Finally another entry

Hi

So I have not written in this for so long....I know. I have been really busy with work and seeing my family members etc. But that is really no excuse. I plan to write more soon but I have alot to do this weekend....I am heading back to RI and have tour guide training. I hope to see some friends but I am not sure how that will work. I miss school. I miss classes. Its definately hard being here in Maine and not seeing everyone on a daily basis. But I am learning lots at the pharmacy and hanging out with Holly lots. Its interesting!

Signing off!

Back to the real world

So I had to go back to working in the pharmacy today.  I got up early because I wanted to print off come pictures to bring into work.  I went to rounds for the first time in a while.  We had five patients I could not believe it.  Then we went back to the pharmacy and waited for the coffee cart to come.  I really needed coffee.  So we had our coffee break and then we had a Quaker meeting.  "Its a Maine thing" I was told.  No more talking, no more fun, now the Quaker meeting has begun.  So we had our meeting.  Nothing important happened. 

Then I went to lunch and ate with Reed Thompson the Dentist, Bill and Bill's mom.  That was fun, I got to meet Bill's mom!  She was a very nice woman.  I almost even got the recipe for beer battered halibut from Reed.  Almost being the key word.  I will try again tomorrow.  Then I went back to work and finished the afternoon.  Nothing interesting happened.  But I was kinda sad.  No one asked me to do anything with them tonight.  I hope its just because they thought that I needed to pack but honestly, I really wanted to do something with people.  I am going to miss everyone!  But I guess its for the better. 

After work, I took out a vehicle and headed to Stout's house.  I needed to get my fish so that I could pack it tomorrow and not have to worry about it.  Its going to be a long day tomorrow but it should be fun.  I will get to spend some time in anchorage and that will be really fun!  So I went to Stout's and picked up the fish and then I went to the grocery store and got something for dinner. I missed it in the dining hall.  I wasn't too keen on eating it anyway.  Then I came home and got rid of the trash in my apartment and returned the car.  I made dinner and came here to write this blog.  I had better get back.  I have so much to do!

Signing off!

Leaving for our village visit

So I got up early today to get all of my stuff packed and then to go weigh my suitcase.  I was worried that it would be too heavy and it was so I had to take a few things out but I will get them into the other suitcase I am sure.  I hope.  So Laura and I left for the airport with Luke at 8:25 and then once we got to the airport and checked in and changed my name.  They had me listed as Kim Braley.  They sent us to Levelock first before we went to King Salmon.  The air strip that we landed on was a gravel one and the people that got off of the airplane that was only 8 seats including the two pilots got on ATV's and went home.  Small village Alaska!  Then we went on to King Salmon.  This is actually a larger airport than Dillingham and that is because there are so many tourists that fly in and out of King Salmon. 

Then we had Roland the health aid at King Salmon pick us up at the airport.  We went to the clinic and did our clinic checks.  We had to check outdated medications, the controlled substance log and just talk to the health aids.   Roland was nice but we did get yelled at about the clinics not receiving drugs on time.  But that whole system is kinda screwed up.  Then we had Roland drive us to Naknek.  It was about 15 miles down the road.  He gave us the "grand tour" it took about a minute or so.  He dropped us of at Al and Lou's B&B.  They put us in the trailer.  Yeah you heard me right a trailer.  It was a 70's style trailer.  Kinda funny but hey it worked.  Then Laura and I walked to D&D's restaurant and had lunch.  We were starving and needed to escape the rain.  It was good, I had a French dip.  Then we walked back to the B&B and called the Naknek clinic to come and pick us up so that we could check their clinic. 

The Naknek clinic was the best that we saw.  It was the neatest and the cleanest.  Caroline was very nice but did complain about us as well.  So I was kinda getting used to this.  We chatted for a while and then got a ride to the Cami clinic.  We just wanted to kinda see the operation and meet the people there.  We were also trying to set up appointments for tomorrow so that we could do pill counts for a couple of people.  This was a challenge but we did it.  Then we went back to the B&B and took a nap.  We woke up at about 8 and went to get something to eat.  We went to The Red Dog Inn.  Laura and I ate dinner there.  I had a cheeseburger.  It was good.  Then we were about to have an Alaskan Amber but they were all out.  So we decided to go to a bar that had the amber. 

