Well we got our snow, not nearly as much as I thought we would get. About 6 inches but there is more falling as I type this. The road crews had done little to nothing and trust me when I tell you that it showed! I thought about turning around more than once. My car did some sliding around but thanks to traction control and a level head I managed to keep it together. The best part was I was pulling into the garage when my shift started and since we have a bank attached to us, there was literally no one here. Only a small number of people made it in. Which means I got a nice spot in the garage.
An e-mail came out earlier this morning saying that they are ordering pizza for everyone who made it in. While I really don’t want it, because it’s what I had for supper last night I will eat it because it’s hot, fresh and free Then we got another e-mail a short time later they are closing the office at 3p. That should give everyone enough time to make it home and hopefully doing so safely. It is still snowing now and is scheduled to stop around 2p. Just from the windows here at the office I can see that the streets look much better. So hopefully the commute home will be uneventful.
I have packages being delivered today from Amazon. I checked and they are in fact already delivered. They used the US Post Office, which is closed today in honor of President’s Day. So since they didn’t say where they were delivered I have to stop at the post office and check to see if they made it into my box and if not then they are waiting at my front door. I got a new Mophie in a color that I really wanted, a new Bluetooth Headset and some medicine. There is still more coming I’ve got Pee Pads for Bear, plus some Old Spice Soap that I wanted to try. I will probably use my tax refund to pay for it, but the bill won’t be due until next month, so perhaps the IRS will have it together by then and I will have my money. Would be nice.
Speaking of Bear he really had me scared. He didn’t go to the bathroom for an entire day. I kept giving him water and feeding him, finally last night the wait was over with. I was never so happy to see cat pee in my life. Back when he was younger it used to flow like a faucet but now it just trickles out and he even strains to pee at times. He is still going but I know we are in the end stages. I sat with him yesterday and gave him attention that he wanted and needed. He loved me back and showed me that he appreciated me. I know he isn’t eager to part ways. I just pray he keeps on going and that I can get a couple more years out of him.
Last night I found out I’ve still got a sprayer. LB didn’t get his way so he went to a spot in the basement that Blu used to pee and he did exactly that. I yelled at him and he stopped. Honestly he uses Big Bears pee pads he is so sweet but kind of a problem child. He does keep things interesting for me.
I just finished up lunch, we have $200 worth of Pizza in various different types, everything is a large and all hand tossed crust from Dominos'. I haven’t had them in a while and it was very good. Not good for me but good as in tasty.
As you probably expected I am relived that Monday is here because I am no longer on-call. Oh I tell you that is a huge weight lifted off of my shoulders. I had someone email in last night at 11p I had just fallen asleep. I looked at it and pondered and said they didn’t say urgent I’m going back to bed. Then there were other e-mails that came in but I slept kind of good despite having had a nap earlier in the day. I always take a higher dose of sleeping medicine on Sunday’s to ensure that I fall asleep promptly and can be ready for what Monday throws at me.
I haven’t said anything to my boss about the blunders I made over the weekend. I suspect unless I have a change in heart that doing it after today will be of no use. So I will keep my mouth shut and just let it lay. If she addresses it with me I will be able to speak to it and will admit fault, because it was totally my fault. We have a really good rapport and she thinks that world of me, so I don’t want to tarnish my image.
Last nights episode of Shameless kind of hit home with the whole Ian mental illness thing. It was sad in many ways but I am glad that he is accepting help. From what it looks like he is going to be locked up in the hospital for a while. I saw the word Elopement on the area they took him to, which means he is a high escape risk. Elope means to escape. Unless you have been to a mental ward or have someone in a nursing home, chances are most people never hear that term. I remember visiting my mom at a hospital and the elevator brings you to a vestibule that is locked. You have to wait to be buzzed in and if your not then your only other choice is to take the elevator back down to where you came from. If patients escape be it from a mental ward or a nursing home there are serious fines plus the chances of getting the patient back unharmed are up in the air as well. Mental Illness is often swept under the rug and not talked about much in modern society. People don’t like to think about it much less talk about it. Today the treatment is mostly with oral medication, but shock therapy is still used. The side effects from shock therapy is mostly memory loss. Your supposedly sedated when they zap you. Back in the day I think they did it with you totally awake and you felt every bit of it. Today it’s low voltage but done in a series of treatment. My mom was a candidate for it which is why I know a little bit about it, but she wouldn’t consent to it. I can’t say that I blame her. I wouldn’t consent to it either. Shock my heart to bring me back to life but leave my brain alone.
Speaking of shocking the heart I saw last week on Night watch they have a pump that is used to do rapid chest compressions for CPR. That is a neat invention and something that I am sure has saved more than a few people. Makes you think, why didn’t I think of that.
So outside of my commute and scavenger hunt for my packages, I should be in for a quiet and relaxing night. There is a 2 hour special Dead Again on A&E where they are fighting to save a man from death row. That will be very interesting to watch and I am looking forward to it. I have no idea what I am going to eat for dinner but I will figure it out. The children will have to be fed as soon as I get home and then in a couple hours they will get their snack. There won’t be 2 dinners but I am sure they wouldn’t object. Ruth got her reprieve on claw trimming but next weekend it’s coming. I don’t want her nails to curl that would be painful for her and probably a small nightmare for me. Well back to it. a few more hours and I am out of here. Yee Haw! Talk with you peeps later.
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