You Asked and I Answered part 2

Thank you so much for all the questions about me. There are quiet a few so I am going to separate them into a couple of posts. So if yours was not answered here it will be soon, I promise. You all asked some good ones that I actually had to put some thought into it. Now on to the Q & A.

Will you have more kids?
NO! I am fixed (tubes tied), there will be no more kids coming from my womb unless its by some miracle of God.

If you were an animal, what animal would you be?
I would be a dolphin. I love the water and I think it would be awesome to swim around all day.

What do you love most about your husband?
His sense of humor, he always makes he laugh and the way that he loves me so fiercely.

Would you pose for playboy for a million dollars?
Sure why not, but I don't think that it would be their best selling issue.

Would you like to adopt a Greyhound?
Nope, never. We are not dog people

What do you miss most about life before kids?
How spontaneous we could be. If we wanted to go out to dinner or on a trip, we did. No pre-planning involved and no van full of stuff to take along.

What do you love most about where you are now in your life?
That I am happy and I would not change any of it for the world.

What is you biggest pet peeve regarding children?
How every time they eat, half of the meal seems to end up on the floor. Every. single. meal.

Could you beat your husband in a foot race?
No.

Will you videotape a foot race so we can all watch?
Maybe, it would depend on how much falling was involved on my part. I am very clumsy.

Do you think you will live in the home you are currently in for the rest of your lives? If not, where would you like to live next?
Yes, we built this home 3 years ago. It is our dream house and we will be here until we are no longer able. My grandkids will come and visit me here, God willing But if I win the lottery, I will most likely move or buy some more houses in fancy places.

If you had to eat one food everyday for the rest of your life, what would it be?
I have to just choose one, nope couldn't do it.

Would you eat a cockroach for 50 grand?
Not a chance! I usually vomit a little when I watch people on those shows do that.

Do you like to dance?
Sober, no but after a few drinks, I love to dance. I know that I think that I am a lot better and sexier than I really am. It is not a pretty sight, I have seem videos.

If your husbands dieing wish was that you do an interpretive dance to Amazing Grace at his funeral, would you do it?
There would have to be a really good reason that he wanted me to do this besides his dying wish. I am sorry but he is dead, what does he care. Now if he asked for it privately before he died, yes.

Most embarrassing thing you've done in your line of work?
We were in a code situation, it was late and at the end of my 12 hour shift. I was yelling (first should not have been yelling) for some one to get me some etomidate (sedative used to put people on a ventilator). I was really getting pissed off because every one was just looking at me and not helping. Then it hit me, I was screaming for the wrong drug. I wanted integrilin (blood thinner) not etomidate. The patient was not on a vent and etomidate could have killed him. The doctors were just looking at me, confused. I had to leave the room. I have never felt so embarrassed and stupid in all my life.

What the Grossest thing you have done?
Dis-impact some one. For those who don't know what that is, its when you take your finger, put it into some one's rectum and pull out all the poop. Its a treatment for extreme constipation.

Most rewarding?
Helping a family comes to terms with the fact that their loved one is not going to recover and then helping that person die with dignity, pain free and surrounded by the people they love and care about.

Most surprising? (ie didn't know THAT was part of the job description!)
Being asked to either hold a man's penis so that he can pee or being asked to scratch a mans ball. The latter is definitely NOT in my job description, I can make a case for the first.

Will you share the recipe for your favorite Italian dish?
Sure. It is oh so yummy. Enjoy.

Baked Rigatoni with Bechamel Sause and Procciutto
based upon recipe by Giada deLaurentiis
1 stick unsalted butter (4 ounces)
1/2 cup and 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 quart half and half
Pinch fresh nutmeg
salt and white pepper to taste
1 cup grated fontina or fontella cheese
1/2 pound thinly sliced prosciutto, julienned
1 pound dry rigatoni
3 tablespoons unsalted butter, diced

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

Bechamel sauce:
In a 2 quart saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the flour and whisk until smooth, about 2 minutes. Always stirring, gradually add the milk and continue to whisk until the sauce is smooth and creamy. Simmer until it is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon. This will take approximately 10 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in nutmeg, cheese, prosciutto and season with salt and pepper. Set aside.

In a large pot, bring to a boil 6 quarts of salted water (Start pot at the same time you start the sauce). Add the rigatoni and cook for about 5 minutes. Since you will be cooking the pasta a second time in the oven, you want to make sure the inside is still hard. Drain in a colander. Return pasta to the pot and pour in bechamel sauce. Using a wooden spoon, mix well until all the pasta is coated with the sauce.

Into a greased 13 by 9-inch baking dish, pour the pasta with cream sauce. Bake in oven for 30 minutes.

Thats all for now. More to come.