Hey Everybody! The girls and I are making a trip to Utah for a MONTH. We are so excited to spend time with the Guymon Family! Also, anyone who will be there mid September to mid October let me know so we can get together. We would LOVE to see you!
The other day we had a down pour of rain so Kennedi and I decided to go out and jump in the puddles and play in the rain. It was so cute to hear her sing, "Its wainin', its pou-win', the old man is sno-win" (in her cute little voice).
Jobs I've had. . . 1. before college- California Nails Receptionist. 2. during college- Volunteer Worker at Department of Workforce Services, Cheerleading and Gymnastics Coach, CNA for Mother/Baby. 3. after college- OB/GYN Registered Nurse 4. Current-taking care of my two babies. I plan on going back to school in a few years to become a Nurse Practitioner and Certified Nurse Midwife.
Movies I can watch over and over again . . . 1. Any "chick flick" 2. Christmas Vacation 3. Rounders 4.Field of Dreams- for my husband
Places I have lived. . . 1. Hayward, California 2. Sandy, Utah 3. Taylorsville, Utah 3. Provo, Utah 4. Dallas, Texas 5. San Antonio, Texas
Favorite TV shows. . . 1. Grey’s Anatomy (hands down!) 3. Desperate Housewives 4. ER 5. Entourage 6. Army Wives 7.Brothers and Sisters
Places I have been on Vacation . . . 1. Florida- Disneyland 2. Vietnam 3. Cancun (senior trip) 4. St. George- our “family” trips
Favorite Foods... 1. Seafood- Lobster and Crab are my favorites!!! 2. A good ‘ole steak 3. Mexican- You can get enough chips and salsa 4. Italian
Websites I visit Daily. . . 1. E-mail 2. Google 3. Blogs 4. allnurses.com
Places I'd rather be right now. . . -Hmmm…no where. I am happy right where I am. (Although I do MISS EVERYONE in Utah-so I guess I would rather be there visiting them!!).
Now here are the people I am tagging. . . -Everyone on my friends list
Who needs toys when you have a kitchen full of bowls and spoons? Even though they have two rooms full of toys, Kennedi and Kamrynn still spent hours playing with the bowls in the cupboard.
For dinner, Kennedi helped me make calzones.
I can see her thinking... "Some for you, some for me, a little more for you and a lot more for me."
I am surprised we had enough ingredients left to actually make the calzones. It was a lot of fun and tasted great!
I just wanted to congratulate my husband for his big promotion with Verizon! He is now managing over 4 store locations. Thanks for all of your hard work. We love and appreciate what you do for our family!
I posted a slide show about my medical mission to Vietnam and decided I needed to fill everyone in on what happened there. So here it goes...
During nursing school my best friend,Charity and I were chosen to go on a medical mission to Vietnam to treat thousands of people across the country. The poverty and reality of it all was absolutely shocking. I researched pictures and articles before I left, but seeing it in person was something completely different.
We traveled with a group called Children of Peace International (COPI). We started our trip in North Vietnam and ended in South Vietnam. The plane ride was a very long 18 hours. Thanks to the Ambien, we were able to sleep through at least half of the plane ride.
We set up clinics that consisted of nursing and dental care in each of the villages we visited. The sickness and diseases presented to us during the clinic was shocking. It was so hard when we found life threatening conditions that needed to be treated right away with surgery, and we could do nothing for them but send them away with nothing knowing that they were going to die. We gave out a lot of medicine and antibiotics that we knew would only help temporarily.
We also visited several orphanages. This one in particular broke my heart. In Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), we visited a very poor orphanage the consisted mainly of children who were pick of the street. There were approx. 60-70 children in each of the five small cells or rooms. They were locked up from 6pm until 8am for the night like prisoners. They were beaten and treated like animals. We witnessed several boys and girls being beaten with a stick just because the owners wanted a laugh. Knowing that they were being beaten, starved, and living in such disgusting horrible conditions-we knew we had to do something. Anything at all. We cleaned and disinfected the entire orphanage and notified authorities to have a surprise check on this orphanage. When the authorities came, the owners were only reprimanded. Last I heard, things changed in that orphanage and the children were finally treated properly.
