Father's--& belated Mother's-- Day weekend!!!

I am so incredibly blessed to have my Mom & Dad in my life :-) They came up to visit this past weekend, and it was FABULOUS!!

We had a leisurely weekend, with Dad doing many "labors of love" for me...which include (but are not limited to):

oil change
fixing car clock
tire pressure check
vacuuming
Punkin-brushing
DEEP clean kitty litter box
mad Moth hunt throughout apartment

MULTIPLE grocery & home depot store runs to score:
Sunflowers
Kleenex
Oatmeal
Paper towels-- & install new holder!!
Tub drain fix
Sink drain fix
garbage out
recycling out

Mom & I cooked the following:
Roasted tomato/garlic/thyme risotto
Vertical Roasted chicken
Lemon-thyme Asparagus

Watched movies...drew Mom a bath...Dad& Punkin' time...........

It was an amazing weekend with the 'Rents' (haha) and can't wait for another weekend together to hang out & have fun!! :-)

YAY MOM & DAD!!!

Whew ! ! !

Wow, what a crazy few weeks! If you are still checking to see what I've written lately--sorry for the absence and thanks so much for reading my silly ramblings! Are you ready? Here is a not-so-short update :-)

This evening I am in DesMoines, Iowa. haha, "where in the world is Kari?" My dear Mom and Dad are used to calls that begin with: "guess where I am?" and the answer? ...The top of the Empire State Building...Niagra Falls...Hollywood beach in Florida...the rest escape me now, but it's pretty funny :-)

(See upcoming post on the Denver SVU annual conference!!!)

So I am in Iowa right now. I am at a very nice Hilton Garden something-or-other... I just killed the largest beetle I have seen in a long time...on the wall above the bed...and it left a lot of glow-in-the-dark goo. I'm not kidding. Neon green GLOW IN THE DARK goo. Ewwww. Here I sit...watching the coverage of Michael Jackson's death on CNN. Wow, Farrah Fawcett is nowhere to be found in the news. I don't have cable TV at home...now I see why! It's getting late and I just keep watching. Blast! I wasn't even an enormous Michael Jackson (or Farrah Fawcett, for that matter) fan. What am I doing!?

So I gave a 2+ hour lecture this evening on Renal Artery duplex scanning. I think it was very well recieved--It really went great! However, it is easy to fall prey to our insecurities, the fact that we're all harder on ourselves than anyone else is. I am very blessed to have had at my lecture the gentleman who's company invited me this weekend...he gave excellent constructive feedback, which is something I am very thankful for!!

The next business trip won't likely be until the autumn...and I'm looking forward to it! I like to think of it as a "field trip". I am so thankful to have these opportunities, and (aside from the sweaty palms, abdominal cramping, etc.) am doing what I LOVE: Hands-on training & consulting. What an incredible blessing!!

Laptop Computer in Stable Condition Following Scare

(OP) Seattle, Washington -- Kari Olmsted's laptop (Dell) is resting comfortably at home this evening, reportedly in good condition following a sudden BSOD (Blue Screen of Death) attack late Friday night. Dell was rushed to the Computer Hospital early Saturday morning to undergo emergency brain and heart transplantation. While in the ICU following surgery, Dell also recieved a hefty dose of antibiotics and a procedure the technicians would only describe as "optimization". Ms. Olmsted could not be reached for comment, as she is said to be working feverishly to compensate for the three lost days of lecture preparation time. A spokesperson for Ms. Olmsted released this statement hours ago: "The presentation will go on as schedules and is expected to be a huge success. Dell has never performed better, given his age, and is rising to the occasion, ready to meet the deadline head-on."