how 6 weeks can change your life.

So it's been a little over 6 weeks now. Just before my last post way back in August...well actually it was August 1st. We found out that Jeremy made Chief. It is pretty much the biggest advancement of his career and something he has truly worked hard for. Then over the next 6 weeks it was long hours, insane task that were put on them, ridiculous request...and 418 minutes of phone time used...and he says I talk on the phone alot! His were all 1 minute phone calls....Finally the training was over and the pinning happened. He can now wear the rank and his new uniforms. People will come to him for advice and of course he will go to others for advice.

I really didn't understand why they did all this..and during the training, which seemed to me more like hazing, I would ask Jeremy. He was so tired it would result in him snapping and me telling him where he could stick it. Finally on Sunday when I was taking him to the airport to fly to a seminar and having a couple nights of good sleep he started talking about things. so all those times they would task people, and of course there would be one fool who would fail...so they all failed...It was to teach them to work together, for so many years you are working to make yourself the top to make it to this place..that you forget to work as team..Also when they would break up the group and pull the leaders away...then watch the remaining guys fail...it was to get them to be stronger and become leaders.

So in the end everything worked out as it should. Amazing how a little sleep and 6 weeks can change your view on life.

My sisters keeper part 2

How disturbing. I finished the book this afternoon. I read over 200 pages this afternoon, only to finish in tears. The whole family goes through this media filled court case, and Anna wins the right to make her own medical decisions. then on the way home, she is in a car that is hit by a truck and she is killed. Her Attorney has her POA and rather than forcing her parents to make the choice he does it for them, and has ther organs donated. the kidneys go to her sister, who ends up undergoing a major battle to live but does in the end. Then the last chapter of the books talks about the results of her death. the guilt, the drinking, and the success of the other members of her family. But how totally heart breaking to read this book, and to have that outcome.

Oh and I did discover why the Attorney had a service dog. He has a seizure disorder, and the dog can identify when he is about to have on and get him to safty.

My sisters Keeper

I am currently reading "My sisters Keeper". My MOm gave me this book a couple years ago for Christmas and I am just now getting around to reading it. I have to say I am very upset. I have cried several times while reading it and am now so irrated with the mom sara. I hate that bitch! So basically the story is a bout a 13 year old girl who's older sister has Luekemia, and is going to die. Anna, was "created" to save her sisters life. So starting at birth they take her cord cells, then multipul blood transfusing and other blood related cells, to keep her sister alive. when she was 6 she they did a Bone Marrow Transplant and now at 13 her sister needs a Kidney. No one has ever asked Anna, no ethic's committe has looked at the case, because they are sisters and the parents (or parent) agrees this would be the best. So Anna has hired an attorney to help her NOT give her sister a kidney. Needless to say this whole book take place over 2 weeks. there have been several times in the book that have upset me. Like when Kate learns Anna has filed a law suit for her own medical decisions. She says its ok, but please keep being my friend, cause I dont' have any friends. And when Kate is in the hospital, Anna sneeks in to be with her because she doesn't know who she is with out her sister. Last night I got to the point of the first BMT when Anna was 6, the mom is with Kate and the Dad with Anna, the Dad comes to get Mom cause Anna is crying for her. Her answer is "I am too busy with Kate, I can't leave her" finally she does and although Anna is in pain she doesn't comfort her but looks for a medical comfort and finds a shot to put her out. then Sara is pissed off that the dad gives Anna a locket for her special gift for her sister. Then there is a brother who is in nothing but trouble.....but the parents are too busy with kate illness to even notice him. The bad thing is that the Dr's say Kate is not strong enough for the Kidney transplant yet the mother is pushing hard for it to happen. So my thoughts keep roaming does she love Anna for being Anna or because she is saving Kate. Only a few more days and I will finish the book and know the answers.

Whidbey Island

I thought I'd start a blog about my life here on Whidbey Island. So starting today. whats new. Not much. I went for a walk along the shore, it was amazingly nice today, although only in the 60's I did end up taking my sweater off while I walked. the wind wasn't too bad. I earned my 1 million steps gold shirt today. I also made some fruit roll ups in my new food dehydrator. My little one was able to get into swim lessons and life seems pretty simple.

What will tomorrow bring? it is forcasted to rain so we will have to wait and see.............