Oh dear abandoned blog. I think I am going to need to do some writing this year, and to facilitate that, I am making another attempt to resurrect you. Since nobody actually reads this thing, I am sure this is unnecessary to state, but: prior to this summer I was a peds neuro resident. I then dropped out of peds neuro, and am now rejoining next year's third year peds residency class at Cincinnati Children's. It wasn't anything against neuro, it was just a lack of sufficient passion for it. I felt like I should be passionate, and I wasn't. So I got out. In the meantime before next July (ie, from Sep 23-June 30 or whatever of next year) I am taking time off. The plan as it currently stands is to just not work this fall--to try to do a small thing here or there if possible (help with someone else's small research paper, maybe do some retrospective data review thing, again *if possible*). And to have a GLORIOUS fall through end of December. Then at the beginning of January, we are moving as a family to Vellore, Tamil Nadu, where I am going to do some research through contacts with the global health center here at CCHMC. Which I am really excited about. And also nervous. So anyway, I am 4 days in to the transition, and so far, I have managed to: ahem, uh, well, ok so far I have mostly just slept (and done a few prep questions for step 3 in a little less than 2 wks), spent time with the kids, and done a couple loads of laundry. The transition from working nonstop at the hospital to being "home"...but also trying to do a couple other things--step 3 (old people questions are SO HARD for a peds resident, people! OY VEY!!), theoretically a tiny fragment of something useful careerwise prior to January--figuring out my role and what I realistically can/should/will "accomplish" during this time is turning out to be sort of painful in a standard metamorphaseal/transitional way. Having a crummy flu-like illness with fever >101.3 for 7 straight days this past week did not help (First afebrile day today! YIPEE!!). But now that I am better, I find myself staring into days without schedules, void of patients constantly popping up onto my list demanding to be seen/staffed/splinted/sutured/worked-up/dispo'd....and I feel, along with excitement, (gasp) more than a wee bit unsettled by IT ALL!

The Art Show

there was a art show yesterday! there was ALOT of art there! it was a first and second grade art show!! I'm in first grade so i had a picture in the art show. my picture was called CRAZY SPACE!!!!!! I saw lily, meg, logan, Callie, olivia, and andrew. It was based on Jackson Pollock. It was at elm elementary. It was of elm, vermont and hilltop's first and second grade's art.

be healthy be active

our family went to be healthy be active yesterday. it was really fun. naomi and sage got balloon bees there, but the wings broke of naomi's bee so sage shared her bee with naomi. at the place naomi went to a table where the people were making a game so she began making the game too. the game was when you rolled 2 blocks that have actions and feelings on them then you do what it says on the blocks. naomi tried that. naomi and sage both got plates that said "vegetables,fruits protein and grains". naomi maybe is going to sign up for the flying pig race.