Turkey Day Off

I have been anxiously awaiting my next shifts on the ambulance. It's been almost 2 weeks though, and nothing new scheduled. Hopefully I can get something scheduled this week for next, and be done with it. That would mean that I have to get my application ready for my license, get my application ready for BCAS for when I get my license, and get my class 4 so I can drive the bus. That is the one thing that I will not be allowed to do on my practicum shifts, is drive the bus. I am pretty excited for the day I get to, when I can flip the lights and sirens on and scream down the road. (I actually started smiling at that thought)

We had thanksgiving dinner here at our house last night, and I think it went pretty well. We had a total of 17 people here, cause #18 was home sick. I dropped some food off for him, then came home to the madhouse. It actually went pretty smooth, everyone brought something tasty to eat so the work was spread out a bit. We moved a couch out to the carport, a chair in the back yard, and left the kids in the kitchen to eat while the adults filled the living room. It was a night full of learning too, as we all learned that when you cook a turkey "upside down" (the breast down instead of the top), the white meat stays very moist. Totally intentional on my part...yeah...

Today we have a mound of turkey in the fridge, and a full day off of work and school for everyone. Not sure what to do with either of those things, but will hopefully figure it out soon.

Sept-ober?

whoa! what happened to September? It seems that it has run away from me and left me holding nothing but October. Not that I have a big issue with October. It is usually decent to me, and the changing color of the leaves on the trees that accompanies it is quite pretty. It's just that September and I seemed to be getting along pretty well this year, with the sun and the warm and all that. Next thing you know, I blinked, and September was gone.

8 of 12 Practicum shifts are done now. I have still yet to be allowed to ride up in the front of the ambulance, I am excited for the day that I get hired and don't have to bounce around in the back every single time we drive somewhere. It is pretty exciting though, and although most of the calls that I have attended so far have not been emergencies, the couple that actually were emergencies were pretty neat to be a part of. I don't know how it will feel without the safety net of the preceptor there backing me up if I need them or miss something, but since I have 4 more shifts to practice with one there I won't worry about that yet.

ruminations

The dreaded "Back to school week" is over. After the first couple days of getting used to the routine of school work again, the kids have resigned themselves to having to "learn" everyday. The good news is though, that over the summer the math fairy* came and sprinkled some "math isn't the end of the world and it's actually kind of fun here's how it works" dust on Eleanor. Not only has she done her math without complaint every day this week, she has a) expressed pleasure in it with such comments as "math is fun" and "these questions are so easy" and b) completed two 2 minute speed tests in under the 2 minutes, and achieved 100% on both of them.

The piano curriculum that we got for the kids is working well. After one lesson/workshop, the kids have been practicing and are almost ready to move on to the next lesson. In one week we have accomplished more that what I tried to teach all of last year. They are enjoying it, and it's a great teaching moment for me to use when they get frustrated that they can't get it perfect.

I'm off to Awana now, helping with the cubbies this year instead of leading it, which should be good for everyone.

*I know there is no "magic" fairy for math and anything else. The glory of Eleanor and math becoming "bff's" can only be attributed to God.

who needs sleep?

After a week of working (even though it's half the amount of hours as my managing jobs, it still feels like full days), a 3 hour trip to langley and back, and a mad hatter tea party, it's only just beginning! Friday morning, and the weekend brings with it a couple overnight on-ambulance shifts for me. Of course I found out a short time ago, so there is still some work schedule involved too, which means that I will be leaving for work in an hour, and then returning home tomorrow morning around 7am for a nap. Then back to the ambulance for another all nighter, followed up by a super exciting good time with Sunday lunch shift at work (gag).

Our friends to the South have delivered their healthy baby boy! Glory to God that momma and Job are doing well. I don't have a pic for you out there, but trust me when I say that he is gorgeous.