With every job I have, I eventually reach a level of fed-up-edness.  I am realizing that I am getting to that point with my current job.  Now, there are certain things that I can deal with.  It's repetitive.  It's the same basic thing every day; come in, find out what's going on, shove pills down their throats, deal with the many disasters that you ( Read more... )

It is now officially summer.  Woo hoo!  It's even nice today.  It was nice on Father's Day, too.  Saturday, it rained like a motherfucker.  Friday was decent, which I was glad for because it was the kids school picnic at Waldameer.  It was fun.  We took Daughter's friend L.  L.'s grandma doesn't seem to care for her that much; she treats her like ( Read more... )

I'm starting my new-shift-new-unit-at-the-same-job today.  It really is kinda like starting a new job.  I know none of the people I'll be working with, although I do know some of the residents because they came from the side I used to work on to this side.  Still, I'm jittery.  I keep telling myself it's ok; I'm officially on orientation, so it's ( Read more... )

The one who just took the hell off?

Saturday, we went over to our old house (32nd street) to get stuff out of it & get it ready to be sold (2.5 bedrooms, sunken living room, 2.5 car garage, huge lawn, $50,000 if anyone wants it!)  Once we got there, we realized we had no diapers for Youngest (who refuses to be toilet trained.)  So Husband left me, ( Read more... )

Turner Classic Movies seems to be celebrating Channuka.  Yentl is just ending and Fiddler on the Roof is coming up next.  Wish it'd been the other way around.  I'm going to bed soon, & while Yentl isn't my favorite, I like Fiddler a lot.  I was thinking about it just earlier today, in fact.   About poor Havelah.  Tevye let Tseitl marry the poor ( Read more... )

Don't panic; I'm not pregnant.  I'd be figuring out a way to resurrect Husband after I murdered him; I'm not going thru that alone, I tell ya.  No.  I mean, instead, that my friend H. is moving in.  Her unemployment is about to run out; she's unemployed still, & apart from us paying the mortgage on the house she lives in, thereby saving her $550 a ( Read more... )

Probably no one remembers this post.  It was about Atilla, the Plecothemus, our fish.  He was disgusting & creepy, but Husband loved him.  Husband used to feed him & Atilla would greet him by swimming vertically & waving his tail & sticking his nose out of the water.  Atilla was also 16 years old.  Well, unfortunately, yesterday Atilla had to make ( Read more... )

Last night, well, this AM actually, I was at work.  It was a bit after 6 AM & I was standing by a med cart, waiting for the 1st shift nurse to come count with me.  I was just rocking side to side; a habit I didn't really even notice.  I always do that.  One of the 1st shift aides came up to me & said "are you gonna make it on 3rd?  Cuz I see you ( Read more... )

It's been one year.  One year ago today, my mom died.  It's been rough, but we're still here.

I talked to my uncle tonight.  He said it's hard for him, too.  Especially because his wife has pictures up all over their house, & my mom is in a lot of them.  I think it looks nice, but he said it makes it hard sometimes.  I don't have a lot of pictures ( Read more... )

Last night, friend H. & Husband took all 3 kids to the Crawford County Fair.  Friend H. took Daughter to see Corbin Bleu & Vanessa Hudgens; 2 stars of High School Musical.  They performed songs from their albums.  H. said the stands were full of 1 zillion screaming fangirls & boys.  When she gave Daughter her ticket, Daughter actually squeeed.  I'm ( Read more... )