Things learned in Detroit

Its been a while since our last post, so we decided to do an abridged version of the last few months experiences in Detroit. Many of these are from Craig.

#1 Generally, gun shots to the head are hazardous to your health and can lead to certain death.
#2 Hope loves to run in the street.
#3 Addy is more excited about soccer than school.
#4 The people here are incredible, both in and out of the church.
#5 Alcohol is a religion and is a common topic of conversation. People make plans around alcohol, more so than in Phoenix. People discuss alcohol here like people in Utah discuss movies.
#6 Evolution is a true phenomenon. Aubree has grown a third arm in caring for Summer Rigsby (Summer's parents are our close friends; both are interns with Craig)
#7 Lakes are beautiful, especially when surrounded by green trees.
#8 Lightning bugs are real.
#9 Teeth are sometimes a rare commodity, and apparently you can still be obese without teeth.
#10 Saving lives is pretty sweet.
#11 Losing lives is sometimes crappy.
#12 You can be dead, but your heart beats. This is difficult to explain to family members.
#13 People pay good money for good schools, as is the case of Addy's school where parents will pay $13,000 for a child outside the boundaries to attend.
#14 Hope has already begun her repertoire of facial expressions, none of which get old.
#15 Interestingly we can be closer to the temple here in Detroit than we ever were in Utah or Arizona.
#16 Sleep is overrated.
#17 If someone is beat up the story is always the same: "There I was, minding my own business, and THESE TWO DUDES..."
#18 The leading cause of death in Detroit is lead poisoning (knives and bullets).
#19 When preforming CPR, breaking ribs is a sign that you are doing compressions properly.
#20 Check for a pulse before starting chest compressions.
#21 Pregnancy is beautiful.
#22 If there was a more complicated way to make a left hand turn, Michigan would institute it.
#23 Guilt is a great way to market a car.
#24 There are many beautiful places to run, but you need MACE.
#25 If you are an a$$hole, leave the hospital AMA (against medical advice), and come back even sicker; Craig will still treat your illness.
#26 People die when you make mistakes.
#27 People die when you do everything right.
#28 Beer at the end of the 30K (18 mile) race is a necessity. Sometimes knowing it is at the end is the only thing that keeps people going.
#29 Our neighbors can smell if we have fruit snacks. Cole: "I can smell that you have fruit snacks." Or, "Mrs. Hunter, I haven't had any fruit snacks today."
#30 You don't need an irrigation system for your lawn. When it stops growing, you stop cutting it.
#31 The DMV still sucks, just like everywhere else. Mental note: if you take small children bring plenty of treats. If the treats run out, run to next door store and buy more treats. Now your kids will be in perfect storm of sugar crash and rush that when it is finally your turn, everyone in the building including yourself want to strangle your kids.
#32 We pay attention to the weather report now.
#33 Humidity is not fictional and has gross implications.
#34 The Detroit Lions stink, but hey, so did the Arizona Cardinals when we first got to Phoenix.
#35 A Nintendo Wii makes for memorable family times.
#36 If you don't want to lose any of your appliances (Oven,microwave, A/C, lights, ceiling fans, alarm clocks), you should shut off your power during a storm surge.
#37 The Woodward Dream Cruise is an extraordinary sight; when 40,000 classic cars drive up and down the street by our house, it gonna makes a big splash. It also tends to bring out some rough folks. One of the nights of the dream cruise we had a double shooting and one death in the hospital parking lot. Craig performed CPR and ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) on him. He didn't make it.
#38 Kids grow up whether you want them to or not.