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Friday Five...


  • The end of my fourth week of work...feeling comfortable, like I'm getting the hang of the routine...remembering what I used to know without even having to think...IV sticks...weinkebach...12-lead EKGs...ace inhibitors...beta blockers...statins...calcium channel blockers...nitrates...it's all coming back to me.

  • The Girl learned an important thing this week...not a good idea to gesture or point with the middle finger...uugghh! And about another hand gesture that led her to ask the question, "what does gay mean"...still waiting for some wisdom to answer that last one...

  • Hubs has all kinds of Greek stuff lying around---and I think it's starting to really make sense to him! He made a 94 on his first exam, has to take his second one this week I think.

  • Two shots and a prednisone dose pack and my rash is much less itchy (but still present)...weird, still don't know what caused it.

  • Homesick for the mountains and the people we love there...melancholy and wanting to smell home...

and that's all I got...boring, I know.

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