Day of IV Pumps

Today’s nursing repretoire consisted of all things involving IVs. We learned about the tubing, compatability, piggybacks, administering iv drugs, bollus injections, gravity flow, and setting up the pumps. Then, we got to play with syringes and doing saline flushes on these creepy fake rubbery arms. A few of us got distracted, and had fun squirting [...]

Shyla May’s Ninja Turtle Birthday

Here is me with my favorite little 4- year old, Shyla May Hayden.

Tonight was her 4 year birthday party. It was a gorgeous day of about 80 degrees, warm, sunny, and clear. The party was at her grandmas house out in the yard. Kids were playing…

That’s Corbin, Jaime’s boyfriend’s son. He and his brother Kenneth [...]

Trish & Blondie Get Married!

I had the priviledge of attending two of my lesbian friends wedding this weekend.

Although gay marriage is not yet legal in Minnesota, committment ceremonies are not so uncommon anymore. They celebrated their wedding on the beaches of Lake Superior and then had their wedding reception at the Historic Depot in downtown Duluth. They both look [...]