Friday 29 June - Getting Close to the End

Slept in till 6. It felt so nice. I was assigned to the department. Nothing scheduled for the whole day. I did a mandible on a lady who was missing over have of it. They put a plate with screws over the whole remaining jaw to make it so she can open and close her mouth better, very interesting. We also did a 4 year old who had a finger broken or an infection or grew funny, but basically his finger was growing out of the palm of his hand. Got some copies of it. In the OR they just took the whole thing off so he only has 4 digits. 

We had a zone inspection. This means an upper officer comes and does a random inspection of your area. Most of our staff was on the pier or on a comrel so that left Jennifer, Madison, Pamela, the two Dutch and myself to clean. It was dusting every ledge, machine, and wiping the whole department down. The group had done some yesterday but we did the once over in case something had been missed. We ended up doing a CT at the last minute and Pamela had to go with a repair worker to have something fixed in berthing so I ended up meeting the senior Sargent and him asking me the questions. He basically had some one run their finger over rather top of the white board to see if it was dusted there. He then asks did we had any ticket items, which is repairs needed, if the copier is secured and if the coffee maker is secured.  Took all of two minutes and everyone sweated for 2 days. 

I cleaned out my back pack. Went and did the signatures from admin, internet, and the post office so I can get off the ship. A lot of running around for dumb things. I did find the guy in charge of getting a letter from the Commander for things I contributed to on the ship. I wrote it up and emailed it so we will see what happens. I picked up some boxes from the post office so I can mail some stuff home if  I need to. It will take about three weeks to get home from Subic Bay (Manila). Just doing some LDS t shirts, a back pack and jacket and what ever stuff i do not need right away. 

The department had potluck feast for close out day. They brought a whole cooler of foods. There was skewers of chicken and pork, better fried shrimps. Veggie noodle dish, beef and veggie dish, rice, sweet rolls of all kinds and soda. Really fun to have a social just with the group. Took lots of pictures. They gave the two Dutch, Madison, Dr. Vachon and myself some parting gifts and a note for each of us they all signed. We each had to speak about how our experience was and of course I tear up. Really a great end of the whole trip.

Went to watch part of karaoke night and attend devotional. Nancy Fisher, the lady who fell and fractured a vertebra spoke. She talked about all she wanted was to come and be able to see the people here like Heavenly Father sees all his children. Very touching. Got to bed at 9:30. Nice to have an early night. Only two more working days left. 

We will get time in Subic Bay the night of the 2nd,  but have to check out at 4 am since Dr. Jarstad booked  us to be picked up at 6 am. The 3rd of  July will be a very long day. A  4 hour bus ride to the volcano/restaurant, 2 hours to the pearl shopping area, 1/2 hour to the temple and the temple housing. The ward is still doing a dinner for us and we were told they will be bringing some of their crafts to sell also. We also were just told we needed 550 pesos for exit fees. A lot of the people have not got off so they do not have the local currency. Now we need to find an ATM that will work with their card. Need to check what the amount for Canadians is. Can not believe how fast his is now ending. Will be seeing you soon! 

Love Caroline/Mom