http://melnickzoo.com one day in the life of three cats and a couple of people Sun, 14 Sep 2008 23:57:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I've seen magicians do that tablecloth trick...you know, pull a tablecloth out from under a bunch of glasses, plates, silverware...the works. We got a new rug from my mom a while ago, and thought that the only place that would be be good for it is in the living ... http://melnickzoo.com/2008/09/14/wish-i-were-a-magician-or-knew-one/ Several weeks ago was my 30th birthday, and Kelly said she wanted to buy me a new grill for it. I currently have one large charcoal grill that is rusted and out of shape. It's also really annoying to just cook for two because it's so large and takes too ... http://melnickzoo.com/2008/09/13/new-grillbest-of-both-worlds/ So, we've pretty much slacked off for a year an a half with updating this beast. A LOT has happened since then. Lemme highlight a few: Kelly graduated from SLU. Woot! BSN! Kelly turned 30! Kelly started working at St. John's Mercy Rehab Hospital I quit Boeing I started working at Scottrade Both of us are ... http://melnickzoo.com/2008/09/13/wowits-been-a-while/ Well, the BBQ fest isn't going quite as planned (looks like that's par for the course). Due to massive storms earlier in the week, Jason couldn't make it down to Austin because the airports were all closed. On Wednesday, I started getting a sore throat, Thursday it was worse, Friday ... http://melnickzoo.com/2007/02/17/austin-bbq-fest/ For once the weather reporters didn't get it wrong. We got hit pretty hard by an ice/snow storm over the past two days. We had 70 degree weather earlier in the week. Then it rained all night Wed night / Thu morning. The temperature plummeted 40 degrees and the rain ... http://melnickzoo.com/2006/12/02/snow-day/ I got my first stab from my wife / nurse yesterday.  She and Erika have been giving flu shots to people, and I got candidatized. I've only ever had one before (last year) so I don't have to much to compare it to, but I can honestly say that she ... http://melnickzoo.com/2006/11/04/it-begins-nurse-wifey-vs-hubby/ Some of you know about the BBQ Fest I had earlier this year in Kansas City. Well, part 2 in the 3 part series has been planned. My brother-in-law has some meetings in Austin, TX which happens to be one of the planned BBQ capitals. So Nate and I are ... http://melnickzoo.com/2006/11/01/the-next-bbq-fest-is-on/ Day one of adult trauma clinical: So I stay up until 1:15 a.m. working on the pathophysiology, drugs, nursing care plan, nursing diagnosis and plan of action for my patient and get to the hospital and am told that they discharged him. Which means that I get to ... http://melnickzoo.com/2006/10/31/welcome-to-adult-trauma/ It's almost the end of October! Which I am told, means that after the students desperately claw their way up this pile of books, papers, classes and clinicals is where we finally reach the top and can see down to the other side. I can't say that ... http://melnickzoo.com/2006/10/28/accelerated-life/ If you aren't aware, Tom Cook and I are currently en route from Sacramento to St. Louis for a major road trip. I set up a separate blog for it... roadtrip.melnickzoo.com http://melnickzoo.com/2006/10/27/west-coast-to-st-louis/