I will tell you a little bit about my work, and Dan will tell you about his work next time. Blogging isn't really his favorite activity, so I can't promise when that will be :) At my job I get patients ready for the procedure they are having that day, and then take care of them afterwards and send them home. All of these patients come from home (vs. being a patient staying at the hospital) and most of them go back home once they have recovered from their procedure. Some of the common procedures we do are colonoscopy, cataracts, rotator cuff repair, knee replacement, hip replacement, hysterectomy, appendectomy, ear tubs, tonsillectomy. Some of the patients do stay at the hospital a couple days to recover. The nurse training me, Jen, is great at what she does, and she has a great sense of humor which makes work fun. She is a couple years older than me and has a little boy named Carter and a baby girl on the way in August.
After a rough start with our garden, things are starting to grow. I planted it in early June and it rained almost every day for the next two weeks and rotted all the seeds and my onion sets, so last week I replanted the whole things and now my beans, zucchini, squash, and onions are all up! The pepper plants, tomato plants and flowers are all looking much more robust as well.
Dan and I have really been enjoying the bike trail by Lake Red Rock. Part of the trail is flooded right now, but it is still a beautiful ride (even though it leaves our bums feeling a little sore!).
We are definitely missing our family and friends from back home, but also feel that Pella is becoming our home. God has been richly blessing our work and relationships down here, and we pray that it may continue.
Blessings to each of you!
With love,
Leah
