December 2, 2002
Work tonight has the potential to be very scary. The first day back from a long weekend and holiday. I am hoping the doctors haven't admitted the whole town. The census was pretty low last night, ten patients. We had between four to six post-ops today, so things could be hopping. It's tough, because as sweet as it is when things are really slow, you almost wish you were a little busier. And when things are crazy and you are about to lose it, you wish it was slower. Not very often is it right in the middle, just busy enough to make the night fly by, but headache free. I have worked my last few shifts with a nurse who is originally from Afghanistan. I have talked to her a little bit about her life and about Afghanistan and so on. It has been very interesting and enlightening, really. She is very sweet and a good nurse. I hope I get to know her a little better. She moved from Afghanistan to Pakistan as a child and then in the mid 80s, she moved to Kansas. It is all so interesting to hear about, what she thinks of the US and current issues, her cultural and religious beliefs. I have learned a lot from the few conversations we have had.
So, the lights are up and a few decorations are around the house. I think we are going to get our tree on Friday. There really isn't another day that would work. We are going to have a busy month. Work work work. Shane has finals next week and then he's got a break from school at least. It looks like we might take a vacation down south the last week of December/ first week of January. Well, I best start getting myself ready for work now.