On Top of the World!

Today was a great day! I have some friends visiting from New York and we decided to take a "little hike" to the top of Deer Creek Canyon in Golden, CO. The hike turned out to be an elevation increase of 1500 feet in 2.4 miles! Here's a somewhat blurry picture of us reaching the summit. It was a greuling hike for a couple of middle-aged, out-of-shape old ladies, but I'm so glad our other friend encouraged (prodded) us to go to the top. There's a 360 degree view from up there that's amazing! We could see the snow-capped mountains in the distance, the red rocks of Golden, Denver jutting up from the plains, and everything in between. I wonder why it's such a thrill to visit Mother Nature. We were so tired and yet we HAD to climb to the top of this tallest rock on the summit. And we couldn't stop oohing and ahhing at the sights. On the way up and the way down everyone was so friendly...I think being in the great outdoors in this wonderful country of ours brings out the best in people. God bless America!

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Ben Rothlisberger

Being a former OR nurse and seeing plenty of broken bodies, I can't help but put my two-cents-worth in on Ben Rothlisberger's mishap. I wonder why people ride motorcycles with no helmet. I'm sure it feels good to have the wind in your hair. I'm sure you think you look cool on a bike unprotected. I'm also sure that hospitals and cemetaries are full of people who looked cool and had the wind in their hair. I feel a lot of compassion for Ben and his family in this terrible time, but c'mon, he was tempting the fates. Like Pennsylvania, motorcycle laws in Colorado allow riders to go without a helmet. (There's a click it or ticket seatbelt law, however.) Today I took a drive into the mountains and observed the motorcycle riders- approximately 75% DID NOT wear a helmet. Is this some throwback to the adolescent "it can't happen to me" mentality? I sell my scrub caps to a few bike riders...I hope they are wearing them UNDER their helmets, that's all I can say!


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Cars

I've never been a big fan of animated movies, but I can't wait to see the new Pixar "Cars". I've been watching the shows on how the movie was made and whoa!!!!!!there are so many stars! That Larry the Cable Guy is a hoot and Paul Newman, well, HE'S PAUL NEWMAN! Heck, I even went to McDonalds for a Happy Meal so I could get one of those cute little toys! (I got Sally.)I'm anxious to get to the fabric store and find some Cars fabric for my scrub caps! They'll be so smile-inducing! They won't just be for pediatric patients, they'll be great for anybody who has a sense of humor and is young at heart! I just love making scrub hats!

Did You Sign Up for the FREE Scrub Cap?

Not much to write today. Please read last weeks post about the free scrub cap contest and be sure you don't miss the deadline! It's a free scrub hat of your choice if your email is chosen from the list of entrants. Offer ends 6/30/2006. Click here to go to my website. Good luck!

Scrub Caps On Hold- Grandma's Making Diapers

Donald and Melania Trump probably aren't discussing cloth vs disposable diapers. And Adam Sandler was recently touted in a Reuters post- "In the four weeks since he became a dad, Adam Sandler has learned at least one lesson: how to avoid changing diapers." But here in the NurseNoggins workroom we are busy creating cloth diapers for our much-awaited arrival. Sewing our own diapers? Are we crazy? No! Just visit a few of the diaper websites and check out the prices! Are we fanatic tree-huggers? No! View some statistics on how disposables are clogging up our landfills. And it just makes sense that 100% cotton would be safer than all the chemical components it takes to make a synthetic garment, not to mention the incredible softness of flannel sewn with wooly nylon. So while we have a few minutes in between scrub cap construction, we're making the cutest diapers you've ever seen. Grandma's having fun!

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Scrub Hats and Yard Sales

A great Friday morning pastime of mine is driving around the city going to yard sales ( some people call them garage sales or tag sales, depends what part of the country you're in). It's not that I'm cheap, it's just that it's so much fun to find a bargain! I've seen everything from bottles of shampoo to entire bedroom sets. But you know what I've never, ever seen? Scrub caps! I've seen scrubs, nursing shoes, stethoscopes, nursing pins, even an old leather doctors bag, but I wonder why I've never seen scrub hats...could it be they're just too darn cute to get rid of?



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Fun With Scrub Caps

There are so many free resources out there in cyberspace if you are trying to create fun additions to your website. I created this neat banner with Animation Online totally for free! It's easy to do and I think it adds a little more excitement to my NurseNoggins Scrub Caps by "d" advertising, don't you?


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Grins and Giggles

A nice man at Nurstoon gave me permission to use this cute nurse on my website. I thought she was so funny that I just had to share her with all of you. You've GOT to visit his website for tons of medical grins and giggles. I am very grateful to people who can find humor in the otherwise mundane. He has some really funny stuff and the illustrations are awesome. There are enough heartbreaks in healthcare...let's make 'em laugh!

And speaking of grinning...a NurseNoggins scrub cap on your head is sure to make your patients smile!

Free Scrub Hat Contest

I keep forgetting to tell you...go to my website and enter your email address to be entered in my FREE SCRUB CAP CONTEST . At the end of the month we're having a drawing for a free men's or ladies' scrub hat of your choice! It's easy, it's free, what could be better?

Scrub Hats and Doodlebug

Scrub hats and my soon-to-be-born grandson are my main focus these days, so I wonder why it's so hard to start a conversation about them. I mean, I really want to stop traffic and say, "Would you like to see the ultrasound picture of the baby? Are you a nurse? Know anyone who needs a scrub cap?" But people look at you funny. So instead I'll just ask those of you with enough time on their hands to be reading this.....Wanna see a picture of our little "DoodleBug"?" (Look up.) And how about going to my website and checking out the latest NurseNoggins fabrics?