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Here are some Cheyenne Wells Pictures...




The Water Tower




Keefe Memorial Hospital (pretty exciting)



Cheyenne County Court House

Cheyenne Wells, CO

Cheyenne Wells, Colorado: Population 1,000, but it has a hospital with 2 providers! It was really great to visit Dave this weekend. I was able to meet some nurses, both doctors and the women in the kitchen that have taken care of him the past few weeks. Everyone was very friendly and sad to see Dave go, since he only has 4 days left. I stayed with Dave in the hospital since he was staying in the old 'nunnery'. it was just like a dorm room! On Saturday and Sunday Dave and I were able to hit up the golf course and had a blast! This was my first time picking up clubs, so my golf game was not really a game so much as it was me chasing my ball around and missing the ball a few times:) The weather was beautiful and the time with Dave was great. Only a few more days and he is coming home! He will be home Thursday night. The next part of his block will be with a family practice in Cherry Creek. He is very excited about the proximity to home! Hopefully I will be able to post pictures once Dave is home.

This weekend...

This weekend Dave was able to come back for a few days and we had a nice time. Friday night we went to a birthday party for my boss at work who was turning 39. It was a surprise party and he had no idea! We had a nice little fiesta with yummy food and margs! Saturday morning I got a hair cut and it is pretty short... No pics though since I don't have our camera, but when I get it I'll show everyone. I think it is cute and very easy to manage. Saturday afternoon I went to the Cinco de Mayo celebration in Civic Center Park. It seemed to be just like every other fair with just a little more Latin Flava. It was fun to listen to the music and watch people dance. That evening we went up to Berthoud to help celebrate Bryan's (David's little brother)19th birthday. On Sunday we had a breakfast for Mother's Day/Bryan's B-day and just relaxed for a few hours. We brought Asher up, but she was not very happy in the house. She wasn't at all comfortable and spent the entire time in the basement hiding from their cat, Missy. I was pretty upset because I had never seen or heard Ash growl and hiss so much, but she survived the time their and was able to cuddle up with me later that night. Dave took off on Sunday afternoon to finish up his last two weeks in Cheyenne Wells. I am going to visit him this coming weekend, so I am excited to see the town and maybe go golfing:) I know this post is kinda lame, but at least it is an update. I hope all the momma's out their had a wonderful day.

Sewing, kitties and hospital updates...

Dave's mom, Beth, got me a sewing machine for my birthday last year and I finally opened it up and took it for a test drive! Yes, I know, 8 months later, but at least I am sewing! Thankfully the machine came with an intro CD-ROM with an explanation of loading the machine with thread. It is actually quite simple once you get the hang of it.

My first project was not that difficult, but a project non-the-less. I sewed covers for the pillows to our couch. I never liked the fabric on the pillows that came with the couch so now I covered them with a gold colored fabric that looks great against the red couch. I also made cute little decorative pillows that have a colorful floral design to match and also bring in sum spice. It looks so good! I am totally excited about the addition. I will have to post pictures when I get the camera back from Dave (he took it to Cheyenne Wells, to document the facilities and eventually show all of us the exciting town and hospital). I feel like such a little home-maker while Dave is away working his tail off:)

Hmmm... anymore kitty stories? Of course I do, since they are my main entertainment lately! Well, the two of them have been quite the little characters. This morning they were playing a game on the bed (at 5:30 am) called "don't let Lily on the bed". Asher kept teasing her to jump up on the bed, then she would attack Lily and knock her off. It was actually quite amusing because after Asher would succeed in knocking her off the bed, she would jump on my chest and cuddle up to me. I think she was rubbing it in to Lily that her mom is here and Lily's was not.

Oh, and yet again, Lily woke me up in the night because she was climbing up the curtains again but fell against the window and the bars on the window to keep children from falling out. She is a crazy cat and maybe an escape artist? Only hopefully she doesn't fall out the window. Just kidding, she could not get out of the window.

Also, Asher's favorite place lately has been on top of the refrigerator. She hops up there and looks out the sliding glass door. It cracks me up too because Lily can't get up there, so again Asher is on a power trip being 'above' Lily.


Dave is coming home this weekend and I am very excited! It has only been two weeks, but it feels like much longer. He gets to do laundry and enjoy the big city for a few days:) An update on Dave though, he has been busy at the hospital. This week there is a health fair of sorts in Cheyenne Wells, and the docs are doing skin examines and drawing blood and other sorts of basic health care exams. It is kind of like the 9 News Health Fairs that just occurred in the Denver area. Some cool things that Dave got to do: put an IV in a women (he got it on the first try), draw blood, gave a cortisone shot into a man's elbow, and other things but I can't remember them all. Either way, he has been very busy and learning lots!

