June 2016

June 2016

Wednesday 01-

I did my stretches and took Cassie for a walk.

Help Linda with swamp cooler at her house

Had to go back and install new pump at Linda’s house.

Thursday 02-

I did my stretches, lifted 20lb dumbbells and went for one mile jog with Cassie.

Friday 03- 105 degrees.

I did my stretches, lifted weights, core trainer, went a round with the heavy bag and went for a mile jog with Cassie.

Saturday 04- 110 degrees.

I did my stretches and took Cassie for a one mile jog.

I took a whole year for me to understand what the Lake Fire experience really meant to me personally. It was finding friendship. Where a group of folks came together and with the training we had pulled off

Sunday 05- 110 degrees or more

I did my stretches, lifted weights, yoga, took Cassie for a one mile jog, core trainer, and punched the heavybag for three minutes.

Monday 06- 109 degrees.

I did my stretches and went for a mile jog with Cassie.

I finally finished reading the entire textbook “Emergency Medical Responder” textbook so I can be ready for my summer EMT class on the 13th at Copper Mountain College.

Tuesday 07- cooling down.

I did my stretches, lifted weights, yoga, took Cassie for a one mile jog, core trainer, and punched the heavybag for three minutes.

I spent the rest of the day just mellowing out after reading the whole EMR textbook.

Wednesday 08-

I did my stretches and took Cassie for a short walk because we are going to Sherry’s. Cassie gets to play with her dog friends and me and Sherry will go shopping.

Thursday 09-

I took Cassie for a walk.

I have a doctor’s appointment at 9:45am and everything checked out okay.

I stopped off at Stater Bros to get a few things I missed at WalMart yesterday.

Friday 10-

I did my stretches, lifted weights, took Cassie for a one mile jog, core trainer, and punched the heavybag for three minutes.

Saturday 11- heating up.

I did my stretches, lifted weights, yoga, took Cassie for a one mile jog.

Sunday 12-

I did my stretches, lifted weights, yoga, took Cassie for a one mile jog, core trainer, and punched the heavybag for three minutes.

Monday 13- 98 degrees

I did my stretches and took Cassie for a mile jog.

It is my first day of my EMR class and I feel like I am already behind.

Kelly called me to say that her dog Sitch had passed on and if I could bury him. I told her that for fifteen bucks the Animal shelter will cremate him and I will give you the money to have it done. I went on to say that I am getting too old to dig deep holes in the ground. I took the scooter over and brought her some bread and a few other things she was low on.

I took Cassie for a mile jog.

Spent the rest of the night working on homework.

Tuesday 14- 100 degrees.

I did my stretches and took Cassie for a walk.

I went to EMR class and we learned, among other things, the correct way to remove gloves.

I went to Stater Bros and a woman collapsed of heat exhaustion in checkout line 2. I went over to see if I could help but there were two nurses and one EMT already there.  

Wednesday 15- 93 degrees.

I did my stretches, core trainer and took Cassie for a walk.

In class we practiced head and chin tilt and chin thrust with the manikins.

I began studying and finished another chapter quiz and after taking Cassie for a mile jog. I then finished chapter 5 quiz... I need 3 more chapters and a unit quiz to do before the 19th... Yikes!

Ha! I am in the same class as Teresa and boy it is really a fast and involved class. I haven't been to school in a whole while and when this class came up I jumped at the chance to join... I forgotten over the decades that a summer class is a whole semester crammed into a month. Teresa even has a hydraulics class in the evening. She drive home after the 9-12 EMR class and drives to the college class at around 6pm I think. She looked mighty tired today, but she is a real trooper. Me, I'm lucky that I read the whole textbook before class began or I'd be way behind.

Thursday 16- 98 degrees.

I did my stretches, lifted 20lb dumbbells, and went for a walk with Cassie.

I went to class and played with dummies giving them air. I don’t have to go until next Monday! Now to get going on the the quizzes. I need to finish chapters 6-8 and then the unit quiz before Sunday at midnight.

I took Cassie for an evening mile jog.

I finished quizzes to chapters 6 and 7 of the EMT class.

