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[shannabannanna]

Thank god for days off. Work has been very difficult lately. I had yesterday and today off. Wednesday, Thursday, Friday I am in a course from 9am-4pm and I have those days off work, as well. But I agreed to go work 4:30pm-midnight on Wednesday and Thursday. Technically, there are 4 group homes but I always work at the same one. It's known as the "hell-house" because it has the toughest kids. All 4 kids are into drugs, theft, crime, etc. They are tiring me out. Not so much because I'm worrying about them but, because of their behaviour, that house is in "smackdown" mode and I am getting so tired of saying "no" to everything and being called a fucking bitch all day. So I was looking forward to this week off. But the two days I am going in, I'm going to another house. That house has the "high-risk females" (well, 3 of the 4 house have high-risk females but in this house, all 4 youth are high-risk females) but they are little Pollyanas compared to who I work with most of the time. It will be a nice break.

You know, one day at work last week (at my usual house), I dealt with 5 police officers over the course of the night? The negative energy really wears you down. At that house, you really start to feel like the group home is really just a place for the kids to stay until they're 18, have more freedom, and end up in jail. Depressing. The house I am working at this week has a lot more hope.

Moving update: we've just about packed everything we can pack for now. Dan is dealing with house insurance today, and hopefully buying a fridge and stove. We are going with a gas stove. Other than that, we just wait...

Now, I have to go do homework. :(