1st day back... WHY?!

Self Loathing
I am sitting in PEDS right now on a break and realized that I missed a question on my quiz because I did NOT read the stupid question correctly.

The diet for children with PKU should include vegetables and fruits.

I read the question too quickly and misinterpreted 'include' as 'exclude'. Nothing but a poor reading of the question on my part. It also didn't help that I was in a rush this morning trying to get here on time.

Family Relations
We spent the holiday weekend with the in laws. My father in law is suffering from metastasized prostate cancer and is undergoing radiation therapy. He is a fiercely independent person who has rejected aggressive treatment since he was first diagnosed SEVERAL years ago.

I am impressed with his attitude towards his health. He is doing about as well as anyone I've known with cancer and 'the mental attitude'.

A Bit of Good News
My med-surg clinical instructor wrote to tell me that she is impressed with my latest care plan and will be presenting it to the dean to see if I qualify for a preceptorship next semester. Woo!

Keep your fingers crossed. I would love to work in a critical care unit, burn unit, cardiac unit, etc.

Armstrong & Aldrin
The boys got haircuts last week which were long overdue. The wife took them in last Sunday while I was 'picking up' my patient for my last med-surg clinical.

With the way my schedule works out I go about 36 hours without seeing my family starting noon on Sunday until Monday evening (when I pick the boys up from daycare).

So I'm driving home from my Monday med-surg clinical and I called the wife on the cell.

"I'm out of clinical and going to pick up the boys."

"Wait until you see them."

"What do you mean?"

"They cut Ben's hair waaaay too short."

"I'm sure it looks fine."

I sensed that I should have held my tongue on that last comment when I realized she developed a little quiver in her last statement.

Once I saw them I thought Ben's hair looked great. They both had buzz haircuts but it was Seth's hair (the four year old) that I had the problem. The person who cut his hair gave him bangs that looked like Jim Carrey in the movie "Dumb & Dumber".

It was at the dinner table I finally got sick of looking at it.

"Did the same person do both haircuts?"

"No. The younger stylist cut Seth's."

"Boy. It looks it!"

With that I left the table and started fishing out the never-used accessories to my electric beard trimmer from under the bathroom sink.

I have to admit I felt like a mad scientist. I wasn't sure if I would be successful but I sure was going to face the wrath of my wife if I wasn't.

After several tense moments with my oldest sitting on a chair in the bathroom and my running the beard trimmer on TURBO across his noggin... I was done. I thought it looked much better but I knew my opinion wasn't the one that counted.

I am happy to report that my wife was pleased with the result (and I get to keep all my fingers, toes, and limbs)!