Wonders of this Winter-Land!

So, I really think MAYBE, just maybe I should have taken my english class last year a bit more seriously.  I took English 213, Writting for the Social and Natural Sciences, but my hippie Teacher turned it into "Envirowriters" or a writting for the environment class.  And we had to reasearch and write about things like Global warming and the vegetarian movement as a means to save the planet.  I thought she was crazy, still do, but on the topic of Global warming-Maybe I should look into it more.  I was convinced it was a hoax, I had my Chemistry teacher on my side, but then, winters like this kinda make me wonder.  Usually, we spend the week leading up to Thanksgiving with negative temps, like, 30 below and colder-I remember!  Every year the week before thanksgiving in the middle of november we would have a whole week of seminary cancelled.  Church cold weather policy cancels the extra meetings and seminary at -30.  Anyways, so when I walked outside for the first time since Sunday today, and was walking through puddles of standing water 2 inches deep-I was slightly alarmed.

Anyways, here's to my first school cancelling because of weather.  The only time this ever happened to me before was on a Sunday in highschool, it rained, so they cancelled Church.  That was weird.  Anywho-hope everyone out there is staying warm and safe!

Mr Turkey

Elyse taught me a new song today, sing it to the tune of  "Frère Jacques"

Mister Turkey (Mister Turkey)

Big and Fat (Big and Fat)

I am gonna eat you (I am gonna eat you)

Just like that (Just like that)

More Shots!

So, Thursday, we gave each other shots in the butt.  Its not that bad, but note:  Go in fast.  The girl who gave me my shot kind pushed on the skin till it broke.....just stab it, I promise, it'll hurt less.  After the shots in the butt, we learned to give them in the leg.  Note to future patients:  If you have to get a shot in your leg, it really doesn't hurt unless you watch, so don't watch.  Its a big needle and seeing it go in, you'll tense up a bit.  I thought I was solid, could handle any needle at this point, but I wanted that shot to stop.  It really wasn't painful except in my head.  Natural response, so just don't look.  (you'll usually get shots like Iron there, so just don't get that low on Iron in the first place anyways-and remember you have to count to 10 before the needle comes out)

And heads up:  Tomorrow, me and Travis are going Snow Boarding.  :)  I've Never Tried it, have always wanted to.  SO EXCITED!  Wish me luck!!

Shots!

Okay, so I'm a student of Medical Assisting.  By May I'll have all the classes I need to have in order to get my certification.  I'll just need my externship and then to take the big ugly test in Anchorage-those will happen during the summer.  So, in less than a year I'll be employable.  Which is exciting.  Another exciting thing:  I GAVE MY FIRST SHOT TODAY!

Let me tell you, Giving a shot is much scarier than getting a shot.  But, thanks be to my peer Toni who was patient and calm and cool as I put 0.5ml of Saline in her deltoid.  whew! Now I just gotta do some interdermal, subQ, gluteal, and ztrack and I think I'm good!  For this semester-this semester is jsut practice.  Next semester is the checkoffs!  OY!

How do you solve a problem like Melanie?

I feel like this song from the sound of Music sometimes.  
You know, the one that goes "How do you solve a problem like maria, how do you catch a wave upon the sand, and how do you hold a moonbeam in your hand??"
Theres a part of the chorus that goes:

She is gentle

She is wild

She's a riddle

She's a child

She's a headache

She's an angel

She's a girl!!

And many another part of that song I feel like they might as well be singing about me.  However, thats what makes me SO thankful for my family, my friends and all the patient people who love me.  

The only way I can explain myself sometimes is that I'm a girl.  And as such I'm prone to emotional feelings that I don't quite know how to interpret and handle yet, so thank you for bearing with me!