A Dime in the Classroom

The day before Thanksgiving one of my students came up to me and said, "Mrs. Osmond, I found this dime on the floor." I smiled and told him to keep it. Jake never visited my classroom but I guess he finally found his way.

"Gobble, Gobble till you wobble, wobble" Love you Grandpa!!!

Dimes Glorious Dimes!

I didn't get to write about the dime I found in the ladies bathroom at work about a month ago. It was a Sunday morning and I was vacuuming the rug and I saw something next to the base of the toilet and it was a dime. Jake really does have a good sense of humor!

Today I found another dime at work. They always seem to be out of plain sight for me. It's like he leaves them for me to find and nobody else. I was again vacuuming the rug at work and this time was in the break room. I usually don't vacuum the break room but it was a mess. I found the dime on the floor sort of under a cabinet - out of plain sight. And it's funny because I wasn't going to go in there but something told me to do it this morning so I did and it made my day. Thanks Grandpa Jake! Thanks for keeping me company it means the world to me.

Euro Day Spa

When I walked into work this past Sunday morning I thought I had found a dime on the floor but was disappointed when I realized that it was only a piece of paper that looked like one. "O well" I thought. About an hour later I went into the breakroom and something caught my eye on the floor again and this time it really was a dime. A nice and shiny one too. Made my day to know that Jake was there with me. Love you Grandpa Jake!

Dance Club Jake

May 30, 2010 - A good friend of mine is a DJ and invited me to her CD release party at a local dance club in downtown Orlando. She didn't go on until midnight and after working all day I took a power nap, downed some Diet Coke and got all dressed up. It's been years since I've gone to a club - seriously. Upon walking into the club something told me to look on the floor and whaddaya know - there was a dime right there for the taking! Haven't found one in months and I was super excited! Guess Jake was happy that I was out and about too!! Love you Grandpa Jake

Good Morning Jake

When I opened the door to my  car, under the seat was a dime :) Thats what was in the picture this morning:)

At work today I found two more :)

I love Jake. I like that he likes my job too!!!

Sue

Baby Grace

Before going into labor I was thinking to myself, I wonder if Jake will be there watching his Great-Granddaughter be born. Well my question was answered. He was with all of the family. Mommy, Daddy, Karen and Susie went out to Pete and Elda's while Grace was being born. We shared the good news that Grace has arrived and as they were leaving the restaurant there was a shiny dime on the ground. So Jake went and enjoyed some Pete and Elda's with the fam. Also, on our last night at the hospital we had just said goodbye to Mommy and Daddy. I got up from the bed and there was a shiny dime on my hospital bed. I was on the bed all day and did not see that dime there at all. It was a very special moment. I know he is with us watching over his little Gracie.

My First Presentation

Setting: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center's ICU

It was 5 o clock in the morning and I was walking from my apartment to the PATH train. I was nervously studying since I knew I'd have to present a patient on rounds for the first time today. You've seen rounds, right . . . a critical-care doctor, pharmacist, nurse, med students, residents, NPs and whoever else walk by every patient in the ICU and discuss each case. Before rounds, you have 45 minutes to assess the patient, pull up lab results, and formulate a plan for the day. No pressure. Anyway, the critical-care doctor has the attention span of a six-year old, so you have to be organized, insightful, and not too wordy. So I have a sort-of a script on my phone of how to organize this and, as you can imaging, I was very focused on this since it was my first day. Now, I was barely looking at what was ahead of me let alone the ground. Then, for a second (and I mean a second), I stopped looking at my phone, and I saw a DIME! You guys, it was seriously unbelievable. I was practically crying. It was all the confidence I needed and I KICKED ASS for my presentation! The physician even agreed with my suggestions. This just doesn't happen everyday.

I love you, Grandpa Jake.

April 4th???

Today I treated myself to some potato chips at work. I usually just have my peanut butter and jelly sandwich and pear but I was still hungry. The chips were $0.70 and I put a dollar in the machine. Usually I would get a quarter and nickel back. Today when I reached in the change area there were four shiny dimes. 4.4.10??? Can it be true??? We'll have to wait and see if Jake is right. We may be having hospital food for Easter dinner. Love you Grandpa Jake. Thanks for letting us know you're looking over us.

Jake Likes My New Job !!!

