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Tuesday, April 10, 2007
Friday, March 23, 2007
New Job
Hey everyone. Just wanted to let everyone know that I got a job!!!
There was a thing with Monmouth that kind of delayed me figuring out exactly where I was going to work. See....I wanted to get a job at Monmouth on Labor & Delivery ((I had done my four week preceptorship there and absolutely LOVED it!!)) I met with the nurse recruiter and then the nurse manager for the floor. The nurse manager told me she would love to have me on the floor if I wanted to work there. She told all the nurses there to welcome me and told them I would be starting in April. The nurse recruiter called me the next day and told me that they wanted to offer me a job but couldn't officially do so until the hospital offically posted the job ((they knew the position was there but no one else really knew about it yet)). It was supposed to be posted five days later. She asked me if I could sit tight until then, but then we would get moving to schedule everything I needed to do before I started working. So I spent almost a week thinking that I had the job I wanted more than anything. When I called the day it was supposed to be posted, I was told that it had come through as a job for an experienced nurse only who was already trained for labor and delivery because of the budget. I was really upset but ....I got over it. ((mom would say that I didn't get over it too easily...hahaha))
Then....I got offers from both JFK and Rahway. So...I've spent the last week trying to figure out exactly where it was I would rather be. After all that, I decided to take the job at JFK on their Neuro floor. I called today to accept the position and I start on April 9th. Woohoo!!!
Hope everyone is doing well. No one has really been on here in a while!! Hope to talk to you guys soon or for someone else to post so that I can comment on their post!!! <3 <3
Brynn - :)
There was a thing with Monmouth that kind of delayed me figuring out exactly where I was going to work. See....I wanted to get a job at Monmouth on Labor & Delivery ((I had done my four week preceptorship there and absolutely LOVED it!!)) I met with the nurse recruiter and then the nurse manager for the floor. The nurse manager told me she would love to have me on the floor if I wanted to work there. She told all the nurses there to welcome me and told them I would be starting in April. The nurse recruiter called me the next day and told me that they wanted to offer me a job but couldn't officially do so until the hospital offically posted the job ((they knew the position was there but no one else really knew about it yet)). It was supposed to be posted five days later. She asked me if I could sit tight until then, but then we would get moving to schedule everything I needed to do before I started working. So I spent almost a week thinking that I had the job I wanted more than anything. When I called the day it was supposed to be posted, I was told that it had come through as a job for an experienced nurse only who was already trained for labor and delivery because of the budget. I was really upset but ....I got over it. ((mom would say that I didn't get over it too easily...hahaha))
Then....I got offers from both JFK and Rahway. So...I've spent the last week trying to figure out exactly where it was I would rather be. After all that, I decided to take the job at JFK on their Neuro floor. I called today to accept the position and I start on April 9th. Woohoo!!!
Hope everyone is doing well. No one has really been on here in a while!! Hope to talk to you guys soon or for someone else to post so that I can comment on their post!!! <3 <3
Brynn - :)
Sunday, March 4, 2007
Up and running...
My computer has had all kinds of problems. I finally have everything back up and running. It has been weeks since I checked the blogs. Both this blog and Katie's. I am enjoying reading up on all the events.
A new dog is coming to our home today. We are going to see if Oreo and Samoa can cope with the possibility of a new dog. We are hoping to rescue this fella. He is a German Shorthair Pointer. Solid brown. His owner abandoned him at the vet when he didn't want to pay for his needed surgery to remove a sock from his stomach. He is only four and a half.
Since the surgery the dog has been in a kennel. And since German Shorthair Pointers do not kennel well, he is deteriorating. The kennel finally called the GSP rescue to take him. They did.
He looks sickly but really only needs a home and a time to recover and rest comfortable.
Joe and I are willing to take this fella because he is only two years younger than Samoa. So our commitment to dogs will not be much more than it is now.
If Samoa and Oreo want to rip this dog's head off, the dog will go back to the rescue. Case closed. We are praying that they will adjust.
The dog looks so much like a German Shorthair Pointer. But usually they are speckled. It is funny to see a solid one. But he looks like he has the potential of being very beautiful when he is healed.
We will see what happens....I will keep everyone posted.
