Again. The kids' school is closing because we are under a winter storm warning... I peeked outside early this morning. We have an accumulation of about 1 inch. I was thrilled. they predicted 14 inches to fall last night! But... when I looked all the way outside... Its really coming down. In all of my 26 years of life I have never ever seen snow fall so hard and fast! Ever!
Im going back to bed...
I feel so bad for those folks in limbo due to the massive flooding going on! At the nursing home I work at we have recieved 60 evacuees! The stories are starting to trickle through the employee break rooms and they are heartbreaking. Just in the evacuation itself there are some terrible stories going on... One nursing home had a time frame of one hour! to evacuate 150 residents. The residents were boarding buses with a pillowcase stuffed with one change of clothing and thier prescription medications. Each resident wore a huge name tag around there necks. One bus load of folks were stuck (not clear here if it was traffic or mud that detained them) for 6 hours! 6 Hours! Now, the rules where I am working is that EVERY resident be repositioned and offered a bathroom break every 2 hours! You know, to prevent such things as stiffness and sores...If I were stranded on a bus for 6 hours, I would be terribley uncomfortable, hungry and I'd have to pee like a race horse!! Those folks did not get to us until 11:30 pm! Thats way past MY bedtime...and they were hungry, scared, confused... Of course we did all we could...the big wigs themselves fired up the kitchen and helped to feed those folks way past midnight. Then, after they were feeling a bit better, we had to find beds for them all. The communities around here have been awesome. 44 beds were donated by regular people in a span of what sounds like 24 hours! One gentleman found himself confused in the morning and he tripped and fell, he is now in the hospital with a broken hip. We have folks lined up in confrence rooms like the seven dwarfs. We have double occupancy in single rooms... It has to be so scary for those folks. Please keep them and the people who have chosen to stand their ground in the FM area in your thoughts and prayers.
When our lives take an unexpected turn down a different road, Why am I always terrified? New roads lead us to new places. That doesnt neccessarily mean bad places. In fact there could be a great adventure just around the bend. I dont know why I panic every time there is a slight change in the air. I used to roll with the punches without batting an eye. I dont know if it is age or knowledge that makes me cringe these days. But, whenever a change comes my way I just want to curl up in a ball and hide under the covers.
If any one needs me, Ill be under the covers for a while. But I will bet that the sun will be shining and the angels will be singing when I next peek out.
I am planning to have a great day off tomarrow! I might not do any house work... I might not do any homework. I may just have some fun. Its hard to focus when it seems that maybe spring may really be just around the corner...
I know, I know...I live in Minnesota... Spring is really not around the corner, but when its nearly 50 degrees its hard to remember that last year we were still being dumped on with now and for the next month. But still... Take a big whif, can you smell that?
Does anyone want to guess which one of my previous posts has been extremely popular the last three days? Ill tell ya later.
Happy Monday to you all!
I am so angry right now! I have a MasterCard account that I use only in emergencies. In November there was a ZERO balance. In December, there was a 25 cent charge to an account secure place that I did not sign up for. I have had that card for 3 years and not once was I charged 25 cents. I called and complained about it. They agreed to take it off the charge. In January, there was a 30.25 cent balance. Again I called and complained they again agreed to take it off. I also called the seperate secure company and they said they would stop the charge. Then In February there was a 60.52 balance. Again I called and demanded they close my account. So now in March... Yep you guessed it 94 odd dollars! So today I called...talked to the regular person and two managers. The first manager agreed to put me back to a Zero balance. I thanked her and said I wanted to close the account she sent me to another manager who told me that the only way they would take that balance off was if I kept my account open!
I was so ticked I told her to close the account! Now I have to pay the 94 bucks. For nothing!!! Its so Stupid! Not only that but my credit report reflects that I was late on those payments! I worked extremely hard to earn good credit. Now its all gone. Poof just like that.
I woke up this morning and crept down the stairs with all the anticipation of a child on Christmas morning. They were predicting a ton of snow for today. Danika met me on the stairs, she couldnt wait long enough to check the weather bug...she called the school. No School! I was so excited. Of course the excitement was not over the chance of snow... I had hoped to get out of school today too...Anatomy quiz. (Need I say more?)
But, when I checked outside....no snow. I couldnt figure out why the school would cancel based on a prediction of snow... I was bummed. Because surely an adult school wouldnt be canceling today. I didnt have school til noon... But...I checked the campus email and they did in fact cancel the classes for the whole day! Another day off! Hip hip hooray!
I have not even gotten out of my jammies! shh...dont tell anyone but I am being totally completely lazy! I should be reading Hamlet...but I have accidentally gotten twisted up in the lives of Edward Cullen and Bella Swan...
Today is the one day of the year I really really dislike. Spring forward. Bah Humbug... It is father time's way of stealing the one thing I can least afford to lose. Time. But... I fooled him this year! Im so sneaky.
I have today off. I dont have to work. I dont have to go to school. The kids do not need to be at the dentist or a school function. The first in THREE WEEKS! So, I slept in! And Thanks to that thief, Father time, I was able to sleep in until 8 O'CLOCK! Ha ha... hows that for a trick Old Man!
When I first started my new job, almost a year ago, in the training sessions they repeatedly reminded us newbies that the residents come to us to die. It was their advise to us: "Love the residents but be prepared at all times to say goodbye."
I have made a few favorite friends there and have said goodbye to some. The face of death is always sad, but today it was horrible. I have handled the sadness quite well. But what I saw today... I can't even describe to you what exactly it was, but I nearly lost it...ok I did lose it a little. or a little more than that.
It has left me feeling deflated, and defeated and questioning weather I really have what it takes. I seriously doubt it, but when I think about what my other options are... I cant seem to find any.
I am going to take a shower before the kids get home today and hopefully that will rejuvenate my spirit a little. Hopefully I will get a little bit of my determination back, just enough so that I can continue on long enough to realize I need to finish what I have started.
Yep! Thats me. I have officially been accepted to not one, but two nursing programs. Now I just need to make a decision as to which one. If I thought things were rough around here lately, I bet Im about to be shown exactly what rough really means. Wish me luck... Or rather, wish the rest of my family luck... ha ha he he!
Im wondering what happened to my blog? I cant see it... I can see the side bar and the heading photo, but no blog posts...
Is anyone else having this problem? LOL! I suppose I will never know if you are. ;)
