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At dinner tonight at Justine with my sis, my niece, and my friends from Charleston (originally Chicago), the DsOTNight were a Billecart-Salmon Brut NV and a Sancerre. Back in the hotel, starting to pack and waiting for the CBD gummy to kick in
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Good Morning, Loungettes!Happy Monday Monkey day! It's the week before April break, and I expect things will be rather busy. Pool testing this ayem, then we will do pool testing after break for 2 weeks, then we are suspending pool testing for the rest of the school year. The Maine Dept of Education has already announced that there will be no pool testing or COVID protocol next school year, COVID will be handled like any other infectious disease. Lots and lots of people are very happy to hear this! Oh, and all Maine schools will be getting huge supplies of rapid antigen COVID tests next fall to distribute to staff and families. We are going to have cases and cases of tests to find some place to store, that should be a lot of fun.
Colt and Zoe have started taking turns climbing into my lap whenever I am sitting in the recliner. When one gets up to stretch or walk around, the other one steps right up. And the looks I get when I tell one or both of them to get off so I can get up! "I was comfy, Mom, why are you making me move?" and, of course, I get escorted to the bathroom or kitchen or wherever I may get up and go every time. Never going to be lonely around here!
Goldie--the fact that the cleaning always comes back is what makes it so hard for me, sometimes. It feels like a waste of time. Let us know how it goes with the talk with the girls.
Morning, Jazzy!
Karen--good luck with the new school!
Chi--sounds like you are having a good time, blisters and all!
Goldie--that is a great picture! And I thinkyou look just fine. Love the Dust If You Must! And it is absolutely OK to stab a straw into a bag of wine!
White Rabbit Cocktail
Ingredients
- 80ml gin
- 50ml amaretto
- 50ml double cream
- 1 tsp lemon curd
- ¼ tsp vanilla paste
- handful of ice
- edible flowers , to serve
Method
- STEP 1
Put the gin, amaretto, double cream, lemon curd and vanilla paste into a cocktail shaker with a handful of ice and shake until the outside of the shaker feels very cold. Strain into two small cocktail or coupe glasses and garnish with edible flowers before serving.
From <https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/white-rabbit-cocktail>
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Sandy - wedding sounds like it was wonderful. Didn't expect that you would take photos, but when you get any......
Lori - good luck with treatment. Drive safe.
Kim - not worried about new school. It is a great one and will be good.
DD#2 arrives tomorrow afternoon
Need to get of my Cubii and get dressed as I need to leave in 1/2 hour 6:50. Have a great Monday
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Goldie, little Pig being so tiny is not normal, however he and Monkeys mom was small (6.5lbs), we suspect the dad was a toy chihuahua and he is the runt. Assuming a low birth weight, he is growing as expected but may only weigh 2-3 lbs full grown. Monkey will likely be under 5 himself. Great pic and background for the memorial too, I know that is a special place for your family.
Sandy, I bet that tip getting chihuahua was super cute and what a cool trick, we’re still working on the basics here for now.
NM, I love to hear about Colt and Zoe, so glad you all have each other.
Hi everyone!
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24 hours!! Of course DD#2 hasn't even left yet - her flight is in 5 hours. She should be getting the cab shortly. They are recommending getting to the airport 4 hours before the flight as lines are long for security, check-in etc. Can't wait for my hug!!!
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Good Morning, Loungettes!Happy Twofer Tuesday! It was a beautiful spring day yesterday, so, of course, it's going to rain today. But the rain isn't supposed to stay, which is good. We really need some more good drying out days here.
So far, neither of the puppers seems to like to pay in mud the way Sadie used to. They're mostly avoiding the big puddle/small pond in the corner of the dog yard, thank goodness. The two of them would be an awful lot of muddy dog to have to deal with!
Karen--DD arrives today, I believe? YEAH!Glad the new school will be a good one.
