Dang!

I am so bummer! I am not well enough to take the trip to Hillsboro today to see my daughter and grandkids. :-( I am hoping for tomorrow. Things are slowly but surely getting better. Key word here is slowly.

Uneventful day. Spent most of it sleeping as sleeping last night was next to impossible. I kept moving from the bed to the recliner and back again. It was late this morning before I finally really slept. Ran a fever last night but seems to be gone now. Feeling somewhat better. Hoping I feel better and better as I really want to go to my daughter's tomorrow and visit.

Windy Wednesday or is it Thursday?

I love the wind. Have I ever mentioned how much I absolutely love the wind? The feel of it, the sound of it, the way it moves things around and bends, tosses, consumes, articles upon the earth.

The wind was blowing substantially today. The tops of the pine trees were bending to it's wishes and giving quite a show as I ate my lunch in the cafeteria today.

I am so uncomfortable. I don't know if it's a cold, allergies, asthma, or perhaps a combination of two or more. I weathered through today and left about 40 minutes early. I am tired of not being able to breath, blowing my nose, and coughing. I took some DayQuil when I got home and it has helped. I believe the wind is actually to blame for some of my symptoms, or rather the debris it brings with it. I am allergic to the pine trees. The wind comes in during the Fall season and knocks the pollens or whatever out of the trees. I sneeze, battle my asthma, and generally stay miserable for a few weeks.

This year has been a bad year for me. The first two years with my current employer I missed one or two days a year. This year I've missed a good two weeks with various ills. I don't know if it's mental, physical, or perhaps a combination of both.

Tonight will be sleep...I hope. I did not sleep well last night AT ALL. It was difficult to get up this morning. Perhaps it will be a night spent sleeping in the recliner so I can breathe. Does anyone else do that??

Many Uses.

Mt Hood. The snow field you can see in the foreground is the Palmer snow field. It is for skiing year round. The ski lift is at the bottom of the snow trail.


This is the view from Timberline Lodge. A bit hazy as it was a sunny day.

Timberline Lodge. Built in the 30's as part of Roosevelt's job building plans during the Great Depression. Used in the horror flick 'The Shining'. It is beautiful inside. It is all raw timber and beautiful carvings in all of the rooms. Ceilings that go up to here.

Another picture of Mt Hood's groomed Palmer Snow Field taken at dusk.

Mt Hood in the daylight.

Friends and ummm stuff

Home on time! Yay!!

This is a turn around shift. A few minutes to post and then to sleep for tomorrow.

I have this weekend off which I am planning on using to visit my daughter and her family. I miss talking to her. Her life is so full. I love sharing the good and the bad. I've tried really hard to stop giving advise and allow her to live her life. Different times, different attitudes, different priorities. I guess that's what they mean when the 'Generation Gap' is mentioned. I'm not perfect and I slip up, but I am trying.

It never fails to amaze me that I can be so tolerant of other people. As long as they are not family. Something about that familial bond appears to give us the false assumption that we can say anything we like to family members, no matter how hurtful or helpful they believe themselves to be. I guess that's why friends are often times closer than family. They tend to be less judgmental and they do not have the expectations that family members do. Gotta work on that.

I am looking forward to the holidays. As a fellow blogger stated, it's more about what's in my heart than the actual holiday. I love Christmas. It has been and I suspect always will be, my favorite holiday. Even in the worst of times, that spirit enters your heart and you remember it's not about the monetary stuff, but rather the spirit of the season. It seems to bring out the best and the worst in us. I hope more of the best than the worst.

So, obviously I am tired because I am rambling.........again..........or perhaps I give it as an excuse when my writing tends to ramble anyway. :-)

Thanks for being there friends. To listen, offer words of wisdom, and accept me for just who I am.

Just a bit

What a night. What was suppose to be a 5 and a half hour shift turned into 10 hours. uugghhhh.

We are so short staffed right now. Everyone is pulling overtime. This afternoon will only be the 5 hours tho. I get off at 10p.m. and have to be back at work at 7a.m. I know, whine whine whine.

Another grey day with predictions of rain which judging by the sky will hold accurate. Temps in the 50's. Bleck.

I wish I had something to write about but no so much. The brain is blank. Maybe it's the headache.

Anyway, have a good day everyone.

In the name of souls

I had the fitting for the new clothes today. Most of it is pretty comfortable. I'm not thrilled about the way the slacks fit but there's no way around that. Perhaps if I lose a few pounds and tone up a bit............I'm always optimistic..........mostly............usually...........well I try o.k.

Why do the hours of the day seem to go by so much more slowly than the hours of the night? My days last forever. Even when we're busy. I don't get it.

We had a woman come in to the ER today who was SO paranoid about the swine flu. She asked if we had any people with the flu in the ER at the time she was there. I told her we did but that all precautions were being taken. She wanted to know where in the ER they were. The nurse who was doing the triage broke into the conversation and said 'No, you don't need to know where they are, just know we're taking all the necessary precautions". The woman shut up. People are funny creatures.

I don't know if you remember the Mermaid I posted about that came in Halloween night because she had cut her hand. She came back in today to get the sutures out. It was nice to be able to get all of the information she was too drunk to give us the night she was in. She was also in a much better mood and apologized if she was out of line. She said she did not remember much about that night. She was a very pretty girl today. Halloween night she actually looked kinda ugly. Maybe my perception. I was going somewhere with this................................damn.

I went to Urgent care after work today because I have an ingrown toenail. I have NEVER had trouble with my feet. It kinda shocked me. The doctor was very nice. I really like him. He listened, had a sense of humour, and was ubber helpful. Gave me antibiotics they had on hand and some cotton to slowly work beneath the toenail to encourage the nail to grow correctly. I believe being a fellow Samaritan employee helps.

I am working this weekend but don't have to be in until 4:15p.m and work until 10p.m. It is a home game tomorrow so the evening should be interesting. Hopefully the weather won't dampen the kids fun.

My brother and his family will be coming by tomorrow morning to deliver a chair that my mom sent up and so I can give him the pacifiers that he asked me to get for him. It will be nice to see them again. Especially Max. O.k....so I'm prejudiced.... :-)

Work post

So, do you remember where I mentioned we were voting on whether to go to the 'career apparel' clothing line? Well it was voted in. We're all pretty convinced that management cheated :-) The fittings are tomorrow. In a way I'm excited to get new clothes and in another not so much. I'll miss my scrubs but will also enjoy looking professional. It also gives me a good reason to go buy some new shoes! Can't wear tennis shoes anymore. *frown*

In the staff meeting management is back to really pushing co-pays. Most of what was said did not pertain to me as there were 27 copays collected in the ER this past month and I collected 20 of them. I think I'm good. I feel for those who are not doing their job. Our manager is on a mission and it's not gonna be fun. It is starting over her head and rolling right on down the line. Unfortunately we're at the bottom.

It will be interesting to see how many of the young chicas who were so opposed to the clothing line end up quitting rather than wear the clothes. They are not pleased.

Days are going pretty well. I work alone a lot and also with several different people who are filling in for the one who should be there. FMLA is a wonderful thing until it is abused.

I had forgotten how many people came through the hospital on a daily basis during the weekedays. OMG!!! There are people everywhere. Trying to get through the cafeteria, find a place to sit, try to catch a bloomin' elevator in a timely manner. Having to learn to be patient. Not always a strong point for me.

Well o.k...that's that.

I wanted to say thank you to all the wonderfully generous comments that were made about my hair cut in the prior post. It means so much to me that you are all supportive. I don't make friends easily and I count all of you in that small circle.