Hip Hip Hooray

Well I am supposed to be sleeping, but my mind is racing with all the things I need to study and learn for this new role I am in. I have spent 8 years studying for this stuff and I still feel like I know so little. I learn probably about 800 new things everyday. I am still learning "Clinical Decision Making". For the last 5 years, my clinical decisions were things like holding a blood pressure medication when a patient's blood pressure was borderline low (say 100/50). Being at the bedside for 12+ hours allowed me to know the outcome of my decision. Now, in the outpatient setting the decisions I make are harder to follow up on-- like will the patient really take ibuprofen around the clock and do the leg exercises for their knee strain? I hope they come back and I didn't scare them away so I can check back on how they are doing.

And for the good news. Eli got a job. International Sales Coordinator--Latin America with Columbia Machine. A large company based here in Vancouver that manufactures concrete products equipment. He starts part-time January 5th 2009 and will go full-time when he graduates in May. After one year he hopes to move to the position of sales representative where he will actually be traveling to Latin America to sell concrete equipment. (Jake and I plan to go with him on his business trips of course). Congratulations ELI!!!!

Also exciting we just got the photos my very talented sister in law Rachael took in September when we were in Idaho. She sent a CD with all the pics and I must say, I am not an easy subject. I tend to pull all sorts of goofy faces(and I need to fix my snaggle tooth).
Thanks Rach! I owe you some gorgeous wedding flowers.