Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Update

I woke up on Saturday morning so sick that all that I could do was to stay in bed. I was burning up for two days. On the third day, I lost my voice. Have you ever been so sick that you cannot take yourself to the doctor? I keep thinking of all the money that I have to give to the doctor when I could better use that money on medicine. The last time I went to the doctor, I couldn't afford to get the medication so I went without. Grrr @ I will have to go to the doctor today, because my employer is asking for a doctor's excuse already. Why can't they be like regular employers who wait until the third day? By law, they are supposed to wait until the third day. One big thing that has me worried is that I am behind in my work. One of my charts is being audited today and the paperwork is not in the file. Also this week is when they are going to evaluate us... another risk of whether they keep me or not and here I am at home sick...
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My head feels as if somebody hit it with a sledgehammer, but I must be feeling better if I am here, writing, and making some cinnamon tea on the stove. I love the way the smell of cinnamon tea fills the whole apartment when it's brewing...
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We last three people last week: Ed McMann, Michael Jackson, and Farrah Faucett. We heard a little bit about Ed and Farrah, but Michael's music has been playing for days... but I will write more about that later...
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I apologize for not visiting as much as I should. I keep promising myself I am going to get to it, and then something unexpected happens... like getting sick. Grrr...
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I had a strange dream. I will need to write about that soon...

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Make a Splash!

Summer
Snag or Tag!
Just remember to let others know where you got it!
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I am playing the guinea pig at work... I have to take the boys to court all week. There is a batch of boys that go to morning court, which usually lasts until noon or later, and then, I have to bring them back and pick up a different batch of boys to take to afternoon court, which usually lasts until close to 5 p.m. Yesterday, I only had 1/2 hour for lunch. Today, I only got 5 minutes to eat lunch. Tomorrow is Wednesday. We do updates on Wednesday, because we have staffing on Thursday, but how can I have updates if I have been at court instead of working on my cases? This morning, a parent was really angry, because I haven't had a chance to make his fingerprint appointment. At court, the judge is talking in English and the interpreter is talking in Spanish, one voice blends into the other. It's like a subliminal thang! It's so embarrassing to have them catch me nodding off, but my stomach is also creating a scene all it's own with all of it's uncontrollable growling! Grrr...
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Friday, June 19, 2009

Winter Is Gone BUT Summer is Here!

WinterIsGone
I think it's time for a little Marilyn. LOL @ if it were up to me, I'd probably make all my tags Marilyn... This a blinkie that I made last summer. It brings back memories of all those days that I would spend time drawing and creating fashions... Mother would freak to see my designs on paper, only to see me wearing the same design a day or two later... I so love to be creative~
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On a happy note, the best part of this week is that Luciano Alfredo was released from the hospital and was able to go home with his Mommy. His nourishment will require special treatment, but hopefully, he will grow to be big and strong...
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This week has not had enough hours in it... I usually stay at least an hour after work and I am still behind! Today is Friday. I usually leave at 5:00 on Fridays but today, I stayed until 6:30, trying to finish up on a couple of cases that I have been trying to complete since last week!
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On Wednesday, Ms. Tiara said that the big bosses were yelling at The Eye behind closed doors. They were mad because he is always making the receptionist do things for him and he is not her boss. I don't know what else they got after him about, except that they moved him into the office where they had my friend, the supervisor that he and the clique got fired. He has been doing a lot of trainings. I think Monday may be the last day we see him next week before he goes on vacation. I don't know when he is going to stop being our boss, but I think it is going to be soon. That means Spelling Bee will be taking over. I don't know if she will get his job, but she has seniority over Betty Crocker and myself because she has been there the longest. She can be just as mean and hateful. I hope they will not hire her for the job. Really, I don't know if they can, without credentials...
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Next week, I am going to play the guinea pig. I will be going to court with the kids all week. Grrr @ I don't know how I am going to do my work. I wish a different person could go on certain days but to be gone all week? I don't know how that is going to work, because it is going to set me further behind at getting the families reunified, which is the main purpose of my work.
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Sunday, June 14, 2009

:::Sensual:::