A new dog is coming to our home today. We are going to see if Oreo and Samoa can cope with the possibility of a new dog. We are hoping to rescue this fella. He is a German Shorthair Pointer. Solid brown. His owner abandoned him at the vet when he didn't want to pay for his needed surgery to remove a sock from his stomach. He is only four and a half.
Since the surgery the dog has been in a kennel. And since German Shorthair Pointers do not kennel well, he is deteriorating. The kennel finally called the GSP rescue to take him. They did.
He looks sickly but really only needs a home and a time to recover and rest comfortable.
Joe and I are willing to take this fella because he is only two years younger than Samoa. So our commitment to dogs will not be much more than it is now.
If Samoa and Oreo want to rip this dog's head off, the dog will go back to the rescue. Case closed. We are praying that they will adjust.
The dog looks so much like a German Shorthair Pointer. But usually they are speckled. It is funny to see a solid one. But he looks like he has the potential of being very beautiful when he is healed.
We will see what happens....I will keep everyone posted.
Friday, March 2, 2007
Stuck in the '80s
Poor Uncle Ben can't live in this millenium.
This morning we got on the subject of drugs and choices spawned from the expression "curiousity killed the cat." Ben came up from behind and said, "If someone offers you drugs, just say no" just like Nancy Reagan used to say.
So not only are his hairstyle, moustache, sideburns, and favorite TV shows stuck in the 80s, his anti-drug messages are too.
This morning we got on the subject of drugs and choices spawned from the expression "curiousity killed the cat." Ben came up from behind and said, "If someone offers you drugs, just say no" just like Nancy Reagan used to say.
So not only are his hairstyle, moustache, sideburns, and favorite TV shows stuck in the 80s, his anti-drug messages are too.
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Favorite TV Shows
Its obvious that Keith and Aunt Mary Kay are really into 24 so what other TV shows does everyone like? My favorites right now are:
1. Psych
2. NCIS
3. Bones
4. The Class
5. Monk
6. Everybody Hates Chris
7. The Closer
8. Criminal Minds
9. The Simpsons
10. Til Death
1. Psych
2. NCIS
3. Bones
4. The Class
5. Monk
6. Everybody Hates Chris
7. The Closer
8. Criminal Minds
9. The Simpsons
10. Til Death
Monday, February 26, 2007
24 reopened
To Keith - I never responded to your post about 24. All I can say after watching it tonight is that the show has gone way downhill and is getting more ridiculous than ever. Even the little things - like Charles Logan having a suit that fits Jack perfectly even though he's a few inches taller (who isn't taller than Kiefer). Looking forward to discussing it with you and Danny can jump in too since this is the first year that we're allowing him to watch it. It's so far fetched and more like fiction horror than drama.
Sunday, February 25, 2007
Good news for Danny
Congrats to Brynn for becoming an RN. If you get a job in a mental hospital, perhaps you can steal a straight jacket for my brother Jim???
We have good news here as well. Danny is officially a soccer referee. He took the class yesterday and passed the test and can't wait to give out red cards to middle aged men who dare to argue with him. Unlike Brynn, I know Mike, Denise, and Charlene all knew that he could do it. :)
Glad to see everyone is posting here again. I thought the nesterwhacks got too busy for it.
We have good news here as well. Danny is officially a soccer referee. He took the class yesterday and passed the test and can't wait to give out red cards to middle aged men who dare to argue with him. Unlike Brynn, I know Mike, Denise, and Charlene all knew that he could do it. :)
Glad to see everyone is posting here again. I thought the nesterwhacks got too busy for it.
Friday, February 23, 2007
:) - Super Happy!!
Hey - just wanted to say HI!!!! It's been a while since I've been on here. I've been studying for my state boards to get my RN. I took it on Wednesday and found out today that I PASSED!!!!!! So I am officially an RN now. Now I just have to apply for jobs. :) Hope all is well with everyone. Talk to you soon!!!
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Sunday, February 18, 2007
A Shark Eating A Per-son
For the first time, Ben finally got someone to make a cake with a shark eating a person on it. I'll post some of the pictures inside the comments, hopefully it will work = )
And what happened to Noah's cake? Uncle Ben claims to have been good about sleeping in Arizona so Noah's cake was supposed to have a shark eating a person on it.
And what happened to Noah's cake? Uncle Ben claims to have been good about sleeping in Arizona so Noah's cake was supposed to have a shark eating a person on it.
