I am officially certified as a ENA ENPC Provider. I had to take this class at Children's for work. It means that I can hopefully save your child if he lands himself in a traumatic situation. In theory... But, I did chest compressions & bag mask ventilation beautifully on the dummy. The thing I always learn from these classes is that I need to walk my kids everywhere & wrap them in bubble wrap before we go. Seeing picture after picture after picture of kids in traumatic events makes even the most stoic person woozy.
The class entailed 2 full days (8a-5p) of classroom time. I typically work nights (7p-7a) so that childcare isn't an issue. This week Dan was an amazing trooper-as he always is, but extra so this week. He took care of 5 kids, shuttled them to & fro to school, preschool, got home in time for speech therapy(ies)-while he was doing all of this he was also attending staff meetings, work meetings, a board meeting, premarital counseling, volunteering at North Littleton Promise, leading his Denver Seminary spiritual formation group, & the list goes on.
The thing that makes Dan get an extra gold star today is that he got 5 kids up, dressed, fed, & to school plus cleaned up more dog poo than is physically possible for one basset hound to produce all before 8:30 am! He had to give old Thelma a bath after he dropped the kids off.
Anyone want a basset hound?
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