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(1) Mon Aug 15 18:11:36 MST work, work, work: Life has changed somewhat since I have moved up here to West Plains. Here is a sample schedule:
7:00 A.M.--Dress in scrubs and scrub my hands and arms
7:30--Prep a patient for some type of surgery and start surgery (dress eyes with betadine and surgical drapes).
8:00-12:00-- watch eyes and faces get cut up, cauterized, implants placed, sutured, and dressed.
12:00-1:00-- help paperwork and dictation
1:00-2:00-- lunch
2:00-6:00-- work in the office, scribing for the doctor during eye examinations.
6:00-8:00--Go to the gym or on a run
8:00-9:30--Dinner, Read, and Relax
9:30-10:30--Call Louise and talk before going to sleep.
Anyways, That is an idea of the kind of thing that I do. I don't have any TV so I have a good time reading. Right now I am finishing Theodore Roosevelt's Autobiography. I really enjoy it. I am also reading bits and peices of Ray Kurzweil's "The Age of Spiritual Machines" about computer technology and the future of medicine/communications dealing with computers--not a bad book.
I was also asked to speak in church--even though this was my first Sunday. And then the Elder's Quorum President asked me to give the lesson next Sunday. The lesson is on how to effectively parent children--as if I would have any idea. Also, I was asked to come to Mutual this Wednesday to see the Bishop. I guess that I won't have to worry too much about not getting a calling. I will also probably be assigned to four families for home teaching. Of course, I don't mind the work, but this is a ward that was in need of a serious blood transfusion.
Louise is doing well. She is also reading quite a bit (Hemmingway mostly) and progressing quite nicely. I only wish that I could go with her on her rafting trip early in September, or her camping/rock climbing trip late Septermber, or that big celebration in October. . .
