Adrenaline

At my day job I work with a variety of individuals who have an array of different needs from seizures to diabetes. Today was one of the scariest days I've had in a while. I am trained every year with CPR, Soars, seizures tra la la.  So I'd like to think I know what I'm doing in an emergency, I have a client with diabetes, the kind that needs sugar to stay  coherent *I only wish that was my problem*, at lunchtime I sent my co-worker off to lunch while I did lunch duty by myself on her way out I asked if this client had a snack today she said he didn't, she had forgotten. He was acting strange scratching, screaming and biting so I decided to get him some pop, I couldn't get it fast enough! He had a mouthful of sandwich and was choking because he was going into a seizure like state due to lack of sugar, I was desperate and tried to get him to spit it out into a napkin but he didn't respond, at that point he threw his head back and tensed his whole body like those fish that are stunned in water. Another client got really agitated and started to scream and freak out only adding to the stress of the situation, and I had to have another client take him outside so I could focus. The choking client fell to the floor and started to bang his head against the tile, I was able to put my hand behind his head to stop any major damage and he still had SANDWICH in his mouth! I didn't know what else to do so I just dumped some pop in his mouth to soften the bread and begun to sweep the goop out with my fingers, he kept biting me but I would get my hand out of the way before it hurt. By then two guys from upstairs came down and it took both of them to pick him up and bring him over to a chair so I can force the pop down. After half of the pop had been drunk he started to come around, his shirt was covered with mush and I was a sticky peanut buttery mess as well. Then the principal came and all the other big wigs and I had to tell the story over and over. I was shaking for an hour and could have gone for a run and been fine, I have had to do the Heimlich before and time seizures but this was nasty. Later on the individual would say to me "Lorda your lucky, special and awesome, is my shirt done washing? On a funny note the rest of my clients all sat there quietly during the whole shenanigan and...ate their lunch with out batting an eye. Afterward for about 30 mins I would have one say "it's over haha! over over over over huh huh huh"...she made me laugh and I was able to get on with my day.

I...Love...this...CAMERA!!

Went for a walk around Provo instead of going to the gym, it proved more fruitful than I anticipated!

 

rant!

Momma Carr has been in the hospital for a week now. She started turning yellow a week ago and in a blessing they said for her to go to the emergency room. She has a blockage in her pancreas, but as test results came back it revealed that she also has pancreatic cancer, if she hadn't turned yellow we would have never caught it in time. It's operable and she should be fine but I am still asking for prayers!I just have to say how impressed I am with Pappa Carr, I have never seen anyone more supportive and optimistic as this man. I only hope if I ever get married I will have a loving husband for 47 years and counting. Mamma Carr is also very strong and I love her just as I do my own mother, she is one of the most important people in my life. I am very impressed with these people!

 I was on a date a few weeks ago and the boy was talking about movies, we were discussing some of our favorite flicks when I would mention mine he would say "oh that movie was great except the language was terrible" I looked at him in response and told him I didn't recall bad language. He then pointed out key scenes and how they could have been "better" then I remembered a bit of language. This has happened a few times just recently, I know that bad language can take the spirit away and if it's causing a problem and my testimony is in jeopardy I walk away. Most times I don't let language get in the way of a good story, I just ignore it usually and I get the benefits of others hard work. Essentially I can enjoy the world but not be of it, I don't mind swearing, it happens! People aren't perfect nor are we expected to be, I tend to let a few curses go every so often when I am super stressed or I stubbed my toe. Not the F word but biblical! I am fully respecting those who would prefer not to hear or put themselves into situations that would damage their spirit, but sometimes I feel like we are sheltering ourselves a bit much.  From my perspective, if I were to become completely offended at every curse every time I heard it, what if in the future I run into some one who is crass, but I can't get over the fact that they swear and I am unable to share the gospel with them. People need to feel accepted, loved no matter what even if they do have a mouth like a dock worker, it's just words.
I hate the F word though, its the only word other than the Lords name in vain that I absolutely cringe at, it has an inflection stemming from pure evil, I hate that word! I don't want to sound like a hypocrite, but that word in movies is usually saved for the ones that are rated R, and I usually don't watch those anyway unless it's educational like Amistad or Last of the Mohicans.
On the other spectrum, a boy that I trusted called and tried to get me to talk "dirty" with him! It was awful I have never felt so used in my life, I couldn't help feeling like "If I feel this bad over a conversation I can't imagine what rape victims feel like" he piqued my curiosity, manipulated, then went for the kill, I tried to get out of it and didn't let it get to far before I managed to hang up. This guy is a return missionary, goes to church every week kind of guy. I was disappointed in him and in guys generally right now, all I meet turn out to be wankers!

