We had our friend Kahli spend the night with us that night then she and Jared's parents joined us for Mother's Day at church (also the VT conference in Relief Society which I helped to present). Jared and his dad made Mother's Day dinner complete with a steak, salmon and grilled asparagus. I didn't have to do dishes or anything. It was a lovely day.
On Tuesday, Doc and Karole were two of the guest speakers lined up to address the Pacific University Physician Assistant students about ready to start their clinical rotations. Jared and I were able to go hear their presentations. What a fun, unique opportunity for them. Karole is a diabetic lifestyles coach and spoke about her adjustment to diabetes and her journey to help others cope with this disease. Doc, who is a preceptor for Pacific and takes PA students, spoke about what the students can expect on their rotations from the preceptors' perspective and how to make the most of their limited time (6 weeks per rotation...though it was 4 weeks for most of Jared's rotations when he attended). They both taught and entertained. It was really cool to see.
The next morning, Jared and his dad left for eastern Oregon for 4 days. That's the REAL reason, why his parents were here. They started out in Monument, I believe, (on Kahli's grandfather's property)...turkey hunting. They didn't get a turkey, but it wasn't for a lack of trying. Then on Saturday, they had a fishing charter arranged on the John Day River (if I recall--I never remember where he's going...just when and how much it costs. Great wife, eh? But at least I'm posting some pictures of his trip.)
Interestingly enough, Jared's parents flew home to Illinois on Monday the 18th at 12:30pm and my parents were scheduled to fly back from Scotland at 6:57pm just barely missing each other.
But...my parents had a chance to get bumped from their flight in Minneapolis to earn airline vouchers, so they took it. They actually volunteered and got bumped TWICE before finally coming back on Tuesday afternoon. We've loved having all of our family coming and going and that we got to spend time with just them, but boy it's kept us hopping! We're not used to having it happen virtually back to back within three weeks. But it was a wonderful craziness!
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