Carolyn's Strawberry Jello Cream Cheese Salad

2 1/2 c. boiling water
1 LRG strawberry jello

1 can Mandarin oranges

1 8 oz cream cheese

1 12 oz cool whip

1/2 c. chopped pecans

Boil the water and mix with the jello until dissolved. Place in fridge for 30 minutes to one hour or until syrup consistency. Meanwhile open Mandarin oranges, drain, and set aside. Mix cream cheese and cool whip together. Chop pecans and set aside. When jello is ready, combine all ingredients and mix well. Chill at least 4 hours or overnight.

Broccoli Salad

3 c. Broccoli with stems cut off
2 c. red grapes
1 small read onion sliced

Marinade:
2/3 c. Mayo
1/3 c. Sugar
2 tsp apple cider vinegar

1/2 lb bacon, cooked and crumbled
1 c. cashews
1 c. green or golden raisins

Mix Broccoli, red grapes, and red onion in a salad bowl. Mix marinade and pour over broccoli/ grape mixture and let set either over night or at least for 3 hours.  Right before serving, add the remaining 3 ingredients.

Tracy's Layered Salad

1 head lettuce or 1 bag salad
1 small red onion, chopped
1 small head cauliflower, chopped
1 1/2 -2 c. Mayo (Depends on how much lettuce)
1/3 c. sugar
1 c. shredded Parmesan cheese
1/2 lb bacon, crumbled

Layer in order given. Refrigerate at least for a couple of hours. Mix right before serving.

Goody Brownies

Goody Brownies


These are delicious!!

from: http://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/brownie-goody-bars/098ed9dd-7edc-468e-8249-f2336a871d30?p=1

Everything that's irresistible about a good candy bar just got rolled into one recipe. What's your favorite part? The brownies on the bottom? The frosting and peanuts in the middle? Or the crunchy cereal on the top?

Prep Time:30

Makes 16 bars



1 box (1 lb 2.4 oz) Betty Crocker® Original Supreme Premium brownie mix
Water, vegetable oil and egg called for on brownie mix box
1 cup Betty Crocker® Rich & Creamy vanilla frosting (from 16 oz container)
1/2 cup salted peanuts, coarsely chopped
2 cups crisp rice cereal ( Used Rice chex)
2/3 cup creamy peanut butter
1 1/3 cups (8 oz) semisweet chocolate chips
1.Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Grease bottom only of 9-inch square pan with cooking spray or shortening. (For easier cutting, line pan with foil, then grease foil on bottom only of pan.)

2.Make and bake brownies as directed on box. Cool completely.

3.Frost brownies with frosting. Sprinkle with peanuts; refrigerate while making cereal mixture.

4.Measure cereal into medium bowl; set aside. In 1-quart saucepan, melt peanut butter and chocolate chips over low heat, stirring constantly. Pour over cereal in bowl, stirring until evenly coated. Spread over frosted brownies. Refrigerate 1 hour or until set before cutting. For bars, cut into 4 rows by 4 rows. Store tightly covered at room temperature or in refrigerator.

Makes 16 bars

Summer Scrubs!

Dr. B.'s Going Away Luncheon!

Our fun, energetic, smart, witty Dr. Bishop is leaving us for THREE years to serve as mission President in Taiwan!

Michelle organize a luncheon yesterday to celebrate Dr. Bishop's service in our unit!

We'll miss you Dr. Bishop and can't wait to see you and have you back in a few years!

Dr. P. goes on a joy ride!

Angie posted these pictures on facebook and we all got a kick out of them. We asked Dr. P. about them and he said that he had a HORRIBLE day and that everything that could go wrong went wrong, so when he saw the floor waxers at night he asked them if he could use their "Zamboni" ( I can't think of a better word)! Of course they let him use it and he had a BLAST!

Love Dr. Pearce's face!

He looks like a kid on Christmas morning!

I think Trauma Bob is jealous in the background!

Watch out everyone!

Getting instructions from the cleaning crew!

Don't take the corner to close!

See ya!

Night time fun!

Photos courtesy of Angie Robins:

My guess on the topis discussed that night HYPERTENSION!

We LOVE yellow, esp if they're isolation gowns!

Modeling yellow!

Bob's new office

These aren't the most focused pictures, but I was in a hurry...a few weeks back Val O wanted to "help" Bob with setting up his new office (in the old xray reading room). With the help of Bob's co-workers, the task began... and when Bob walked in his new office, he chuckled like he never chuckled before. As we all know, Bob is kind of a quiet guy, but he CHUCKLED when he opened his door. This was so worth it. Great idea Val.

