who ordered the blizzard

Yes we had whiteout conditions around 11:30 am yesterday for about 3 minutes. 2021 stop being a jerk. Today I am driving over the hill to Nampa to do a little shopping at Hobby Lobby. I need to buy a few things for our fairy house project. We need fake moss and maybe a few rustic miniatures. I don’t know but I will know it if I see it.

I was watching my favorite goofball storage units buyers, when one of them pulled out a Thumbelina doll from a tattered box. Oh how I loved mine. I recall when we were living close to Riggins, she started loosing her stuffings and I think her mechanics stopped working. I brought the doll to mom to show her, mom reached for her saying she would sew her up. I stepped back still with the doll in my hands and said, No she is dead and I have to bury her. So I wrapped her in the Sunday funnies because that’s what 5 year old do (I don’t remember my age) I went outside and found a sort of a dip in the yard just big enough to hold my bundle. I pushed dirt, leaves and pine needles over her. I solemnly bowed my head because you do that in Sunday school. I don’t know if mom went out and took her from the grave then tossed her in the burning barrel. Or maybe the little Hasbro toy went to heaven because I went back and she was gone. Maybe a wolf got her, who’s to say. good times. So back to the storage unit, he said something about selling it on Ebay. So I went to Ebay to see what they are going for, lowest bid or buy today is 50 dollars. yikes

Had a staff meeting over Zoom and we were told that the people who have the power are working on a raise for our department. And returning to a building ‘so we can be together’ yuck , is being talked about. dammit. And people continue to be obnoxious, since I am on the frontline and get the patient who is pissed off. I get the entire brunt of the situation. So I have really good negotiating skills now and am able to defuse just about any temper tantrum. And ones I can’t? Suddenly I have technical difficulties because I do not need to hear that shit. Oh dear. I know I need to escalate the situation but every time I ask for help, it is nothing but crickets and I might hear back after 20 minutes. I don’t like waiting. And if the patient really has a hard on regarding their situation, they can come in and file a complaint.

Got my taxes done and they are filed. Thanks AARP and my locally known tax preparer, Cathy. Very professional and got me a great return.

This weekend I am going to make Lasagna soup. Maybe some cornbread to go with it. I made spaghetti last Saturday and I have a big tub of sauce that I need to use. I love soup. LOVE

The guy I was talking to about obediance class here in Emmett is leaving the state to pursue his dream. Says he will send out a list of trainers in the area. I asked for a copy. I need to teach Betty who the Alpha Bitch is in the house.

have a lovely weekend

she’s getting old

Jenny called the other day, discussing the new things she is doing in her life. Adding different vitamins and supplements. Cutting big time back on her sugar and stuff like that. She then went on to say she had to go in and have blood work done for a doctor’s appointment. Then with a heavy sigh she stated that she was getting old. I just laughed, I just love that girl. Getting old, snort!

Getting old. Yeah recently I have to be very careful in how long I sit and if I seem to slide down in my chair just a little bit? My tailbone gives me hell, takes my breath away. Yeah don’t do that, use your stand station dumb ass. Oh and its not just my tailbone. I like to have my feet kicked up on the coffee table while I wander the cyber highway. I have to be extra careful of my heels because if I happen to cross my feet it puts weight on the bottom heel and then that is a new sensation in the pain arena. What the hell!

I have come to the conclusion that I have to stop having high expectations on the people who call into my call center. I get professionals calling and just jumping to their issue and just going on. People! For Gods sake! Identify yourself, date of birth and name, I need this so I can pull up your chart. Why am I being nosy? No most times I don’t give a shit what the issue is. I need to type in your issue and pass it on. No you may not speak with a nurse, they do not take calls unless it states in the message that the nurse hopefully put in your chart. If not you will get a return call eventually. No I cannot give a time frame. I can however give detail to the nurse as to why you are calling. Now settle down and act like you are a caring human. I am not your problem. Exhausting!

