Lake Powell 2015

Thinking that I was planning a relaxing trip before work seemed all too good. Lake Powell in itself has proved on numerous occasions to be somewhat stressful. Add 13 teenage boys to the mix, One failing generator, one overheating boat, two lost keys for the jet skis, and multiple injuries. Of course being a new nurse wouldn't prove me any different unless I take my skills to the test. About an hour after finding a spot one of the boys got out his fishing gear. Pulling the fish hook with the barb he poked it through his nail bed accidentally. We need a nurse! They yelled to me while I'm on the speed boat waiting for them to dock the house boat The barb wouldn't pull out so we had to push it through his finger. To make matters worse the kid was turning white then green pretty soon we had a garbage can nearby. We gave him some zofran an lidocaine that finger up. Puncturing the barb through his finger and getting a pliers to cut the barb. After is pulled out smoothly cleaning it up with antibacterial wipes, Neosporin, and bandages. Ugh this is going to be a long trip...I felt like the mom on the trip. All the boys wanted to play hide and seek on the hill. Of course it was lightning and I wasn't afraid to say, you think that's a good idea? Then the boys wanted to cliff jump without life jackets. One of the boys landed on his rib cage and pretty sure he broke a rib. He was out like a light for the rest of the day. 

I can never get over how pretty Lake Powell is. I love the red rock and jumping into that warm water, skiing on the clear glass, and flying in the wind with the jet skis, stand up paddle boarding in the early morning. There's something liberating about not having cell service. No one can get a hold of you and no one has there phone on you. 

We passed this big floating pad in the water where one person jumps on it and the other person goes flying. I went to ask if we could "try it out" to see if we wanted to get one next time. When I went to ask I noticed the guy fiddling with his pants standing in the corner. Before I was about to shout to him I finally figured out what he was doing. Needless to say I thought I would come back later. 

Start work tomorrow for Orientation at BJH! Wish me luck!