Bob's still chuckling...

Serious phone call in Bob's office

Bob's lunch date

Lunch with Wilson

Since this interior decorating team did their work, his office has now become very common...an office is an office, sorry Bob.

Trauma "Billy Bob" Adam

Our Trauma Team

Here's Trauma Adam...ready for work!

Our trauma team loves their work!

Never a Dull Moment

Although, after a shift such as this:

Don't we wish there was?!?!?

Hanging out!

Everyday life in the ICU!

Gina & Barb

Dr. Sperry, our newest recruit!

Spencer's version of sexy!

Super Brad!

Whose Brad posing as?

RT Phil!

Brad Got "Promoted"

We collectively paid him some money to chug it

Watching him chug it: Priceless

The aftermath: Well, you will have to follow-up with Brad about that one....(when was your last BM Brad???)

My favorite quotes this month

I have 2 favorite quotes this month from the MSICU floor. You will have to ask Dr. P to explain his quote.  The story is funny, but too long to write. Both quotes do have good explanations, but they sounded funny at the time. So here they are:

Charge Nurse L: "I will scratch yours and you can scratch mine."

Dr P: "Maybe it was the KY enema. Yeah, he used the whole tube. He told the nurse he knew how to use it."

Face lift

11/16/07- Dr. B.H. to Pt's room. Pt states that he was delivered by a Dr. H. Dr. H. tells the Pt that it was him and he had some surgery done to make him look younger. The Pt looks Dr. H. in the eyes and says "You should've paid for the more expensive surgery."

Gram Positive...Organisms??

I have been asked by Leah to put my organism story on this blog. If you know the story then just skim this entry , give me a nice courtesy laugh and move on, no offense will be taken; however, if you do not know my "most embarrassing moment" story then sit back, relax and enjoy!

It happened about a year and a half ago. I was in the middle of morning rounds with Dr. Sundar, Kevin and Phil. We were all discussing the patient's status and possible care plans for the day. During the discussion, Dr. Sundar asked if any of the cultures had come back positive. Being a newer nurse, I was always nervous during morning rounds, because I did not want to make a mistake in answering the doctor's questions. Anyway, I responded to Dr. Sundar's very easy question: "Yes, the cultures came back with Gram Positive Orgasms." As soon as those words left my mouth, I realized what I had said. I then tried to think of the correct word (Organisms) and for the life of me could not think of it to correct myself. I just stood there blushing and laughing as Kevin and Phil joked about me being newly married and now knowing what I had on my mind. We all proceeded to go into the patient's room, assess the patient, talk with the family about the patient's status and then go back to the nurses station. As we sat down at the nurses station, Dr. Sundar looked up at me and said with a straight face, "Becca, I had no idea that this place was so stimulating." At that moment, we all started to laugh. Lets just say, now I am very careful when someone asked if the cultures are back:)

Everyone Loves Ice cream

Thanks to all who have covered my short breaks, which now allow me to possibly make some extra cash. I came home from working only to find my son's bottle not even half drunk sitting out on the table. I thought, "Darn, that could have gone to Ben and Jerry's. I wonder how much they would pay." For those of you out of the loop, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is asking the icecream maker to begin using breast milk in its products instead of cow's milk.

Dr Pearce and Brian - thank you for your demonstration on the woes of breast feeding. Mothers everywhere should appreciate your sympathy. 

Our Brian

If you ever need to get a favor from Brian, just show your newly pedicured toes to him; even better, let him TOUCH your toes...& watch him go from a shade of pink to HOT RED in 10 seconds or less. Everyone loves Brian.

The giggles!

Blake, Dixie, and I were cleaning up a patient, and the smell of digested promote filled the room. Blake, with the sensitive gag reflex, audibly dry heaves. With tears in his eyes, he starts holding his breath and the rest of us got the giggles. We felt SO bad, but the giggles couldn't stop!

A funny story about Blake...

On Blake's last day at work, he had some GI issues. He was stocking a patient's room and ripped one (Dr. P's words). The patient opens her eyes and says "Was that me, I STINK?" Blake nodded his head and said "Yup, that was you" and left the room laughing. He goes back in the room 15 minutes later and the patient says "Am I going to smell like that all the time?" Blake "I don't know, maybe." I go in 30 minutes later and asked her how she was doing and she said she was fine but that she was really stinky this morning. The rest of the day the Pt was concerned because of her smell in the morning and told the doctors and her family all about it.

Moral Story: A skunk smells his own fur first, but doesn't have to fess up for it.