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[NHAnn]

 

[NHAnn]

I didn't say nuttin' I really didn't hehehehe

 

[scarlett873]

good afternoon cheerleaders!!

hope everyone's having a good day!

anyone got any fun plans for the weekend? we have a surprise party to go to tonight. it's for a guy i work with...it's his 40th! he told everyone to ignore his birthday this year...he's no longer celebrating them i guess. so what does his wife do in honor of that request? throw him a surprise party! it should be fun...

we have such a small office here that for someone'e birthday, we pass around a card and then i go and get a cake of some sorts. well, since he requested that we not acknowledge his day, i got a cake and had the bakery write on it "this is not for eric's birthday"...he got a kick out of that one!

but other than the party tonight, i think that this will be one of those weekends that we don't do ANYTHING, unless it involves lounging around the apartment...

any news from teri on her dad? please keep us posted!

have a good day!

 

[Poohlovr]

Originally posted by Mickeyfaniam
I won't bore with the details but......

I think I'm losing my mind

So what's up??

Originally posted by Mickeyfaniam
I heard that!!!!!!

Since no one else will say it, I will---When did you have a mind to lose???


The schedule----I wish I could take all of the primo days off.
There is a policy in place (and I do refer to it---a lot!) that holidays are rotated. I.E.--if you are off Christmas Day this year, you work that day next year. Still, people who have been there for a while still think they should get their request every year. New people just don't think and always have a reason (or several) why they should get them all off....

Ann--how's the single life going????

 

[Poohlovr]

No fair! The boards are acting screwy and my post didn't count. Wahhhh!!! I bet Debbie did it on purpose!!!!!!!!!

 

[NHAnn]

Hello cheerleaders and friends...if you haven't seen this yet please check it out
bear with me, you KNOW how I am about these things:

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=279352

single life is, er, um interesting.... I am pulling out the woolies and going to the high school football game "with" (ya right) DD and all her friends.

 

[Mickeyfaniam]

I haven't heard anything from Teri yet. I believe they are at the hospital around the clock.....
lets just keep praying
I didn't mention yesterday, he is only 59

No fair! The boards are acting screwy and my post didn't count. Wahhhh!!! I bet Debbie did it on purpose!!!!!!!!!

I DID I DID I DID!!!

So what's up??

You shouldn't have asked I told you that I didn't want to bore you ........

Its just that I went to get the bread out to make the children sandwiches and I couldn't find it. I looked everywhere....on the counter....in the cabinet....on the table......on the other counter and then I looked everywhere again and then I looked everywhere again.... till I gave up so I sent my niece to buy me some....she comes back.....hands it to me....I put it down on the counter.....

right next to the loaf I already had

sorry but you asked

you do have to agree tho ....I am losing it


I can't even see right....I just read Brandie's post:

anyone got any fun plans for the weekend? we have a surprise party to go to tonight

I read "sunrise party" I had a chance to think....
"who the heck wants to go to a sunrise party" AND "

how can you go to a sunrise party at night?????"

before I reread "surprise party" OHHHHHHHHHHHH
that makes more sense

maybe I'm just tired

maybe I'll go get a glass of wine

NO I haven't had any yet!!

 

[Poohlovr]

I am just so P.O.'d right now. Anybody want a long term guest? I am running away from home.

If I can't run away, I'm throwing him out......

God, I am furious. Every day I dislike (and that is a mild term, believe me) him more and more. I keep trying and it is just not working.

I'm not sure whether to throw something or sit down and cry.

OK--vent over. Back to your regularly scheduled posting.

 

[Mickeyfaniam]

I am so sorry for your trouble Sue
But I say throw him out and you keep everything
Hope things get better

I did talk to Teri tonight and her Dad isn't any better. In fact his kidneys are shutting down and they had to put him on dialisis(sp)
They said he has a 10% chance of coming out of this

Continued Prayers Teri

 

[Poohlovr]

Oh, no. I am so sorry to hear that he's gotten so much worse.
But, I still believe in miracles, and 10% is enough to get a miracle going.