Another clinic we set up was for the "boat people." These people are in the lowest society class that they were actually cast off the mainland. They lived about 2 hours off shore in very small houseboats. It was amazing to think that they actually lived in the middle of the ocean. Seeing a 2 year old rowing himself from houseboat to houseboat was unbelievable.
We also visited two hospitals while we were there and donated several medical supplies. The first hospital was horrible. They are in such need of supplies that they have to re-use everything (sutures, gloves, gauze etc.). One patient I can think of had a leg wound that had some sort of hand made JP drain. Instead of a sterile bag to drain into, it was closed with a baggie and rubber band. This was definitely an eye opening experience and made me think about all the supplies I easily have access to use at our hospital.
This trip to Vietnam changed my life. I no longer take the things I have for granted. I often think of the children in the villages and orphanages and wish they could have a better life. At least I feel like I made a difference at that time and made them smile, even if it was only temporary. I HIGHLY recommend Children of Peace International for anyone who has a medical or dental background, or even anyone who might be interested in just volunteering for the experience of a missions to Vietnam. Binh is the head of it all and is WONDERFUL! Their website is http://www.childrenofpeace.org/index.htm
One more thing...CHECK OUT HOW THEY DRIVE. There are NO traffic signs or signals. And if you are a pedestrian who wants to cross the road, you have to just walk out in front of the traffic and they will go around you. Its amazing how there are not more accidents. WATCH!
Having two girls so close in age makes me feel like I missed out on Kamrynn's first year. It flew by way too fast and I don't believe that she just turned one.
We had a party at our house with some family members. Everyone was expecting Kamrynn to dive right into her cake because she is such a messy eater. To every ones surprise she barely touched it. Oh well, less mess to clean up, right?!
I can't believe that my little baby just turned two. It's amazing how fast she is growing. We had my family over for her Finding Nemo Party (or "Finding Nebo" as she says). She has such a cute personality and we feel so blessed to have her in our lives.
My best friend Charity came to visit us. We met in nursing school and have been best friends ever since. She is so cute with the girls and they had so much fun with their Aunt Charity (or "Aunt Cherries," as Kennedi will say). Thanks for coming to visit us!
We are so excited - Our house is finally finished and we have moved in! The kids are adjusting well and loving it. A BIG THANKS to Pa-Pa (Mark) and Clayton Guymon, and Tiffani's family for helping us move. The girls loved hanging out with their Pa-Pa. We miss you guys so much!
I am finally getting with the program and entering the blogging world. I will mainly use this site as a family journal that I can turn it into a book for our family. I love keeping in touch with everyone. It is so fun to hear about what everyone is doing these days. As for myself, after high school I attended BYU on a cheerleading scholarship. I did that for two years until I met my husband, Chris, on a blind date. We have been married for 7 years this August (2008). We have two daughters, Kennedi, who just had her third birthday and Kamrynn, who just had her second birthday-both in July. I know, they are only a year apart-not planned, of course (were not crazy). My husbands job relocated us to San Antonio in, 2006. I graduated from my rival college, The University of Utah, as a Registered Nurse in, 2004. I have worked in Labor and Delivery, Maternity and Nursery. I LOVE my job!!! Next year I plan on attending graduate school to complete my Doctor of Nursing Practice degree(DNP) as a Family Nurse Practitioner. So far, life has been good!
up from 6pm until 8am for the night like prisoners. They were beaten and treated like animals. We witnessed several boys and girls being beaten with a stick just because the owners wanted a laugh. Knowing that they were being beaten, starved, and living in such disgusting horrible conditions-we knew we had to do something. Anything at all. We cleaned and disinfected the entire orphanage and notified authorities to have a surprise check on this orphanage. When the authorities came, the owners were only reprimanded. Last I heard, things changed in that orphanage and the children were finally treated properly. 
Another clinic we set up was for the "boat people." These people are in the lowest society class that they were actually cast off the mainland. They lived about 2 hours off shore in very small houseboats. It was amazing to think that they actually lived in the middle of the ocean. Seeing a 2 year old rowing himself from houseboat to houseboat was unbelievable.
