WANTED!!!

That's me!  Every single one of my parents at swimming lessons last night and both of my adults asked if I would be back to teach Monday night lessons next session.  NOT. A. CHANCE . . .

Cutest Kid Ever!

This is one of my guys on the last day of Tuesday swimming lessons this year!  The legs are mine, too!

Another Day Teaching . . .

I taught at ISD 196 yesterday.  My first order of the day was to check in the Lifeguard Instructor Trainer Review class while their instructor was still guarding in the pool.  Hilarious.  The class age ranged from 44 to 66.  The things I wish I could make up!

Then I bopped over to my class - CPR For The Lay Rescuer.  It couldn't have been more fun!  I had a married couple who were grandparents who had taken CPR before.  They made the day easy and enjoyable!

They were followed up by my First Aid class - once again, a class of one!  So John and I covered the required components of the class, then he got to watch whatever he wanted.  He's a ski patrol volunteer with Dakota County.  If you ever go down while skiing in Dakota County, he's the guy you want to have find you!  He carries a MacGyver pack - full of all sorts of "macgyveresque" tools! 

Thankful Thursday!

APA (against parental advice - for more reasons than just moral), my beloved son is on a cruise in Mexico this week.  What I am thankful for, is that while he knows that I was not in favor of the cruise, he is communicating with me, sending me pictures, and making comparisons with our sail on the m/v Africa Mercy in 2012.  I'd honestly say he's "talked" to me more this week than in several weeks past - and without grunts.  For that, I am thankful.  

A Shingles Shot

Since I had only had a very mild case of the chicken pox when I was a child and I had been quarantined at Eagle Lake Camp for two weeks due to a chicken pox outbreak, I was STRONGLY encouraged by my internist to get a shingles shot.  Easier said than done . . .

The pharmacist in my Bible study said to only get a shot at a clinic.

I called my clinic.  I could get in in two weeks.

I went in today.

The first thing the nurse asked me was if my insurance would pay for it.  I didn't know and my phone isn't working. She gave me a phone and I called.  If insurance didn't pay, it would be roughly $400.00.

Insurance would pay.

Then I asked, "Can I get a shot if my husband currently has shingles?"

The doctor responded with "yes".

I got a shot.  Fortunately, it's only a pain in the arm even though it was a pain in the b _ _ _ !

 

Three Days at the Y!

Saturday

Saturday I taught CPR-PR/First Aid/Emergency Oxygen at the Y.  What did those who know me say?  "Tell Matt "Hi" for me, okay?"  "Matt's a great guy."  "I miss seeing Matt . . ."  I'm glad they love my son, too.

Monday

Poor Carolyn agreed to teach safety with me Monday night.  We were doing "Reach, throw, row, but never ever go!"  I'm pretty sure she had absolutely no idea what things I could throw at her to help her safely float!  The kids loved it and were laughing hysterically.  Carolyn will probably never teach with me again.

Tuesday

It was one of those days.  I went from the screamer to the cutest little guy ever to "Mr. Wiggle".  One more week, just one more week . . . then it's winter break! 

Tene

It looked like a boot on Tene's leg - but it wasn't. When she was still in the womb, a band of tissue wrapped around her leg. As Tene grew, so did the swelling. They couldn't find anyone with the surgical skills who would help them, and her mother despaired. But thanks to friends like you, free surgery on the Mercy Ship turned Tene's clunky gait into the happy skip of a typical three-year-old. <<Watch Tene's inspiring story now>>