South Dakota Vacation

We went to South Dakota for our summer vacation. By “we,” I mean my mom, sister Jamie, niece Ilana, nephew Riley and myself. It was tons of fun!


We stayed in a campground in Deadwood, SD, which is where Wild Bill supposedly met his demise and is buried. We thought it would be neat to walk around this historic town. We later found out that it is nothing but bars and casinos. Not our idea of fun by any means!!

Riley thought the campground was pretty neat. Especially the camp fire. He said it was "the best day ever." We're not sure if it's because if the marshmallows…


We went to see Mount Rushmore, Crazy Horse, Jewel Cave National Monument, Custer State Park and The Badlands. We had tons of fun but it was SO tiring!!


Mount Rushmore


The kids making breakfast at the cabin.


Resting after a non-stop day and a night of "the sillies"


Riley going out to "his" playground when the neighbor boys were there to make sure they didn't beat his record! (which was 500 points according to Riley)

It was fun seeing the buffalo in Custer State Park. That made our trip complete. There were also a lot of dead trees and Riley would say "not more Deadwood!" (meaning the town)

Mormon Nurse

A few weeks ago at work, I was told that I would be getting an admission. After the patient arrived to the unit, I began asking the barrage of questions when the patient, a young woman, grabbed my right hand, turned it to see my CTR ring and then asked “You're a Mormon? I've never had a Mormon nurse before.”

After a multitude of questions, she told me that her and her family (5 children and spouse) were here from out of state when she got sick. She asked if I knew anyone that could help watch her children so her husband could come up, visit her and give her a blessing.

So, I started making calls. My co-workers were very impressed with the response I got. They told me that they would never have thought to ask for help in a foreign city and even if they had asked, they were not sure they would get a response. I told them that we are here to help each other and it's nice to know that there is someone we can call anywhere we go.

Here is a photo that was given to me by a classmate before we graduated from nursing school. It is one of my favorites. I have it hanging by the door by my keys, so I see it before I leave.

Summer Vacation 2010

We are going on vacation. My niece, Ilana texted me and asked if we were going to go on a trip this summer. We always go on vacation in the summer. This came after my sister (her aunt), took her kids to Mackinaw Island.

So I had to think up a quick vacation. Well, I came up with South Dakota. We are going to see. Mount Rushmore. It should be fun. We will be staying in a cabin and go fishing. :)

Any suggestions would be welcome!!