St. Patrick's day was pretty uneventful for us this year. I decided to celebrate Martha and my Irish heritage by cooking an authentic dinner of Irish beef stew with a Guinness sause, along with Irish soda bread. It was a very good dinner, and we all sat around watching Boondock Saints in true St. Patty's tradition. All was well, and Martha and I even got to bed at a decent hour...until:
"Central Square Fire/Rescue, SOVAC Ambulance, Interstate 81 Northbound mile marker 101, 2 car MVA. One car rolled over into a guiderail with two occupants, one with a possible hand amputation. Other vehicle in the median, bystander states car is on fire." ...needless to say, you move pretty fast when the dispatch sounds like this. Let this serve as a public service message to everyone...if you drink and drive, you are putting yourself, and others, at extreme risk. PLEASE don't do it. It always ends badly.
After treating the patients on scene, Martha went to the hospital with the ambulance to help the medic with patient care. I stayed behind with the rig totreat the other patient, get them loaded, clean up a bit and get traffic moving again. It took until about 4am to get Martha back from the hospital, and the lack of sleep made the next day interesting for both of us.
The past few days have been great for Martha and I. Martha had a job interview with SOVAC, and after her performance at the St. Patty's day accident, (they kept saying how impressed they were) it looks like she has a good shot. She also got everything set up for substitute teaching, but is still awaiting board approval. My friend Tom came home for the night on thursday, so he, Kyle, and I went in the hottub and hung out for a while at my house. It's always nice to see your friends, especially when they are closer to you than brothers. As far as jobs go for me, I haven't heard anything, and I'm really wondering where there is left to apply.
Last night my luck came to an end. I've always used the excuse that I shouldn't have to do dishes because it is dangerous...but last night I proved it... Damn knife. I now have a 1 inch laceration to my palm, which is deap enough to cause severe muscle cramping, therefore becoming a pain in more places than my hand. At least it's the left one...
It's a beautiful day today though :-D
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