Winter fun

But first, I want to add my voice to the chorus of support sounding for those affected by the devastating earthquake in Haiti this past week. Vocal support is not sufficient, however, and I entreat you to lend whatever support your circumstances permit, be it financial, material or prayer.

Things are stable here in Western New York, thankfully, seismologically and otherwise. Paramedic school resumed this afternoon after a brief recess for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, and we continue our breakneck pace toward the end of the program. We have two more weeks of Ambulance Operations and then it's on to Pediatric Advanced Life Support, which will take most of February. It's hard to believe that the state certification exam is seven months from today!

The highlight of the weekend was Ellen coming to visit. We got to spend nearly four days together, which was absolutely wonderful. Yesterday we went sledding at Chestnut Ridge Park, which was a first for both of us. The long, steep hill certainly makes for good sledding! A brief video of the wintry fun is below. If you can't view the video, try using Firefox as your browser. If that still doesn't work, click here for the Youtube version.