Emily had her first Friday night football game as a member of the high school marching band. She played awesome.
Emily’s First High School Marching Band Performance
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ABEM LLSA on Labor Day
It’s Labor Day 2013 – and I’m actually off work on this holiday! Kind of…
As a board-certified emergency physician, I am responsible for maintaining a certain level of education throughout the life of my certification. In addition to the 50 of hours of continuing education that I must obtain every year, the American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM) dictates a number of other items that must be completed before I take the next certification exam (which occurs every 10 years). One of those things is a number of yearly tests – called the “Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment” (LLSA) test. This test is based on a number (12-15) of medical journal articles that ABEM has deemed topical or important to review. A list is published each year and it is expected that the articles be read and then one is to take the test (after paying the fee, of course).
My next certification test is in 2017; I’m currently working on the 2012 articles. Fortunately, several study guides are published that provide the articles and outline discussions to better prepare for the test.
So, on this Labor Day, I am kicking back in the sunroom with some soft music and the LLSA Study Guide – here’s hoping the coffee keeps me awake.
Tough Loss for K-State
Kansas State got beat at their own style of football Friday night. It was a taste of our own medicine, watching North Dakota State University Bison methodically march down the field in the final quarter and taking the final 8 minutes off the clock. They were down by 4 points – and when they had reached our 20-yard line, I turned to Linda and said “They’re gonna win this game”. We were outplayed and, I hate to admit it, outcoached. Bill Snyder even admitted as much.
The thing to remember is that NDSU wasn’t just any cupcake team that often gets scheduled for our home opener. This is a team that beat Minnesota last year and is the Division 1 FCS Champions for the past 2 years. This is a very good football team.
The goal of our team is to get better each day. We had signs of being good, but we obviously showed we have room to improve. Given Snyder’s history, I firmly believe we will come out even better next week against Louisiana.
Go Cats.
New family photos
Linda’s sister and family were coming to town, so it was decided that this would be the perfect opportunity to get family photos taken. It’d been about 6 years since the last family photo was taken and there was no official family photo with Helen (the youngest of the clan).
We met on a gorgeous Sunday afternoon at Antioch Park with Jordan Tankel and whipped through the different sets in about 45 minutes. What an efficient photo shoot – especially with young kids.
If you’d like to see more of the photos, head over to jtphoto.zenfolio.com to see more.
Absence makes the heart grow fonder
It’s been since June 6 since the last post…
Where has time gone? What the heck have we been doing?
The following things have occurred:
1. Anna went to Germany with her high school orchestra
2. Emily spent many afternoons at physical therapy for a knee injury
3. We saw Kenny Chesney in concert…yet again
4. Anna got her wisdom teeth removed
5. Linda and I biked Michigan and Wisconsin for 4 days with friends
6. Anna and Emily went to church youth camp
7. I’ve worked a lot of hours in the ER – but we’ve hired a new partner
8. I got a new car
It is my hope to talk about these things over the next few days. The more things piled on and the days grew longer, it seemed as if I couldn’t just jump back in to the blog without talking about these events as if they didn’t happen.
Anyways – here’s to getting back to regular blogging and recording what’s going on with the Featherstons in Kansas.
Sally – the happy dog
I was going through old pictures last night and loading them to Flickr so that they’d be saved somewhere else other than my computer. This is a particularly good idea for anyone out there – especially since Flickr now gives you a full terabyte of free storage space.
You can see all of these photos at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/59113807@N00/sets/
Anyways, I was having a blast going through the old pictures when I found the following picture with Anna and Sally. It’s amazing how patient and loving this dog really is…
Dance Recital – Spring 2013
For the 11th year, Anna and Emily have completed their spring dance recital. They have taken from Miss Nina since they were 4 and 3 years old; they are now some of the more accomplished dancers on the stage. We are so proud of their progression over the years.
Sheila Schultz, 1968-2013
After more than 3 years of dealing with cancer, we lost one of our best friends on May 17. Sheila was one of Linda’s closest friends and fellow Girl Scout leader. More than anything, she was truly an angel on earth. Her witness of love, faith, and courage was amazing.
At the funeral today, it was noted that she did not battle cancer; she merely dealt with it – head on. She spent her last days caring for and comforting those that were trying to comfort and care for her. Friends signed up for 6-hour shifts to stay with her around the clock – nurses that met her from the hospital signed up for these shifts. This speaks volumes to the kind of person Sheila was and what wishes meant to the people that came to know her.
The service was beautiful and filled with music written by her brother-in-law, Mark Schultz. Tears flowed, smiles broke, and hugs were aplenty.
Sheila, we will miss you. But we know that you are in heaven awaiting our arrival. We love you.
The following was posted by Linda today on Facebook just prior to the funeral:
From the official obituary:
Sheila K. Schultz, 44, Lenexa, KS, passed away May 17, 2013. Mrs. Schultz was born September 3, 1968, in Seneca, KS. Sheila was a graduate of Sterling College. She was a mother first, a Bible School Teacher, Book Club leader and Girl Scout leader. Her favorite athletic team was whatever team her children were playing on. Additionally, she was a K-State fan and enjoyed watching the Royals. She was preceded in death by her father, Robert Porting, mother, Florence Bernhardt Porting, and step-mother, Wanda Peschel Porting. Sheila leaves a legacy of love for her husband of 23 years, Brad and her loving children, Braden William, and Paige Kathleen (both of the home).
Happy 20th Anniversary
Linda and I celebrated our 20th wedding anniversary today. We went to lunch at one of our favorite Italian restaurants and enjoyed spending the day together.
We had planned on going to a Kansas City Symphony concert for donors, but instead we attended the visitation service of one of Linda’s best friends, Sheila Schultz. However, afterwards we met up with a group of our friends to celebrate her life.
The cool thing is that there are two other couples that are friends that share our exact anniversary and also celebrated their 20th with us. One of the couples left before we could get a picture, but here is Tim & Amy with us as the night was coming to an end.
Spring Piano Recital 2013
Linda had her spring piano recital several days ago. Of course, Emily and Anna played. It was an absolute joy listening to them play on this recital; they have continued to blossom into wonderful musicians.
Enjoy Emily playing Mazurka in F Major by Chopin:
Next, please enjoy Anna playing Polonaise in G minor by Chopin:
Finally, here is a group picture of all her students:
