Let’s see, last week R didn’t see E at all, not even on Wednesday, b/c he had so much work to do at the shop, he was just killing himself trying to catch up. And now his WIFE is picking E up from school and, while he’ll take her Saturday, he thinks she “needs a little break” from staying the night at his house, since last time she kept waking up every couple of hours. I wanted to scream and yell and throw a great big ol' hissy fit. But I didn’t. Because you can’t get blood from a stone. I am out of ideas. How can I make him see that what E really needs is to spend more time with him, not less? Any suggestions, other than running him over with my car and collecting SSI, would be greatly appreciated.
In other news, I am so looking forward to knitting tonight. I had to miss last week because R was an ass, and E had conferences. I am happy to say that she is doing fabulous.
Why is it that sitting in front of a teacher makes me feel like I’m in school again? I swear, I was so worried that she was going to tell me what a horrible parent I was, and how my 6 year old keeps saying things like, “my mommy says its stupid women can’t be priests”, and “my mommy told me that boys have penises and sometimes they call them wieners.” But, thank god, all her teacher had to say was that E was doing well, she just needs to learn to listen a little more and not talk so much ( guess that apple fell pretty close to this tree, eh?)
And this week has been crazy! SC is on vacation this week, and so it is just me, myself and I. They’ve managed to scare up some help for me, but I feel like I’m just slacking off when I let someone else do the work. I’m all like, “I can handle anything. I am super employee!” I swear I have no idea where this work ethic comes from. You’d think I would have been “unionized” by now.
Yesterday I got to go to Triad’s Senior Day Out, and it was fun, fun, fun. I love doing stuff like this. I think it is so great to get out and meet other people who work with seniors, and who I can get ideas from. It was also fun to see some of my patrons out. Most of them recognized me, but it took a minute to process how they knew me. Guess I look pretty different when I’m not ensconced in a big moving bus.
The fun-est and funniest part happened early in the day. These two older men, who spoke very little English, came back around the booth while I was on potty break, and they took these two clipboards I had, complete with LC apps. I wouldn’t have known it was them, but the nice lady from Practical Care Solutions across from me let me know. And later on, a lady took one of the TBL tapes I had on display. I found out she had it when she sent her friend over to get one! I had to explain that they weren’t a give-away, just for display. The lady who took it didn’t even have a player! And I still can’t figure what those men wanted with the clipboards. I’ll tell ya what, old folks + freebies = madness.
Today I took a Merit Exam for a job I applied for in Frankfort. Keep your fingers crossed kiddies, I’m hoping I at least get an interview. And lucky me gets to take another exam on Friday for a different position. Joy. Did I mention that both tests take place at 8 am, and that I got the notices on Saturday? And that I am the only one in my department this week? Good times, good times. Peace.