Extra Meaty

This morning when I got home from work, I did something I have been wanting to do for a while. Guesses anyone? It requires a smoker and alot of meat...you got it. I borrowed Bowen's smoker picked up 4 racks of ribs, a brisket, and 3 pounds of wright's thick cut peppered bacon (a must) and then it was on like donkey kong. After some last minute coaching and instructions from the man who used to have the word bacon in his email address I fired her up around 11:00 this morning and finished tonight about 8:15. After a few samplings of the ribs (half a rack) and some smoked bacon I must say and had it confirmed from the man himself...it was a huge success for a first go round. So sometime in the near future I will be getting one of these smokers that has been introduced into my life and all I can say is the pigs and cows better watch out. Now I have all the time in the world and I like to eat meat, sounds like a deadly combo to me. Oh did I mention it is also football season and my meat intake usually doubles this time of year. Let the games and the grub begin.

Psalms 100 (A psalm for giving thanks)

Appreciate what you have. After some of the calls I just sit and shake my head and thank my lord and savior for what he has blessed me with. After a month on shift I have come across some strange and sad reminders of just how blessed I am to have what I have surrounding me. Wonderful and supportive family all fairly close, all in Texas, besides one (stay strong my brother you still bleed Texan). Great job that I love going to because every third day is about helping different people, under different circumstances, and from different walks of life. It's almost one o clock on a Friday afternoon and I'm laying on my comfortable bed typing this in an air conditioned house, just after getting back from taking Jonah and Glory to eat at Burger King in Van Alstyne, while Keelie was getting some much needed rest. Tonight I'll be eating my homemade chicken fried steak then wash it down with some cookies and cream ice cream that I just bought, while watching the Cowboys and Rangers play. I think you get my point we take so much for granted I know I do. It's not uncommon to get calls for people just wanting to go somewhere to sleep because they don't want to go home or no home to go to, so they call us with a made up illness hoping they can stay at the hospital for the night and figure out tomorrow tomorrow. Stop some time and look around and give thanks for what you see and what you have been blessed with, not everyone is as fortunate for reason or another.

Ferg's Friday Five

Top 5 reasons why I'm glad it's August.



1. Dove season is just around the corner.



2. Deer season is just around another corner.



3. We are that much closer to cooler weather.



4. IT'S FOOTBALL SEASON!!!!!!



5. Couldn't think of anything else so lets just repeat #'s 1-4 they are VERY important.

There's what in that, and mini summary

Well I've work 7 shifts now and I've learned a couple things I would make somebody a pretty good housewife, I can clean and wash with the best of them, I get PLENTY of practice. Next, try making yourself look busy for 24 straight hours it's not as easy as it would seem, it may sound horrible and I don't wish anybody any pain or sickness, but if someone has a problem I sure hope it is in my district. A shift with 4 calls and a shift with 12 calls is night and day when it comes to passing the time by, a HUGE difference. There are some more I'll share later but the last one for today is the guys on my shift sure like their onions and in everything. If you know me very well you know there is one thing I do NOT like to eat especially raw, onions. I would have to say I've been fairly lucky most meals they have been cooked and as long as they are cooked down and in some casserole or big ole pot of something they don't really bother me to bad. We have had a couple meals that they were raw and one of about 3 ingredients, and as you can guess I tried to not draw any attention to myself that I was not eating and when everyone was done and gone I would stroll through the kitchen every now and then grabbing a handful of chips or something else laying around. Hopefully those nights we would get a couple late calls so I could grab some snacks at the hospital in the hospitality lounge for workers. Every shift when the guys go to the store there's one thing I can guarantee you they will buy if we already do not have any and that is a sack of about 4-6 onions.