The Grady Gazette » Amy

We Like to Move It

alan — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 19:32:22 +0000

The other night I was sitting on the steps watching the end of Madagascar with the kids. The movie ended, music began and the kids jumped up and started dancing. “Wait,” I yelled. I ran and grabbed the camera. I backed the dvd up a bit and sure enough, the same scene played out. They crack me up. Check it out below.

They CAN have fun without TV or Wii?!?!?!?

amy — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 14:10:15 +0000

We recently returned from our first family camping trip- the first of many more to come. We had a blast! The boys loved sleeping in the tent and chillin’ in their camp chairs. Nana and Pawpaw (my folks) joined us along with our little nephew Ethan. The beautiful fall weather at Hanging Rock State Park was ideal- crisp air, blue skies, and vibrant autumn foliage. Friday, Dad and I drove up with the boys and set up camp- the kids were wild with excitement! Then we hiked a short trail to a waterfall. “Waterfall” is really a relative term- it was more like a trickle, but the kids thought it was the coolest thing they had ever seen. After that, we headed back to our campsite to play and start dinner. Josh and Nate made quick friends with our neighbors- special thanks to the Betts family for helping to make our weekend so special! Alan and Mom rolled in right about dark and we got the fire going, complete with marshmallows. Big eggs and bacon breakfast and off to conquer the mountain. Yes, we did in fact go to the very top of Hanging Rock with a 2, 3 and 4 year old- about 4 miles round trip, a lot of it straight up. (Props to Alan for carrying Nate up the last leg of the trail- you’re such a great daddy!) It was awesome! Needless to say, we were pooped after that- so naps were in order. Dinner that night was fabulous- Nana and Pawpaw served a fabulous london broil with mushroom sauce and all the fixings. Deeeeelish! The boys ate their weight in pancakes the next morning and we started packing up. We hiked one more short trail before leaving- this waterfall was more impressive and we got some great pics. We will be going back to this park again- I would highly recommend it to any of you outdoorsy types.

RN!

amy — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:04:28 +0000

I found out yesterday that I passed the NCLEX-RN exam. Yay!!!!! What a tortuous experience that was…it is a “computer adaptive test,” which gives you a minimum of 75 questions and a maximum of 265. The test adapts to your answers as you proceed to determine what level of competence you are at, and will continue to ask similar questions until it is satisfied you understand the topic. Once you hit the 75 mark, if the computer is unable to determine whether you are above or below the pass-fail line, it will ask more questions until it becomes clear. I answered 75 questions, but let me tell you that I only really felt sure about maybe 10 of them. Yikes! Also, not all are multiple choice. Some questions are “select all that apply” and there may be 2 correct choices, there may be 6. Some questions ask you to prioritize the steps you would take while you’re performing some task with a patient. Do you give oxygen first or call the doctor first? Do you change the patient’s position third, before or after you stop their IV? But if you don’t check exactly the ones that are right, you miss the question. No partial credit. Seriously nerve racking!!!!! Glad I don’t have to do it over. Now, I can focus my nervous stomach on starting my new job as a RN next month. No pressure there, ha.