Once Upon a Time...

Once upon a time there was a family who decided that this year, they wanted a freshly cut CHristmas tree! It was already known that this would be an adventure, every Christmas movie that has a family cutting down a tree is always halarious. As you can see from the terrain, this family didn't find there perfect tree until they were many km's into the forrest, (or the Christmas tree farm!). They searched high and low, deep and wide, analyzing the trees, their colour, height, fullness, smell etc... It was almost as bad as going to the movie store to pick out a movie with 6 people. But then, uncle Joe and Daniel found the perfect tree. It smells great, is a perfect colour, and now full of our decorations we have acquired over the years! It is sitting right in our living room! I really actually can't believe that Christmas has come so soon! Now it is here and I can just enjoy the festivities, but this year I have been so reminded through songs and people of Jesus' birth. I know it sounds simple, but it makes me excited for heaven! During Christmas carols like O Holy night and what child is this and O Come all ye faithful I picture Jesus in the manger with Mary and Joseph, the shephards and wisemen all around him, and get excited for heaven when that will be us celebrating. (That is a random thought from my thoughts!). Merry Christmas!
jspen (that is my new nickname for myself)

carrying the tree back to the car!

"can we get one that is this wide?"

mom thinks this one will be easy for her to decorate because it is her height

No Daniel, this one will not fit in the living room!

As if I didn't see that one coming Jill!

the moms...they weren't really dressed for this type of terrain

Jill Chillin

The Christmas Kid Scene 1

So, I am a 40 year old, slightly high strung, emotional business woman/wife/mother named Jessica Sheppard. As most of you know, my acting skills have been stretched in many different camp skits, agnes and ethyl (although I can't remember which one I was!), not to mention DVBS skits at camp. This was a definite stretch since I am in real life none of the above! Although the play fell in the middle of final exams, it was a definite encouragement to me in my life and in the lives of people watching it. This made the many moments of multi-tasking worth it, and again I am left feeling small that God would some how use a Christmas play to have the joy and love of his birth known in a real way. And for all of you who came I think there might be a sequel in the making but I can say no more!

is that persons hair colour in the bottom left for real?

Islay, CHristine, Andrea, Emily and me at the play!

The first needle...

Actually, I mean my first flu shot...and no I did not give it, I received it! (But I had to say something to get your attention since I have been slacking in the blogging area of my life). Don't you worry though, by the end of 2006 I will have a very good one that has been brewing in my head for the last few month. I hope that when I am a nurse I can give everyone stickers with their bandaids because no matter how old I am, stickers make a needle feel better!

I knew Jer had a love for lululemon!

The cousins's new Golden Retriever!!!!

I took this one picture of this adorable dog, and then my battery died!! I would have taken a better one but I did not have anymore batteries, so sorry about the shadow!
P.S. For Christmas I would like one of these with a red collar as well

October High School retreat to PEI!

I ate all of these....just kidding!

The only time of the year for Candy Apples!

This isn't a Halloween Costume People!

My First Day!!!

On Wednesday night I could barely fall asleep. I had felt a little nervous about going to the hospital the next day, but really I was just so excited. (kind of a nervous excited! :-) I was going to be job shadowing a nurse in the PACU. (which is people just as they come out of surgery). So, here I am in my scrubs before I went. I got there and found my nurse. If you had of told me two years ago that I would be looking at iv's, catheders, wounds, EKG's, smelling lots of hospitals, helping to check vitals, talking to people about their medical condidionts, looking at blood drain, and looking at a lady who just had a masectomy for breast cancer...I probably would have turned white and passed out on the floor! But nope, I some how have gotten over those fears and hear I am loving it. I loved the nurse I was with so much. She kept telling me how healthy I looked for a person for celiac disease (jill, you can insert your comment here....). I was there for the afternoon. When I walked out I smiled so big and said "I can't believe I just did that!" I couldn't wait to get home and tell mom and my family all about it. I still can't believe it, but I love it so much, it was so fascinating. I got to talk to lots of patients too which was neat. I told an old lady that had a hip replacement that she was going to be a great dancer. My grandma always liked to hear her hair looked nice so I told her. She needed an eye patch and as my nurse lady was putting it on she said to not take her eyebrows off...they were penciled in...haha. Anyways, I really have to go pack my bag for the weekend at the farm in PEI..... Here is a picture of me in my scrubs..notice my name tag....it says my name and school of nursing :-)