Summer?

Sun, cool temperatures, tornadoes...quite a variety for the Memorial Day weekend. It is our official beginning of summer though and we did spend it on the water. Judy and Steph were our first guests and cruisers. Check out the photos. It was a fun weekend, despite the weather!

Difficult Decisions

I had a difficult case last night while working in the ED. It was a school-age child who was depressed. He was there with his Mom who discussed a long family history of mental health concerns. She also revealed her husband was deployed with the military, still in the US but readying for service abroad. From there, our crisis social worker took over to assess the child's and family needs. In the meantime, I got a call from the American Red Cross stating they had a request for emergency medical leave for the father of this child. It was up to me to approve or deny this request. I told them I would contact them when I had more information.



When the social worker was finished she updated me. The happy, smiling boy and mother were heading home. The social worker thought things were fine so I called the Red Cross back and denied the request for emergency leave. About an hour later I got a phone call from a very angry, threatening mother who challenged my decision. Words like 'audacity', 'dying', and 'kill' were included. The phrase 'how dare you' was also mentioned. I got a bit uncomfortable with this and informed her I would call them back and change my decision. When the Red Cross worker asked me why I had changed my mind, I just said there was a change in the situation.

Did I do the right thing?
What would you have done in my situation?

I looked over my should as I walked out to my car after work...

Friday Photo Challenge: Numbers

Two.

And I know...it's Saturday.

Ron...Ron Burgandy

For those of you who have seen the Will Ferrell movie, Anchor Man you will recognize the name Ron Burgundy. That was the name of Will Ferrell's character, a womanizing TV news anchor. Last year when we bought our old houseboat, our niece Alvin named it Ron...Ron Burgundy because of the color. The name has since been shortened to Ron. Are you going to Ron today? Are we staying on Ron this weekend? Is there beer in Ron's refrigerator. You get the idea.

While at work last Saturday, we were talking about our plans for Sunday. I said that I would be laying under Ron for a few hours. The people I work with knew we have been sanding and prepping to paint Ron so they all understood what I meant...except our pharmacist. She pulled me aside and suggested that I should watch what I say in a children's hospital! Made me giggle.

I did spend several hours under Ron and he's looking good. His bottom is now painted black and most of his hull dings are repaired. Mary has been working on Ron everyday, all day regardless of the weather. I guess those 4 days off every week are kind of handy. We are painting the rest of Ron blue. A lovely marine blue. I can't wait to see him done. But then he won't be Ron anymore.

Here's Ron, sanded and ready for some new paint! At least down below. We have to finish the hull work before he can go back into the water. That should be in the next few days! We will still have the sanding and painting above the waterline to finish but that we can take our time with. For some perspective on Ron's size, you can see our Lexus just behind Ron's bow. Sanding and painting Ron is no small task!

Ron...Ron Burgundy.

Stay Classy!

Friday Photo Challenge: Angles

Here's my skinny dog.

She is composed of many angles.