Okay, so you know my job is not "dinner table" conversation, but I do love it. I love the people I work with, my boss, and even the routine work my job entails on a day to day bases. There are moments that are not so routine like holding a young teenage girl by the hand while a doctor tells her that her whole colon is full of cancer and she will need it to be removed with in the next two days to prevent spread through out her body...if it hasn't already. Thus leaving her with a colostomy bag the rest of her life. There are happy times too. Like when I get called in to see a patient who's blood levels are in the toilet, very unstable, and our team goes in to stop the bleeding. This next month we will be moving this portion of the surgical team out to the KGH medical mall which will take up a very large space to do treatments and routine screenings. We will have our own unit secretary, dressing rooms, and waiting room. These things this team has amazingly survived without for many many years. I will continue to take call at the hospital though, which is only one day a week and one weekend a month. Otherwise work is 5 days a week 8 hrs a day, out just in time to spend time with the kids when they are out of school.
So here is some exciting news. My boss asked if I would like to go on a business trip this June to San Jose CA to learn more about the equipment and new technology. I get to go with one of our Techs for 2 nights all expenses paid, and I get paid. Isn't that awesome!
It was so hard to choose what photos to post! There were so many great moments captured on photo, I just hope you see the smiles on our faces which tell it all. The photo above was taken on our last day at camp which was located near Chinook pass. The boys had so much fun. Weston asked me if we could move there. ...James wore a proud expression from that comment.
Can't pass up those giant logs in our path to climb and conquer!
We visited Boulder Cave. This is the river that runs through it. Beautiful isn't it.
You have to wear your head lamps for this adventure. Aunt Clover bought the boys each their own lamp. Good thing cause I forgot mine back at camp. I took that moment to hold Weston's hand as he guided me through the cave. It was quite the adventure as Weston would frequently search the walls for bats instead of looking at the path. Our shoes were very muddy by the end of the path, hahahaha.
A picturesque moment by the waterfall. There was also a day James and I took a 1/2 hour drive to Mt. Rainier. I regret leaving the camera back at camp. The mountain was BEAUTIFUL! There was still snow banks 8ft tall along the road. We saw many hardcore skiers and snowboarders hiking up the mountain with their gear on their back. Wish I would have know about this, I would have packed the sleds for the kids. We didn't, however, pass up a good'ol snowball fight! We were all feeling a little soggy by the end of the day. There were marshmallow roasts every night, and frequent trips down the road to look for frogs in the local pond. Another great weekend full of wonderful memories.
