Top of the Class.

We came up north this week, because Dean was graduating from the Police Academy. He works at the Jail in the Medical Department. We decided to do the Police Academy, because we will get better retirement if he goes through the state. So NO he is not working with the law enforcement...it was more for future security. Dean has been with them almost 5 years, and if we did the academy before the end of the summer they would count all the years, before he went through onto his retirement. So we are excited to be done with that. He went for 10 weeks, and left us Sunday and came home to us Friday it was hard. Dean also found out the couple weeks before he left that he got excepted into a Nurse Practitioners program and it would start the same week as the academy, so he was really nerves to see how he could handle it all. He is an amazing man...He would start the academy at 6 and get done at 6, after he got done he would drive an hour to his parents where he wouldn't be interrupted and do homework tell the wee hours of the morning, then wake up at 5:00 to head back down to the academy, and do it all again. He even had a instructor come up to him and asked if he would help tutor a few students in the class that were struggling, because not only did Dean have homework for his Schooling the academy had weekly tests, daily quizzes, and homework, so he was busy. He felt bad he had to tell them No, because he also had another schooling he had homework for and just didn't have the time. The instructors couldn't believe he was going to school while doing the academy, because the academy is like a full time job plus schooling. Weekends were tough for him because he would come home, and want to relax and play with his family, but all his tests were on the weekend so he would do all his homework, and papers during the week then come home on the weekend, and study for test and take them. With that being said. My husband this past week was finally honored for all his hard work. They gave out just a few extra awards, and every time they called an award we were shocked it wasn't him because he was first in every thing they did from physical fitness to in the class room. But apparently you can only win one award. At the very end they started telling us about the last award given to someone who excelled all around and showed them that he was the best of the best(top gun) :) anyway the called Deans name we were all so proud of him. First off because this isn't even the field he is going into, like all the other men, we were just doing it to improve the job we already have, and second he did it while going to school. We all cried a little bit because it's just like Dean, anything he does he gives it 110%, at school, at home, being a father, a husband, Student, and at work. I love him and am so proud of him...He deserved that award 100 times over, plus many more they don't make awards for. You are amazing and I hope you aren't embarrassed by this I hardly ever brag about you, and I felt it was high time you got a little praise. I write this with tears in my eyes still because weather you exceed or fail you will always be number one to me. I love you and am very very proud of you Dean Monson. A few of his biggest fans.