Darth Vader

A patient in the ICU who is requiring a lot of oxygen via a special mask summoned a nurse in to say in the most raspy of voices "I NEED a cigarette".... Ummmm I don't think so and on more levels than one.

Flowers

I usually have a vase of fresh flowers on the kitchen table. Apparently, I am not the only one who enjoys them. :)

Audrey - Ewin what happened to the flower?
Me - What  flower? I'm not sure which one you are talking about... the ones in the yard?
Audrey - no the one on the table.
Me - Oh. Those flowers died so I had to put them in the trash.
Audrey - Well... well when you go to the store will you get some more flowers.
Me - Of course. I love fresh flowers.
Audrey - Me too!

Drunken Entertainment

I decided after a concert we went to that I like dealing with drunks away from work. They are quite entertaining.
While we were sitting in the long line of cars waiting to exit the venue we overheard a couple...
"If you loved me you wouldn't mind if I was sexual."
Heheh.... she was very drunk and I almost felt bad for the boy since he was trying so hard by chasing her around the parking lot to try to get her into the car.
It's nice to deal with this sort of entertainment vs the frustrating ones at work.

Thing 1 and Thing 2

Aunt Elyssa and Uncle Zach came to visit this last week and boy did the kids have fun with them! Every morning the kids would ask if they could go down and snuggle with them... Daddy and I were no longer the favorites. :)
They happened to bring along a couple of gifts for the kids. After a recent trip to Florida, they brought back the story The Cat and the Hat, along with thing 1 and thing 2 t-shirts (very fitting), and thing 1 and thing 2 dolls.
I was talking to Audrey about how nice her gifts were and she was quick to reassure me. "Don't wo-wy Ewin, the dolls awn't weal. They'we just pwetend."
For those of you who don't remember, thing 1 and thing 2 were the two things in the story that destroyed the house right before the kid's mom came home.
Do you think my over compulsiveness for a clean house is really that apparent even to a 4 year old? :)

Back to the Grind

So the time has come... time to go back to work. Although I really love what I do, I hate working the night shift. And I especially hate it when I haven't seen the kids in a while and then I have to work the night they are with us.
Even Audrey seemed concerned.
After she saw me in scrubs she asked, "Erin are you going to work?"
Me: "Yep. I have to go to work tonight."
Audrey: "But ... but is your knee all better?"
Me: "It feels good enough to go back to work. But don't worry. I'll be home in the morning and we'll make breakfast together."
Audrey: "Are you still going to sleep here at night?"
Me: "Yes Miss Audrey. I will still sleep here."