Landes also got accepted to Columbia University. It is ranked slightly higher than NYU and is located in Upper Manhattan, so we will be going there. We applied for an apartment near the George Washington bridge this morning. Hopefully we get in so the housing search can be over.
This last week has been a whirlwind for us. Last Wednesday, we found out we would not be moving to Berkeley. We were disappointed because it was the easiest to get into on paper. I was shocked when Landes was accepted to NYU on Friday. I began immediately filling out paperwork for a New York RN license and researching job opportunities. We had a busy weekend with a Martineau Family Reunion which was probably a little saturated with talk of our future plans. Orientation for NYU began on August 16th so we would only have a month to plan the move. On Monday, he was accepted to Chicago, which didn't really change our plans. On Wednesday, Landes was accepted to Columbia University which is an ivy league school and has a law school ranked 4th in the nation. That definitely changed our minds. The orientation at Columbia begins on August 8th. So, giving ourselves a week to drive over 3000 miles and move, we will be moving in 2 weeks. We started gathering boxes and packing yesterday. I reserved a Penske truck and planned out a 6 day trip, stopping at Salt Lake, Mt. Rushmore, Nauvoo, and Kirtland. I am really excited and nervous. I finished all my nursing application stuff and mailed it off. I am hoping it all gets processed soon so I can find a job and we don't live way beyond our means for long.
We are nervous, but really excited. We have been so blessed in so many ways. We love living in Davis, but Columbia Law School will give Landes many opportunities he would not otherwise have. Plus there are a ton of hospitals in New York City. School nursing is really fun, but I definitely want some acute care experience before I forget how to do everything.
Saturday, July 16, 2011
Friday, July 8, 2011
Landes was accepted to NYU!!
Landes was accepted to transfer to the Law School at New York University.
Saturday, May 21, 2011
School Webpage
Lately, I have been spending a lot of my work time trying to advertise the new TDAP requirement. A few months ago, I set up a School Nurse Page at my school and helped the other nurses set up sites at their schools. About a month, I was disappointed that the district had not yet placed a TDAP banner on their homepage. I emailed one of the assistant superintendents about this and she said to build a site about TDAP at my school and she would link it to a TDAP banner on the district site. Here is the TDAP site.
Friday, March 11, 2011
Children are funny
As a school nurse, I get to spend plenty of time with children and they are hilarious much of the time.
A few days ago, I wore scrubs to work. As a passed the kindergarten table, one of them said: You're dressed like a doctor. I replied that I was the school nurse and that nurses often wore scrubs. She replied that her mom was also a nurse and that she dressed like a doctor.
Today, a 7th grade girl came in with stomach pain. I asked if it felt like cramps and she said yes, so i got her a hot pack. Since there was a 7th grade boy in the health office, I asked her whether it was the right time of the month for cramps. She replied that she wasn't sure, but was too lazy to check. Since the bathroom was 3 feet away, I told her to go check. She came out saying that yes, it was in fact that time. I gave her a few pads to hold her through the day. The boy then proceeded to tell me that he knew exactly what we were talking about and had already had "the talk" twice with his parents.
There is a first grade boy who always calls me Mrs. Nurse. It is pretty adorable. He is mildly autistic and comes to the office quite often. Last week, he came to the health office to use the bathroom. I was busy doing some paperwork and thought nothing of it. 15 minutes later, I heard knocking from the inside of the bathroom. He said, "Help me Mrs. Nurse, I can't get my pants on." Hoping for the best, I opened the door to find his still-buttoned pants around his thighs. I unbuttoned them for him and left while he proceeded to dress. Afterward I walked him to class to make sure he actually got there.
I am having lots of fun just seeing children. I am not as busy as I would like to be, but it is a wonderful job. This week, I set up a Tdap plan for the district so we can be in compliance with the new law. Also, I am apparently good at web design because after seeing my school nurse site at BWI, my boss asked if I could help set up the Special Education website for the district.
A few days ago, I wore scrubs to work. As a passed the kindergarten table, one of them said: You're dressed like a doctor. I replied that I was the school nurse and that nurses often wore scrubs. She replied that her mom was also a nurse and that she dressed like a doctor.
Today, a 7th grade girl came in with stomach pain. I asked if it felt like cramps and she said yes, so i got her a hot pack. Since there was a 7th grade boy in the health office, I asked her whether it was the right time of the month for cramps. She replied that she wasn't sure, but was too lazy to check. Since the bathroom was 3 feet away, I told her to go check. She came out saying that yes, it was in fact that time. I gave her a few pads to hold her through the day. The boy then proceeded to tell me that he knew exactly what we were talking about and had already had "the talk" twice with his parents.
There is a first grade boy who always calls me Mrs. Nurse. It is pretty adorable. He is mildly autistic and comes to the office quite often. Last week, he came to the health office to use the bathroom. I was busy doing some paperwork and thought nothing of it. 15 minutes later, I heard knocking from the inside of the bathroom. He said, "Help me Mrs. Nurse, I can't get my pants on." Hoping for the best, I opened the door to find his still-buttoned pants around his thighs. I unbuttoned them for him and left while he proceeded to dress. Afterward I walked him to class to make sure he actually got there.
