeah right. I have a bridge for sale also. And also in this bill. Automatic withdrawal from your checking account. Save you the trouble of dragging you old self down to the federal government office and paying by debit card. Isn't that just so thoughtful of them.

So anyway. Sarah Palin was here yesterday and made a great impression. She is completely different then she is portrayed in the media. She is nice, friendly, smart, everything the boughten media says shes not. Thanks for visiting Sarah and come back anytime.

Last, Obama is going to Copenhagen. Doesn't matter one bit what the population wants. Isn't it so nice he knows better then all of us silly people.

Last night

Why oh why do people come to the hospital and then refuse all of their treatments and refuse to let us help them. Then to top it off they are on the call light every 5 minutes or yelling at the top of their lungs for help, which they then refuse when your there. In the meantime your other patients can't sleep and you can't get in to check on them because you so busy with the one refusing you help but demanding your time.. AARRRGGGHHHH.

One more day, one more day. And while I am at it. With 20 some patients on the floor why do they give the nurse on a 10 pound lifting restriction the patients that has to be lifted to the commode every hour? And the patient is heavy. So now the nurse is sitting here with a throbbing shoulder waiting for the pain pill to kick in so she can sleep and do it all over again.

Poor Rick has thrown his back out and can barely walk. So we are tying to find something to make him feel better. And of course he is dropping everything on the floor. I told him from where he is pointing at the pain it might be a kidney stone and if it isn't better tomorrow its off to the doctors for him. Poor man.

Well, time for bed. I am done in. Sarah Palin is coming today to sign books but it is suppose to be thousands of people there and I told my oldest not to stand in such a long line to get it signed in this freezing cold weather.

Well, ta ta all.