Sensual
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Just swinging by
to post a tag that I made today.
This one was difficult to make,
but it came out a little better
than I thought it would. LOL
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As always,all my tags are
snaggable or taggable.
Just remember to let others know
where you got them.
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Wednesday, June 10, 2009

FootNotes

FootNotes

Where do I start?! My blood pressure has been really high this week. On Monday, I had to call in SICK. Although I wasn't feeling well, I thought I needed to take advantage of my day off, so I tried to go get Jones' license plates. As it turned out, I was told I couldn't register him, because I had a lapse in insurance last year when I was without a job and had that big vehicle run into Jones. I was told that I would not be able to keep him, that I had to sell him. Sell him? OMG... Here it was already noon. I had wasted the entire morning trying to get him registered... I didn't have enough money to buy a car cash. All I had was the money that I was going to use to move... I didn't know if I could get credit... I just went in FAITH. I told God: I don't know where to look, Lord, but I need to buy another car today. Otherwise, how am I going to get to work? There are no buses in the Valley and I live an hour away from work. Car salesmen always try to steer you wrong. Please lead me towards someone who will provide me with what I need... Jones kept going past the first dealer we came across. I guess he knew where he was going. We stopped at the next dealer. I didn't even look at the prices. I automatically saw a silver car and a black car and assumed they must be the cheapest ones. When the salesman asked me what I was looking for, I told him I wanted something reliable and cheap and it had to have air. Apparently, I was right about the two cars, but I was surprised that the black car was cheaper than the silver car, because it looked nicer. Yes, I have a 2001 Chrysler Sebring. Yes, it was the black car... I actually cried when I had to say goodbye to Jones. It was like losing a good friend...

When I got home, I called my daughter, but she didn't answer. I tried calling the hospital and found her there. Luciano Alfredo came into the world on Monday morning, June 8, 2009, at 10:30 a.m. He is two months early. My daughter was out of it, because of the medications, but when I called later, she was panicky because they wouldn't allow her to see him. He was on an IV and hooked up to tubes. She was worried that he wouldn't know her or want her. She was upset that the nurses were not helping her to pump. Her milk was not flowing, so she was afraid that she would not be able to feed him. I tried to get her to calm down so her body would allow the milk to come, although it is hard to comfort your child when she is six hours away... It has been hard for me to concentrate on my work, so I am not doing so well. I am behind in my work big time. I hope I will be able to do better tomorrow, although I have asked for Friday off so I can go visit her and the baby over the weekend. I have a feeling that she will go home before the baby does, however... Last night she was finally allowed to see him. He is weighing only four pounds. He is very little. Today, he was able to latch on, although he was full when they brought him to her. Hopefully, he will have a better day tomorrow. I would hate for her to have to leave the hospital without him... That would be so sad...

The third thing that happened is that the Eye asked me to sit in for him at the administrative meeting because he had to conduct a training. At the meeting, the main boss said that he has an open door policy. I asked him if that was true. He asked me what I meant. I told him that we were told that if we talked to him, we would be written up. What is scary is that he asked me to put it in writing in an email... The program director showed up at the case management office and wrote on a piece of paper for me to write the email. I think it brough suspicion with my coworkers, because although I tried to write it, the one who is the Eye's right arm kept coming up to the copy machine because it is on my side of the room. I think she was trying to see what I was up to. I am frightened about what could happen. I am not a snitch, but it sounds to me as if the Eye is in trouble, because the program director says there is a reason why he is going to be a trainer instead of our supervisor. I was so nervous that I don't even remember what I wrote on the email but I hope it won't mess me up with the girls, because the Eye's right arm is always hinting that I am not going to have a job.

I had to go by the dealer's today to sign some papers. The dealer had gone with a different bank and got my payment down cheaper. Jones was there! His fender bender had been repaired and he had a bath. He already had a price tag on him. I was going to go see him, but one of the men had taken him on an errand. I told the dealer that I want him to go to a good home. He said that he will be a blessing for someone who will not be able to afford to get an expensive car. Yes, Jones was always dependable and he will be a wonderful blessing to someone else... I just pray that God will continue to bless me by helping me to pay off my new used car so that I can continue to be a blessing to others. I keep wondering what to name him, but I keep thinking of him as my Black Knight... Is that a good name for him? Any other suggestions?

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