So two days ago I started my new assignment! I was nervous and excited to begin doing things right away.. Well yesterday I got to do several things I have never done before and I found a dime on the floor of the Department we were at.. I put that one in my pocket :) and said thanks Jake!! Then while at a house we were 'looking at' I found one on the floor.. I Thanked him for sending it but unfortunately... That one had to stay there... :) but I am sure Jake will do some recon for me. Its nice to know he is there when I need him :)

xoxox

suesue

Counting the Hours

So I was on my way to clinical and I was counting how many hours I had accumulated thus far. This semester, it's 221 hrs in total. I think I'm up to 80 as of this week. Anyway, with my head down, thinking of the work I still had ahead of me, I saw a dime. Thanks, Jake, for the stamina.

I distinctly remember when the woman who worked at Francis Asbury Manor told us the story about Grandpa Jake asking for his change in dimes and I remember thinking to myself, these people know so much about him that we would've never known. Who would've thought he was saving his change in dimes, so he could treat the residents of the Manor to peppermint patties?! We always knew he was generous and thoughtful, but dimes? Peppermint patties? Adorable. I also remember her telling us how hard it was for her to tell the dining room full of residents that Jake has passed away. She said again how difficult it was; more than others. That's when she told us that while she was telling the residents, she looked down and on the carpet was a dime. That's what reminded her that he was still there; and that's what reminds us every day that GRANDPA JAKE IS STILL HERE!

It was a long time before I found my first dime. I wish I could remember which instance it was. All I do remember is everyone was finding dimes, and it took a while for me to find my first one. Once I believed in this, I was finding them all over. Here's a brief list:

• I was walking up to the locker room at the end of my day when Dad had called. I took the call and was telling him what a long day I had. That I was overwhelmed with school, discouraged, and fatigued. Right there, on the floor, was a dime. I definitely wasn't looking for one either (admittedly, I do sometimes). You'll never find a dime when you're looking for one.
• Edward was serving as a Eucharistic Minister for the first time and I was watching him from a pew. I looked down and there, on the floor of the church, was a dime. I picked it up, but since the collection basket had already passed, I placed it in the poor box.
• Edward and I were both serving at Mass so we were sitting in the first pew of the church. Right in front of us, on the floor, a dime. Picked it up at the end of Mass and Edward dropped it in the poor box.
• I was studying for a midterm exam on 10-29-09 and Aunt Fran was just recently diagnosed with cancer. Mom was on her way to Delaware with Aunt Marie and Uncle Al and when I picked up my books to study, out fell a dime.
• Ed, Cole, and I were out at Benny Tudinos for pizza one night and we were having a lovely conversation about our future. We were talking about our careers, where we would move to, etc. While Ed stayed outside with Cole, I walked inside the restaurant to pay the bill, and there on the floor - a dime.
• Christmas morning 2009, I found two dimes at the bottom of my purse.
• Walking home from work one night, I heard change fall as if it fell from the sky. Immediately I looked down, there at my feet was a dime - and there was no one in front of me who would have dropped it.

So, that's where I'm at in my collection of stories. I have been keeping a little diary of these events since I believe the occurrences are more than coincidental. I think Edward had a wonderful idea and thank you to Kelly for executing it! Love you all!

Relaxation Room

The day we moved into our new office space, I walked into my new 'exam' room... and there it was on the floor ...a dime. I knew Jake was telling me I am on the right path. This is a very special exam room and very different from all other exam rooms so some people think I am a little off center. This is a space I envisioned while construction was underway and I expressed my vision to Ahmet and Ken. 'I envision my exam room to be like the feeling you get when you walk into a spa...you know, that 'ahhhhhh' feeling'. I said to them. I told them my reasoning and they supported my vision. My exam room is now called the 'relaxation room' and now is a reality! So, when patients come to me for an office visit they are ushered into a room that has incandescent lights on a dimmer (no fluorescent lighting), harp music is softly playing, a smell of fresh linen permeates the room, a small water fountain with tricking water and a flame less candle enhances the sensual experience.You are seated in a beautiful and very comfortable chaise lounge that reclines and comfortable throw pillows envelope you (instead of a metal exam table). The patients gets to relax for 2-3 minutes while I review the chart outside and as I center myself with deep breathing and set my intention for a healing experience I enter the room and with all my presence greet the patient. What's so weird about that? ;) Jake would have loved it...he always hated getting up on that metal exam table!

Dimes!!! Dimes!!! Dimes!!!

We all love hearing the stories about where we have found dimes and why it means something to us at that point. Let's share Grandpa's love by blogging our stories of dimes!