Illi--I can't wait to hear about little Pig and Monkey's adventures as they settle in and grow up! I'm happy to have Colt and Zoe, and they seem pretty happy to be with me, at least so far!
Karen--enjoy that first hug, and many more during DD's visit!
Paper Plane Cocktail
Ingredients
Makes 2 Servings
1½ ounces amaro (preferably Nonino)
1½ ounces Aperol
1½ ounces bourbon
1½ ounces fresh lemon juice, strained
Preparation
Combine amaro, Aperol, bourbon, and lemon juice in a cocktail shaker. Fill with ice and shake vigorously until outside of shaker is frosty, about 20 seconds. Strain into 2 coupe glasses
From <https://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/paper-plane-cocktail>
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YAY KAREN, it's DD day! I know you can't wait to wrap your arms around her. I'm excited for you. I always type in notepad, that way I can still respond if I have to go the next page.
Gabygirl, I'm glad Pig is doing well. I was just curious about the weight, being small dogs it could be normal. But you say no and that he was the runt. What a funny name for a runt, Pig! Did you name the puppies or were they already named when you got them.
NM, I'm glad for you that the pups don't have any interest in the mud puddle! Colt and Zoe are probably thinking "where have you been all my life!"
Yesterday was an 11 hour day! They were running behind so I was over a half hour late getting my infusion. However, my DH's x-wifes sister came to sit with me. Yes, you read that right! I left here at 7 am and got home at 6 pm! I paid a bill on line that I was suprised to see, as I thought I had all my bills paid up. So I look on my portal and there's a charge from Jan. for $140.00 for a facility fee. So I paid it, and just thought maybe it's a one time thing that's new. Well when I was there yesterday they tell me that things have changed, they are now considered a hospital and I will be responsible for any facilty fees. Well, if I have to pay that every 3 weeks, on top of my $45 office fee, $60 in gas....I can't do that every 3 weeks! Super super windy here yesterday and today with winds at 35 gusting up to 55!
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Hi all. I've tried to keep reading but I HATE this new platform so I've been mostly absent. Mae & NM - love your new dogs. Goldie - I am always amazed at your strength. Jazzy - I finally subscribed to the NM magazine. Don't know the usual format but May is all food & celebrating the green chili cheeseburger. Just had to share this description of this "side" at Laguna Burger..."Albuquerque location's signature adult milkshakes...It's almost like a white Russian."
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Good Morning, Loungettes!Happy Hump Day!Wednesday, Women and Wine get together after work today, I'm looking forward to that. We're going to a place I've not been to before, so it will be a bit of an adventure.
My life seems to have gotten a tad complicated all of a sudden. I've gone from wondering if I'm going to find good work after this contract is done to being recruited by a friend to go back to hospice as a clinical manager (office job, middle management, year-round, full time, $5K sign on bonus) and finding and applying for a school nurse position in my town (7.1 miles from home, one year position, grant funded). Got some serious thinking to do if both positions turn out to be viable.
I asked Zoe and Colt what I should do, workwise. Colt washed my face and said I could do either as long as came home and fed him every day. Zoe rolled over for a belly rub and asked me what is the "werk" thing you are talking about? Rub the belly!Big help, there!
Goldie--I suspect the puppers are feeling pretty happy, they seem to be happy anyway. And they do keep quite a close eye on me. One of the is always touching me one way or another. Boy, what a day you had! That's a lot of money to be putting out every three weeks. There must be some way to get the facility charge decreased or eliminated, I would think. Or maybe there is someplace else you can go to get treatment?
Love the work from home tip!
Morning, Minus!
Strategic Management Cocktail
- 1 partWhite rum
- 1 partBlue curaçao
- 1 partPeach schnapps
- 1 partPomegranate juice
- 1 partRaspberry juice
- dash ofAngostura bitters
- 1/2 partRaspberry syrup
From <https://www.cocktail.uk.com/cocktails/strategic-management>
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Minus2, I hate the new platform as well, but I can manuever it. I would rather it be like this than down completely! As for my strength, I dunno, I do try to do my best to manage. I don't have a choice, right? Well, I could move, but I don't want to. I like it here, and I can't imagine all it would entail, especially just moving everything!
