Family

Jenny and James, Luke, and Mark all came in for Anna's graduation. James and Jenny drove in and stayed 4 days, I think. Luke and Mark came on the train. They got off in Kansas City, and I picked them up, bought them breakfast--they even ate it, and brought them home. We all had a good time.

Anna's Graduation

Well, Anna finally graduated from nursing school. She went full time for 4 years for a two year degree. With scholarships and grants all the expenses were paid. What a blessing!

All of our living children were there except Kara. She wanted to come but her evil boss wouldn't give her time off to come.

Anna had a 4.0 average. I graduated so I must have passed. I didn't have any honors when I graduated in 1980.

Now comes boards. A one time horribly hard test. It tests everything: theory, basic sciences, nursing, everything at one time. Most of the questions are based on a clinical example and sometimes all the answers are correct, but only one is MOST correct. It is taken on a computer now days, but when I did it, it was paper and pencil with these strict chaperones staring at you. Mine lasted for two days; hers lasts a few stressful hours. Sometimes the computer will shut off at 75 questions; this may mean you have passed or maybe have done so badly you could not pass. Stress time for sure.

She starts work on 17 June, I think, on Med/Surg at Nevada Regional Med Center. After orientation, she will work the night shift-7P to 7A. She hopes, don't most of us, that this lasts only a short time.

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I worked Thursday and Friday, most of Friday anyway. The patients left. One was a frequent flier who is a paraplegic with bilateral amputations to the hip, numerous pressures sores, trache, pneumonia, etc who was shipped to another hospital with a pulmonologist because her pneumonia was not getting better not worse. She was on Flagyl, Avelox, Gentamycin, and Primax. The other graduated to the Med/Surg floor. I'm thankful for any time I get--with the times being tough as they are.

We are losing Dr Mike Crim, one of my favorites. He is moving the the Kansas City area to be nearer relatives. We need some docs; anybody know any that can come this way?

Anna was called to OB last evening for an induced pregnancy. She is only 13, T-H-I-R-T-T-E-E-N, days from graduation, then boards, then RN. Nearly 4 years full time for a 2 year degree. They tell me at work that she has a job, but she has not been called yet. Jobs are tight right now. The economy being what it is many have come back into nursing.

I'm told Luke and Mark are coming for graduation. Super! I get to see them again. Kara can't come because someone took vacation and she HAS to work--the boss says.

Elon has a lot of approver choice photos on Weather Underground; he is thebige when you search for images. They are REALLY good.

We have corn(the boys have corn) coming up. My peas are spotty, but most everything is coming up. I need to start my tomatoes today; Elon has already started his. The boys melons and gourds are starting to come, too. Elon planted a lot of sunflowers; Anna planted some special morning glories; some tulip trees and bush dogwoods. Lord willing, we will have a good garden.