Spring 2015

Spring 2015

Lots of things going on the Newton household!

Probably the thing keeping us the most busy is our new dalmatian puppy, Monte!  He is very active with puppy things - peeing, pooping, chewing, biting, and yes, even loving :)  It surprises me that even after he nips at the boys, they still come back to him with all their love.  I have never been a dog person, so it is all new to me.  People ask how things are going, but I don't really have anything to gauge it by.  It sure seems like a lot of work to me!  Right now Chase is really busy with work, so I feel a little lost being in charge when he is gone, however I suppose I will get used to it!  But it makes all my boys really happy, so I am happy, too!  Caedon frequently says things like,"Monte is the best puppy ever!"  "I love my puppy so much!"  And Drake wakes up in the morning to say, "Where is my puppy?"

In December, my pharmacy took over the files from two pharmacies in town that closed (Keaslings and KAME).  Needless to say, it has been a crazy few months!  Our pharmacy has grown so much and we had a lot of training of new employees to do.  We obtained a Yuyama pill dispensing machine which we call "Yo-Momma."  For example, when the machine is empty the technicians say, "Yo-Mamma was hungry today, we had to feed her a lot of pills." This fall, we will be adding a new patient counseling room for privacy and vaccinations.  Now, three months after the takeovers, I feel we are finally hitting a rhythm.  It helps that we are also getting to know some of the new patients and they are becoming comfortable with how the Walgreens system works (autofills, phone refills, rewards cards, etc.).

Chase has been extremely busy at work.  One of the physicians dropped out of call, so he now is on call every third night and every third weekend.  But let me tell you, it seems like he is on call EVERY SINGLE NIGHT - seeing inpatients before and after work until late evening, then coming home and working on notes the rest of the night.  EVERY NIGHT.  We usually eat supper with the boys at 8 P.M. (right after Chase gets home) and put them to bed at 9 P.M. So the boys don't get to see too much of him these days. Really? An hour or less with their father each day?  Which includes supper and bedtime routine? Then from 9 to AT LEAST midnight he works on orders/notes.  Where is the relaxation/exercise/sleep time he needs in order to remain healthy? Probably why he has been sick more than ever before this year.

There was supposed to be a new physician come in the fall to help, but that individual backed out. When you see your husband working his butt off with an end in sight only to have that taken away, it is hard to take!  Our family needs something to happen, and I really think the hospital does as well if they want to recruit and KEEP young physicians with families.  So sorry you had to ready about all my frustrations.  Rant over. :)

Moving on to happy posts about my two favorite little men! Caedon turned 5 at the end of December and Drake is 2.5 years old.

They love talking about poop, pee, underwear, toots, burps, and being naked. Seriously.  How many times to I have to say, "We don't talk about those things!"  In fact, Drake was talking about poop one day, and Caedon told him, "We don't talk about that."  I said, "Caedon, I wish you would follow your own advice!"  I never thought this much talk about it was possible!  I apologize in advance if you get to hear them talk about it.  It did come in handy last week, however - when I wanted to get them to smile for pictures with the photographer, instead of "Say Cheese!" I told them, "SAY POOP! SAY UNDERWEAR"  Yes, I really did drop to that level. :(

We go on family bikes/runs after work.  Just a mile, and the boys usually ride their bikes while I run.  A couple time Caedon has been okay with running as well.  In fact, he had a really good kick at the end of his run the other day - he wanted to give up but pushed through it just to beat me.  Caedon also does a really good job of avoiding running into his brother while biking.  Drake has a Strider bike and is REALLY fast on it, but he likes to turn around and see where we are and sometimes veers right in front of Caedon.  We are yet to have an accident because of Caedon's quick slow down/maneuvering.

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Posting this today 7/26/15 so that I can post about our vacation!  My saga of unfinished blog postings continues....