Des Moines

Good Morning all you superbowl fans!! It has taken me a week to figure out that I can blog from anywhere thanks to Shyla, not that I've really had the time. My flight into Des Moines was uneventfull. I was picked up by the dialysis units biomed guy Doyle who I found out loves pheasant hunting too and has an English setter like Dave and Barbs dog Mic. Only he has a breed that has been breed not to have long hair on the legs and tail. Anyway, I got checked into my very nice hotelroom on the 1st floor and got settled in. The first week there was a farm convention going on so the hotel was packed with Farmers. I met a really interesting couple, an 82 year old german guy and his 55 yr old daughter. This man had researched and now sells to farmers the halogen bulb. My first day at work was like learning to walk or write again and I felt like I was in over my head. The second day was worse, then every day got a little bit better. And by Saturday it was fine. My poor feet are not used to 12 hr days though so I've had to pay extra attention to them every night. rinsing out my inserts and soaking my feet. I have today off which I've devoted to eating a huge breakfast which I've not had since my arrival since I have to be up at 0245 to be there and on the floor by 0430. I would like to get a nap in sometime and of course the superbowl tonight. I also met a gal who is an archetect who I'm goin out to breakfast with. Her name is Carolyn. The folks I've met at work are all very different. There's pasqual from Sudan Africa. He and his wife came here 6 yrs ago when things got ugle there. His wife is going back for the first time since they came to visit family. He of course is worried for her. His hopes that the US would help are fading with the upcoming elections. Then there's Mike. He also is a 40 year old patient care tech who has also been a reservist for 25 of those years. He has also been to Iraq twice and very proud of it. A very hard worker. Amanda is 5 weeks away from having her second child. I could go on. Thje people I've met make the being away from home worth it and I havn't even told you about the cool patient stories. Enough for now, I will try and blog this week. This computer room is soooo hot that I can't stay in here for long. I'm hoping to use that as an excuse for poor grammar...Love you all...Wanda