I have located a Fisher Price vintage doll house on ebay. I was going to wander the 2nd hand stores in the valley, but covid. My intentions are to gather up fake moss, clay, pebbles, small bits of wood. And then make a fairy house out of it. I have asked Carol if she would like to help. And she said yes. I will take everything to her house/craft room and we will get our craft on. I don’t plan on keeping it I am going to leave it her to do with what she wants. I just wanted the chance to do this.

I am slowly working on different rooms of my house cleaning out bins, drawers, closets of stuff that I have been hanging onto for no other reason than to just keep it because I might need it. Yeesh what a bunch of crap. Bits and pieces of electronics. I haven’t counted up the cell phones that lay hidden in several nooks and crannys. I would like to offer anyone of my siblings moms funeral stuff I have. Cards and stuff all in a lovely red tin decorated with snowflakes. No takers it will end up in the fireplace, not the tin though. Geez I am finding stuff from 1993 when I first moved in this house. Pretty sure I can unload the pamphlets that came with my appliances that are now gone. I have several laptops I am going to donate to the library. I wonder if the police station has a program to accept old cell phones. maybe.

Today mom and I are going to the movies at the Village. We have reserved recliners that at a touch of a button electronically reclines. I will never sit in a regular old movie seat again, I am spoiled. I am hoping to try out a Mediterranean Café called Tazikis in Eagle. One of my more civilized patients gave me its recommendation and the menu is delightful. Go check it out I will wait. I am going to offer mom a few of my sweaters I don’t wear anymore. Just taking up space. I gave all my dvds to Carol, she was surprised that I let go of my Tom Hanks collection. Its okay I can watch them on Disney. I watched Turner and Hooch last Saturday.

I better get off this thing, Betty needs some loves. Go get a vaccine or 2.

stay hydrated

Such a busy weekend. Dragging furniture to the curb. Knocking cobwebs from the ceiling. Got rid of all ALL of my dvds, you know the ones. Tom Hanks. Buh bye. Its what happens when you can pretty much stream anything from the internet. Next week mom and I are going to go see his new one. I will always be his biggest fan, but I am done collecting his movies.

I like my new sofa. It is cushy to sit on. I don’t sink to the floor. The old sofa was OLD. Radke furniture old. I bought it second maybe third hand. Larissa owned it originally, then Lori across the street bought it from Larissa’s estate when she was admitted into the assisted living facility. And I think I owned it for like 5 or 6 years. There were springs under the cushions just not ones that worked. I was tired of forever cleaning the damn thing. I bought like a half case of lint rollers but I was done. But? Did not have the money to pull the trigger on a wipeable settee. Well not until Christmas/Birthday. So I then went on the cyber highway and shopped. God it was exhausting. I would find something I liked and it supposedly was sold by the ‘store’ over the hill. But wait, no really wait like 2 to 3 months. Planned on driving over to Parma but that fell through, then I called mom and we went the next weekend. So ta and da. Please have a seat.

I rewired a floor lamp that Justin had purchased from the local ‘home store’. It quit working about a year ago. He said he would replace it. um what? Tried several bulbs. hmmm socket issue? So I went and got a new socket. Nope did not work and that was crap and quite possibly the wrong kind of socket. I purchased an entire kit from my favorite home delivery store. After two hours and building, rebuilding and tearing the lamp completely apart because why in the hell did they put styrofoam in the damn thing. I had all kinds of tools, WD 40, straightened hanger, string with a safety pin. Why was this so difficult?!? geez, now we have light.

Then I got the bright idea to start tossing stuff I have not used in several years. Like expired duplicate spices. Cleaned out the junk drawer in the kitchen, tossing pens, manuals for every small appliance I had ever bought, and little packets of screws for said appliances. I then grabbed up a couple blankets that I don’t know where they came from or how long I had them. And? The ratty old blue robe I had forever. I have filled up the trash can. Which is difficult to do because it is like 90 gallons. But I am going to do this every weekend until I have purged every room. Except for Justin’s, he can keep his crap.