NM, I'm sorry about the job struggles. Working at the school seems like it has made you the happiest. Hospice and nursing homes always seemed to come with drama. The facility charge is something new. If I change where I do treatment, I would have to change MO, and I love my doctor. They do have a cancer center up here where I live, but I don't have any confidence in the medical field up here.
Karen, you should have gotten that big hug by now and probably more as well! I hope she made it there safely and without any incidences. Enjoy your time with DD.
Had to have a friend come by and look at my old west town. The top/roof/overhang is pulling away from the back wall from the high winds we've been having and I'm afraid it's just all going to come down. So we propped it up best we could and him and his wife will come Saturday morning to fix it, or at least make it safer.
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Hi all. Just letting you know I'm thinking of you all and taking a look see some nights. The new system is annoying as we all know! Happy drinking ladies!
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Good morning, Loungettes!Happy Thirsty Thursday! I had a great time with the Wednesday, Women and Wine group. We went to a restaurant serving Mediterranean food, and it was yummy!I had duck with a sauce of caramelized onions and raisins and couscous. Met a couple of new ladies, we visited andyakked for almost 3 hours! Zoe and Colt were not too upset with me coming home late, but I did get a little bit of the cold shoulder after the excited hellos when I first got home, but it didn't last long. The extra cuddle time probably didn't hurt.
Goldie--I don't blame you for not wanting to change doctors, having faith in your medical team is pretty important. Hope the Old West Town is easily fixed, it's such a pretty and fun place! I love seeing pics of it. It would be really nice to find a school nurse job with hospice middle management pay, that would be ideal! There does seem to be a lot more drama and office politics in hospice, but with only a couple of years of working life left until retirement, the money is becoming a pretty big motivator. Still not sure what I am going to do, but haven't gotten any offers yet, so I still have time to think.
Hi, Kidi!Glad to know you are still lurking!
Wild Wild West Cocktail
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 ounces whiskey
- 1 ounce peach schnapps
- 2 ounces cranberry juice
Directions:
- Shake the whiskey, peach schnapps and cranberry juice in a cocktail shaker with ice.
- Strain the contents of the shaker into an ice-filled lowball, or old-fashioned glass, and serve.
From <https://www.thedrinkkings.com/wild-wild-west-cocktail-recipe/>
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Good Morning, Loungettes! Happy TGIF day! The puppers say Good Morning to everyone, too!
Looking forward to the weekend and vacation week.
Buzzed Peeps
Ingredients
- Cherry Vodka
- Whipped Marshmallow Vodka
- Coconut Rum
- Toasted Marshmallow Syrup
- Half & Half
- Pink Sugar
- Easter sprinkles
- Marshmallow Cream – for garnish
Instructions
- Coat rim of two cocktail glasses with marshmallow cream. Dip in a bowl of pink sugar and Easter sprinkles. Set aside.
- Fill shaker with ice.
- Add Half & Half, Cherry Vodka, Whipped Marshmallow Vodka, Coconut rum and toasted marshmallow syrup to a cocktail shaker. Place lid on shaker and shake away.
- Divide evenly between two rim-coated glasses.
- Cheers!
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Quiet up in here! Is everyone passed out drunk?
NM, sounds like a nice evening with the WWW ladies. I'll have to wait and see if I get billed again for those facility charges, and if they are there, I will express how upset I am about that. I can't imagine I would be the only one complaining! I guess it will get me to my out of pocket faster! Which I don't think I ever meet.
I'll pass on that Buzzed Peeps, LOL. Not a marshmallow fan, and always hated those marshmallow peeps.....YUCK. Same with those ones shaped like a peanut. Still windy here, blowing the pollen. No plans for me for the weekend, after all, it's just me.
