Day 1083: Getting ready

We worked like crazy today getting ready for Christmas, the arrival of our family, and the EMT exam.  The cards and photos to family have been mailed, as have the packages.  A dozen presents are wrapped.  Bedrooms are cleaned, dusted and vacuumed.  Bathrooms polished.  I even vacuumed the walls in the living room and nearly killed myself standing on the back of the chair.  As I teetered on its edge, I imagined Steve being pulled out of the exam cause his wife had crashed to the floor with the vacuum on top of her.  So, I got down.

Of course, we did more grocery shopping.  Eggs and bacon.  A huge eye of the round roast and a pork roast for pulled pork.  We bought the turkey the other day.  Oh, and a ham.

Steve studied while I wrote out the cards.  His very first exam was 41 years ago.   Think of the lives he has changed and saved because of that training.   He was very pleased with the quality of the exam, not off the wall like the last one.  All of his students showed up, although a couple were late.  A huge weight has been lifted from his shoulders, but I suspect there will be a feeling of emptiness next fall.  I should have photographed him while he studied, but the moment slipped away.

My favorite shot of our kids, taken on the Brooklyn Bridge, the day after Thanksgiving in 2012. 

April has cut her hair, but the men, well, they are still hairy.