So the couch that I dragged to the curb. It was picked up by the sanitation company of this fine city. As a tax paying citizen I get one free bulky trash pick up a year. It was like hitting the lottery. Plus I was told if I ever have an extra can or something, I can go to city hall and get like 12 stickers for the extra trash and they will haul it away. You know you wish you were me. And all this time I was worried because I gave up my truck.

Today, I have chicken in the crockpot and quite possible making chocolate chip cookies. Along with all my other Sunday chores.

Yes I am living the dream.

dream a little dream

I don’t care what my dream means, it did however make me happy. Pretty sure I had put this particular issue in my rear view mirror. Never to be thought of again. Remember with me children when I was rudely bounced from St Luke’s MSTI by this horrible woman who will forever be named Karen. I forget what her name was, see? Doesn’t matter. Anyhoo, who should pop up in my dreams last night? Yeah her, the setting is not SLHS owned it was a new place. And she fired me again, wait what. She must of hired me. Well after yet another traumatic dissolution we somehow met up in a cafeteria. I had just got done talking to HR, who basically let me know I was the worst employee on the face of the earth. Never to hired anywhere, EVER! So there she was standing in front of me. We were face to face in front of a packed lunch room. She taunted me. And I told her that she was a cunt and would always be a cunt. Gasps all around. And scene! I guess I had been wanting to do that since…maybe.

Did I tell you in the last couple of years that there had been a kind of change at the MSTI clinics? Yep some juggling of employees and a change of name. It is now, I think. The St Lukes Cancer Clinic or something like that. I like to think I had a helping hand in that. Pretty sure HR got to speak with alot, ALOT of unhappy past and present employees. Life is grand.

Current situation of the circus I so lovingly call the scheduling of the ‘vaccine’. My CEO had downgraded the big push to get everyone 65 + scheduled, adhering to the national cdc recommendations. We were now focusing on 80 year olds and up ONLY! Why? Well the board decided since we were only given less than optimal amount of vaccines, we were going to take care of the most fragile. And it was working, it took us two eight hour days to use up our vaccine allotment. Actually more like one eight hour day and one hour the next. And if you read the news St L and St A did the same and ran out of vaccines in less time than us. People are pissed and you know who catches hell? Yeah the ones who answer the phones. People demanding to speak with their doctor because they signed up with them or their nurse. What the hell? That isn’t even an option. But evidently a clinic or two took it upon themselves to make promises that they could not fulfil and grandma is not happy. No cookies for you. Not only did they down grade back to the first tier and 80+, they had to account for the ones who were scheduled to come back in for the second shot. Who the hell was in charge of this? I am going to hazard a guess; probably someone the orange haired wonder had fired. AND we still have people out there talking about their beloved president and bitching about the current one. people are so stupid!

I got my second vaccine last night. With a few people coming in for their first. This entire shitshow is exhausting. waaa Ok fine I am off my soapbox and have put it away.

Betty has decided shredding her plush toys is the ideal hobby for a young pup such as herself. She has also taken to chewing all her hard plastic toys and trying to digest them. She had a tummy ache the other night. So yeah I rounded up the offending toys. I went outside the other day and found her in a hole that she had dug. So the yard continues to look like the French countryside during WWI. I occasionally go out and rake dirt and rocks back into the holes so it gives her something to do when I am done. Will I train her? Eventually, right now my training consists of saying No and diverting her with a toy to get what ever she has in her mouth. Most times it works. She does know ‘lay down’ she just chooses to use it at her own discretion.

I have been making small improvements around the house. Like changing a few curtains, and trying to rewire a lamp. That didn’t work with just a new socket, so I sent for a lamp kit. I want to start washing walls but seeings that I usually have a fire going it would be a waste of time. So I happily wait while watching a show.

So that is what has been going on. Not much and most stuff has been exaggerated for your entertainment.