My heart goes out to Teri.

 

[Poohlovr]

I don't have to work today
I don't have to work today.....

I was supposed to work.
This is my week-end to work.

But, yesterday, when I was at the hospital, doing more off day work, I noticed the census was down. When census is down (and trust me, this rarely happens--I last remember it happening about 3 years ago...), one of two things will happen.
1--If other units are short- staffed, nurses from the low census unit will be sent to that unit to work.
2--If no other units need the nurse(s), a nurse will be called and given the day off (officially, DWOP-d ; Day Off Without Pay, altho you can use your PTO time to get paid)

We have been pulled to other floors to work on occasion, but, because we use so many agency nurses, they have been the only ones getting dropped (obviously, they get dropped first, because the hospital has to pay so much more for them to work, when you add the agency nurses higher hourly salary + the aency fee (which amounts to about 50-75 dollars/hr).

So anyway, I noticed the low census, and signed up for the DWOP if census was low enough to drop first the agency nurse who was scheduled to work, then me.
(Today is Fall Festival at the boys school. Usually it's on Friday night, but, this year was changed, and I was not going to be able to go. Amanda was supposed to go, but, you can guess how that went--yep--something she had to do and she went out of town yesterday.)

Then last night, I called, re-iterated my request to the charge nurse (who BTW, is my Siamese Twin---we were separated at birth--lol) . I also told her if one nurse needed to be pulled, pull the agency nurse, then leave me for the drop. (When that agency nurse goes to another floor, they have to pay her, not us, so we don't care if she still works, as long as she works elsewhere).

So, my alarm goes off at 5:00 and no phone call. Just as I hit the snooze button, knowing I had to work, the phone rings and I got my drop!!
YAY!!! YAY!!!!! Now I can take the boys to the fall festival! They will be so happy!!!!

Uh----I do have to be available until 7:15, in case census should go back up with new admissions.

So, this was TMI, huh????
Sorry......

 

[NHAnn]

WOO-HOO Sue, what a nice treat! Have a GREAT day off with the boys ((hugs)) on the other stuff, I remember that kind of pain and anger

So sad to hear that Teri's Dad is not doing well, still praying for all of them

DD has PSATs this morning, her girlfriend whose parents are out of town spent the night. I was almost out of milk and OJ for the two this morning........SO I get a bright idea last night that instead of just picking up milk and OJ after the football game, I will do my weekly grocery shopping and get it overwith....figuring that 1. the store is only a few minutes from here and 2. it won't be busy because most people have something better to do at 10 pm on a Friday night. SO off I go with my list, there's nobody to elbow at the deli counter or the aisles, everything is fully stocked up (except the fish counter which I didn't want anyway) waiting for the Saturday morning rush. The only PROBLEM was that when I finished...they only had ONE cashier for the me and the other 4 people who were as smart as I to grocery shop on Friday night. and she was working in slow motion and baggin stuff herself After awhile I just wandered over to where they have these two new "self checkout" thingies, you're only supposed to have 15 items, but hey, nobody was using them...so I did . They have a really annoying loud female computer voice telling you what to do "scan your next item" "bag your last item" blah blah. Scanner didn't work as fast as I would like but I got out of there before the person in front of me in line got finished, so there

Then I couldn't fall asleep must've been too excited about the potential of a new career as a grocery cashier with my new skills hehehehe

 

[Mickeyfaniam]

very funny Ann....you sound in better spirits this morning
btw, Mike has PSATs this morning too

Thats great Sue that you got the day off to spend with the boys

Between Sue's problems and Ann's problems and Teri's problems

and mine too if you count my failing mind ........

its time for a {{{GROUP HUG}}}
wishing better things for everyone!