We went to the fisherman's inn and they had Alaskan Amber.  Which was a good thing.  Laura and I sat down and had a beer and then we played some pool.  Well I tried to play pool.  It was not the prettiest sight.  Then the waiter from the other bar and one of the customers from the other bar walked in.  coincidence I think not!  So we played pool with them for a while.  Then another two guys walked in and we ended up playing pool with them too.  Laura and I didn't get home until late but we had fun. 

Signing off!

The last potluck and Mass

So today was a pretty lazy day.  It was raining all day.  That made me sad but it was good in a way too because I got to stay in my PJ's all day.  I have not done that in so long.  Today I started to pack and tonight I have to finish packing atleast one of my suit cases.  I have to give it to Luke's parents tomorrow.  I also have to pack for my camping trip that I am going on this Monday thru Wednesday.  So I have lots to do tonight. 

I did get a call from my Aunt Connie and she as it turns out is staying in Maine until I get there.  Which I am definitely excited about.  She lives in CT but I have not talked to her in forever.  So that is totally cool.  Then I talked to My Aunt Nancy and she said that I was invited to my welcome home party.  I am glad to be invited to my own party!!!!  I am excited to go home for those reasons and am greatly looking forward to seeing everyone.  If anyone wants to come to my welcome home party, they are more than welcome.  Its on Sunday, Aug 1st.  Email me for directions. 

Then I talked to Laura about our trip more and watched Hope Floats.  Yes I know what you all are thinking but had not seen it in forever.  Then I had to change out of my PJ's because it was time for Church.  We had a potluck and I brought Crackers and Cheese...I didn't feel like cooking on this lazy afternoon. 

So I stayed at the potluck until 7 and it was very nice.  I got to chat with a bunch of people and the food was wicked good.  I definitely enjoyed it.  Then I came back here and am typing this email.  Then I need to go home and pack.  When I drove into the parking lot, I saw that Laura's car was in the front of the hospital and so I was curious and was looking at the hospital and not where I was going and I almost hit a no parking sign.  That would have been very bad.  But I stopped in time.  Hopefully no one saw me! 

Oh by the way, I will try to keep my posts up the clinics have internet. 

Signing off!

3 new things today....I didnt think it was possible!

So i got up early today because there was a chance that I would go on a hike today and I wanted to get breakfast incase I missed lunch.  So I came over to the hospital and wrote yesterday's blog. Then I went back home and read my book for the next three hours.  But I recieved three phone calls in that three hours.  One was from Holly.  It was really nice to talk to her and then the second was from Aaron and he said that we were hiking at 2 and then Laura called and wanted to know if I wanted to go into town.  I said sure! 

So we went to the postoffice.  I had to drop a package off for my Niece Sara, so Susan if you are reading this it should be there in 3 to 4 days.  But before we went to the postoffice we stopped at a garage sale.  I got a cooler.  I was going to either buy one in town or I was going to ask Brooks if I could borrow one of his and mail it back to him but this works out perfectly.  It was only 5 dollars.  Then we went to the farmers market where I had never been before.  I didnt pick up anything but Laura did.  Then we went to another garage sale but didnt buy anything there.  Then we hunted for Val's coffee cart.  I thought that it might be in town but it was not.  Then we checked the airport and it was there.  Very cool.  I got to meet Val's daughter and she kinda reconized me.  I had never met her before but I her mom described me to her Nathan her brother.  He and I are both 23 and Val told me that she wishes her son was graduating pharmacy school in less than a year.  But anyway the coffee was wicked good. 

Then I came home and changed to go hiking.  We hiked Snake Lake Mountain elevation 1585.  It was a fun hike and I have lots of amazing pictures to show for it.  The valley's behind the mountains are amazing.  I cant believe that they exist and are so close to the hosptial.  Then we continued on that road and went to Snake Lake itself.  That was so beautiful.  The water with the mountains lapping at the shore line.  Then we came home.  I took a shower and had dinner.  Well not much of a dinner...nachos but I was not hungry at all.  Then I started to clean and pack all of my stuff up because I need to give Luke's parents my suitcase to take home.  I am very excited about that.  Less mailing for me!  And if I run out of room in my suitcase I think that I can put some stuff in the cooler as well.  Stuff that I dont care if it smells like fish or not!

