the real doglover

Tonight proved to be an interesting night.   We had our scout meeting at the North Shore Fire Department - Engine 4 and were working towards our Readyman badge that included basic first aid and the Heimlich. (Thanks guys you did a great job!!!!)

The scouting motto is "be prepared" and let me tell you - I was - thanks to Fox 6.  We arrived at 6:30 and got started over at the Paramedic Rig.  Seconds into the presentation, the bells started ringing and they were off on their first call!  Left standing with 12 boys, most people would have been Oh, NO!  But NOT me!  NOPE, I directed everyone into the living room and set up camp with my Fox6 Mini Ann doll and video!  You may have remembered my blog from this past September, but if you don't, or didn't blog back then - you can check it out here.

 By the time we ran through the video, and each boy got a turn with Mini Ann and then we all practiced the Heimlich, after watching the video.  My proudest moment was when my son got down and demonstrated, on his own, how to use the mini annie and perform basic CPR.

By the time we finished, the Fire Engine came back and we were able to advance to basic first aid - just as we finished another call came in and we were left standing all by ourselves again!  What an exciting way to end the evening.

On thing I have to tell you, with boys they get all goofy when their attention isn't held and the mini Ann and video did the job.  So thanks to Fox 6 for that opportunity at Miller Park last September, I couldn't have gotten through this without you!