Friday, April 12, 2013

Spring in Iowa


       Last week we had some beautiful weather.  My flowers are starting to come up, the crocus had bloomed.   Then this week happened.   Snow again.  Actually first rain, then ice, then snow for the last 3 days.  I had put my winter coat away,  put my spring blankets on my bed.  Got my spring clothes out and put away my winter clothes.  darn.  Snow


      We have branches broke and all over the ground to clean up.  We were starting to see green on the ground, now back to white.  And Mud!  Trying to take Hoss out without getting mud all over.  I try to walk him on the white stuff.



   Oh well, it won't last long.   At least now you know the end is right around the corner.   I am so ready.

   We had a thunderstorm the other day.  Hoss was scared and climbed on Ricks lap, shaking and panting.  80 pounds of terrified dog.  Poor thing.  I suppose he spent many a night out in that type of weather.   We decided the next thunderstorm I am going to bring out a new toy I will be getting him today and let him play with it plus get him some treats.  Hopefully he will start thinking of thunderstorms as something fun instead of something fearful.

    Work has gone well.  It is so different then what I had been doing.   8 hours seem so much easier.  I will be working lots of extra because for now our staff is small since it is a new unit and we have to grow our practice so if someone is on vacation or ill we have to cover their needs.  But we can do that because we aren't working as physically as I was on the old floor.  The lifting is minimal, the charting is minimal.  The patients aren't as sick.

   I do miss my old floor.  I loved cardiac patients and actually loved the really sick ones you could work you tush off on getting better.  But, time to think about taking care of myself.

   Well, time to rush to the store and get things ready for work.  

1 comment:

Helen said...

Our Patches does that way when it even thunders just a little. I got some pills for her at the vets. They really help. Late Yesterday and last night one storm after another. I try to watch the radar when I know storms are coming and give her pill about 30 min before it gets here. She is small so I give her just a quarter of a pill. No, once they start doing that it never stops.

Glad that you like your new job.

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