I am having lots of fun just seeing children. I am not as busy as I would like to be, but it is a wonderful job. This week, I set up a Tdap plan for the district so we can be in compliance with the new law. Also, I am apparently good at web design because after seeing my school nurse site at BWI, my boss asked if I could help set up the Special Education website for the district.
Since I have no recent pictures of us, this is the banner I added to the school website, taken from the California Department of Public Health.
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Picture Catchup
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| My Brother, Matthew, turned 18 in September and this is the cake Christine and I made for his party. |
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| We had an awesome smoothie party with my family for my birthday |
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| Landes and I at the Halloween 2010 Trunk or Treat |
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| Our awesome pumpkins - Halloween 2010 |
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| The baby dress I made for a friend's bridal shower. I am trying to develop a talent for sewing. |
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| Bryce and Miriam gave us an awesome pizza stone for Christmas. I finally found a pizza dough recipe I love and we have pizza once per week. This is a chicken, corn, and onion pizza with sweet chili sauce as the base and a stuffed crust. |
Landes is a genius!
As stated above, I married an incredible smart man. Not only did Landes get a 4.0 his first semester of law school, he also had the highest grade in the class for both criminal law and legal research and writing. Since he is ranked at the top of his class, he will apply as a transfer student to a few of the top-ranked schools including Harvard, Yale, and Stanford. We will see how that goes.
I am still enjoying my work as a school nurse. The hours are incredible. I am often home by 3:30 in the afternoon which gives me plenty of time to play. The kids are still adorable and yesterday one walked over and gave me a hug while I was walking across campus.
My sister-in-law, Essi, taught me how to crochet a few weeks ago and I have really been enjoying it in my free time. This is the purse I made recently:
I am still enjoying my work as a school nurse. The hours are incredible. I am often home by 3:30 in the afternoon which gives me plenty of time to play. The kids are still adorable and yesterday one walked over and gave me a hug while I was walking across campus.
My sister-in-law, Essi, taught me how to crochet a few weeks ago and I have really been enjoying it in my free time. This is the purse I made recently:
Friday, October 15, 2010
Marie is a School Nurse
I have been working as a school nurse for almost 2 months now and am quite comfortable with the role and with the paycheck. I still get confused and overwhelmed occasionally, but I think i am doing a better good job. My main job is to provide care for 6 diabetic children who all attend one Elementary School. I am also the nurse for one of the preschools. I spend my day checking each child's blood sugar levels 2-3 times and administering insulin, either through a pump or a syringe. The children are adorable and really fun to work with. I have been enjoying them greatly thus far, but it stresses me immensely when the kids have either high bg or low bg and it won't normalize. Working in the nurses office has been pretty enjoyable for me. I deal with a lot of bloody noses, scrapes and scratches. Kids come in all the time with sore throats and stomach aches, most of whom I have seen several times. There have been many bumps on the head and even a broken arm. I checked a kindergarten class for lice this week and sent out letters warning of fifth's disease. I have done several assessments for IEPs. I am taking an audiometry course so I will be qualified for hearing screenings. My main project this week was Immunization Reports. Since I only cover one school, my boss decided that I should do all of the Immunization Reports for the 8 elementary schools and 8 preschools in the district. The reports were originally due today, but the deadline has been extended until next Wednesday. WooHoo!!! I did complete 14 of the 16 this week and only have 2 more to go.
I really enjoy cooking and gardening lately. Four of us girls in Relief Society share a garden in the on campus housing. At the beginning of the summer, we planted over 20 tomato plants and they are currently coming out my ears. I dehydrated over 15 pounds of tomatoes in the last couple weeks (into some awesome sun dried tomatoes) and there are still plenty left. Kathy also canned a bunch and split the bounty with us. We'll see what happens to the rest. We plan to turn it into a winter garden in the very near future. I made pizzas a couple times this month...once with some awesome pesto sauce I whipped up. I also made burritos, lemon pepper chicken, apple stuffed pork chops, mini apple pies, rosemary/sun dried tomato bread and a couple kinds of cookies. I love good food: )
I really enjoy cooking and gardening lately. Four of us girls in Relief Society share a garden in the on campus housing. At the beginning of the summer, we planted over 20 tomato plants and they are currently coming out my ears. I dehydrated over 15 pounds of tomatoes in the last couple weeks (into some awesome sun dried tomatoes) and there are still plenty left. Kathy also canned a bunch and split the bounty with us. We'll see what happens to the rest. We plan to turn it into a winter garden in the very near future. I made pizzas a couple times this month...once with some awesome pesto sauce I whipped up. I also made burritos, lemon pepper chicken, apple stuffed pork chops, mini apple pies, rosemary/sun dried tomato bread and a couple kinds of cookies. I love good food: )
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