James has graduated from optometry school! Rotations are all over! I can't believe we're done!
It's been quite the journey we started 6 years ago. Here are some of our memories in pictures and numbers.
Taylor's age when James first went back to school: 1 (almost 2)
Logan & Taylor's ages when James graduated: 9 (almost 10) and 7
Taylor doesn't remember James ever NOT being in school.
Year we moved to Forest Grove to start Optometry School: 2010
Years in Forest Grove: 3
Houses we lived in while in Forest Grove: 1
Then we started this crazy year of preceptorships or rotations, called the "4th year" of optometry school.
Preceptorships: 4 (Oak Harbor, WA; Beaverton, OR; Roseburg, OR; Keizer, OR)
Months it's taken: 12
Months we've been counting down until graduation: 12
Towns we've lived in: 6 (from May 15th 2013 - May 15th 2014)
Moving trucks rented: 6 (U-haul is our friend)
Miles driven just moving: 1,125 (and that's staying in the Pacific Northwest)
Hours spent in a moving truck: 20
Hours spent packing boxes and then loading and unloading them into a moving truck: COUNTLESS
Flat tires: 1
States we've lived in: 2
5K Run/Walks done: 4
Family reunions attended: 1
Church wards we've attended: 6
Cub Scout dens Logan's been a part of: 6
Locations in which Logan's earned some sort of Scouting badge/award: 5 (so far)
Church callings we've had during 4th year: 1
Times I've been visit taught: 1
Times we've been home taught: 0
Speaking assignments we've had: 1 (just James, actually)
Times Joleane's substituted in Primary: 12
Parks/Playground explored: too many to count
Ferry rides taken: 6
Camping trips: 1
Hikes we've been on: 14
Libraries we've been to: 22
Library cards we have from different areas: 4
Lost library books: 0
Books Logan's read during 4th year: 225
Non-Children's books Joleane read during 4th year: 10
Full-time students we had in the family: 3
Attending doctors James worked with: 11 (and I might add that they all thought James was great)
Graduation ceremonies attended: 2
Optometrists in the family: 1
Full-time jobs we currently have: 1
Times we plan on moving in the next 12 months: 0
How proud we are of James: off the charts!!!
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