1st place!

This week I went to an EMS conference. It was a good conference except the fact that I missed my kid so much. They offered a skills competition for anyone. Now people at this conference ranged from first responders to Paramedics, I'm in the upper middle of the categories right under the Paramedics. We didn't know what we were getting into, but we did get to meet our patient the night before. He was a SIM man, now he is an earlier model but these things are cool! They talk to you, they have bowel sounds, pulses, heart and lung sounds, the chest rises when he breaths. The newer ones even sweat, throw up blink and the pupils react. So we met our victim...lol, and came back the next day to compete. We went in and it was a full code, meaning he lost his pulse and stopped breathing so we had to do CPR. My partner Darren and I did end up winning the competition, I think it was his excellent intubation. But we were graded against everyone, even the Paramedics. Our reward was some chocolate, and year memberships to St. Lukes Air, which means that I get to fly free if I get in a situation I need life flight, oh and I got a t-shirt too.

Random pics

I went to my parents house and got my rocking chair from when I was a little girl. Bradach likes it and I took some pics of him in it. I couldn't help posting.

Also Grandpa and Bradach have been having fun on the tractor. Grandpa thought Bradach needed to look more like a real man while working so he got him a Carhart coat, thanks Grandpa! Here he is waving hello.


And now waving bye-bye!

Trip Up North

This week Bradach and I got a special treat. Tuesday through Friday we went up to visit family in Coeur d'alene and Spokane. We stayed and Amy and R.J.'s so we could get to know their newest bundle of joy, Mardianna Maria. She is a bruiser at 1 month weighing in at 6 lbs. She is a champion sqeaker and eater. We had fun one day with Grandma Chris and Aunt Catrina. Here are some pictures of our trip.
Here Bradach is playing with Uncle RJ's belly button, this was about the first time Bradach even went around him. He was very scared of Uncle RJ the whole trip, which is new to RJ since most kids see him as a big jungle gym.
This was the funniest pic I thought of Bradach playing with the balloons.

Bradach "playing" with the baby Flic (not his cousin). I say "playing" because it was more like stealing and running. We started with one balloon, went to two, one for Bradach and one for Flic. We had to make three just because he could only fit two in his hands.
The two cousins. I think Bradach is going to be the underdawg in this relationship later. LOL.
I threw this pic in because this is kinda how it was the whole trip, Bradach is thinkin who is this? Mardi is thinkin get him away. I'm thinkin, Bradach be soft. He did help burb her, only because its a version of hitting to him. Cousinly love....