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Yup - you pretty much called it Goldie. One glass of white Zin with my cold boiled shrimp to finish the bottle. Two glasses of Garnacha with my piece of chocolate cake for desert to finish that bottle. Then I poured a 'shot' of Amarula. Off to bed slightly tipsy.
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Good Morning, Loungettes!Happy Saturday! Yesterday got a little exciting at work. A student had a low blood sugar episode and passed out in class. The treatment plan worked just fine, but we did wind up with an ambulance crew on scene. Being such a small town, word was spreading as soon as the radio call went out, and then the principal put out a robocall that no one really listened to, so then we spent a good half to three quarters of an hour answering phone calls from panicked parents asking who it was. Anyway, all's well that ends well, and the student went home with a parent for close monitoring for the rest of the day.
Taking the puppers out to get harnesses and leashes and then to meet Mom today. This should make for an interesting day. Why Mom is so insistent on meeting "the grand dogs" when she hates having dogs in the house is beyond me, but I'll roll with it.
Goldie--I don't care to eat Peeps, but I do like seeing them come out at Easter time. They look like fun and spring, even if they don't eat so well. I can't imagine you are the only one complaining about the facility charges. It really seems like poor customer relations to start something like that without letting people know it was coming. It seems like it gets harder and harder to meet the out of pocket limits, with more and more things not being counted toward that.
Minus--off to bed slightly tipsy sounds like a good evening to me!
The Money Maker
Ingredients
3 parts mint infused Hornitos® Plata Tequila
1/2 part quality DeKuyper® Razzmatazz® Schnapps Liqueur
3/4 part Branca Menta® Liqueur
1 1/2 parts fresh Lemon Juice
1/2 part Simple Syrup
1 Egg White
Instructions
Combine ingredients in a mixing glass. Shake, without ice, to combine.
From <https://www.thecocktailproject.com/drink-recipes/money-maker/>
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Minus2, I hope you slept well!
NM, when I was reading that you were taking the dogs and getting them leashes, and then to moms, I thought to myself, surely she's not taking them with her to moms! She doesn't like dogs. Low and behold, you are! This should make for a good story. Enjoy your visit. Glad that little one is ok.
Neighbor coming today to work on the Old West Town. His wife can't come, so not sure what all he'll get done, but he'll know more of what materials I might need to buy.
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The most delicious sangria made with a splash of fireball whiskey. I'm on my second
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Where for art thou Jazzy!
NM, waiting to see how things went at moms. Saw this on FB, reminded me of Silly Sadie!
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Good Morning, Loungettes!Happy Sunday Funday! Took the puppers to meet Mom yesterday, after stopping at Petco to get halters and leashes for them. The halters I needed for walking them and for the car restraints, the leashes because I like the halters and leashes to match. Vain of me, I know. Took the pups in one at a time, and it's a good thing I did because BOTH are significant pullers! Thank goodness they couldn't get a grip on the linoleum floor! An obvious need for some training work here. Mom's first comment on seeing them was to ask if I had lost my mind. In fact, she asked me that about a hundred times while we were visiting. And now she has a new story to tell a dozen times every visit, one about a woman who was dog-sitting some dogs, at least one was a rottweiler ("It's in their genes to be violent, you know"). The dogs attacked her and "literally ripped off her face" and how many surgeries she's had since then and all the details Mom can remember and how horrible the pictures they showed on TV were. I heard that story five times yesterday. I'm not sure what her purpose is in telling me that over and over again, it's not like I'm going to surrender Colt back to the shelter or have him put down just because of one story that Mom may or may not even be remembering correctly. But I better get used to hearing it, I suppose. In between questioning my sanity and talking about dogs ripping faces off people she kept bringing up how it's going to cost me a small fortune to feed and take care of them. I love her dearly, but sometimes she tries my patience. Then she really surprised me by telling me she's often wanted to have a husky! Of course, she can't because she isn't home enough and having a dog means not being able to just take off and go places whenever she wants (her words, not mine). Mom must not have any idea how much a husky sheds, and she's always carrying on about all the dog hair whenever a dog comes to visit her. Add to that how she remembers when adopting a dog from a shelter cost $10 or $20 and can you imagine how she would carry on about the adoption fees today? Gotta love the Mama!
