2019 was an awesome year for the Sibling House and Survive Today LLC, we accomplished a ton!
Starting with the youngest, Alex. Things Alex said he was proud of are; Getting his Presidential Award, improving on sports, and showing he can be good at times.
Getting his presidential award was no small achievement, he had to work very hard and be consistent in school with his effort resulting in good grades. His effort and attitude in and toward sports is obvious every year by the results that are clearly presented when he plays. He may not always feel like he does a good job, but he is leaps and bounds ahead of where he was a year ago. The last one, showing he can be good at times may not seem like an achievement, but he has shown incredible improvement on his maturity, responsibility and desire to help and learn about accountability for his actions.
Moving on to Calli, she stated she was also proud of achieving her Presidential Award (same effort applied), Earning TWO Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu stripes, making the selection for Honor Choir, achieving her 8 year mark in dance, getting consistent 3's in school (they do not do A, B, C anymore), becoming more physically fit and going to morning lifting sessions.
If you knew the twins prior to last year, you will understand why these achievements are big to them, they should be. I am extremely proud of them and very excited to watch them continue growing in all aspects of life.
I had a busy year. First and foremost, huge thank you to my family for their continued help with the twins so I can still do some of the things I love doing.
Jobs worked:
North Benton Ambulance - 3200 hours
Sumner Police Department - 450 hours
Survive Today LLC - 180 hours (guesstimating)
DMACC - 128 hours (2 EMR classes)
University of Iowa EMSLRC - 30 hours (roughly)
Hawkeye Community College - 12 hours (roughly)
This is roughly 77 hours per week on average.
Degrees/Certifications Achieved:
Master's of Science in Emergency Management: Emphasis in Public Management & Leadership
National and Iowa Paramedic
Law Enforcement Field Training Officer (FTO)
Child Passenger Safety Technician (CPST)
Recertified Glock Armor
Expandable Baton Instructor
Basic Tactical Medical Instructor
Tactical Emergency Casualty Care 2nd Edition
NAEMSE Level 1 Instructor
K9 Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (TECC) (Just a class)
PHTLS instructor and numerous other NAMT instructor certifications
Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) Law Enforcement Response to Hazmat Incidents (Alabama)
National Society of Leadership and Success (NSLS) Advanced and Executive Leadership Certifications
Tactical Paramedic Certification
Conferences/Seminars Attended:
EMS Instructor Conference
Allen EMS Night
IDPH Trauma Conference
Tactical Medical Symposium (Indiana)
Trends in Trauma
TCCC Instructor Conference (Missouri)
AHA Resuscitation Conference
Also worth noting, I began taking classes to get my Iowa Certified Emergency Manager and the process for my International Certified Emergency Manager.
Classes Taught:
Roughly 15 CPR/BLS courses
25 Stop the Bleed classes
2 instructor
2 Babysitting classes
2 EMR classes
3 Firearms classes
Cheerleading injuries class
I slacked on goal completion overall:
Read 5 out of 8 books (more than I've ever read)
Did 1 CPR class/month on average
Slacked on shooting
Passed my paramedic
Achieved my degree
Successful Stop the Bleed project for VSCSD
MISC:
Got asked to be an assistant instructor at the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy for their medical program
I began boxing and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Ran a half-marathon with a decent time
Goals for 2020 were posted. Very excited to continue 2020, we all hit the ground running already! Good luck to everyone, I hope you achieve anything and everything you desire.
Braxton Morrison
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