Back home...in a fog...

Greetings all!

One of the perks of my current situation is not having any responsibilities and being able to do SOME fun stuff...this past week was about the best there is! On Thursday I got on a plane to the OC, my bro met me at the airport and we headed to Dana Point (south), where we met my pops for lunch and Julia from Catalina (via a boat), we continued south to Mexico...where we met the rest of Squid's family and proceeded to spend 4 days (literally sun-up to sun-down) on the beach...I love his kids so much, they are now 17, 12 & 10 and each a blast in their own way! I rode a boogie board in the VERY small, gentle waves and that was good for my soul. I helped my bro with his shoulder rehab and that was good karma as well as a lot of fun...there was much laughter, sunshine, swimming, alcohol, bonding, eating, bug bites, walks on the beach and NOT a lot of sleep...

Coming back reminds me that I really do need to figure out what is next for me...and that is scary in it's own way - HOWEVER, I will admit that after doing a little bit of digging and inquiring it's not nearly as scary as I imagined...I need to get busy and get the paper done and I am on the way to that - just need to sit and focus.

My shoulder is making strength gains every week and I must admit that I am pleased with the progress...still a lot of work to do, but I can reach up my back and over my head pretty well...abduction and ER are a bit limited still. I am not strong enough to go back to the SNF and am having second, third and fourth thoughts about going back there and having to be able to transfer someone...thinking about the 200+ lb new patient that I had to eval while I was there in Feb...I see my doc next Friday so stay tuned for that.

That's the tids and bits for now, gotta get to some sun and ride...