Day 44

Hi everyone! So I made it through my insane weekend. I still have a bit of my cold but unfortunately I've spread it to everyone else. Talia, Wendy, Agatha, and a couple of people from work have the cold too!! I feel so bad!

Here is the muchly anticipated video of Austin opening his gifts from Dad and Marie

One Exhausted Health Care Aide

The past 3 days I have finished work at midnight and returned at 8 am. That was tiring enough, but then I had to work a double yesterday (16 flipping hours!) and I was so excited to go to bed. Then at 4 am Austin is hustling me out of bed saying I had to go to Wendy's because there were 2 house fired and she needed a babysitter while she came and helped him and Nicole. So I walked there in my pj's and coat. Wendy hadn't even got the call yet and she didn't exactly need me because her mother was there!!! But granny figured "can you stay and watch the kids?" of course I wasn't going to say no, so I crawled in the double bed with Grissom and Talia. I didn't sleep at all, my mind was running a mile a minute and the kids had a hard time getting back to sleep. Then at 5 am Wendy came home. Here I am eating my peanut butter toast and milk and I am so stinkin tired. I am expecting to work another double today because the ladies that didn't show yesterday are scheduled to work today. Expect the worst, hope for the best! Miss you all!!! HUGS

Day 41

Hi everyone.

I'm at Wendy's rite now, Talia is sleeping. Yesterday I had made arrangements with Jennifer, my co-worker, to switch shifts because I was scheduled to work days and she was going to work the evening. So she had agreed to switch shifts with me so I could babysit then come to work. But at 11 pm she called me last night and said she couldn't do it anymore, so I begged Hazel and thank God she agreed to take it. Then this afternoon June, one of the nurses, called me asking if I could work for another lady today so I have to work afterall. I am also working tomorrow morning from 8 am to 4 pm. I have some cute pics of Talia and the puppy I want to share.

This morning Agatha, Wendy's mom, answered a knock at the door then turned around with a Canada goose in her hand! I was so suprised! I guess someone had gone out hunting this morning and they dropped off their kill. So now the goose is out in the mud room waiting to be plucked... interesting.

I had better go now because I am waiting for Wendy to come home so I can go to work. Bye my wonderful family!!

Day 39

Not much exciting happened today...

I went for a run after babysitting and I can tell I have gotten out of shape since I've gotten sick. I managed to push myself and run 2 km and walk 2. Then after dinner I did one of the workout DVDs that Marie sent me. So today was a very sweaty day. The weigh in is tomorrow for the weight loss competition and I know I haven't made much progress since last time. This stupid cold is bogging me down!

Tyler left today to go home for 5 months so we had a lunch for him at the base before he took off. I took one bite into my ham and I exploded into a coughing fit. I went into the bathroom so I wasn't disturbing anyone and after a few minutes of non stop uncontrolled coughing Austin came in to see if I was still alive. I managed to overcome the tickle in my throat and I happily continued eating my ham, beans, carrots, and scalloped potatoes.

I have a couple of videos I am anxious to share with you but the internet here is insanely slow so I can't upload them to youtube. It's supposed to be fixed on Friday but I'm not holding my breath.

Goodnight everyone! HUGS

Siren

We got a new puppy and her name is Siren. She is going to keep Austin company when I'm gone after the summer. I will have a video up of her later this week.

Well so much for that idea....

So i just got back from the farmers market. As i was walking there in the rain I noticed the ambulance was in the parking lot. Hm... funny "I guess Wendy took the truck because her car is broken down." i assumed. So I get there and yep there's Wendy and Nicole so I go up and ask them if they took the truck [because Austin would have let me know he was going, and given me a ride]. But then there was Tyler standing closer to the front of the checkout line shouting "the paramedic is over HERE" Embarrassed and disappointed I made my way over only to smack Austin's arm and ask him why he didn't get me. "I thought you woulda already been here..." he was quick to conjure up. Yea I woulda already been there... if i didn't have to walk in the rain! Since there was nothing left by the time I had arrived I only ended up getting nothing I wanted to buy, an absolutely drenched outfit, and a nasty soaker in my shoe AND I walked myself back home.... the couch will be occupied tonight.

Day 38

Rain, Rain, GO AWAY!!!

I went into work today to book the time off for Matt & Mandy's wedding. My boss asked me why I needed the time off and she asked me why I was so hard to get a hold of lately. I explained to her that we have a cordless phone and when the power goes out so does my the ability to call me (duh!). So she understood.

Talia was good today. She slept a lot. When she woke up from her afternoon she was all sweaty, poor girl. So I gave her a bath just in time for when her mom came home.

At 5:30 there is a farmer's marked at the school I do believe, so I am going to go buy things with MY money woohoo! Wendy's (the lady I babysit for) sister popped in today so visit Talia and she was telling me about the market and they actually had flown in the stuff, so I'm expecting it to be the usual ridiculous price for everything.

I'm not scheduled to be back at the hospital until Friday but I'm scheduled for the day shift, so I am looking for someone to cover for me. I asked Hazel if she wanted to switch her 3 night shifts for my 3 day shifts and she said "I dunno" in a "not so much" kind of way. So I asked Jennifer and she was quick to say "I dunno, I have to look at the new schedule!" (well the new schedule started on Sunday and you haven't looked at it yet!?!? No wonder so many people don't show up for their shifts. I guess ignorance is bliss).

I am still sick with this stupid cold! I'm coughing up lovely shades of green in the morning and I am getting headaches from the coughing. UGHHHH.

Miss you all times INFINITY!!! hugs!!