Another week with my first aid class....

Well, I had another amazing week with my third grade first aid class! If you read last weeks post you know what a riot it is. This week we talked about rescue breathing, which involved dummies to practice on. Now if you've ever taken a CPR class you've probably used one of these, you know "Annie" head, torso and that's it right....well with the child practice dummy, it's anatomically correct. And by anatomically correct I mean they have "little boy parts". I thought this wouldn't be a huge problem seeings how they are fully clothed, well I was not so lucky. As soon as those kids were alone with the dummies for one second they were all giggling because apparently the shorts had slipped down and the girls had seen the plastic ...ya know "boy parts". Which drives me to ask the question again, why is the adult dummy a head and torso, the baby dummy has it's limbs but no privates, but the six year old sized dummy has to be anatomicly correct. What pervert made those things?!? So our rescue breathing class turned into a quick lesson on boy parts/girl parts. Then the class could begin.

I was really impressed because the kids remembered all the things we talked about the last week. They could tell us exactly what to do if "someone burns your house down" or "if a cop shoots you for no reason". Smart bunch of 9 year olds. Also as it turns out our 9-1-1 lesson went a little too well and two of the kids went home and practiced calling. One little boy said he got a time out and it was all our fault for "making" him do it...

Another funny thing that happened this week was we made them all practice rescue breathing on the dummies, this turned out to be hilarious! First I took out some alcohol pads to clean the mouths and a kid asked what I was doing, when I told him I was using alcohol wipes to clean them he said, "Sweet we get to get drunk today!" --remember 9 years old -- After they were cleaned I showed them how to perform rescue breaths. As soon as I put my mouth on it to give a breath a kid yelled out "Gay, he's kissing him". Well, jokes on him, cause he was next. After a little coaxing all the little terrors took turns learning and practicing, and actually got pretty good at it. I'm pretty confident now that if I get hurt in Glendale one of my 9 year olds can help me out!

Kids say the funniest things, especially in Glendale...

So I (Brian) started a new volunteer project this week. What I do is go to elementary schools and teach 3rd and 4th graders basic first aid and CPR. Well for my first assignment I was assigned to Mt View Elementary, which is in Glendale. Now if you are not familiar with the part of SLC west of the freeway you need to know that this is what my Dad likes to call a "tough" neighborhood. That's nice Garry talk for "you could get shot, robbed, stabbed, etc there." So I get there, and I have 8 3rd graders that I'm going to be working with. And this is where the the story get hilarious!! First thing we talked about was emergencies and calling 9-1-1. So I went around the room and asked the kids what kinds of emergencies happen:

Luis: You could get stabbed ....
Nefi: Someone comes and burns your house down at night ...
Omar: A cop could come and shoot you for no reason ...

I was kinda looking for falling out of a tree house, or getting in a bike wreck, but I guess this works. So then I talked about calling 9-1-1, so I asked Omar if he would call 9-1-1 during his emergency, his response, "No way, then more cops would show up and shoot more people."

Another thing we did was we practiced what to do when you see someone get hurt. SO one of the kids was the "patient" and got to choose what happened to him..(again I was waiting for tree house, bike, you know.) Well he decided to be "hit by a train" Well, we went with it, so I asked his little friend, what are you going to do to help your friend who was hit by a train? He said "Nothing it was his own fault for playing by the tracks, I'm gonna let him bleed out" That's right the kids said "bleed out".

In the end we did get though all we needed to get done, but man I've never laughed so hard in my life!! Best part is, there are six lessons left, I cant wait.

So, I'm not the only one who thinks they're #1 ...

Well last Thursday it became official, well kind of. According to nbc sports, the Utah Utes football was recognized as the college football national champions, and presented with the trophy. From collegefootballtalk.com that is, not the BCS. It was all cleared through the NCAA, so it's kinda legit. Either way I have to agree, GO UTES. To read story go to: http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/29281624/#storyContinued

Riley's going on a mission!

Brian's littlest brother Riley got his mission call this week, and he is going to the Charlesten West Virginia Mission. He goes into the Missionary Training Center on May 13. Good luck dude, we're all really proud of you!

Funniest video I've seen in a long long time....

So, I got this off my friend Brooke's blog, and it was so freakin funny that I had to post it as well. This is one of the funniest things that I have ever seen, so check it out...definitely worth it! It's a 7 year old who had some dental work done, and was put out by the gas.....this is what he's like when he woke up.

Carter's Baptism....

This last weekend we headed up to Boise to watch Brian's nephew Carter get baptized. It's hard to believe that little guy is already eight, he growing up fast! It was a great time, all of Brian's grandparents and most of his family were able to make the trip. Brian's little brother Riley baptized Carter, and Brian's Dad did the confirmation. Congrats Cater!! Also, here's some pictures of the Idaho trip.

First week of school.....

Well, the winter semester started this week....hooray....(not so much). Actually both of us are really enjoying it so far. We are taking a lot of science, health, and math this semester, which leaves little time for classes we might enjoy a little more, such as underwater basket weaving but guess that's the classes you have to take when you wanna work in the medical field. Also, we just got some great news, after fighting with the U for a couple months, Jenn in now officially classified as a resident. If you are not aware of the situation, she was declared as a non-resident for some reason, and we had to turn in pretty much every document from our lives to get it changed....but it's all good now, and we can go back to only being partially hosed when it comes to paying for school. Another good thing we just realized is how close we are to finishing degrees! Turns out being grown ups is closer than we thought. Well wish us luck, because with the schedules we have right now we probably wont see anyone for a while. Also GO UTES!

Hello 2009....

Out with the old, and in with the new, it's now 2009....holy cow where did the year go? Well it's been another eventful year for us. We are still going to school in Salt Lake City, but spent another summer working in Skagway to pay for the obscene tuition bills. We moved into a new apt, we now live in the student housing at the U of U. It's cinder block walls, elementary school carpets, and the smallest kitchen ever....but we love it. Its perfect for us because it's close to school and not too expensive. Brian's parents exceptionally love it because they lived here like 25 years ago, and feel everyone needs the experience. Up in Alaska both of our parents finally came to visit us and see what we've been doing the last few summers. We had a great time with them up there! We became world record holders by participating in the worlds largest egg toss. Also, we got a new nephew this summer, Jenn's sister Krista had another baby, named Kyler. We dont get to see them a lot since they live in Arizona, so him and the rest of her kids look totally different every time we see them. We went on a road trip/camping/hiking trip with the Quackenbushes to Arches and Mesa Verde this fall, which was amazing! It's great to live in Utah and be close to all those awesome sites. Some other things that we are excited about, our favorite football team, the Utah Utes we undefeated this season, and whompped on Alabama in the Sugar Bowl. We loved going to the games this year, and are excited to finally get in on the family's season tickets, so we dont have to camp out in the freezing cold on 5th south for tickets anymore! (thanks Brian's mom and dad). Another big win this year is our new President. We both supported Obama, and are excited for the changes that are in the new administration! Well 2008 is long gone and it's time for another great year....bring it '09.

GO UTES..........

So for those of you who did not watch the University of Utah dominated Alabama in the sugar bowl on Friday......you missed out! Unfortunately we were unable to make it to New Orleans so instead we threw our own sugar bowl party in Arizona with a few football players!

Happy New Year......

This New Year we were able to spend it with Jennifer's family in Arizona! The night consisted of 70 degree weather, a fancy dinner of steak and lobster (on paper plates), and a never ending game of rock band. We almost missed the new year being so into this game -which is funny because Brian and I have NEVER been into video games! (we found our new addiction).