Goldie--yup, took the puppers to Mom's, at her insistence! Sounds like a good start on the Old West Town renovations.
Jazzy--that sangria looks wonderful! I bet the Fireball adds just a nice bit of zing!
Goldie--that does sound like Sadie, doesn't it?
Siberian Husky
ingredients
1 part cranberry
1 part Sprite
2 part Stolichnaya
Method
Add all the ingredients to a highball glass with ice. Stir and serve.
From <https://makemeacocktail.com/cocktail/4712/siberian-husky/>
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Goldie - Las Vegas New Mexico
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Good Morning, Loungettes!Happy Monday Monkey day and the first day of April break for me! I was reminded at 5:30 this ayem that I forgot to turn off the alarms. But then I got to enjoy a lovely lie-in and cuddle with the puppers as the sun came up. Lovely way to start vacay.
Goldie--is that where you are staying?It looks wonderful!
Liquid Sunshine Cocktail
Ingredients
- 3oz.Malibu rum
- 1.5oz.peach schnapps
- 1/3c.orange juice
- 1/3c.pineapple juice
- Splash of grenadine
Instructions
- Fill a glass with ice. Pour the Malibu rum and peach schnapps over the ice, followed by the orange juice and pineapple. Gently stir. Drizzle in the grenadine and let it sink to the bottom. Do not stir. Optional: Garnish with an orange slice, pineapple, and cherry.
From <https://www.twotwentyone.net/liquid-sunshine-cocktail/>
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NM, I guess we really weren't expecting anything less from mom eh? I imagine that will be the last time she asks you to bring the puppers over. Kind of funny that she wanted a husky! The hotel was Jazzy's post, not mine. Your morning cuddles waiting for the sun shine sound nice. What plans do you have for the week? Whatever they are, enjoy!
Well, I spent my Easter Sunday in the ER. Started Saturday with lower R back pain (kidney) Saturday night I only got about 4 hours of sleep, 2 hours at one point and then another. The pain was excruciating! So I took myself to the ER. CT scan to rule out stones, urine culture, which will take a few days. Treated for kindey infection, given anti b's and pain pills. The doctor was sure to let me know that the scans indeed showed many mets! Ya I know, I'm reminded of that every 3 weeks when I go for treatment. I went to bed at 6 and got up at 5, but I think I got up 6 times to pee as I had been drinking so much water, plus the IV fluids. Feeling much better today, not 100%, but better!
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Goldie, That's not how you're supposed to spend Easter (or any day for that matter). I hope their treatment leads to a swift healing and pain free day.
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Good morning ladies- quick message as I am WFH today. We have a busy week here on my project with a site walk through today, some remediation activities on any residual construction items, and then Friday there is a big start for the network build in one of our new buildings we are bringing on line this summer. I am also going to choose to WFH more as I got told last week by the new manager (who BTW I have been helping plenty with mentoring, interviewing, etc.) that I am too loud in the office. That got under my skin and it was after a cell call with someone for work? Anyways, it's not my issue that are work space is not very quiet or private, nor that she has lousy people skills so I am just going to be home more during the build when I will get a lot of calls. Quite frankly, I am too old for her BS and she is not the boss of me. The struggle is REAL!