 

[NHAnn]

Good idea Debbie Sigh- tried to post that group hug smilie and failed so I'll have to resort to ((((group hug))))


I've decided I can't fix the dysfunction , I can't help the ones who don't want help, and can only do so much for the ones who want or need some sort of protection or support from the wackos and manipulators.
So I gave myself a break from thinking about it by doing something smart, like gocery shopping on Friday night so I can DIS and do laundry all Saturday morning while DD's at PSATs

 

[Poohlovr]

Thanks for the woo-hoos for getting dropped, but, guess what?? I got called back in. One minute before my "on call" time was up, they called. Some new nurse (who was going to be a problem child anyway) didn't show up, so, I had to go.

At least Mike took the boys to the festival. He's good for something, just not a whole lot.

I concur with the group hug thing...

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I guess I could really use one, esp after last night with Mike (who by the way, called me at work today, which he never does--I'm sure it was to make sure I was really there) and then a phone call from my past just a few minutes ago....telling me I'm wonderful and all of those nice things I needed to hear. But, I am strong in my resolve--too much pain to go there again. But, once in a while, it is nice to remember those feelings....At the same time, while it brings back the memories of the good--no, make that great---times, it also brings back memories of the the pain and heart break.

Ugly rainy day here. Hope yours is better.
Still keeping Teri and her family in my thoughts and prayers.

Love you all....

 

[NHAnn]

Rainy here too........did get laundry done but that's about it. Long phone call with DH's sister -her venting a little about a situation in her family... I was doing a lot of uh-huhing and trying to figure out how to cut it off and also trying to bite my tongue and not say "I can top that one........" then the call waiting beeps, my DB, good excuse to get of with SIL , then 90 MINUTES with him about my sister and her manipulations/accusations aaarrgghh......... I stuck to my resolve to offer support and commiseration, instead of getting in the car and hunting her down and ..........er,um, never mind. It was draining nonetheless and I was gonna just curl up with a good book this afternoon.

Oh well, tonite there is a UNH hockey game on TV, I have popcorn, DD is having the BF over, I am going to sort out Avery pictures into this neat photo album/box thingie that his parents gave us for XMAS last year ...if I can manage before the game to round up all the envelopes of Avery pictures scattered in the kitchen cupboard, bedroom floor, and family room desk..........hehehe

Sue, another ((HUG)) for you today. That stinks

I too still thinking of Teri and family today......
and
love you all too!

 

[Poohlovr]

must've been too excited about the potential of a new career as a grocery cashier with my new skills hehehehe

Hey Ann--the Kroger near my house is hiring. I believe Meijer is, also. I think I read they start a little above minimum wage, so come on down. A new exciting career can be yours!

Honestly, I use those U-Scan things almost all of the time now, simply because the line is always shorter. At Kroger, they have 2 kinds--the 15 or fewer line and the Super U-Scan---no limit.

It's only a pain when the boys are with me, because they want to help scan and they set the groceries down, pick them up, lean against the scale part (and get the message to take the item back out of the bag and scan it--but, it's them leaning on it) and all of the fun stuff. It really takes a while to check out when they help.

 

[pumba]

WhAt a perfectly yucky day.....it is cold and rainy out....a day to stay inside and clean out the drawers....got rid of alot of clothes that will never touch this body again.......hope you all have a great weekend.....

 

[Poohlovr]

Hi, Pumba--
Sounds like we are sharing the same weather. It's a joy isn't it? At least here , while it is a little cool, it's not too cold, so much more bearable.

I did break one of my favorite umbrellas today, though.

But---did you get the new TDS catalog??? There's a great Mickey umbrella in there. Hmmmmm.........

 

[lilboo]

Hey cheerleaders!

I kinda like rainy days...they're best when you're indoors with hot cocoa.

I was looking for NH ANN to thank her for coming to enjoy the little visual gag I left on Spago's "down clothing" thread. I didn't think anyone would see it and ...aaah, I hate to see a visual gag wasted. I guess that's not very modest of me...

Take care cheerleaders!