Hmm, well here I am.

Back, Backbone, Backbone of, Backbone of Healthcare! I lost a file the other day. Lost the file from the computer, the non-backed up file. Luckily it is one which can be recreated. I got tired of "recreating" today. I thought my eyes were going to bug out of the sockets from staring at the computer screen so long and my hand was beginning to cramp up;) Haha. Our ladies event for church was at Emily's this month. It was a bit weird. Most everyone got some ice cream and ate it while chatting with their neighbor. We went over to the park gazebo after to "chat". It just felt a bit off for me tonight. Dad brought the kids in so we could go to the carnival. They did so well, no major fits about the number of rides and the time of departure! The kids rode the bumper cars together and it was a riot. Brenna had no idea how to drive the thing, but she had a blast trying. I rode the ferris wheel with Brenna. She was ecstatic most of the time, not scared, just nuts. I love

CRAZY DAYS!!! They started in town and therefore the Garden Center was so busy that I could hardly see straight and the hours flew by as never before...well, not really. It was busier today than it has been, but there were moments of homeward desires. I got to do some funeral plant preparations and orders. I also got to hang out with Jackie, Connie and Ray. They've been gone so much that doesn't happen very often and I enjoy the "gang":) Hehe, Jackie brought in this lily and told me to smell it. I did and she and Connie erupted into laughter. As soon as I looked at Jackie's nose I knew why, it was bright orange. Mine was too, the pollen really sticks. We had to scrub quite awhile before the yellow tint came off! I only changed my shirt before heading to Bunco this evening. I usually use Bunco as an excuse to get a little dolled up, but not tonight. I've been fighting sinus headaches for a few days and today was no exception. Bunco was still as fabulous as ever

Morning: Bible study, great discussion time. Afternoon: Lawn mowing and weeding, very tired. Evening: Cherry picking, pitting to Green Acres. Alissa

A whirlwind of a day and yet I sat and waited an awful lot. We arrived at Aunt Zelda's and got to sit and chat with the Manley's. I'm so glad that Trevor came. Quinn talks about him all the time and wondered when he'd see him again. I pray that they would all come to know the Lord. Aunt Sonja told me that Grandma Dallmann had a tattoo on her ankle, mom hasn't checked into that one yet;) We were at the church at least an hour before the viewing there began. Cory and Trevor went and bought Skittles for the kids, Quinn was loopy after he ate those! I'm glad they didn't hit his system until after the funeral. The funeral itself was very good. Andrew and Seth both got up and shared. What a joy to know that Ted is now with the Lord in heaven, but how hard to see those closest to him hurting. He touched many lives and will be greatly missed. Whoa, did you know that funeral processions can run all red lights!? I didn't and it made me a little nervous. I'd ne

Oh how dearly I wish I could have slept in this morning. I only had one pair of scrubs to wear and so I was the "Jolly Green Alissa" today! I'm afraid I was more drowsy and slow than jolly. My outfit was definitely green though:) I only stayed until 1:30pm because of our return trip to Lincoln. We had no patients after 9:30am because Dr. Hackel was sleep deprived (he got his wisdom teeth out over the weekend) which made the morning dually odd feeling. We left for Lincoln a little after 4:30pm in order to get to the mortuary for the family viewing/visitation. They put together a slide show of Uncle Ted. It was really neat to see him through his different ages:) Hehe, even got to see mom as a pregnant bridesmaid! I could tell that Aunt Zelda was getting worn thinner and thinner. She can't wait for the "circus" to be over. So true, to be able to stop and mourn rather than worrying about what needs done before tomorrow. We were blessed with a fabulous sunset on

Have you ever had that feeling that you'd been gone a really long time, but it was only a few short days? Being in Lincoln did that to me. Perhaps it was the emotional strain that just exhausted me, but I feel like I'm in a fog. Being back at church was nice. So good to be back for a day of normalcy. Of course, that will be completely blown out of the water again tomorrow evening when we head back to Lincoln. Tonight we celebrated our belated 4th of July. I know that certain aspects of that kind of break the law. We roasted our hot dogs outside over an open-fire and enjoyed our "toasted" marshmallows. When I say toasted I mean completely charred black:) Yum! We had intended to spend the 4th with our dear friends the Hajdas, but do to the occurrences of the week we could not. It was a strange holiday weekend. Dad saved a few sparklers, one larger fountain type firework and some noise makers for tonight. Oh, joy. Alissa