Home again

We are back and fairing well. Today Chip was the example dog for our introductory surgery lab. Our anesthesiology teacher recognized me from my interview (EEP!) enough to go "ah you are from Memphis and worked with... frogs...or amphibians of some sort, right?" (EEP!) so she asked if I had a dog and we got to use Chip as our example dog for filling out the paperwork. It's funny how that small a detail (most of it made up) can really make an experience better! Every time they said "now for Chip" little amounts of happy hormones spewed forth in my brain. Much easier to pay attention.
Chipper made a new friend just now. "Prize", who lives with Tasha a few apartments down, was running around like a maniac while Chip was doing the same. Prize is a very small terrier mix (7yo, ~5-7lbs) who is just as soft as she could be. They got along very well and it was nice to sit and chat while the babies played.