Glass, Plastic purses, copic markers

It was an errand day yesterday.  I was cancelled at the surgery center...boo, hoo.  (New situation for me, I guess with our new economic era I must adjust.)  Patients do not want to pay co-pays so here I am with no work.  I spent the day running...first stop at a shop named Bits and Pieces a country collectible shop...nice.  I found some small colored plastic purses...the plan:  to decorate and place Easter cards inside.  Second stop: Stained Glass Shop to buy scrap glass.  Done.  Now if I can continue with the plan to make collages.  I saw some awesome collages at the art festival a few weeks ago in Mount Dora.  They had clay, stained glass, words, etc. mounted on canvas...the wheels are turning.  Thirdly, I stopped at Masterpiece Fine Art Store and picked up two Copic Markers, they have a limited amount of markers and the owner said that's it for the inventory.  In the future he will order them as needed (he must be on the Obama plan.)  I saw a nurse agency next door.  I popped in and picked up an application for another back-up plan for work.  I have food to buy and trillions of tax $ to pay back.  On to Chick Fillet for a kid's meal...Did you know you can trade the fries for fruit and best of all the toy for small dish of ice cream, oh yeah!  To Uniform City for new uniforms (the surgery center provided us with a voucher).  I spent the afternoon picking out uniforms, I purchased four and on to the Dr.'s appointment.  Next stop Dunkin Donuts for a good cup of coffee.  Went into Sam's Club and picked up my contact order that took forever as they where on back order.  Stopped at the food stand in Sam's and picked up a 16" fresh baked pizza to take home for dinner.  Headed north for home stopping by Nursecore to find out the job market for a midnight shift with Hospice.  Carolyn (the scheduler) had not heard from Hospice so she put a call in, yes they had a midnight shift for me.  I have certainly found out in my years that one must be pro-active to take care of one's self.  Went home ate the pizza and to bed by 6pm, up at 830pm to prepare for my midnight shift.  Off to work at 1115pm, have to get report and count narcotics before the off-going nurse leaves.  Busy night and thankfully my on-coming nurse was thoughtful and arrived at 745am to get report and count with me.  I was out the door at 8am.  I met the husband and a visiting relative for breakfast at the Chatterbox.  Home to sleep.  They left the restaurant and drove to Tampa, Ruskin area to Big Ben: a power plant with a staging dock to view Manatees.  The Manatees come up into the canal area for the run off water from the power plant which is warm.  They went on to Ruskin to a outside fish house for lunch.  They returned with a fish sandwich for me...yum.  I heard the phone recorder I work tomorrow at the surgery center at 8am. thank goodness.  I did sign up at Nursecore for a midnight shift on Saturday night since I have missed two days work this week (Wed and Thurs), for the third week in a row.  God Bless us, I need to eat and scrap.  Have a good day Tampa Bay.

I Climbed Mount Dora

Up at 5 am this morning to wash my blue jeans.  I made my list for the Stamping Station in Mt. Dora.  We packed our back packs, picked up the neighbors and started off for the hundred mile drive.  The day was beautiful, clear, sunny and about seventy five degrees.  We stopped at a german bakery in Yalaha for some goodies.  Yum, yum we split a ham and cheese croissant and a piece of mile high apple pie (all apples, not apple pie filling).  We bought a loaf of german rye to eat this week and I purchased a loaf of raisin bread to take to the co-workers tomorrow.  Arrived at about 11:30, to walk around the art festival with great anticipation of the Stamping Station to open at noon.  The art show was awesome, I bought a unique ring made of glass with a picture of Mona Lisa transferred onto it.   The artist said she used transfer photo paper from a website called Delphi (need to check it out).   One artist was selling her leather bound journals, oh my, beautiful and quite pricey.  I couldn't do it today as much as I wanted to.  I had a scrapping store to explore.  Finally, made it to the store.  First purchase was three Inkadinkado Valentine stamps (buy two, get one free).  Picked out the heart #99036, the word Love #99035 and Love birds #99039.  I found a stamp with multiple hats (been looking as I would like to make red hat cards for Mom).  I found a characture of a knight for Blue Knight cards and a mesh bee-hive looking background stamp.  I picked up two copic markers (ciao), my first as I use the sketch markers.  I found some punches that coordinate with punches I currently use and have been unable to find in my neck of the woods...a one inch square (to make some inchies), an oval scallop and a small square that matches a scalloped square.  The wheels are spinning with ideas.  I purchased some (small) ink pads of versa fine.  The clerk said they are coming out with refills for the versa fine.  I was in the market for versa mark dazzle and frost but they where sold out.  The husband made an appearance in the store to hurry me.  I promised to check out in a half hour.  The three of them continued on with the art festival as I hurriedly shopped.  Bummer!  Checked out and called the gang on the cell phone to make arrangements to meet.  We back tracked and Louise bought some jewelry at the booth that  I had found the ring.  She purchased a couple of pendants for gifts...she informed me she only needs one more gift to buy for next Christmas...jeepers!  We left the festivities for the Cracker Barrel in Leesburg.  We both bought some clothes from the mark down rack.  We ventured on to the Russell Stover Outlet Store in Wildwood.  I said on the way that I would wait in the car while they went in...I lied being the weak individual that I am.  I went in, ate the samples twice.  Bought several bags of sugar free candy.  Then continued to eat Louise's chocolate on the way home.  I guess it doesn't count if I didn't buy it.  What a great day.  Can't wait to hit the scrap room to play, but not tonite.  Snapshots to come in the future.  Work in the AM,  can't remember the time, either 8 or 8:30...it is different practically everyday.  One must be flexible in the recovery room, it is an awesome job.