Kate Anderson, RN

Ok, so techinically, i can't really put RN after my name yet. Techinically, i am only a graduate nurse.
but truly (and not technically) i am done my nursing degree!!!!
i have finished all my placements, all my classes, all my assignments, papers, and care plans.
i am officially (well, as official as i can be before convocation) done university!
and how does it feel? i'm not entirely sure. it feels impossible, like i can't really be done. it seemed like it would take so long. especially after i had to tack an extra year on, that made it seem impossibly long. stupendously long. and yet, here i am. done. finito.

bon voyagee university!!! farewell and good riddance!

the life of an RN here i come.

Olivia is famous!

I am terribly sorry for this long hiatus! I realized the other day that if I did not get my posting act in gear I would have a month with no post in it for the first time since I started posting way back when!

What I really want to announce is that Olivia my lovely cat is famous! I posted a little while ago about the wonderful website www.stuffonmycat.com
well in the fall I submitted a photo of Olivia, and to my sadness it was never ever posted. Then this morning I was doing my daily website checks, and lo and behold!! OLIVIA!!! hurrah.

Here she is in all her glory

I am such a proud momma.

6 weird things about me

Melissa & Maryann both tagged me awhile ago I need to write 6 weird things about myself on my blog.

Here are the rules:
Each player of this game starts with the 'six weird things about me' blog post. People who get tagged need to write their own six weird things post and state the rules clearly. At the end of the post, tag six more people and don’t forget to leave a comment on their blog to tell them they have been tagged and tell them to read your blog.

1. I read Matilda by Roald Dahl at least twice a year, usually during exams to take my mind off all of the studying.
2. I taught myself to knit in four hours on Christmas Day, thus resolving my new years resolution 6 days before the new year started.
3. I love to wake up really early and get 'things' done. Like building shelves before 8 am, finishing a puzzle before 9 am, oh, and I also like to wake up other people when I am up early... Beth can attest to an early morning puppet show to wake her up.
4. I spend my work days looking at vaginas and saying words like fundus and circ. and perineum and it does not seem weird at all.
5. My favourite movie of all time is 'Babe' and I still have the Roebuck's movie which Peter lent to me 4 years ago.
6. I love wearing men's boxer briefs. This started in highschool when Hayley used to be disgusted with me ("do you know what is supposed to go in there?!?"-Hayley), and I thought that the phase was over, until I got married and I discovered a new access to the boxer briefs

I tag….
1. Julie BN
2. Beth K (because she also still has not done one)
3. Stuart N
4. Beth M
5. Pat and Ali M (because they also have not yet done one)
6. Santosh N.

Cam Broten

This morning, I got a pretty neat surprise in my email inbox.

A friend of mine, Cam Broten announced his candidacy for the NDP nomination in Saskatoon Massey Place.

You can read more about it here www.cambroten.ca

If you live in Saskatoon I suggest you check him out.

Here is Cam and his wife Ruth, and their poodle Oscar.

what day is it? and babies babies babies!!!!

this morning, as i was walking home from the bus stop at 8 am, i looked at all the people running around and i thought, 'what are you all doing up? isn't it saturday? ... oh wait... it's tuesday morning, you've just finished a night shift... no wait... saturday, sunday, monday night, tuesday night, okay, so it is tuesday morning... no.... wait... saturday, sunday, (now using my fingers to count) monday night, tuesday night..... oh it's wednesday'. wednesday morning this week is officially my friday night! i came home and slept for four hours (thomas' noisy wake up woke ME up an hour early) and now it is saturday morning (wednesday afternoon) confused? me too.


as for the babies babies babies!!!!, i spent the last 2 nights in the nursery. i went to bed and i could hear all those babies crying still. when i woke up i thought that i had a baby with me! how nice it is to leave them behind right now.


well, i am off to start my most wonderous 5 days off! welcome to the weekend!!

my week begins

Unlike Julie, and her joy for the fact that it is Friday, my work week starts tomorrow. I am leaving the house at 5 minutes after 6 (AM!!!) to meet Beth so she can take me to my very first day of consolidation on the Mother-Baby unit.

I am excited, nervous, happy, (sad about waking up so early!) and truly looking forward to the last leg of my schooling career. On Monday night I will experience my first of two night shifts in a row (oy vey) which remind me of the summer that ninny worked 20 hours a day. yikes bikes!

It has finally dropped below zero here, and the winter fanatics are hoping that the canal will freeze in time for winterlude.

Thomas and I do not like to skate, so we avoid the canal, but since Julie misses snow so much, I've been thinking that if we are ever in a more tropical climate we may regret never skating on the canal. So maybe we will have to go out this winter.

Anyhoo, it is 9:18 pm and my bedtime is approaching. even if i go to bed now I will only just get 8 hours of sleep, but it is fairly likely that I will not be able to fall asleep until later, unlike tomorow after I am at the hospital for 12 hours and then have a work Christmas party to attend.

love!!!

kate

C'ford WHAT!?

so i am terribly sorry for the lack of posting.

Quick recap:
-i did not finish the quilt in time to send with noah and robyn. noah enticed thom and i into a game of "ticket to ride" while i was supposed to be quilting.
-many pyjama parties were had with ryan and sara. this means that it was a lazy day and i did not want to get dressed so i announced it pyjama day. now it has become a regular attraction.
-catherine taylor had the chicken pox and was quarantined, so sara, ryan, thom and i went to keep her company as we have all already had the pox
-ryan taught thom and i to play wizard
-my blog was 'old' and i was not able to post on many "new" (read 'beta') blogs. thus i missed my moment posting a clever comment on julie's blog. my comment would have gone something like this:

gadzooks that Holy Toast looks good! is that from the website? or a photo that ninny took? does the Holy Toast puncher really work?

Are we in fear of losing our place in heaven for this sacriligious behaviour?

Tune in next time.. Same blog time same blog channel.

ha ha so funny..... hmmm

-also, much baking was done, but i do not have time to post any recipes as we are packing for C'ford. (Campbellford-where thom's fam is), however if you are looking for the Van Patter chocolate chip cookie family recipe you can find it on the back of the golden crisco box. imagine me discovering this in 2nd year while declaring that my mom has the best home made recipe in the world. my whole childhood is a sham.


Anyhoo, now we are off for 4 days of loveliness, and we get to see the most lovely, wonderful and beautiful alex and other such fine campbellford folk.
also i got a package from my mom at work today and it was filled with prezzies.

Hurrah!!

Merry Christmas to everyone.

love kate vanpanderson