Life in the Desert

Sorry it has been a week all. The last 2 days on shift tired me out and then Dan and I had 3 days off in a row, so we just enjoyed life!! We ran some errands, tried a few new restaurants, including a couple of dessert places - Mmm mmm good!

I may have spoke too soon about how standard issue all the orders are. I realize that I have never worked in a hospital with truly acute neonates and peds, but I was a little taken aback when I got an order today to a 10 day old baby for vecuronium 8mg IV q1hprn agitation!! When I asked about whether or not it was done (as I could find no references in Micromedex, Garharts etc) I was informed 'oh yeah, the vials are stocked in the Pyxis in the Nicu!!' What the heck!!! Guess I have some learning to do!!

I am adding some pics of some of the flora round here. For those of you who think that desert areas are colorless or boring, check these out. Dan and I have been amazed at all the color and variety. Oh yeah, and it has been in the mid to upper 90s and sunny, sunny, sunny for the past week....heard you folks in Ra cha cha got a little chill in the air. :)

I wish you all could see the sun sets here. They are the most amazing thing I have ever seen. The sky has a few clouds here and there, sometimes more, but they are all filled with a silver lining and the colors around them are nothing short of breathtaking. The sunlight bounces off some of the mountain ranges and illuminates the ones in the west. I will try my best to get some pics this weekend, though my camera will never really do it justice!

love for now - a & d