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An Amazing Halloween at Work

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Halloween use to be my favorite holiday and then the kids grew up and Brian’s and mines parents stop coming over. Our neighborhood aged and we stopped getting trick or treaters so it was just another day of the year until three years ago. The kids I work with (I call them kids because they are the same ages as my kids) changed it all three years ago. This was the best Halloween I’ve had in a long time.

Three weeks ago they decided we should dress up as SpongeBob characters. We all picked out who we wanted to be. We decided to up our backdrop game from last year and Clare announced she was going to make SpongeBob, Squidward, and Patrick’s houses. I informed her she needed to do the Krusty Krab in which she glared at me. So I said ok I’ll do it. Later it was decided we also needed the Chum Bucket. So I added that to my list. Last weekend I spent quite a few hours on my stuff and they turned out great. Clare worked hard on hers and they were amazing.

Clare and I arrived early to set everything up.

The day before Halloween Emily said we needed Karen since she’s Planktons wife. Emily’s excitement about Halloween prompted Dr. Heavey to agree to be Plankton. We ordered him a headband and told him to wear a green shirt. I also made the eyes and nose for Sarah’s squidwards costume and Dr. Aymerich’s eyes for Mr Krabs. I forgot to get a photo of myself in my costume so I took one this morning.

Not Mr Krabs. I was Larry the Lobster

I got many compliments on my abs. I told everyone this is the only time in my life I’ve had abs. I was doing the computer that day so if the patient was of SpongeBob age I’d say “Hi I’m Larry the Lobster, I’m taking you over to Bikini Bottom for your colonoscopy”. I think the patients thought I was insane. Hahaha

Around noon the hospital judging people came by to take our photo. I looked straight at Kyle our president and said if we don’t win, I’m bringing the Krusty Krab to your house and burning it on your front lawn. He said I’m not judging she is and she looked at me and said I live in Ditmar. I then said so, I live in Arnold. Last year we were pirates and got beat out by Fruit of the Loom fruit! As of this post, I am not sure who won.

Dr. Aymerich just cracks me up. After the photo he wore the hat the rest of the afternoon and the patients loved it. We made Dr. Heavey put his arm around Karen which is actually the monitor we use for bedside procedures. It is pure joy to work with so many fun people!

Mole Moral ~ If you do not have fun at work perhaps it’s time for a new job!

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Buckram

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This week Allyson informs me she needs buckram for a project she is working on. I ask her what she is talking about. So she shows me a picture on the internet and it seems to be a type of material. I say google it and see if they sell it at Joann’s fabrics because I would hate to pay shipping on something that is listed at 1.75 and sure enough they do. So I do what every crazy crafter does, I go up there a couple of days later to get her more fur for her fur suit and this buckram for the eyes of the mask she is making. So I ask the girl cutting the material where it might be located. She has no idea and says to check crafts. Well, I wander around over there for a little while and then I get on the internet and type in where is buckram located at Joann’s fabrics. I was surprised to find someone’s post that said “I am making a fur suit and I need buckram, do they carry it at Joann’s?” Someone responded with in the material section by the tent type material. And sure enough there it was. So when I went back to have that piece cut it was a different gal who was older than the clueless wonder I asked first. She was impressed that I found it and told me most people had never heard of it. So I gave her the whole fur suit story. So within two days Allyson had the eyes finished and complete with glasses.

Mole moral~if you know how to ask a question in a search engine, you can almost always find the answer! It’s a good thing I am pretty good at it!