Lost Camera

I've been waiting to post a new blog until I can get pictures of our new dog Sadie. But I've lost my camera. I haven't seen it since Christmas, which makes me think it might be down south at family's house somewhere. This may also be a good excuse for a new camera, haha. Now that I am done with school for the time being, I have a little more time to keep the blog updated. Our Christmas as really nice. For the first time since the kids were little we spent Christmas Eve and Christmas Day at home. We usually travel down south to be with family, but this was my year to work Christmas so we made a big Christmas feast and spent Christmas together as a family which was really nice. JoLyn got a new dog for Christmas, she is a 4 year old beagle and she is adjusting to life with her new family. The kids absolutely love her, she is so patient with them, she lets them hug her and love her without getting angry. I've never heard her growl and she only barks if she really needs to go outside and when people leave her all alone. Boyd and I are doing well. I've started teaching first semester nursing students at Utah Valley University's nursing program which has been a good introduction to education. I teach with two other instructors, so I'm not alone, and I just follow the outline and syllabus they have already created. It's interesting to watch the thought processes of nursing students. They expect specific answers to any situation, except part of nursing is that every patient is different and what works with one doesn't work with another. Nurses have to learn to critically think and problem solve and that is difficult to teach. It's been fun though. Makes me really glad that I'm not starting nursing school. Hopefully I'll find my camera and get some new pictures posted soon.