My gal-pal, Irene - leaving us soon!

Liz, Cole, and Katie with one of our favorite OB providers, Dr. Hui.

Amusement.

I love the expression on Katie's face!

A better view of the L&D centerpiece: Chux pads, bulb syringe, newborn cap, foley bulb, fetal scalp electrodes, cord clamp, diaper, amnio hook, and "big fluffies" - all tucked inside a suction cannister.

I'm not sure if anyone really knows what "big fluffies" are used for - some of us are convinced it's merely for scare tactics / intimidation factor. Not sure how it would be implemented.

Self-portrait.

Cute Jed!!!

The Labor and Delivery table. I think we were the only ones to come up with a centerpiece as requested. I suppose we should have been a bit disturbed by it while eating but hey... nurses can eat through a lot of disturbing things.

I work with a REALLY great team. Left to right: Molly, Carolyn Howard (Howard Sister "A"), Liz, Megan, Katie, Randy, Jenny, Cole, and Eileen.

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More drama until you can barely see my head in between the chairs in the pic on the right. Our executive officer was seriously impressed. As a result I'm hoping for an "early promote" when my fitness report comes across his desk. :-)

We had our hospital's annual holiday party on Thursday. This will be my fourth Christmas in Oki and my first time I've been able to attend (and I even traded shifts to be able to go!)

Here we're competing for prizes with another team. We had to come up with a song that included the words "Fraggle Rock, suture, and chicken" to the tune of a holiday song. We chose "O' Christmas Tree, O' Christmas Tree". For a little extra flair we (I) added interpretive dance at the last minute. It won me a iPod stereo dock, LT Hower ended up with an espresso maker and CDR Young ended up with something equally as cool.