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10 yr-old already a certified vet assistant

Courtney Oliver

[Kaila mo ug AMAZING?!.hehehe..SUper Cool!!]

By Keith Eldridge

OLYMPIA - Veterinarians at a local clinic are amazed that one of their assistants can do the work she's doing, given her unique situation.

Ten-year-old Courtney Oliver just completed her college work for this occupation. She now holds an on-line certification as a veterinary assistant. In eight months, Courtney had the same certification as her adult co-workers.

Courtney says she knew early in life this is what she wanted to do.

"I have a dog Maggie and two hamsters and I just thought: 'Well, if I have so many animals why don't I just work with them?'"

At 10-years-old?

"Might as well get it done early as get it done late," she said.

She got over her initial fright over the sight of blood.

"The first day it kind of made me nervous," Courtney said. "But I'm like, 'when can I do that?' It doesn't really scare me because we have blood. Why be scared of it?"

Dr. Michelle Shoemaker at the South Bay Veterinary Hospital in Olympia has been Courtney's mentor.

"She's amazing. She's a wonderful girl," she said. "Always been so bright, very, very smart actually. We quiz her quite often here. The questions and the studies she's been doing and she always knows the answers and she's always right in there wanting to help out. Amazing girl."

"Dr. Shoemaker and I are like twins," Courtney added. "We just love animals. We just wanted to do this because this is our thing."

Despite all of her qualifications and despite her college degree, Courtney can't be in surgery by herself. Her mother has to be here with her as she volunteers. State law says that she's just too young.

But don't tell Courtney. This 10-year-old is too busy tending to the needs of these veterinary patients.

Courtney volunteers at the vet hospital once a week. She tried joining the local 4-H veterinary program but she was told she's too young.

at first i was afraid.....

i was petrified!... hahahaha.. the song just popped in my head while i was organizing my thoughts... hehehe

My nose is dripping, my throat is itching. waaaaa!

We've got three events coming up and one is about to give me a heart attack.... teehee...

But right now, i'm more worried bout our production and spanish class tomorrow. hahaha it seems that spanish just wont stick to my head and my vocab is stuck on one word---- Si! hahaaha...i'm soooo dead.. hehehehe

for our prod, ill have to find a way to stop the dripping and itching. a director with a runny nose will definitely look awful... :p

Go cam 1, Go cam2..ready grams..annnnnddd lechon! what the heck are you writing?! Get out!...

bwahahaha....sa naka sabot shudi abas hahahaha.... :p

A fever would be welcome right about now, that way i'd get some rest and arrozcaldo! hahahaha.... but since the virus didn't hit me that hard, i will survive! i will survive yeah ahhh!!! haahaha

meet Tempo

A new year brings new opurtunities AND new acquaintances....hheheh

The other day, kuya brought home my new friend...His name is Tempo.. our new laptop...He's pretty cool but still, not as cool as my crush at sony.. hehehe...

Guess why i call him Tempo!..

Aside from being the rate or speed of a musical piece, Tempo also means TEMPORARY! hahaha

Yep, Tempo is Temporary... I can only enjoy his company for 2 months... hahay... My dad actually owns him.. ouch... maypa si papa da...

I don't wanna use tempo coz i'd get to attached..pero no matter what i do...i can't avoid something that i really like! hahaha

my post is so full of nonsense... hahahaha.. cenxa...i'm so sleepy

hmmmm...

watch out ni si papa pag summer...di jud nko undangan ug kulit bah! hahahat

With a new year comes a new entry.. ehehehe

Well this is my first entry of the year and i really want it to make some sense...maski gamay hehehe.. :p ..

Well, my vacation wasn't super. T'was just the usual happy celebration that we usually have every Christmas and New year...

The first party that i attended when i arrived was mom and dad's Christmas party for their prayer group... I was so exhausted coz from the boat i rested for only a few hours, then i we had to go to the city to pic up gifts, sleep for a few minutes then go to the party... shucks pwede malipong?. hahaha.. anyweiz, during their party i realized a lot of things like:

1) We should really value every single day of our life. Every single memory, good or bad, should be cherished. They were laughing so hard when they told stories of their most embarrasing presentations at work or other stuff. They were talking exactly like us when were talking with our best buds. Talking nonsense and silly stuff. hahaha.. funny maminaw.. coz now, i can say nga buang pud c mama ug papa sa una! hahaha.. :p

2) Old songs make more sense and are waaay beyond reach of our latest songs!.. hahaha.. They were singing so hard (maski wa nay tingog!) and guess what? they all scored 100%.. whoever tweaked the settings of the magic sing was a genuis! hahaha... As i listened to the lyrics, it made me kinda sad...i couldn't help but imagine how mom and dad was feeling while singing their favorite songs...they were dancing the boogie, cha cha cha, swing.. hahaha!

3) We should really watch our health!.. almost all of them in the group are diabetic, or borderline, has high blood pressure, etc... but they still served sweets, lechon, wine..etc... hahaha! Wish i could pinch their ears... hahaha!

4) And lastly, ninongs and ninangs don't always give you gifts.. hahaha!.. shucks wa jud koy nadawat run da hehehe :p

Okay, second party.. hmm our reunion sa family..shucks fast forward ta...happy au, eating, nag story telling ug scary stuff (we thought it was holloween ha!)...lola was funny.. annnd they all said i grew..i grew fat! hmph! hahaha!

Third party... high school reunion!.. buang japon ang mga buang! hehehe :p grabe food and SOFTDRINKS! haha, games pud and etc...pero lang... hmmph.. tambok jud daw ko!.. hmmph! ignan ba ko nga ga barbel ba daw ko?!.. hahay! cge nlng.. bantay lng mu du!! hehehe.. :p

And amazing!! for 1 week i woke up at 5:30 am to play tennis! hahaha.. pero lang..in between games, we ate cake and other yummy stuff.. ay! We also had choco milk with nova! hahaha... It was so tiring yet it was sooo fun to jam with the BBG's! hehehe

New year was noisy.. Mom got tipsy and i got dizzy from the wine so i really wasn't that active.. i was a bit upset with mom though coz, she didn't allow me to visit my cousins.. darn it.. hahay...cge lng... i know she was just concerned hehehe

My vacation was fun.. i got teased, i got mad, i caught a cold and had a fever. It was a bit crazy, yet i still had fun!... But, as the new year came, i realized a lot of things.. as the old cliche goes, "change is the only constant thing in the world" Like my home town. I loved the trees that lined the road on the way, but someday they will be cut coz two more subdivisions are being built right now. And, when i visited my old place, i found out that i didn't know most of the people anymore.. hahay...

I miss the old days but, i'm looking forward to what lies ahead too... I know it sounds crazy but that's just how i feel.. hehehe...

Also, one of the things that i learned before the year ended was " True happiness is making other people happy"... That's why... i'm seriously thinking of taking up law.. old issue na ni but i'm still not done with it noh?.hehehe btaw.. serious. I think i'm gonna try it.. I think i'll be happier if i know mom and dad is also happy!.. :) crazy ain't i?.. hehehe....

waaaaa! there's still so much in my head right now that i can't stop writing!... (well this is a first! hahaha!)... but i think next entry na ni sila hehehe :p ...

basta now.. i'll stick to what miss potter said

"The only thing that matters at our age is that, at our age every day matters!"