tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151158392009-10-14T21:42:43.626-05:00Just tidbits, thoughts, rantings and observations from a middle-aged, middle-classed, middle-minded, round-in-the-middle girl, who really doesn't have time to blog - "But everyone ELSE is doing it" - non-conformist. Er, sort of...Elainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05280324261469767115noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15115839.post-45398392668316956552007-03-25T08:58:00.000-05:002007-03-25T09:54:46.139-05:00

My Daddy has been in Heaven for 10 years, 3 months and 8 days as of the date of this post. Although I miss him terribly, I know I'll see him again someday.I see him frequently in my dreams. Sometimes I see him in color, which is odd because I normally dream in black & white. The following is a dream I had about 2 months after he died. It was in color and felt VERY real...In the dream Daddy is

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It was the weekend of the New Year. I had gone to see a patient that Friday who was having a lot of pain from lung cancer.For those who don’t know, I’m a hospice field nurse. I go to the homes and facilities of patients in the end stages of a terminal illness. My job is to keep them comfortable. My goal is to relieve any pain or other issues, such as constipation, nausea etc., to enable the

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I was on my way to 6 days and 5 nights in Las Vegas, Nevada to gamble, relax, and generally get away from it all. The flight to Vegas was uneventful, and I couldn't imagine what my vacation would become as I discovered I'd only retrieved one of two suitcases I had checked before leaving Houston. The Continental Airlines lost baggage department was very sympathetic, taking down the description of

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