Delirious...

Oh my, how I have neglected this blog....

I guess I just have too much going on right now...and just can't seem to get on a computer to type my day away...

Due to issues with my breathing this fine day, I have been encouraged to stay home...

So home I am, and quite frankly, I don't want to type my day away...

Although there is a lot of updating to do...

I think I will stay warm under my blanket and watch Christmas movies galore on Hallmark or Lifetime...

And as for my breathing problems, I feel much better than this morning...

Who would have thought having two kids could affect your breathing? Could it be? Am I allergic to my children?

Haha, just kidding...

I saw my doctor, she said I'll live, but she introduced me to a friend named INHALER, that will help with any future flare ups...

Can't wait to meet my new friend when she's ready at  RITE AID =P

Hope all is well with the very few, possibly none of you that do read my non sense! HAHAHA....

Happy Thanksgiving from the RIGGINS =)

I LOVE YOU...

It's easy to get caught up in the little things in life and in doing so, I tend to forget what really matters...

I have to admit, the littlest of things would get me all emotional and bothered...but today 2 very important events reminded me of what DO matter.....

Event 1: I had a patient come down for a scan, the doors to the scan room opened and I saw this man that was tall and thin and honestly he looked like a victim of cruel punishment in a concentration camp. Except that wasn't the case, instead the battle this patient was fighting was CANCER. He was so thin and fragile and in so much pain. He was cold so after I helped him get onto the scan table, I went over and grabbed a warm blanket from the warmer and as I did this, I don't know why but I thought what if this was my family member? Even closer, what if this was my husband? My Michael...

After I got him his blanket I looked at his arm band to confirm his name and date of birth and I realized he 

was only two years older than me and here he is fighting this horrible battle with cancer. 

I've been thinking a lot lately, compared how I was from the first day I started this job and how I am today. Yes it's true, I've kind of learned to deal with my surroundings, but I don't think someone can ever get "used" to this. It's hard seeing someone going through these struggles with cancer and certain illnesses and it's even harder seeing their family going through it with them.

Event 2: The emergency department had admitted 2 patients, an elderly couple.The wife 90 years old, the husband 88.  I thought it was cute how they put them in a shared room with their gurneys next to each other so they could be by one another.

I brought the wife over for her scans and told her husband we'd take good care of her. He replied with a smile and a thank you. She became very restless during her visit with us and started trying to get off of the scan table, we had to use restraints on her so she wouldn't get hurt but it wasn't strong enough.We eventually had to call her nurse over to give her another sedative. This patient had dementia and because she wasn't used to what we were doing she was frightened and worst of all her husband wasn't there by here side. She yelled for him and kept saying, "I wanna go home, no more."

We told her to calm down, we're almost done, do it for your husband so you can go back to see him soon...I could tell it helped her calm down a little...

So you might be wondering how did they both end up in the ED together...

The wife was laying on the couch and she fell, the husband who has COPD (chronic.obstructive.pulmonary.disease) relies on an oxygen tank that distributes oxygen to him through a nasal canula that he wears in his nose. 

When his wife fell, he tried to help her, but being weak himself, he couldn't do it on his own, so he decided to go get help from a neighbor but didn't take his tank with him. On his way to get help, he got weak and dizzy and as a result fell and hurt himself.

The neighbors called the the ambulance and they were both brought in. 

Now here's what really got to me, when we were done with his wife in the ED, I took her back to the room. I said to the husband, "She's back!"

He asked me how she did, I told her she's a fighter and fought us at first, but she did it. He smiled. I'm sure he knew that was going to happen.

He looked over to her told her "Welcome back, I missed you."

I put her gurney a little bit closer to his,  and as I was walking away I looked back and she was trying to get off to go to him, but couldn't because the rails on her gurney were up. I saw her reach for him and I saw the look in his eyes. 

I will never forget the amount of love they had for each other. I could see it in his eyes, his pain because there wasn't much he could do for her at the time.

Of course when Michael came to pick me up from work, I hugged him a little longer than usual. I love him so much and I know that when we grow old together I will love him just as much as the first day if not MORE.

I know every wife will say they have the BEST HUSBAND, but I really do have the best husband. He's also the best father to our children and I love seeing him with them.

Neither of us are PERFECT and we often get into our little disagreements. I'd be lying if I was to say every day is a perfect day because it's not, but I can say that at the end of everyday, we try to make sure we tell each other, "I LOVE YOU," and mean it. And hug and kiss before we say good night.

I feel that this is really important and without it we wouldn't be as strong as we are...

So with that said, FAMILY is what MATTERS...

Michael.Lillyanne.Jacob

 

I don't live a perfect life, I just live a BLESSED one, I can't say that enough...

Thanksgiving, SD 4th Ward YW's style...

Today I am THANKFUL for the evening that was spent with the Young Women, leaders, and our families...

We had a "THANKSGIVING" potluck...it wasn't a traditional Thanksgiving gathering, it was done differently this year.

We didn't have turkey. mashed potatoes, candied yams/sweet potatoes and all the other fixins' that come along with a traditional Thanksgiving meal

INSTEAD...

We enjoyed Chicken Adobo, Pansit, Egg rolls and steamed rice...

Sister Howe made a delicious pumpkin cake with cream cheese frosting and she topped it off with chopped nuts! It was so.So.SO good! I think her dish was the closest thing to Thanksgiving ;)

And Sister McCreary made a delicious cherry cobbler, she even brought a can of whipping cream to top it off!

