Running on Empty

Okay, I admit it, I go too long between fill ups in the winter!  It's that silly discount I get at Price Chopper!  I never ever get to save on a full 20 gallons because my car holds about 15, so I make every penny count.

Frosted Window PAINS

I know that's not how the song goes, but that was what I was singing this morning.  One of those things I do not like about winter - scraping the windshield.  What a pain.  If I didn't have to go to work, and if it wasn't so bitterly cold, it would be kind of pretty.

Still a pain.

Deer Christmas

Another Pier One thing - only this time I arranged it myself.  The little deer is just too cute.  The commercials are right - they really do speak to you!

Christmas at Rehab

  Twas the night before Christmas
Down Rehab Lane.
It was peaceful and quiet,
Something hard to explain.

The night nurse had just checked
Each patient with care
And found them all sleeping
And comfortable there.

The Ivacs were quiet
As they flashed in the night.
The call bells were silent.
Everything seemed all right.

The twelve o'clock meds
Had been given and charted.
A doctor peeked in
And then quickly departed.

When out in the hall
There arose such a clatter
The nurse went at once
To see what was the matter.

As she strode down the hall
To locate the noise,
She met a fat man
With a sack full of toys.

He had a bushy white beard,
(no doubt loaded with staph)
And was covered with soot
And in need of a bath.

He wore a grimy red suit
And his boots were a mess!
How he'd slipped through Security
Was anyone's guess.

He not only looked odd
But appeared to be daft
As he smiled a big smile
And laughed a big laugh.His jolly "Ho, Ho, Ho's"
Echoed down the long hall
As they bounded and rebounded
Off of each wall.

The night nurse was furious
And glared as she hissed,
"You can't come in here
And disturb things like this!"
He lowered his sack
To the floor with a grunt,
Then chuckled and winked,
Quite pleased with his stunt.

He pulled out his pipe
And lit up with a puff.
But the night nurse was outraged!
She'd had quite enough!

"Can't you read?" she cried out,
"You ignorant clown?
There's oxygen going!
You'll burn the place down!"

He muttered some nonsense
About a sled and some deer,
But the nurse cut him short with
"You're NOT allowed here!!!"

The nurse knew just how
To handle this fellow;
She picked up the phone
And called a Code Yellow.
The EMT's came quickly
And put the guy in restraints
As they listened to the nurse
List her many complaints.
While the nurse dialed the number
Of the psychiatrist on-call,
The strange midnight visitor
Was firmly steered down the hall.

But she heard him exclaim
As he vanished from sight,
"Merry Christmas to all
and to all a Good Night!"

Written in 1980 by Betty Ann Cassano, RN, BSN and rearranged a little by me! 

The Colors of Christmas

Cardinals and pine trees, even nature has it's way of decorating for the season!

I Need a Silent Night

This is the Nativity set my mother crocheted for me.  I love the black faced sheep and the camel!  I so enjoy looking at this Nativity set during the Christmas season.  Silent night, holy night, one of my favorite songs, too.  Who wouldn't like a silent night now and then with such a busy time of the year?

Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow….somewhere else.

Brr, it's cold outside!  We had a little snow that recked havoc for some going to work this morning.  I'm thankful I didn't have any problems.  And I'm thankful we didn't get the ice!