Then I sat down to read a book, I was going to do some scrapbooking but the TV was not working so I decided to read instead.  I fell asleep so early.  It was good but I left my blinds open and my book was in my hand!

Signing off!

Party for Bill!

So I went to work this morning as usual.  I wasn't late or anything.  Good Job Kris!  It is always a challenge becasue I have been staying up so late.  I was actually up late reading.  Its not like I am doing amazing things.  I am just up late.  Its not time to go to bed when its still light out.  What am I going to do when it gets dark out at 8:30 at home.  Oh well...you take the good with the bad!  But the best thing happened at rounds yesterday.  Last night, a patient was found having sex in his hospital room with his wife.  He was drying out from a detox and everyone voted that if you can have sex you can go home!

I brought my scrapbook for this past year into work so that people could get a look at it.  Val and Ronya and Laura looked at it.  It was prefect for Laura.  I could point out all of the people that I talk about so much and she could put a face with the names.  Then Brooks looked at it and the only comment he made was about the Ryan Center.  He wanted to know what it was. 

Then Laura went to lunch.  So the plan was for Laura on her grand tour of Dillingham to stop by the grocery store and pick up a second cake mix.  Well that was the plan.  But as it turns out she forgot it.  So I went into town on my lunch hour to go get the mix.  Then I left right after work I went to Laura's and made the cake then I went home to change and get my camera.  I had to get  a picture of Bill's cake.  It was really really cool.  I put dental floss on it and then I put some toothbrushes on it.  We were celebrating Bill getting his liscence in AK.  You dont have to be liscences in AK to work for the hospital.  You just need to be liscenced somewhere, kinda like the VA. 

We went to Reed Thompson's house, he's a dentist.  We had deep fried Halibut with homemade tarter sauce and all kinds of other salads, dips, and fun stuff.  It was very nice.  He has a small house but we had alot of fun.  Those dentists are pretty funny.  Now you really wouldn't think that but they are.   Especially when you consider that I dislike my dentist greatly.  I am almost ready to have my teeth worked on up here becasue I like these dentists:)

Then I went home and did a few pages of the scrapbook and read for an hour.  I didnt get to bed until really really late!

Laura's Birthday

So I had this great gift for Laura.  I made a frame out of drift wood and then put our picture in it.  It came out so well!  I was really proud of it.  Then I put it in a box and had John the mail man bring it over like I got a package.  It was awesome.  She was so excited.  Laura really liked her gift. 

Then Laura and I went to do outdates in the ER and they needed to do a conscience sedation.  So I started to do some research and Brooks said go watch.  So I did.  I spent like three hours in the ER.  They sedated the person and then relocated the arm.  It took three tries.  Make sure that if I ever break a bone that they knock me out!  It looked really really really (yeah that's three really's) painful.  But it was nice to hang out.  I was  talking to Allison, Aaron, and Stout.  It was a good learning experience. 

Then I came back to the pharmacy and filled a few prescriptions.  Reed Thompson stopped by, he is a dentist.  We are planning a gathering to celebrate Bill's passing his dentist test.  So it is tomorrow night at Reed's house.  Then it was time to go home, I asked Laura if she wanted to go out to dinner and she did.  So we went to Twin Dragon.  It was good.  I bought her dinner.  Then we when to grocery shopping to get all of the stuff for tomorrow night.  Laura and I decided to make a cake, deviled eggs, and taco dip.  Quite the combo I know!  But Reed is making fried halibut. 

We went back to Laura's to make the food.  We made everything but when we pulled the cake out of the pan it looked so small.  I don't know what happened.  So, Laura is going to grab another one when she goes into town tomorrow and I am going to make it during lunch.  Then we can frost the cake tomorrow night.  That will be fun. 

Now I am going to go home and work more on the scrapbook.  I cant wait until its done!!!!

Signing off!