The photo, I took a short trip up to Las Vegas, NM which I have not been to in a couple years. The Castenda is a restored Harvey House hotel from the early 1900s. I watched the whole renovation from the time it sat for decades to now, and stayed there right after they opened the fall before the pandemic. They were still finishing rooms when I went there in 2020, but have not been back since. Property is great, bar and restaurant was great, and enjoyed my stay. The gal at the front desk said there were ghost hunters there the night before, and that this hotel is reported to have at least two. No ghost stories for you, but have stayed in there sister property a few times which is also the same age and did have some experiences there. I did a bit of eating, shopping and chillaxin' on the porch was what this gurl did. Came home yesterday to finish some usual weekend chores and back at it today with the work stuff. I will get to Santa Fe this weekend for a concert and overnighter too as my next junket.
Goldie- I am sorry to hear about your trip to the ED. Are you home now? And more mets? Hugs sister, this sounds not great but hoping you are better today.
NM- one thing I have learned about people is if they have something to say about anything you are doing, it's usually because it's something they don't feel they could do, or wished they could do but won't, etc. My mother used to criticize me for wanting an education and a career when she went to college in the 1940s and dropped out to marry our father. That was what women did back then that went to college, they went for the Mrs. degree. Later our mom confessed she always wished she had finished her degree and had a career, at least for awhile. And my sister never could wrap her head around my self employment, even though I never asked her for anything during that time. She is someone who loves financial security and everything a FT job brought with it, so running a business and all the cash flow management stuff was scary to her. So your mom not liking the dogs, but wishing she had gotten a husky makes sense to me too? Also, I really hope you can get another teaching job, and not have to return to working for hospice. You have thrived in this new type of work sister. The pups are a hoot and glad you have them for you and also for each other.
I have to get back to work. More soon when I can!
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Good Morning, Loungettes!Happy Twofer Tuesday! I have an interview at the Hospice office a little later this ayem. Enjoying the break from school and loving being able to sleep in a little and have ayem cuddle time with the puppers. The wind is picking up and heavy rain and high winds are being predicted for the area, with power outage warnings already being made. The puppers are outside rampaging around, I'm hoping they get a lot of energy burned off outside before they get stuck inside due to the rain. Colt doesn't know his own size or strength, and both of them don't notice things like furniture and people when they wrestle.
Goldie--I was actually expecting Mom to be a lot more focused on hair and dirt than she was, but overall, her reaction was about what I figured. She mentioned having them come and visit occasionally, but that was pretty forced and probably in reaction to the time I told her I would never bring Sadie to her new place because I know how much she doesn't like dogs and having dogs in her place. And frankly, having to get home to let the dogs out is a very good way to end visits with her without saying I'm leaving because I can't stand the same story or complaint one more time. The ER is not a fun place to spend any time, let alone a holiday. I'm glad you are feeling better, and hope the Auntie Bee's take care of the issue. Shaking my head at the doc who went out of the way to talk about the mets. I would think your medical record would have a clue or dozen that you are aware of that little fact. . .
Jazzy--working from home does have some advantages, doesn't it? So you are too loud in the office? An office with a poor layout and acoustics for the work being done there? Healthcare as a business culture still blaming the workers for the faults and failures of the system and infrastructure. That hotel looks absolutely wonderful, I bet it's just beautiful inside. Ghost stories would be fun! Hmmm, your Mom and my Mom have some similarities. Mom got married for the first time very young, not even out of high school, and against her Mother's wishes and without her permission. That marriage didn't last long. She did get her GED diploma so she could work in the Post Office, but never really had a career, which I think she would have liked. Still weighing the options for work going forward. Waiting to see what happens.
Blue Monday Cocktail
Ingredients
- 1.5 ounces vodka
- 1/2 ounce Cointreau or Triple Sec
- 1/4 ounce Blue Curacao
Gear We Used
Instructions
- Fill a cocktail shaker with ice.
- Pour in all ingredients.
- Shake well until chilled.
- Strain into a martini glass.
- You can garnish it with an orange wheel or peel for color contrast, and to signal visually that the flavor of the drink will mainly be orange.
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Morning friends- my WFH yesterday was good, but back to the office today. The birds are super chirpy out there this am!