We ate, we talked, and we LAUGHED...what an AMAZING evening....

I am so thankful for my calling and all the spiritual blessings it has brought me and my family....so THANKFUL...

Yippee...Hooray!

Elated to hear Christmas music on KYXY 96.5 tonight on the way home…

Some people wait til AFTER Thanksgiving but NOT me…

I like to start early…

I started listening to Christmas music this year right after Halloween, thank goodness the CT folks I work with at night don't mind my CHRISTMAS SHOES station on Pandora...hehe...

Trust me, I’ve gotten a lot of crap for it from some people including my own dear Michael…

but that’s okay…I know deep down inside he knows how happy it makes me and so of course I'm sure it makes him HAPPY too (let's hope).

Christmas time brings joy to my heart and a smile to my face…

It does not take much to make me HAPPY...
 

Ohhh JOY to MY world =)

fa la la la la, LA LA LA...LAAAAAAAAAAAAAA...

*I know they're too different songs, but I'm just in that kind of mood...

11.11.11

READY TO DO SOME SHOPPING?!?!

and SAVE SOME MONEY!?!?

Check out the 11 dollar sale on 6pm.com

BIG BRANDS! LITTLE PRICES! HUGE SAVINGS!

It's the perfect opportunity for  you.me to grab some gifts for FAMILY.FRIENDS. and maybe even sneak a thing or two for yourself.myself!!

Even better, FREE SHIPPING!!!!

Come on, what are you waiting for?! I don't think it'll get better than this!

P.S. I am NOT advertising for 6pm, I am just sharing this lovely site that has saved me hundreds of dollars over the years!

HISTORY/ I believe it was about 3 years ago when I stumbled upon this amazing website, I think I got some junk mail, but something OBVIOUSLY caught my eye and so I sent it to my inbox.

The item they were featuring for the day were ASICS shoes for 19.95! It just so happened to be that I needed a new pair of shoes for work and thought why not? 

Ever since then, I've shopped this site for shoes and clothes for Michael the kids and myself. I love it! 

Even if you don't see anything on their 11 dollar sale, check out the rest of their stuff, you'll still SAVE!

And if you don't find anything you like today for 11 bucks, come back tomorrow and see what brands they're featuring for a deal.

I believe you will still get FREE SHIPPING until Christmas Eve.

 Almost forgot to mention, they've got this HOLIDAY BLITZ thing going on right now. Every day they are featuring something different. Today, CUTE PUMPS by Fergie. It's exciting to click on the box and see what's FEATURED inside.  

HAPPY SHOPPING ALL, stay safe!

Love, 

Bori

Thankful...

Thank you to all the VETERANS that have served this country to keep it the LAND OF THE FREE and the HOME OF THE BRAVE! 

Everyday I am THANKFUL for the freedoms I get to enjoy because of the brave men and women who have served and are serving our country. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

It's just a FEATHER baby...

Rain drops FALLING on my head now...

Rainy Friday = online shopping in the AM, work in the afternoon and catching a movie in the evening...love it!

UPDATED: it's not often that FRIDAYS are "slow" enough for me to FLEX OUT (leave early), but I was able to with the ok from my lead tech, Woody. My shift ends at 9pm but today I was able to leave at 8pm.

Mikey picked me up and we met up with Adam, Elisa, Trevor and Corey to watch THE THING at AMC Mission Valley.

Oh rainy days, please continue to come our way.....

Lilly spent the night at Weezy's house with Amelie and Reedee so I didn't get to see my girl when I got home.

My handsome DATE tonight...aren't I a lucky girl?!!?

I was delighted to see Jacob staying warm though when I got home...in a fairly strange yet cute/funny way...

Snuggled up in an ADULT PENGUIN ONSIE with Aunt Lin =P

3>1

Stopped by the Vans Store in Mission Valley today to see if they still had some sunglasses I had bought a few weeks ago on sale there (the ones I had originally purchased disappeared).

Last time I was there, I only saw the one pair which was ON SALE for 4.95

I found 3 today in different colors and they were still on sale so I ended up buying all 3 of them. The total came out to 15.99 including tax. Not too shabby eh?

So in the END 3 is greater than 1.

Aren't they just ADORABLE?

What could make a good day even BETTER? I walked into work today and was surprised to find a bag on my desk. I looked it and saw a card with my name on it and got SUPER excited. Inside was a tub of chocolate covered pretzels and a THANK YOU card. It was from my co worker Jeanne. The other night I was on my way out and she spotted me and asked if I could help her load a CD into the system for the ER because she got stuck and the patient needed to head to the OR ASAP. I wasn't expecting anything in return but THANK YOU Jeanne for making my day that much better and for your thoughtfulness and kindness.

The pretzels were delicious. I opened them up at work and shared them with some of my coworkers. They needed some after the hectic evening they'd been through. I love the bag too, it's reusable and has compartments on the inside. I think I have a new "LUNCH" bag for work.

Good Night...

November

Hello NOVEMBER!

Oh my, there is so much to catch up within the last week...

PICTURES from the latter days of October coming soon...

• Trunk or Treat at the Stake Center
• Pumpkin Carving at the Schoolcrafts
• Trick or Treating in La Mesa