Jane's World

well ok!, i certainly havent been back blogging as often as i have meant to now have i? what a bad bad blogger i am! Just popping in to say a quick how ya doin and play quick catch up.
We have Brookes pre-op appointment today and i have to admit, that with it getting so close to the date (Friday, eeekkk) I am getting slightly wiggy. Yesterday, we went to the hospital for a pre-pre-op so that Brooke could see the hospital, and play with puppets and see what she was going to be in for. She had a great time, and i can see how that would be helpful for older children,--but for a just turned 3 year old, i dont think she put it together, that everything the puppets were having done to them would be happening to her in just a few days. But hopefully it brought her some familiarity with the hospital and that is what they were trying to do. She had a good time playing "doctor", and will be able to recognize a few of the instruments that will be used on her so maybe that will be helpful. I of course brought my camera :)
Here she is learning how they will clean her wrist before putting her "straw" in her hand.


Here she is learning how the medicine will be injected in to her arm....tho she did keep trying to use it as a thermometer, lol!

I have to admit, i was pretty impressed with their set up here! They call it a childrens medical safari, and i think that it is a great idea! i have never heard of it before, but i hope that other hospitals do it too, cuz it has to be beneficial.
So today we have two appointments with her doctor, and find out a bit more info, and then we are to wait patiently for friday. I know it is so routine, but my stomach isjust churning at the thought of it! Im trying not to think about it, and the dh is such a baby about these things, that that means that I of course can't be worried at all cuz i have to reassure him. Men are such babies, lol!
Besides that, I have hired 2 more girls, and they are turning out wonderful! Still 4 or understaffed, but we seem to have all the negative workers gone and the group i have right now are really fabulous! so positive, and enthusiastic, that for the first time I too am feeling positive about work! I now truly believe that some time soon all will be normal!! We had some corporate bigwigs come down and help me do some re-training and refresher courses and that helped get everybody motivated again, and the new girls learned alot! And I actually hit it off really well with one of the trainers. She is busy like me, and finds it hard to stay in touch with people on a regular basis, so most of her friends get tired of waiting around for her to find a spare moment to "play" with them.
hmmmmm.....sounds familiar, lol! And since we both understand our schedules we seem to match well. It has been quite awhile that I have met someone and really hit it off with that hasnt been in the scrapping community and living days of travel away from me, hehe. She lives only and hour and a half, lol! But really, i forgot how great it was to meet someone with a "like" mind......as scary as that may sound to some of you who know my mind, hehe!
Well i have to go and get Brooke ready for her appointment!! Have a great day!!!