Spencerisms

Spencer as we are driving to church: "Is today quick Sunday?"

Dad: "Quick Sunday, what's quick Sunday?"

Spencer: "You know when we don't eat."*

*Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, aka Mormons, reserve one Sunday a month (usually the first Sunday of the month) to fast from food and drink for 24 hours. Though we do not require our kids to fast Spencer was wondering why he only got a biscuit for Lunch today. It was because we were running late (that actually means we were only 10 minutes early instead of normal 15).

Freshman For President

Before I get to the shameless promotion of this book I do have some serious thoughts.

I enjoy a good book. In the past I have been drawn to various authors. Some of my favorite authors over the years have been Michael Crichton, John Grisham, F. Paul Wilson, Dan Brown and Robin Cook. When I find a good book I generally tend to stay with that particular author for a while. This worked well for a while, but during the past decade things haven't been going so well. I still enjoy these books, but like everything else in this world the content in some of these authors' newer books (and some of the older books as well) is the type of thing that I would never watch in a movie theater. While I have the rating system (pathetic as it is) to guide me when watching movies it takes a lot more effort to actually find out whether a particular book has 1, 2 or 17 gratuitous sex scenes and I don't particularly enjoy getting to page 76 only to find a slew of swear words that make me cringe (it's much better when it happens on page 2 and I can just stop reading the book).

It was this dilemna that actually led me to the Twilight books. I know the books will be clean and at least a little bit enjoyable (okay I liked the first one more than I thought I would and will probably listen to the second one when I can get the CDs from the library). I don't have to worry about all the stuff that offends me. That's right folks I am one of those people who is offended by the world out there.

It is in this spirit that I introduce you to another author whose books I will soon read (I feel like this paragraph started the same way the last one did and I don't like it, but for the moment I don't know quite how to change it): Allyson B Condie. Some of you may have heard of some of her books seen here. You can also read about the books on her webpage.

Now if I were to tell you that Ally was my sister it would detract from the credibility of my recommendation here. She's not my sister, but she is having a drawing for 4 copies of her new book to be given out on the 4th of July and this post increases my chances of winning. You can check that out here.

Seriously though, if you are anything like me and enjoy a good read but tire of having to sift through all the garbage that is out there nowadays I encourage you to check out Allyson's books.

Reflections part 2

You may remember a previous post about some of the things I have learned this year (for a refresher go here). Whereas I am 5 days from being a 2nd year resident I feel a need to continue the list.

41. Trunky is a term that applies to senior residents every bit as much as missionaries.
42. The only people who feel it necessary to share a bed in the hospital after a recent birth are teenagers and lesbians. (I appologize to any of the children reading this blog, but this is true I have yet to see an adult man sharing a hospital bed).
43. If you want to have a free day of babysitting ask your doctor if you can be discharged early in the morning on postpartum day 2 then come back to pick up your baby that evening. This is best done if you ask when your doctor is post call and not thinking straight...or an idiot. (I qualified as both and agreed).
44. 3 AM is a bad time to call a physician for an elevated lab value that was drawn 2 weeks earlier.
45. If you step on a nail and don't feel it you should probably see a doctor.
46. If you decide not to see a doctor under no circumstances should you stuff the hole in you foot with bacon. (Thanks for this one Clint)
47. It may not always be the best idea to tell the patient to go toward the light, especially when surrounded by 10 members of the patient's family. *
48. Texting while driving can't be any more dangerous than driving with your 6 year old son as you pass the giant crane and hear: ooh dad look at those hookers.
49. If your bottlefed baby is 3 months old and you can count the number of times you have fed her on one hand and you are still married you have a very good wife.
50. Chipmunks really like sunflower seeds, but they don't swim too well.


*Sorry folks, for once I didn't learn this one from personal experience, but one of the ICU nurses did.

Saturday Sun and Lesson Learned

Jacob had his "Golden Weekend" (Saturday and Sunday off) so we headed to the beach. We forgot the camera but I figure we have posted quite a few beach pictures. You get the idea anyhow. 2 pasty white parents play with 3 kids, 2 that are pasty white and one who is not pasty white and makes the rest of us look even more pasty white, while one pasty white baby sleeps.

The beach was a blast. All the usual activities were enjoyed. There was sand castle making followed by sand castle destroying. Spencer and Jessi enjoyed chasing the waves while Kristian preferred to stay warm and practice his army crawl through the sand. Everyone was buried and there was even a tunnel built and then promptly flooded. And Kami slept through it all. (She really is a great baby)

After a long day at the beach we all headed back to change and head home. We promptly learned while changing that the sun was particularly hot that day and our one application of sun block didn't quite cut it. The kids got a little sun, nothing that has bothered them, which I am very grateful for. Jacob and I are quite a different story.

Jacob learned that when you go in the water repetitively it is best to reapply sunscreen, especially to your back. He looks like a lobster. I learned that it is probably good to have someone older than 6 put sunblock on your back. We were in a hurry to get to the water so I asked Spencer to just spray some on for me rather than wait for Jacob, who was changing. Apparently he didn't want to get any on my suit because the middle of my back is still pasty white. All around that pasty white area is rather red. Will we ever learn?? On the way home Jacob and I decided that the spray 30 stuff is no longer for us and we are going back to the white pasty mess of 50. Here is hoping we will have some more beach trips to put this new found knowledge into practice.

Off the "Blog Wagon"

Okay, so it has been a while since I have posted. I guess you could say I fell off the Blog Wagon. Or maybe it is I fell on it. I can never keep that straight. I have been a bit swamped. What have I been doing you ask? Check out the next 4 posts to find out. Ya, I know, It's overkill. Sorry, I had one free nap time and I took advantage of it.