Speaking of bad language... Rob and J'ness this is for you mostly
There's this blog where a woman has been keeping a journal of all the things her husband says in his sleep. apparently he is a mild mannered Brit but in his sleep he is super crass! It's hilarious you should check this out! He does say really nasty words, like the F word, but it's not as bad because he is sleeping and usually doesn't talk like that. Don't go to the blog if you are offended by extreme cursing! I breeze over the bad ones and go for the cute ones, I posted some clean ramblings, he talks about the funniest things :

"I demand compensation in cola bottles. Lots of fizzy cola bottles. In one lump sum."

"Don't eat the jelly! Don't eat the jelly! I made it with frog wee. It'll turn your teeth green... Like mini apples."
Wife's note: In England, jelly = jell-o
 
"It's CHICKEN and you LIKE IT. Lentil-loving, bean burger wanker."

"Vegetarians will be the first to go. That's my plan. Vegans haven't got a hope. 'I eat air, I'm so healthy...' Bollocks!"

"Put it down! Step away from the yam. Step away!"

"Fluffy bunny + twitchy nose + big ears = great stew."

"I haven't put on weight. Your eyes are fat."

"I like the balloons. I want one. If I don't get one, I'm gonna squeeze one out right here, right now.... I warned you!"

"I want to dance in the rain but without the getting wet bit. Rain! Rain...."


"Yeah I do. I have SO much to give. Choke on it!"

"I'd rather peel off my skin and bathe my weeping raw flesh in a bath of vinegar than spend any time with you. But that's just my opinion. Don't take it personally."

"Elephant trunks should be used for elephant things only. Nothing else."

"Lentils are evil. Pure oozing evil. Take them away from me."

"My vision of hell is a lentil casserole."

"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"

"Jump. You can jump with goats. Boy does he jump high. They jump really high."

"Monkey power! Straight from the jungle."


"Hey, don't... don't say anything. Why don't you put it in an email, then I can ignore it at my pleasure."


"If I wanted to see a long nose and a big ass, I'd look at a horse."

"Butt cheeks ahoy! There she blows!"

"You can't be a pirate if you haven't got a beard. I said so. MY boat, MY rules."

"I'm baking pillows. Burn them slowly, keeps them fluffy! Mmmmmm, pillows."

"Pork chops are most satisfying. Mmmmmmm. Dangle them from the ceiling."


"Butter... nut... squash. I like those words."


"Oompa loompas don't sing in heaven. They tidy up the clouds."

"Don't... Don't put the noodles and the dumplings together in the boat. They'll fight! The noodles are bullies. Poor dumplings."


"Badger tickling: proceed with caution"

"Vampire penguins? Zombie guinea pigs? We're done for.... done for."


"I've got a really terrible terrible feeling about this custard tart. Terrible."

"Peeing standing up rules!"


"I'm all blue with gravy spots. And I'm proud of it."

"Don't leave the duck there. It's totally irresponsible. Put it on the swing, it'll have much more fun."

The Chocolate

Some of my closest friends Beth and Kiely and I  went out to a little cafe in Orem called The Chocolate, it was quite quaint and lovely. Perfect for the girls night out!!

This was a cookie baked into a pan with ice cream on top, Kiely shared with all of us!

 

Camera under a table

 

  

 

 

 

Trying hard to be artsy but it was just hilarious... I'm like all teeth!

The Chocolate Dessert Cafe
212 South State in Orem

                                                                  Hours: 10am-10pm

For more pretty pics head to the Art Blog.

Chessey fun

My friend Derek and I made cheese, it was his first time so I helped him to do stuff but mostly let him do it all. We made ricotta and mozzarella as usual but I really want to start making cheddar someday soon. I love teaching people how to stretch the mozzarella the first time because its so fun and they always get a kick out of it! We made basil mozzarella and I think it turned out delicious!

On a side note- Derek is a total sweetheart! I had brought my gimpy camera to "document" and he insisted that I used his really nice, has a viewfinder that's not broken, cannon camera for now. He gave it to me to use not just for this event but to keep until I get a better one! So now I will know what I am looking at and will hopefully produce some pretty pictures soon for your enjoyment!! Now  that I have played with it and like it I just realized something...he takes really good care of his stuff! He still has the 500 pg instruction booklet! Seriously I am loving you right now Derek... thank you.

Wake up Laura!

