Settling into School and Beach Pictures

"Its been awhile since our last post.  This is mostly because we have been so very busy that even taking time to post is a luxury. Kyle had an exam that he completed today, while I had a lab practical on Friday.  I have another Mini in 1.5 weeks."

This is the post I started writing 1.5 weeks ago, before I got distracted/busy/back on track (I don't remember which :).  We completed our anatomy practical two Fridays ago; 50 questions, every cadaver had some structure tagged with a pin and there was an associated question.  For example, there might be a pin in a nerve and the question would ask, "What action does the muscle innervated by this nerve perform?"  I did well on that exam, thanks to lots of extra study practice with my friend/study buddy, Hawkeye.  Over the last week, we have been studying all day and most of the evenings (after E's bedtime.)  This culminated in our second Mini today.  A "mini" is an exam.  Don't let the moniker fool you, it covered 46 lectures (biochem, gross anatomy, micro-anatomy, physiology, clinical medicine, epidemiology....and a few others.)  It was probably the hardest test I've ever taken.  But to God be the glory, its over now and we move on to Hematology and Lymphatics (study of blood and its waste.)

This afternoon, to celebrate the fact that we completed it, Hawkeye and I took E to the beach.  K had a very well deserved afternoon to himself, during which he napped.  We walked down the hill from our apartment and down to the beach.  For those of you who've never pushed a stroller on the beach, it is quite the workout!  E had fallen asleep on the way, so we let him nap in the stroller while we wandered into the water.  It was so warm!  We spent about an hour swimming, running onto the beach about every five minutes to check on E (he was never out of our sight and was completely out of the sun, safe in his stroller.)  He napped the entire time, lulled to sleep by the sounds of the ocean.

We then went home and had pizza for dinner. K had woken up and felt very refreshed.  I was able to read his most recent project for graduate school.  He is working on a pic-monic concerning "Meshiah" (not Messiah.)  Meshiah means "anointed one," in Hebrew, but it doesn't always refer to Christ.  K had to list every occurrence of it in the Old Testament, and discuss the context. What a smartie!  He is also writing his paper on how Israel's relationship with God reflects how a parent trains up a child.  I can't wait to read it!

Thank you for praying for us and loving on us!  You are the best family and friends!

For His glory!
KCE