A real Jonah of a day.

WARNING!!! If you are one of the millions of tech-minded Americans who have learned to love the ease and convenience of paying bills online, beware!

So there I was, eating my lunch at work and checking my phone messages when a friendly voice from my bank told me I had some "suspicious" activity on my debit card and should call at my earliest convenience. So I did.

And then my day got worse. Much worse. Apparently a scheming thief in the Philippines got their grubby little hands on my debit card number and racked up enough purchases in a 24 hour period to completely wipe out my checking and savings accounts. All of it. Gone.

The good news is that it's protected by my bank and I'll get it back. The bad news is that I, the innocent victim, have to jump through hoops and file police reports and fraud affidavits in order to reclaim money that was mine in the first place.

What a cruddy day! And of course we were swamped in the ER and saw over 50 ambulances in 12 hours, not to mention the 150 or so that came through triage. And all I really wanted to do was go home and take care of this mess. I'm working on the ambulance tomorrow, but I think my partners will understand if I ask to make a stop at the bank as soon as possible in the morning.

So a word to the wise: stamps are good. Checks are better. The convenience of one-click bill pay does in no way outweigh the inconvenience of having all your assets swept out from under you. It just isn't worth it.

Love, your conspiracy theorist daughter/sister.

P.S. For my birthday I'd like stamps. Lots and lots of stamps.

Baby, it's cold outside!

The thermometer in my car read -9 on my way home from work this morning. It was a very cold night.
And so to celebrate Critical Care Transport Nurse's Day (woo-hoo!) I'm crawling into my warm bed and doing nothing. All day.

Sweet!

I'm a Ferrari 360 Modena!

You've got it all. Power, passion, precision, and style. You're sensuous, exotic, and temperamental. Sure, you're expensive and high-maintenance, but you're worth it.

Take the Which Sports Car Are You? quiz.

Cool car! But I specifically hit the "no, I am not high maintenance" button! I guess my loudness and ability to change directions vetoed that!

Winter in the Rockies

A couple weeks ago cousin Michelle and I took a Sunday and made the trek up to Rocky Mountain National Park - our favorite haunt! We hiked about 5 miles and had a great time. Most of the trail was pretty melted - we carried our snowshoes most of the way, but were glad we had them at the end! I guess that 1,000 feet in elevation rise equals colder temperatures and therefore, more snow!

It was a beautiful sunny day, but the wind was out in rip-roaring fashion. Our red cheeks were proof! We had to schedule this outing a month in advance - that's what happens when two girls with busy lives try to fit in fun! Hopefully we can do it again soon.

But for now, the snow is gone in the city. But I can still see it on the peaks...

Superhero

This is very interesting - yesterday cousin Michelle and I were hiking up in Rocky Mountain National Park and had a conversation about "I wish I could..." and somehow superpowers came up. I guess now we know who I'd be...

Your results:
You are Spider-Man

Spider-Man 75% Iron Man 70% The Flash 65% Superman 60% Robin 60% Green Lantern 60% Wonder Woman 53% Hulk 45% Batman 40% Catwoman 35% Supergirl 23%

You are intelligent, witty, a bit geeky and have great power and responsibility.

Click here to take the "Which Superhero am I?" quiz...

New 'Do

Mom wanted to see pictures of the new 'do, so here it goes! I got a perm a couple weeks ago because I was tired of straigtening my hair all the time and there wasn't quite enough natural curl on its own. And today I got a couple inches chopped off and the back layered a little to show off all those curls!

Renaissance Woman

Today I've added another title to my repertoire: electrician. Since having my own house the jobs at which I've become proficient have increased significantly. I am now a carpenter, painter, landscaper, interior designer, maid, seamstress and electrician. Whew!


This afternoon I tackled my first lighting project and am surprised and thrilled that it's actually functional! The light above the kitchen/dining room table was pretty dim and gold in color - it so doesn't fit my decor. So I bought one with 6 bulbs and a brushed nickel finish. It looks a little high above the table in the picture, but it's not really. I wanted it a little higher than the old one so that if you move the table you don't bonk your head on the light.


I also put up curtains in the office - my "jungle room" as Bob calls it. And the curtains are up in the stairway window as are all the Bosscher pictures up the stairs.

Sheesh - this is starting to look like someone actually lives here!
My next project is to replace the ugly chandelier over the landing on the stairs. But that's a little higher up than I can reach on the stepstool! Does anyone have a ladder?