NM- I have worked in a number of industries and do think healthcare does not treat people the best. So no one should be surprised so many of them have left the industry, especially for those who can work in other fields. Our setting is very "old school" and not ideal and all of us know this and adapt the best we can. I knew this new manager might end up being a problem for me because she wanted this role and initially thought I was her competition (but I wasn't interested). Anyways, it was he way she did it and (she has done this before) despite being super loud herself a lot of the time; came and announced it front of the whole area like I was doing something wrong. Anyways, I have been asked to help her with interviews and some mentoring but want to get away from that now and will talk to the boss about it this week (sorry, too busy!) She's not my hire, not my boss nor my direct report, so its time to move on. We also learned on our other team that someone we like who applied to work in her area withdrew his application because he said it was clear she was too inflexible. I think you mean toxic sir! When you are a hammer, everything looks like a nail.
Our moms do sound a lot alike. My mother did go to college for 2 years, met my dad, they got married after the Pearl Harbor attack and he went off to serve in the Navy in WWII. She ended up moving back to live with her parents until the war was over, he went back to finish his degree in engineering, and then they started their life together. BTW, she was studying to be a nurse. And interestingly enough, my mother liked no animals whatsoever. I think your mom has met the dogs now so she knows what you are doing. You need your time for you. Hope you can enjoy the time off this week and that your program is going well too with school.
Goldie- how are you feeling friend?
Gotta get on the yoga mat for a quick practice and then off to my day. Wishing you all a good day!
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Wren I agree, no day is a good day in the hospital. Believe me, I didn't want to go, but I was in too much pain and I knew it wasn't going to go away. And to wait until Monday to see a doctor, who most likely is going to send me to the hospital anyways, just seemed stupid.
Jazzy, no drama WFH! I don't know too many people, but the ones I know who WFH, my brother and step DD, say they get more done at home, than in the office. Yes I am home, came home the same day. I don't know if I have more mets, most likely I do, but that doctor wouldn't know, as he doesn't have my previous scans. He just said I was full of them! Funny you, loud in the office. At first I thought you meant like in an excentric sort of way, but then you mentioned volumn. My DH used to tell me I got louder when talking on the phone, and I notice others like that. Good for you in declining to work with the new manager. LOL at "When you are a hammer, everything looks like a nail." Falls in line with "Not my monkeys, not my circus".
NM, talking with my brother yesterday, they got 4" of snow in MI, and supposed to have wind today. Oh dear, I can imagine the pups wrestling, running through the house knocking things over! Especially Colt! Funny about mom saying the dogs can come visit. I agree, she was just being nice and does leave for a good excuse to leave. "I have to get home and let the dogs out." Good luck with the interview, I'm still hoping you can stay within the school district.
Still feeling pretty good. Debating whether or not to do the follow up with my PC. I can always text his wife and have her ask him for me. Plus the fact that it's a 3 hour round trip drive, not to mention the miles! Worked outside most of the day yesterday. Looks like it's going to be a windy one today. I didn't have any luck this year with my tomatoe seeds, so I bought 2 and 1 pepper, put those in the ground yesterday. Thinking I'm not going to do a big garden this year. I always did that so I could can. Well, it's just me, so why bother. I may get a few more to do a little canning, and maybe some beans. I thought I would travel instead. And when I say travel, I don't mean vacation travel, but more to see friends and family.
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Good Morning, Loungettes!Happy Hump Day! Bright and sunshiny this ayem, even if the breeze is rather chilly. I actually got snow and sleet for a few minutes yesterday ayem before it changed over to all rain, and some of it really heavy rain! Lots of windiness, but no power loss, so that was good.
I think the interview went well. It was interesting having a friend on the interview board and having her pull out all the most positive things on my resume! Got some really good questions and discussions about corporate culture and the plans of the office to empower the nurses toward more self-management of their caseloads as well as the general moving ahead of the nursing profession in general. Three people live, two by phone. Officially they are still interviewing, so I don't expect to hear anything more this week. Hopefully will hear something soon, though. So far this is the only application I've put out that I've heard anything back on.
