Wednesday, May 16, 2012

What if...?

Maybe I'm not a florist anymore, maybe Mom isn't either....wow.
That's been so much a part of who we both are that I don't quite know if either of us is gonna be ok.

Work's as demanding as ever, less predictable than ever, and yet, more of the same.  Guess I'm not bad at it, and they probably won't fire me.  Other than that I really don't have a steady idea of what's going on.  They proved a while ago that they have zero loyalty to me, and going to work with that looming is not my favorite.  But it's better than the other immediate options so here we go.

Looking forward to another horse pull this weekend and working for the concession stand.  Last weekend went pretty swell.

Burnt out tired and plain ol' sleepy.
Live long & prosper.
~m

Friday, May 4, 2012

Busy Busy

Sorry to be a bad blogger, but I've been under the weather & more than a little busy.  We hauled north last weekend to visit with Mom & Glenn about the wiring for their concession trailer.  It's really coming together nicely & will be ready to open before we know it.

Oscar's nesting big time, last night I spent 20 minutes picking up and handing him chopsticks he'd dropped on the floor so he could add them into his nest one at a time.  He's getting better and better at weaving.  We brought him home some apple branches from Lynn's house & he's grooving on all the twists and forks he has to weave into.  He tears the whole thing apart most days and has it re built to sleep in by bedtime.  He's a pretty cute baby when he wears himself out weaving all day.  By the time I get home from work & he comes out into the living room to socialize he's far quieter and less prone to biting.  This is good since the cats' favorite drinking dish is also Oscar's bathtub & they stick their heads into the bite zone quite frequently to steal a sip of bird flavored water.

So for my birthday this year we're all going  to be working the food stand at Forster Acres.  Should be an interesting new adventure for us all.  I have to get my food handlers permit this weekend.

I'm driving to Cache valley with my camera tomorrow, hopefully get a few good pics, spend some time at the cemetery, and have a good visit with family.  There's a whole list of minor errands I need to take care of, and this is the only day I have to take care of them.

Work has been a strange combination of slow and panicked.  Finals were this week and while this is a relief for some students it's a kick in the pants for others.  Suddenly they realize they have a problem they're motivated to fix it.  I find myself frequently chanting "Their lack of planning is not my emergency"  I do what I can to help, but there are situations where they've just neglected the problem for too long & it is going to be a bit tragic.  I hate the stress but I'm learning to let go of it once I've done all I can.

So excited for our vacation over Memorial Day.  It's been way too long since I had a good camping relaxing trip.  Even though it's full hook ups and not "really" camping it's gonna be a big change from every day.

Poor Scotty has been pushing hard to catch up with the yard work and get out driveway ready to host the concession trailer whilst he's wiring it.  Even though I feel like a whole new person since my surgery I still find there many times a day when I realize I'm still more fragile than I'd like to be.  But even that is slowly improving.

Back to work, I'm so glad it's Friday!
Live Long & Prosper!
~m