It's Been a While
Soooooo yeah.....the last time I had a chance to right anything on this was at the beginning of the quarter when I was just moving into the big yellow house and starting my first quarter of Paramedic school. Things have gone really well so far, we have had some kick-ass parties with little or no drama, everyone gets along and yes school is going great.
I am on break right now but it doesn't really feel like it. I have spent just about every day working in the hospital or riding somewhere on an ambulance. Today was a big mile stone though, I had my first IV shift and started 5 of 5 which means I am now qualified to start them in the field. Look out world they are trusting me with pointy objects. I have 2 more IV shifts in the hospital to practice and then on Thursday I get to try my hand at intubation. That will be a bit more challenging and pressure wise a lot more difficult. But with a little luck and people with big fat throats I will be checked off to do that in the field by Christmas.
Well the break hasn't been all work. I did take a day on Saturday to go hiking with the dog. We ventured out to Umptanum Creek about 20 miles outside of Eburg. The hike starts off where the creek meets the Yakima river. You have to cross on this cool suspension bridge to get over the river and I was really impressed with the mut. Many a dog is afraid of that sort of thing, being able to see through the slats in the bridge and having it bouncing and swaying, but he hung in there and I might even go so far as to say it didn't faze him. We continued on up the canyon following the creek as we went passing the beaver ponds that a family of beavers had constructed. They had been busy creating 6 separate damns all since the last time I went up there in July. Not too much farther up the trail we ran into a herd of long horn sheep about 20 yards up the hillside from us. We stood and watched each other, Stu and I at the bottom and the sheep on the hillside. That lasted about 5 minutes before the sheep decided to head on the their way and off we went as well. We hiked for about another hour or so and then headed up the side of the canyon, it was more or a scramble but was fun none the less. We got about half way up when I heard a few gun shots ring out. This was a bit disconcerting when this area really wasn't much of a hunting ground it being a marked hiking trail and all. We were just far enough up to duck behind a large outcroping and hang out for a bit. There were a few more shots but no evidence of bullets hitting anywhere around so I found a perfectly flat chair like rock to sit and have lunch. Stu of course found a ridiculously large log to keep himself occupied with and all was well. After lunch we headed back to the car and went home. It was getting to be about dinner time so we swung into Blockbuster and rented a couple of movie and went home and had dinner. All in all a relaxing day.
I am on break right now but it doesn't really feel like it. I have spent just about every day working in the hospital or riding somewhere on an ambulance. Today was a big mile stone though, I had my first IV shift and started 5 of 5 which means I am now qualified to start them in the field. Look out world they are trusting me with pointy objects. I have 2 more IV shifts in the hospital to practice and then on Thursday I get to try my hand at intubation. That will be a bit more challenging and pressure wise a lot more difficult. But with a little luck and people with big fat throats I will be checked off to do that in the field by Christmas.
Well the break hasn't been all work. I did take a day on Saturday to go hiking with the dog. We ventured out to Umptanum Creek about 20 miles outside of Eburg. The hike starts off where the creek meets the Yakima river. You have to cross on this cool suspension bridge to get over the river and I was really impressed with the mut. Many a dog is afraid of that sort of thing, being able to see through the slats in the bridge and having it bouncing and swaying, but he hung in there and I might even go so far as to say it didn't faze him. We continued on up the canyon following the creek as we went passing the beaver ponds that a family of beavers had constructed. They had been busy creating 6 separate damns all since the last time I went up there in July. Not too much farther up the trail we ran into a herd of long horn sheep about 20 yards up the hillside from us. We stood and watched each other, Stu and I at the bottom and the sheep on the hillside. That lasted about 5 minutes before the sheep decided to head on the their way and off we went as well. We hiked for about another hour or so and then headed up the side of the canyon, it was more or a scramble but was fun none the less. We got about half way up when I heard a few gun shots ring out. This was a bit disconcerting when this area really wasn't much of a hunting ground it being a marked hiking trail and all. We were just far enough up to duck behind a large outcroping and hang out for a bit. There were a few more shots but no evidence of bullets hitting anywhere around so I found a perfectly flat chair like rock to sit and have lunch. Stu of course found a ridiculously large log to keep himself occupied with and all was well. After lunch we headed back to the car and went home. It was getting to be about dinner time so we swung into Blockbuster and rented a couple of movie and went home and had dinner. All in all a relaxing day.
posted by Keith at 4:45 PM
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