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
HI YA'LL
Hey everyone. Just figured I would say hi. I really miss everyone and I hope that everybody is doing great. Does anyone remember the time that there was a bird in the basement and uncle Ben wimped out on helping uncle Jim try to get it out? I of course was about 5 (maybe?) and was the one who helped uncle Jim get the bird out. Hmmmmm!
I was able to snowboard this weekend which is a milestone in the Elizabeth knee soga. I went to Pennsylvania, and yes there was a decent amount of snow. (man made of course) I can, and love to blame the Nesterwitz genes for my lovely knee issues. I guess the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. or so I've been told.
For anyone interested I am doing a charity event at my salon this weekend for the locks of love. They are a non profit organization who makes hairpieces for kids who have alopecia. The disease is one where the children loose, or do not grow hair on any part of their body. (not even eyelashes) We are accepting money and hair donations if anyone is interested or knows someone interested, please let me know.
Love you guys!
Elizabeth
I was able to snowboard this weekend which is a milestone in the Elizabeth knee soga. I went to Pennsylvania, and yes there was a decent amount of snow. (man made of course) I can, and love to blame the Nesterwitz genes for my lovely knee issues. I guess the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. or so I've been told.
For anyone interested I am doing a charity event at my salon this weekend for the locks of love. They are a non profit organization who makes hairpieces for kids who have alopecia. The disease is one where the children loose, or do not grow hair on any part of their body. (not even eyelashes) We are accepting money and hair donations if anyone is interested or knows someone interested, please let me know.
Love you guys!
Elizabeth
Monday, February 12, 2007
24
nobody's post here in a while, including me.
Anyway just got done watching 24 and that is a really great show. Jack Bauer is the best.
Any thoughts? Someone here has to watch it.
Anyway just got done watching 24 and that is a really great show. Jack Bauer is the best.
Any thoughts? Someone here has to watch it.
Sunday, January 28, 2007
What kind of jobs does everyone do...
I am going to be home the next few days....healing. Does anyone want to share with me their daily activities. There are so many people in the family and I have no idea what their daily activities consist of.
I will start. I am a fitness instructor. I study programs, learn programs, make lesson plans and teach. I teach eight whole hours a week.
I teach BTS programs which stand for Body Training Systems. Every three months there is a big "launch" at the gyms. Everything revolves around the "launch". You eat, sleep and breathe it. February 3rd the Old Bridge gym is "launching". That means that all BTS programs will be changed and will stay the same for three months until the next "launch".
I teach in the Hazlet facility, Old Bridge facility and I will start at Scotch Plains the second week of February.
My domestic skills stink, like Katie. I can do certain things. I just hate doing them. I would rather create an appropriate lesson plan for a pilate class than make a meal. I just have no interest in it anymore. This is a personal struggle for me.
Last year I worked with children, this year with adults. I have to say that there is an ease to working with adults. Teaching is about the topic, and not how well you can lay out a boundary and maintain it.
Last year I was able to teach with relative comfort...without so much study. I knew the topic like the back of my hand. This year I find that information gathering is high on my list. You can bluff your way through teaching children (to a degree). But adults are right there to pick up on your inconsistencies and report you to the director.
My job brings with it personal growth. And that I like. It is not just a matter of serving others, but a matter of personally gaining abilities and confidence that I may not have possessed just a few short months ago. The Bayshore gyms require their instructors to constantly train, constantly grow and constantly improve. And at my age and developmental stage, I am more than happy to sign on to a job like that.
I have spent my last two days in bed studying so that when my knee is ready to work...I can just plug right in. I am hoping to launch with a five minute track on Saturday in Old Bridge. It is a core track that requires the legs to do nothing more than lift and sissor. I can already do that, so I am hoping to just join in with what I can do.
I would love to hear what others do. What they like about it and what they don't like. I would like to know how their daily tasks fulfill them or how much they hate them.
Joe always knows that if a meal doesn't appear on the table...he has the option of eating my weekly lesson plans. That is about all I can offer. I am just so bad. (I need to go to Uganda and take a few lessons with Katie.)
Gina
I will start. I am a fitness instructor. I study programs, learn programs, make lesson plans and teach. I teach eight whole hours a week.
