Perspective

Tomorrow I'm taking the boys and our trailer up to Idaho to visit family and celebrate my grandfather's 95th birthday. I love the hell out of the old guy. He's pretty cool; all 5 feet of him. But I had been kind of thinking how I was not sure I wanted to go because my husband Mike can't come and the boys might be bored, hell I might be bored. How exciting can a birthday party for a 95 year-old man at a Mormon church be? The variety and types of desserts made with Jello might be interesting. However, after the last three days at work I can hardly wait to go so I can relax with no cares in the world.

Did I mention I am a hospital supervisor? Well one of my shifts was interupted by the call of a disaster alert because a gunman was loose in the city after killing a corrections officer. I got stuck between floors in the flipping elevator; thank God I had my cell phone so I could play video games until I was rescued!! A lot of my job involves making sure there are enough beds for all of the scheduled and emergency admissions every day. We are over 90% full most of the time so it can be a very trying endeavor. Many times even though I know it will be make my job more difficult I say yes to accepting a transfer because I know the patient needs the care only we can provide. Days like the last two days makes me call out for alcohol as I crawl up the stairs when I get home.

Boy am I looking forward to being bored!