Finally, A NEW POST!!!

Hi all, between moving and starting residency, I have neglected my blog big-time. I haven't even been on facebook in many moons...SHOCKING!!! I am now working 80+ hours, 6 days a week. I get home around 6:30 and go to bed at 8:00pm which leaves just enough time to eat and play with my kiddos. My days off are spent at church or doing chores. Not much time left for the world wide web. After three weeks, I finally am starting to feel like I'm getting the hang of the system at the hospital. Everything records-wise is electronic and comes with a steep learning curve. I guess I now can focus a little more on the medicine side of things. Stay tuned

Our House in NC

We just found a house in Fayetteville!!! We are VERY excited about it. We got a steal. The rent is $995/mo for 2300 square foot newer home. Here's the videos of it:

Outside & Common Area:


Upstairs with Bonus Room and guest BR & Bath:


Pantry & 1st Bedroom


2nd Bedroom and Laundry


Master Bed & Bath


Backyard

May Flights

Wow, everyone is gonna be flying every-which way this next month. I have to fly to NC to house-hunt the first part of May. Mom will be flying to Mary's for graduation. Mary will then be flying here (KC) for graduation (yay!!!). It'll be so nice to no where we are going to live before we move. We'll know if we need our appliances or not, we'll have a forwarding address for mail (no need for a PO box), less stress worrying, and the list goes on and on.

Thinking back, I've flown quite a few times on several different airlines in various parts of the country, and it seems like southwest airlines flight attendants seem be the happiest and have the most creative renditions of pre-flight instructions. I've had one where the attendant threw some funny one-liners in there, I've had one sing, but I don't think I've ever had an attendant do it this way (pretty entertaining):

Hip Hop Flight Attendant @ Yahoo! Video

This made gave me a good chuckle, so I thought I'd share.

Yet Another Fun Tune

Yet another funny tune by a different group about colorectal surgeons. Alas, no medical specialty is safe from self-humor! LMBO!!!!

Funny Tune about Anesthesiologists

I hope this humor isn't lost on everyone else. It pokes pretty good fun at anesthesiologists. I laughed pretty good. It's great to find something so humorous after a long day on rotations. I hope you enjoy it!

Ode to My Clunker

After most recently putting ~$800 in engine repairs to keep Suzy (our Dodge Stratus) running, I’ve drawn a line in the sand. Simple comparison of the last years maintenance: our recent hand-me-down 1990 Honda rusted-out Civic with no A/C and manual everything—alternator $90, thermostat $10; our ‘nicer’ 1996 Dodge Stratus—broken ball joint + leaking oil sending unit $550, glitchy computer modules + bad electrical distributor $800, along with a failing ABS module and noisy valves (newer isn’t always better, huh). I came THIS close to junking it. So, Suzy, consider this your ultimatum:

In case you were wondering, you ARE expendible. I am not too attached to you to keep draining my account into keeping you running. I’ve said before that if it got to the point where I was putting over $150-200/mo into keeping you running, then I would rather put that money into payments on a newer car less temperamental and more comfortable to drive. You can say, “Oh, you would dare!” Well, missy, just try me. I already have a wonderful woman in my life to take care of. I don’t need a winy, high-maintenance nag on top of that. If you force me to choose, she stays, you go.

So, I just wanted to let you know that your days are numbered. Your retirement is fast approaching. I alone make the decision as to how soon that will be. Consider yourself on a four-month probation. You have this time to prove to me that you deserve to stay. This is last and final warning to shape up or you will booted out on your lazy, no-good, free-loadin’, pollutin’ rear-end.

Vacation, Facebook, and Birthdays

Last month was a nice break from the norm of rotations. I got to spend a ton of time at home with my awesome family. We got a Nintendo Wii with Wii Fit for our anniversary and have been loving it ever since. Michelle was completely surprised. I got her good this year...hehe. My beautiful daughter Lizzy had her first birthday which went wonderfully. Her biggest feat was the smearing of cake on her face, and the placing of her frosting-laden plate on her head. But seriously, I have never seen a kid attack a piece of cake like that with such speed and amazing fury.

I have slacked off on blogging this past month because I use it quite a bit as a stress relief, and I haven't been stressed out while on vacation. Plus, I have been dabbling in Facebook and discovering many long-lost friends who I haven't talked to in ages. Michelle is officially addicted to YoVille, a minigame within facebook. However, I must qualify that statement. 'Addicted' for Michelle is just normal gaming activity by my standards. She is not a game person to begin with, so when I see her playing something every day, she must really like it. That's all for now. I'll try to add a few pics later.