I teach BTS programs which stand for Body Training Systems. Every three months there is a big "launch" at the gyms. Everything revolves around the "launch". You eat, sleep and breathe it. February 3rd the Old Bridge gym is "launching". That means that all BTS programs will be changed and will stay the same for three months until the next "launch".
I teach in the Hazlet facility, Old Bridge facility and I will start at Scotch Plains the second week of February.
My domestic skills stink, like Katie. I can do certain things. I just hate doing them. I would rather create an appropriate lesson plan for a pilate class than make a meal. I just have no interest in it anymore. This is a personal struggle for me.
Last year I worked with children, this year with adults. I have to say that there is an ease to working with adults. Teaching is about the topic, and not how well you can lay out a boundary and maintain it.
Last year I was able to teach with relative comfort...without so much study. I knew the topic like the back of my hand. This year I find that information gathering is high on my list. You can bluff your way through teaching children (to a degree). But adults are right there to pick up on your inconsistencies and report you to the director.
My job brings with it personal growth. And that I like. It is not just a matter of serving others, but a matter of personally gaining abilities and confidence that I may not have possessed just a few short months ago. The Bayshore gyms require their instructors to constantly train, constantly grow and constantly improve. And at my age and developmental stage, I am more than happy to sign on to a job like that.
I have spent my last two days in bed studying so that when my knee is ready to work...I can just plug right in. I am hoping to launch with a five minute track on Saturday in Old Bridge. It is a core track that requires the legs to do nothing more than lift and sissor. I can already do that, so I am hoping to just join in with what I can do.
I would love to hear what others do. What they like about it and what they don't like. I would like to know how their daily tasks fulfill them or how much they hate them.
Joe always knows that if a meal doesn't appear on the table...he has the option of eating my weekly lesson plans. That is about all I can offer. I am just so bad. (I need to go to Uganda and take a few lessons with Katie.)
Gina
Saturday, January 27, 2007
Tomato Soup Cake
Okay, we all got a big laugh today thinking of Ben. Today was Bill's birthday (and Uncle Mike's - Happy Birthday!) and Sarah and I made the Jeney Tomato Soup cake. This is basically a spice cake with a can of tomato soup added in. The recipe has been in the Jeney family for years. We laughed today remembering how Ben will never eat the cake if we say it is a "tomato soup cake." But if we tell him it is a "spice cake" he gobbles it up. I remember making the tomato soup cake once and Ben refused to eat it. I took the whole cake into the kitchen and came out with the same exact cake and said "Look, I had a spice cake in the kitchen." Then he ate it, and asked for seconds. That Uncle Ben always keeps us laughing. Gotta love him.
Friday, January 26, 2007
My surgery is over
Today I had my knee surgery. I have felt worse today than I did with my first surgery. The knee was a bit more painful, and I have been experiencing nausea all day. I am finally up and about as the nausea has decreased.
Usually the day after is the most uncomfortable and I am expecting to have a slow and restful time of it tomorrow.
The doctor was expecting the damage in my knees to be very similar, but to his surprise, he said my knees were totally opposite. One knee having damage to the hard cartilage and this knee having "significant" damage to the soft cartilage.
However, he expects the recovery to be about the same. A few weeks.
I am hoping to be back teaching Pilates in 10 days.
Usually the day after is the most uncomfortable and I am expecting to have a slow and restful time of it tomorrow.
The doctor was expecting the damage in my knees to be very similar, but to his surprise, he said my knees were totally opposite. One knee having damage to the hard cartilage and this knee having "significant" damage to the soft cartilage.
However, he expects the recovery to be about the same. A few weeks.
I am hoping to be back teaching Pilates in 10 days.
The Glass Menagerie
For the people that read this...
Is it any good?
And for Noah or Jimmy, if any of you had Mr. Martin or Mr. Powers, any advice or tips? Cause their my toughest classes
Is it any good?
And for Noah or Jimmy, if any of you had Mr. Martin or Mr. Powers, any advice or tips? Cause their my toughest classes
HELO EVERYONE!
Well I don't think many people can understand our humor. It seems as though uncle Ben has become the new grandma. He is very fun to pick on. However, few people can find it funny that we love picking on him. One of the ladies I work with just thinks he's so cute, and she is perpetually saying "Hi Elizabeth."(of course in the uncle Ben tone) It's pretty funny. So I did trim his mustache this week because it was getting long, and like usual he made sure at least 3 times that I wasn't shaving it off. Does anyone know why this is such a big fear for him? Just wondering. Love you all! Or should I say y'all!
