Shutters.

Look, we have new shutters in the master bathroom. They were Robert's idea. That way we can still have the great light from the windows, but also have some privacy. Great idea.
Now we only have three windows left in the whole house with the brown paper on them. Yea, we are making progress.

Socked in.

I'm glad we didn't stay in Charleston and try to make it back in time for church this morning, as this is what we woke up to.

We were completely socked in, it would have been a miserable ride home.

Motorcycle ride to Charleston.

Robert and I went to Charleston today on our motorcycles. It was a great day for a ride. Charleston is 144 miles from our house in Augusta. I think it would be a nicer overnight kind of trip, however it was the first annual Augusta tree lighting and we were meeting friends for dinner, so we needed to be home by 5:45p.m. It a great ride though pretty much straight roads. It was still good to go for a long ride with a destination in mind. (I think Beth and Don need to come to Augusta and we can all ride to Charleston for a retreat weekend) While we were in Charleston we checked out a quilt store. People, Places and Quilts. It is in a corner grocery store in the historic part of Charleston. Nice shop with some nice helpful ladies. The owner owns a shop by the same name in Summerville S.C. where my friend Pam Williamson is from. Pam is one of the people who got me started quilting. I have actually been in that shop with her in Summerville, long before I was a real quilter. Funny how things change. Anyway, we had some great she crab soup and drove like the wind back home. We rolled into Augusta at 5:30p.m. just enough time to put up the bikes and grab cookies for the open house at The Well. (Which is our church.)

Then off to the tree light and fireworks. It was a nice yet warm evening. I took a coat that I carried all night. Then we all went to the Pizza Joint for dinner. It was a good time, making some new friends.

I would like to say that only in Augusta, do you have James Brown lit on the wall, at the Chirstmas tree lighting and not baby Jesus or a star.

Second full week of work.

Well, this week has been better, I can step into the hallway and not really have to think about what is where I am and which way is the way I want to go. That's a bonus. I feel like I know more about what I am doing. I still am nervous about hanging chemo, and I am still really slow at it because everything gets checked about 20 times. I recognize some of the patients now, which is nice, and some of them know my name, which is also nice. I did look for a "chemo-oncology nursing for dummies" book, but no luck with that. However, I ordered a couple of regular oncology nursing books, I think that that will help too. So, all in all the week wasn't too bad, but I am glad it is the weekend.

Tallulah helps with the physical exam.

Megan has her "physical exam" test tomorrow. So, she came over to practice on me and be proctored by Robert. She, got it all done in 50 minutes. I would like to say I have never had such a thorough exam. Yea, for physician assistants and nurse practitioners.

Tallulah got to be part of the practice session with an exam to her eyes. I think that it would have been easier to examine those huge ears.

Inaugural bath.

I came home from Atlanta this weekend cranky, and depressed. Wondering about being in Augusta. My new job is busy and the learning curve is huge. I left there on Friday feeling that I am too middle aged to learn all that being a oncology nurse requires. And we really don't get lunch before 2:00 and even then it is a 15 minute lunch. Robert still has not found a job. (Bless his heart he has resumes out everywhere.)
My bathroom is still not done............Megan is in a hard place personally and has finals this week and next. Is this really where I want to be? I don't know.
Anyway, Robert tried to make life better in a way that he knows gives me comfort. He got the bathtub hooked up. Yea! So, tonight after our small group left I got to take the inaugural bath in the claw foot tub in the new bathroom. We soaked in a bubble bath with a glass of wine. I'm still not sure about being here, but having the tub in place and getting to take a bubble bath made me feel loved.
Thanks Robert.

Emaline and the quilt.

Our friends Jeremy and Melody Carr's baby, Emaline. On the quilt I made her. Isn't she adorable!!!!

These are the first pictures I have of one of the babies actually on one of the baby quilts I have made. Awwww.

The Christmas Pineapple.

We stopped by to see Pat on our way home from the Leonards. She gave us a tin of homemade sugar cookies and a pineapple. Gotta love those "I didn't know what to get you, so I got you a pineapple" kind of gifts.

Thanks Pat.

The blustery day.

From: Winnie The Pooh and the Blustery DayWritten by: Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. ShermanPerformed by: Sterling Holloway [Pooh]

Hum dum dum ditty dumHum dum dum
Oh the wind is lashing lustily
And the trees are thrashing thrustily
And the leaves are rustling gustily
So it's rather safe to say
That it seems that it may turn out to be
It feels that it will undoubtedly
It looks like a rather blustery day, today
It sounds that it may turn out to be
Feels that it will undoubtedly
Looks like a rather blustery day today

Not that there is not enough tile to be laid here.....

Beth and Don have redone their kitchen. Complete with painting walls and cabinets. They had new counters installed and the old back splash torn down. So, Robert volunteered to help, as they have helped and helped and helped at our place.

I think it also feels good to be working on someone's projects besides ours for a change.

You go for it Mr. accountant!

Finished with putting the tile on the wall. Grouting the tile is up to Beth and Don.

Beth and I actually helped some too. But the truth is that with the stove in the middle of the floor there is really not room for four butts. (you'll have to ask about the children's book we thought up, something like One butt, two butts, red butts, blue butts.........) But I digress....the tile and the whole kitchen is beautiful.