I am comfortable, well fed and sleep 8 hours a night with the exception of a nasty habit of over thinking my day resulting in insomnia occasionally. I go to work, school, dates, play with friends etc. I smile I am happy with my life and so are many of the people around me. I have a secret I usually don't tell people because it can be a bit off putting. When natural disasters happen and the death toll is low I am disappointed. Yep I'm heartless! Not really its actually just the natural man (or woman) in me, they are people I don't know or have any emotional attachment to. However I am so heartbroken over Haiti and the loss of life in staggering numbers. I wish I could help other than a small donation or a prayer, this is bad, Haiti was bad before with starvation, poverty, drug and political problems etc. I recently *Summer time* read an article about how the Haitian people were eating mud cookies made literally from clay, salt and vegetable oil. It was messing with the digestive system and making people sick but they still eat them to stave off the hunger. The country is wrought with problems and now this? I have to admit I am so impressed with the rescue efforts of the WORLD it's truly inspiring. I feel as though I have woken up from an ignorant slumber and I am learning to care about those who are not in my immediate world.  I just hope that things can be fixed, maybe this can have a good outcome? With the aid of outsiders you know? Maybe opportunities for more education and jobs, of course this is so far in the future but I like to be optimistic.

Can we talk about the geology? OK Haiti is on a transform boundary plate which means it slides past each other just like the San Andreas Fault. In an earthquake when the earth moves it grinds against rock deep down (Haiti's epicenter was 10 km or about 6 miles down in earths crust) which causes it to jerk this is called a strike slip. The strike slip is also the culprit for after shocks, the pressure builds and earth moves and then gets caught up on rocks then the pressure builds again then moves, its a nasty cycle. I like to think that God did that on purpose because if the earth was to move all at once it would be absolute destruction, might as well spread it out a bit? There are earthquakes everyday in the united states! We just had a little one out in Saratoga Springs last week and one yesterday. They are super small so you can't really feel anything. You can check out the USGS web site, I happen to frequent every so often, on the left hand side there is a tab where you can see daily earthquake activity. It's cool because you can see where all the activity is all around the planet, the plates are always on the move! I love it, you may not but that's what makes us unique.

As it were

Started school this week and it was a bit strange getting used to new teachers and new ideas. I had to switch my brain from Geology to Biology and I think I will be OK with that. I have been thinking of taking some extra classes in Geo just because I love it so much, it speaks to me. NO I don't want to be a Geologist..stop asking. I am super excited about my Bio class because the teacher is a nerd! She is goofy and tells bad jokes but she is passionate about Bio, and fish. I need that in a teacher!
I have a health class that I am looking forward to, even though the professor is super strange and I got a weird vibe as he walked me out to the parking lot (really unbelievably awkward, in fact most ever in my life, I wanted to die). My Ethics class was really boring, mostly because he talked of philosophy the whole time, but I am excited about the social bits we will be learning. I will give the guy one more chance then I am switching, maybe to an English class. Excited for classes not excited to pay for them, in fact I am looking forward to filling out a FAFSA next Summer.

I have seen Avatar twice this week. I love this movie, I am a huge fan of fantasy and I have been craving a good fantasy movie, this definitely satiated that need. If you haven't seen this movie yet see it in 3D! I usually hate the glasses and they give me a headache but I was so distracted by the movie I was able to forget about the dumb eyewear.

A friend recently expressed some real fears he has, and I couldn't help but think of some of my own:

Having someone close to me die.

My pet dying

Finding out I am actually mentally ill in some way.

Lost in a strange place, (this almost happened in NYC at the train station I could have peed my pants)

Getting  fatter (I mean really) overweight and dying, it must be a girl thing, I know it sounds vain but it's a real fear.

Spiders! All kinds! And they all deserve to die... only if they are in the house. I usually don't kill them if they are outside in the garden.

Seeing apparitions, I can handle hearing stuff just not seeing it! 

Police officers-I know weird. Amy has teased me about this since we were in High School.

Popping balloons-Awful sound!

Vomit- this is serious! I get all shaky and run away but only when its adult surprise vomit. If I pump myself up I can go to my happy place and help clean up, I usually forget the experience shortly after.

I know... LAME

It's Friday night and I'm bored can you tell?

I did something I have always wanted to do today. I got home from the movies and the Carr's invited me to a meeting at the library to honor Cindy Richards ( a politician ) I agreed mostly because I didn't want to be alone anymore and tagged along. I was terribly bored and during the mingling I wandered off as usual. There was a wedding reception next door and I have always wanted to "crash" a reception so I did.