Friday 17- 100 degrees

I did my stretches, lifted weights, yoga, took Cassie for a one mile jog, core trainer, and punched the heavybag for three minutes.

I finished chapter 8 and the quiz and then did the unit quiz.

I too Cassie for a mile jog.

I started chapter 9 and watched all the videos.

Saturday 18- 99 degrees with mid afternoon clouds.

I did my stretches, core trainer, lifted 10lb dumbbells and went for my evening one mile jog with Cassie.

I finished chapter 9 and 10 quizzes.

Movie night! Me and Cassie went to the community center to be with friends and watch “Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!” starring Tura Santana.

Sunday 19- 103 degrees.

I did my stretches, lifted 10lb dumbbells, and went for a one mile jog with Cassie.

Studied chapter 11 and 12 and finished chapter 11 quiz.

Monday 20- 118 degrees.

I did my stretches, lifted 20lb dumbbells, and went for a walk with Cassie.

I went to class and we practised breathing on dummies.

I took Cassie for an evening walk.

I went to the AHA website, took their courses and passed their test with only 2 questions wrong. I got my AHA CPR Certificate.

Tuesday 21- 113 degrees.

I did my stretches, lifted 20lb dumbbells, and went for a walk with Cassie.

I went to class and we practised compressions and AED on dummies.

Finished Chapter 12.

I took Cassie for an evening walk.

Studying chapter 13.

Wednesday 22- 110 degrees.

I did yoga and took Cassie for a walk.

I went to class.

I took Cassie for an evening walk.

I studied and finished chapters 13 and 14 quizzes.

Thursday 23- 112 degrees.

I did my stretches and took Cassie for a walk.

I went to class.

I finished chapter 15 and took the quiz.

I took Cassie for an evening walk.

I started chapter 16.

Friday 24- 109 degrees...

I did my stretches, lifted weights, yoga, took Cassie for a one mile jog, core trainer, and punched the heavybag for three minutes.

I finished chapter 16, took the quiz, and then took the midterm test.

Saturday 25- 107

I lifted weights and took Cassie for a nice walk.

Sunday 26- 106 degrees and hazy.

I did my stretches and took Cassie for a mile run.

I went to redo the Midterm Exam (you get two chances). I had only missed a few questions but wanted better. Unfortunately I accidentally clicked on the Final Exam for the class. I spent a scathing four hours completing the test of two-hundred questions and missed thirteen of them, which I found out later wasn’t that bad; an A. The time would be up at midnight tonight to redo the Midterm, but I was just too dang tired after doing the Final Exam to really care. At least I don’t have to worry about doing the Final Exam at the end of the course.

Monday 27- 106 degrees and overcast.

I did my stretches and jogged a mile with Cassie.

I went to class, went back home, studied, walked Cassie, and then studied some more.

Tuesday 28- 108 and cloudy.

I got up earlier than I’ve been getting up because of the heat. I did my stretches and took a hose shower (the water was lukewarm) and then took Cassie for a walk. Way too hot even in the mornings to do any kind of rigorous exercises.

I went to class and passed the AHA hands on part so now I am certified.

After class I went to Stater Bros to get some supplies I was running low on.

I studied all day on chapter 21 and took the quiz. I also took Cassie for her evening walk.

Wednesday 29- 112 degrees.

I am really dragging this morning. I did my stretches and took Cassie for her walks.

I went to class and took some more vital signs... I still need a bunch more.

I took Cassie for her evening walk.

I finished chapter 22 and took the quiz. I started doing chapter 23.

Thursday 30- 103 degrees.

I did my stretches and took Cassie for a walk.

I went to class and we had a lecture on splitting. Also how to roll a dummy supine from a prone position and secure it to a stretcher.

***** Stuff I Wrote this Month******

Swift are the clouds that lick the skies above, quick are the birds who fly through their tapestry, brilliant are the colors as the Sun sinks into the sea, lovely are the stars as they deflect darkness from our lives, beauty is the warmth I feel from my beloved sitting very closely by my side.

~RD

Life is about being creative
Avoiding toxic people
Living in the moment
Being happy with less
And be free to Dream of faraway places beyond imaginary borders... to be forever unbounded.
~RD

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