Sunday, September 14, 2008

Been awhile

So, I've been busy and I have'nt blogged better give an update to my friends. I recently left my job at Spokane Digestive Disease. The politics of a small office for 8 years were enough for me and I felt a pull to go back to the geriatrics age groups. I was offered a job as an assistant director of nursing at the Cooper George.
I took it and my first day was September 2nd.
It's a tough job we have an unusual group of residents and they have alot of needs and this position has been empty for sometime. So, I am working management and right now training is on stop. I have been working 10+ hours a day and when I get home I'm mentally and physically exhausted.
However I ran the nurses cart Friday and I forgot how much fun it was to pass meds out. During that day I was literally running stairs most of the day (we have 14 Floors and only 2 slow elevators so I use the stairs all day unless I am assisting a wheelchair bound or slow resident) it feels great good exercise!
Also while I've been gone I've hit the big 40! I don't feel forty and I had a great birthday! Jay made me a yellow cake (one of my favs) and had an action figure swimmer on it in a wet suit with a duck and a frosting tow line for it swimming on the top. My presents were fun and I finally got a computer for my bike! then I got a little kids water wings, and an inflateable duck, as well as a little kids swimsuit you know the ones with the built in life vest it was in a blueseventy logo box and inside the box was a note it had a sorry they were out of stock note in it. Jay says " oh sorry hundrey, maybe soon" then a few minutes elapse as we sit and talk with my mom. Jay says "hey I forgot there's one more present in the closet" so I go to see what it was and voila! My very own Blue70 blue helix in the closet! I guess I kind of let out a little yelp and I ran over and gave him a big hug and smooch saying thankyous. Then I went and tried it on and it fit perfect and now only thing that's left is to break it in!
So in the first week of turning the big four O, I switched careers, got two new tri toys and we decided that due to health and injuries we will not be doing Portland Marathon instead we will do the Rock and Roll Marathon in Vegas in January. To allow for us to build up our distance again and that's pretty much what has been going on.
Hope everyone is well and you should be seeing things from me again. By the way I am up to 4 miles and no pain and I'm running on the trail, I have not ridin my bike or swam in awhile so I have a lot of work to do. Big thankyou to my better half you are so awesome to me and I'm lucky and blessed to have you as a husband and friend! I love you Hundrey.

Till next time M-Dot

6 comments:

Steve said...

Happy late Birthday! Enjoy the new toys. Glad to hear you are running without pain, can't wait til I can say the same.

jessithompson said...

Happy Birthday, girl! Glad to hear all the good news!

Matt said...

Glad to her about the new job! And a happy 40th! Gonna have to get out and try that spiffy wetsuit before it gets too cold.

LORIE said...

Congrats on your job. Happy Birthday. Sorry I missed it. Thanks for your comments on my blog.

Michael W. Bergquist said...

I've been a bit behind on reading and posting too. Reading your post reveals just how far behind. I'm glad you had a great birthday and made a move from the old job. I hope you were able to get in the open water for a swim with the new suit.

Phaedra Cote said...

Well, looks like it's been awhile again...and I can only say this because I too, understand how it is to get behind on blogging.

So, Happy Belated Birthday! And congrats on the new job. That's exciting.