Pima Air and Space Museum

Bill and I have lived in Tucson for over 2 years and have talked of going to this museum many times. We finally got around to going the other day and had a wonderful time. Most of the employees are retired pilots from either the Navy or Air Force. They shared some intriguing stories of the wars they fought in.

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Tucson Rodeo 2008

Donna R and I went to the Tucson Rodeo on a day Bill was scheduled to work. Funny thing was, he got to watch the rodeo for free from better seats than we could buy. Lucky guy got assigned rodeo detail for the same day we were there. Since he was there specifically as a paramedic for the contestents, he sat right behind the chutes. Rough job!

Brina's Grown

Brina is now 3 1/2 months old. When we got her she was smaller than Riley. As you can see, things have changed. She is aroung 50lbs and is now our big lug. So our guess of about 80-100lbs looks to be coming true, maybe closer to that upper mark. We started her training, thankfully, because she can already pull me around. She is an absolute sweetheart.

Petroglyph Hike

Donna and I went to see some Hohokom petroglyphs the other day after I got off of work. The two sites are only about 20 minutes from the house. Brina came along to begin her leash and hiking training.

A Christmas Story

I wanted to share this letter with all of you since so many have had to put up with my grumpy moods and odd availability due to my job. This one experience makes everything I put up with at work worth it. I handled a 911 call around midnight on December 7/8 from a grandmother who had found her 8 year old grandson unconsious and not breathing. This is the note I received at work just before Christmas.

This is the letter:

Dear Sara,

Thank you! Ian is alive and well - back to being an active 8 year old. He woke up that night with no prior symptoms, coughed and struggled for breath. Within a few minutes he dropped to the floor and stopped breathing. I had been trying to help him and when I got through to you I thought we had lost him. You told me to give him mouth to mouth (CPR) which I did and he was breathing again, albeit very laborously when the paramedics arrived.

Were it not for your clear and calm instructions he would not be here. He spent several days on breathing treatments at UMC. Within a week he was home and back to normal.

Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Ian's Grandma Marcia

To the 911 operator (Sara) who responded to a call from a frantic grandmother. Thank you more than words can say from:
Ian's Grandmother
Ian's Mom and Dad who were out of town,
Ian's 3 brothers,
the rest of Ian's large and grateful family,
and of course, Ian himself.