That's all for now, another update on "The Cats of My Life" sitcom to come. Only a few more days of watching Lily though, so the excitement might dwindle.

Crazy Kitties...

So, our friend Gina is out of town this week, so I am watching her kitty. It is the grey kitten in the pictures with Ash. Her name is Lily and she is very sweet, but much more mello than Asher. The past few nights have been really interesting.

Night #1: Asher did not come to bed at all. She was on Lily-watch all night. Asher has too worried to come to bed and relax because Lily might also get comfy on the bed. So, in turn, Asher made Lily stay out in the living room while she watched her (all night). I was a little sad because I missed Asher sleeping with me, but I understood since this is how Asher always gets when Lily first comes over. Anyway, while I was drinking my tea in the morning, Asher was laying on the coffee table but she was unable to keep her eyes open or her head up. But every time she heard Lily's collar, her eyes opened and she made sure Lily was not on the couch or near me. Hilarious! Poor little Asher was exhausted after a night of being on guard.

Night #2: I decided to lock Lily out of the room and make Asher stay with me. Well, it was a good idea for a few hours, but then Asher and Lily began talking to each other through the closed door. It is quite annoying to be woken up by two whinny cats, so I opened the door and just decided that Ash would not be keeping me company. At about 2am, the two kittens thought it was a good time to begin playing and chasing each other. This entails then darting from room to room tackling, play-biting and grunting at each other. All of a sudden, I opened my eyes to see Asher climbing up the curtains/window in our bedroom with Lily on her tail. I yelled at them and they scurried off. I shut the door and left them out for the rest of the night. As soon as the alarm went off in the morning though, the two were eager to come wake me up and play. I thought this was pretty funny and I am looking forward to the nights ahead. Two 8 month old kittens in one apartment; I think it could be a sitcom on TV or maybe I need a nanny cam to catch them on camera and win America's Funniest Home Videos.

Well, there is an update on my exciting life:)

Update on Life...

1) DAVE PASSED HIS BOARDS!!! Wahoo, Dave got word last night that he passed his boards and is able to continue his doctoring career. I am very proud of him and all his hard work!

2) Dave is in Cheyenne Wells, CO for 4 weeks for a Rural Medicine Rotation for school. This town is in southeastern Colorado near the Kansas border (population 1,000).

He is living in the hospital, which turns out to be not that bad. He has his own room, a sink, a lounge area with TV and couch as well as a frig which is shared. Since the town is so small, specialty doctors (cardiologists/ anesthesiologist) need a place to stay when they come to town about once per month. Also, some of the nurses that live pretty far away are able to sleep a few nights without driving home.

Two women work in the cafeteria and make all the food. Dave will be eating there the whole time since there are really no restaurants in Cheyenne Wells. The women are very nice to Dave and leave him a plate if he is not there at meal time. He seems to be well taken care of.

The doctors he will be working with seem very nice and laid back. These doctors work in the clinic in Cheyenne Wells, but are also the hospital doctors too. They act as the emergency docs and take care of anyone admitted to the hospital. Dave will be able to see a lot of things while here as well as get involved with many patients. He has been pretty pumped on this rotation so far.

Yesterday, Dave and one of the doctors went golfing after work! Only 7 holes, but a wonderful time anyway:) Since there is not much to do in the town, Dave hopes for good weather to at least golf to get outside for a few hours a day.

While in Cheyenne Wells, Dave has a lot of learning outside the clinic as well. He has multiple books that he has to read for school, he has to document all the patients he sees and many other small things for school. During this rotation, he is required to see certain things/cases as well as read about other possibilities. I'm sure he can tell you everything, but he will be kept busy while there.

3) I have been hanging out with Asher mostly. I have plans to help out with a family fun night at our church as well as visit the Denver Art Museum this weekend. I miss Dave but I am thrilled that he is enjoying himself!

4) This is just a funny story:

Dave calls me at lunch the other day and was telling me that his stethoscope seemed fussy and scratchy while he was using it at the clinic; then he looked down to see bit marks in the tubing of the stethoscope. Well, Asher must have thought it was a play toy for her one day and attacked the scope:) I found it pretty funny, but Dave wasn't as amused. Now he has to buy a new stethoscope and get it sent to him ASAP in Cheyenne Wells.

Well, that is about it for now in the lives of D and G. Feel free to call or email him while he is there.

Asher!

Well, I wanted to post some new pictures of Asher:) Her eyes are as beautiful as ever:)