The puppers scared me half to death last night. We were in bed, I was reading and dozing off, and the puppers were sleeping. All of a sudden they both popped their heads up, looking out the window toward the side of the house, and both jumped up and started barking like mad while running for the kitchen door. I looked out and didn't see anything or anyone, but there must have been something out there because they both ran to a particular spot along the fence and growled and woofed and generally made lots of noise. At one point I thoughtI heard something moving in the trees and brush, but I can't be really sure. I know there are deer, fox, moose, bear, skunk, and all sorts of other critters in the area, including feral cats and at least one stray dog, but I can't imagine what made them react the way they did unless one got too close to the house for their liking. Of course, at the time, all I could think of was the guy that law enforcement was searching for who ran into the woods when they broke up a domestic dispute, even though that was miles and miles away and the guy was caught earlier in the evening. After a few minutes they settled down and came back inside, Colt stopped at the door, looked over his shoulder, woofed one last time, as if to say "And stay away!" We all trooped back to bed, and the puppers were settled and sleeping before I got my slippers off and got into bed! I had to wake them up to make room for my feet. It took me much longer to settle down and fall asleep.
Jazzy--The healthcare industry is headed for a big shake-up and reorganization, in my opinion, what with all the jobs with much better working conditions and reimbursement now available. Professional nursing will either evolve into an acknowledged profession with equal standing with physicians, physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech therapists, etc or will move out of hospitals and other facilities entirely and only provide nursing care in private homes and settings where nurses will be in charge. The days of nursing being the most expensive part of the room and board fee are numbered, in my mind. With hospitals becoming less and less the center of all healthcare provided, big changes are coming their way. I think it's going to be very entertaining to watch this evolve. I like the way the person who withdrew his application described the manager as "inflexible"! A great code word for toxic! You are probably right, Mom's met the puppers, now she can say she's seen them and can talk about them to her friends. I imagine she's telling everyone how crazy I must be to have adopted two, and one of them a violent Rottweiler! My own schooling is going well, this is the last week of this class, then I took a 3 week break. I may make it a longer one, depending on what happens job-wise, since that will affect my choice of projects.
Goldie--4 inches of snow is crazy this time of year, I don't care where you are! I hope it doesn't stick around long for your brother. I think the interview went pretty well, but time will tell. It's pretty much a done deal that I won't get a position with the current school district, there are 4 nurses already working for the district, that's what they had before COVID, and the 7 buildings will be divided up amongst them as they were before--my school and the sister school will share a nurse, the high school and 2 middle schools each get their own nurse, and remaining two elementary schools share a nurse. Unless someone retires or moves away, there are no places for the two of us contract nurses to work. Which is no surprise at all. With the COVID stuff winding down, it's pretty clear that there isn't enough work to keep a nurse busy full time at a school with 67 students, not to mention the impossibility of being able to pay full-time salaries for 7 nurses in one of the poorest school districts in the state. Glad to hear you are feeling pretty good. I think it would be worth a phone call or text to see about following up with the PC. I know following up with the PC is part of the ER discharge routine, but follow-up can be over the phone or by email and does not necessarily require an actual visit. It's not like you never see a doctor, after all. Cutting back on the gardening, at least for this year, makes a lot of sense. Some traveling and visiting will give you some nice changes of scenery. You've got a lot to adjust to and that takes time.
Slightly Windy
Ingredients
- 3 oz Ginger Dry sparkling soda
- 1/2 oz lime juice
- 1/2 oz simple syrup
- 2 dashes of Angostura Bitters
- 1 1/2 oz dark rum
Instructions
- Combine lime juice, simple syrup, bitters and dark rum in a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake for 15 seconds. Strain into a cocktail glass filled with ice and top with Ginger Dry Sparkling soda. Stir.
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