Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Holiday Pictures
















I tortured Billy and the kids to sit still for holiday pictures but they turned out great. This is our tree and fireplace. Home sweet home. We are big Bulldog fans so natually took a holiday picture in our Georgia tee-shirts.

Thanksgiving in Georgia 2008

This weekend was Thanksgiving. I was tired of flying across the country for a long weekend. I never had enough time to relax so I decided to stay in Georgia. Billy was on call so we missed dinner with his family. We made it later and heated up some turkey dinner and stuffing. Apparently a southern Thanksgiving includes sweet potatoes verses mashed potatoes which was disappointing. As always, I contributed with my famous Thomas Jefferson Macaroni and Cheese which was delicious. I avoided Black Friday and instead got to decorate the house. I went a little holiday crazy and have garland and bows on every doorway. Our tree is so beautiful with that strong christmas fragrance. Billy is shocked that we have a decent amount of christmas shopping done. In the past he shopped Christmas Eve but I've been bargain hunting for weeks. We're on our way with the holidays now I just pray for warm weather... I just can't seem to warm up this winter.

Country Medicine

This is week 2 with working with a doctor out in the "country"... most of my patients are missing half their teeth, smell like smoke, and are dirty, but they are the NICEST people ever. They are so cute and sick. I see over 30 patients a day that have a snotty nose and cough all over me as I exam them. Its just a matter of time before I get sick myself. I'm really enjoying this rotation. The doctor isn't concerned with all the politics of big city medicine, he doesn't order a CT scan on every patient, we don't refer every little itty bitty thing to the worlds' specialist. We take care of their problems. Hopefully I am learning enough about everyday problems and when a family member calls me "sick", I will be able to provide them with some real life advice.