The first thing I did was talk to some people, and look at the pictures... basically play along. Luckily I wore a dress today and swiped my shoes for heels before I left otherwise I wouldn't have gone. Anyway I thought the whole thing was quite ordinary for a reception. A really long line for the bride and groom, and a ton of people in Sunday dress. Just like every other reception in Utah that I have been to, but there was a fiery thrill that came along with it. I was some place familiar and fit in, but I didn't belong there. Maybe it was because I was being dishonest, and making people believe I did or maybe I was just bored. I won't do it again, sometimes I do these things to prove to myself that I can or test my endurance. How long could I stay without getting anxious and uncomfortable? I only stayed a few minutes I couldn't handle the dishonesty. They did have a really cute idea for food though, little shot glasses full of different kinds of soup. I grabbed a couple and shared with Papa Carr who gave me his "disappointed face" when he found out where they were from. I love him!

Baby Pictures

For Christmas my mom put together all my baby pics for me in an album. I bawled but now its just really funny, I brought the pics to work yesterday and it quickly drew a crowd. My pictures aren't normal, there are so many nudes of me in the bath tub or playing in a creek or with the hose etc. Anyway I hadn't noticed one where I was in the tub with a cousin and I had...um... started to develop?! My co-worker pointed it out and I could have died because there were guys around and EVERYBODY was laughing. That will be the only time I bring those in, I meant for only a couple of my close friends to see, but ya... I know these can be personal I picked out some of my most memorable, I know that the people I love most read my blogs so Im not to worried!! Most of these will be in Ojai CA where I was raised.

When I first saw this pic I was like "Why am I  in a strappy dress and who is that small child I'm holding? HOLY CRAP THAT'S MY MOM!" Yep folks right down to the dimple! I do like the dress I wish she saved it.

My hippie father, of whom I love.

 

Apparently I was notorious for putting the bowl on my head every time after I ate.

My Pappy and his rough hands

I occasionally still put bubbles on my head...and bathe in the sink.

I do remember this APT, but mostly just the earthquakes

Flower Child

OK outside of Kingman (where my grandmother lived) there is a ghost town called Oatman and there are a ton of wild donkeys walking around. I am assuming my parents thought it a great idea to put me on a WILD donkey and then take flashy pictures of it.

My Nonnie (grandma)

Alright lets turn up the GEEK

Minutes before I got my big scar on my lip from skating on a frozen pond with my Uncle Tom, he took this pic.

Every kid thinks plastic camp beads and leather go great together

High school homecoming dance, that's Steve Shade, (whom I am still friends with) 

he picked my up in his 60's blue bug with a dragon painted on the side. I think I had fun? I can't remember really.

Pictures my Amy took when my sad excuse for a boyfriend broke up with me for some skinny Asian chick. She did it so I would feel pretty, and I think I was!  

There are so many more! But most of them are nude so I will keep those to myself. Hope you got some laughs I know I do!

New Years ish

So I normally don't make New Years resoultions because  I find it makes me feel like a failure if I don't lose a hundred pounds by April. So I usually just make up goals as I go and hope for the best. This year had been tough in the beginning but blossomed quickly like my squash flowers by Summer, thanks to God and friends I made it  through another year in my life. I loveNew Years partly because I get to see people I have missed and don't get to hang with often like Racheal and Andrew. I got to spend time with both and my world is a bit more balanced and I feel as though I can move through this upcomming semester with ease.I got books today, and I realized even though I have only been gone a couple of weeks I missed school, I missed the smell of people, new plaster, wood, and formaldehyde in the science building bathroom. I am happy to start again tomorrow!  I am already daydreaming about my garden, Pappa Carr has reserved me a small spot in the back and I will bring in some planter pots for herbs and such. I miss the feel of dirt under my nails and the sun beating down on my neck and the sweet smell of fresh produce. ACK there I go a dreamin!!! Here are some pics!!

Bunny Pancakes, I am a firm believer in shaped breakfast. I made these with Andrew, he made boring round ones. I made the fruit topping as well!! Cherry cranberry stuff

Andrew and I went tubbing, and it was really funny because he doesn't have very good balance so he fell a lot, but he was better at sliding down than I was.

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Lora and her baby Maya Jane, the sweetest smelling child, my biological clock started ticking again DARN YOUR PHEROMONES CHILD! 

We all had gotten together with Beth at Magleby's for New Years day breakfast and all of us were tired and I was bothered by my camera so I didn't get very many pictures and I didn't get one of Beth BUT I STILL LOVE HER!! The lighting was terrible but the conversations were good~! I love my friends they make me feel like I'm funny.