"hmmmm"
well well well-
lets just say that my days are filled with laughter thanks to this blog.
one more reason why uncle ben would fit in in Uganda....
in conversation they hum allll the time! "How are you" "im fine" "hmm". The hum at the end signifies that they are done speaking and the exchange is over. wouldnt uncle ben do great here!! "mmmm Enock... jesus didnt die on a rabbit, he died on a crrrrross... mmmm"
and i agree with heather that the cross shouldnt be made into candy in the first place! and uncle tom- i am actually quite proud of EVERYONE in this family and dont mind my friends reading the comments... except the only problem is that they dont find the comments remotely comical. i guess you just need nesterwhack blood in you to find the humor. or maybe its just that you need to know uncle ben?
i love you all so so much and appreciate all your support and comments more than you can even realize. be well!
lets just say that my days are filled with laughter thanks to this blog.
one more reason why uncle ben would fit in in Uganda....
in conversation they hum allll the time! "How are you" "im fine" "hmm". The hum at the end signifies that they are done speaking and the exchange is over. wouldnt uncle ben do great here!! "mmmm Enock... jesus didnt die on a rabbit, he died on a crrrrross... mmmm"
and i agree with heather that the cross shouldnt be made into candy in the first place! and uncle tom- i am actually quite proud of EVERYONE in this family and dont mind my friends reading the comments... except the only problem is that they dont find the comments remotely comical. i guess you just need nesterwhack blood in you to find the humor. or maybe its just that you need to know uncle ben?
i love you all so so much and appreciate all your support and comments more than you can even realize. be well!
Thursday, January 25, 2007
Hey everyone!
Hey - I just checked my email from MaryKay a little while ago and figured that since everyone was sleeping I'd send a message saying HI!! to everyone!!! Hopefully this will be a good way for us to all keep in touch. MaryKay said something about Katie and blogs and Africa in her email. How is Katie doing?!!? Hope to talk to everyone soon!! :) :) <3
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
Uncle Ben: King of Fun
I got home from work today to discover that Uncle Ben had come for a visit. I asked him what he was here for, and he said, "Mmm...to have fun."
Ever since that comment, he has been on the couch watching Full House, ignoring everything that doesn't live in the Tanner house.
By that definition of fun, Ben's life is non-stop fun :-)
Ever since that comment, he has been on the couch watching Full House, ignoring everything that doesn't live in the Tanner house.
By that definition of fun, Ben's life is non-stop fun :-)
Tuesday, January 23, 2007
Oreo likes her added time in the work room
All this extra time that I have been spending in my computer room has opened up extra time for Oreo to go hunting. She loves hunting the two rats that I keep in this room. It is a never ending process trying to keep Oreo from attacking the cage. And the rats seem to know that they are safe behind the bars. They taunt, Oreo lunges and barks. Such harmony. Makes me wonder how I can think.
Is anyone going to watch the State of the Union? Isn't that going to be on tonight?
Is anyone going to watch the State of the Union? Isn't that going to be on tonight?
Get Into the Spirit of Presidents' Day
Thing have really gotten crazy here. Everyone was talking about American Idol so Ben started singing songs to get into the spirit of President's Day. The poor dogs are scratching at the door to get out. Matt is begging for Motrin. There is not enough cotton balls to shove into my ears. I don't care how cold it is I am going to hang out with the dogs.
Chocolate Bunnies or Crosses?
Here is the age is age old question. Should we be eating chocolate bunnies or crosses? Do chocolate crosses possess some sort of healing powers like a our wise 1980's mustache wearing Ben wishes you to believe or are you of the same belief as the beautiful little Heather who strongly believes that the cross was an instrument of torture and should not be made into candy?
What do you think?
What do you think?
If you want to join the Blog
Send your email address to me at tmd92@optonline.net and I will add you to the blog so you can post.
May I be the first
Here is a blog for the Nesterwitz Family. Anyone who is a Nesterwitz, used to be a Nesterwitz, is somehow, however distantly related to a Nesterwitz can post here. This blog became a necessity because we all discovered how much fun we had talking to each other and picking on each other (and because Katie kicked us off of her Uganda blog - how mean!).
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