Monday (came too soon!)

That condensation on the windshield thing happens here too. Usually not until august but lately my hair has been nothing but frizzy because of the humidity.

Last night I had a dream that lily got hit by a car! That was awful and the details of it were worse! Sucks to wake up to that feeling at 6 am. An hr before I was ssupposed to wake up, I might add. This dream probably happened because all 3 dogs door dashed the garage, which was open. Thankfully these dogs really just wanted to go for a bike ride with me rather than escape so once they got beyond the door they stopped and looked at me like ok, put the harness on us instead of running toward the street.

Speaking of that, whole I was bike running lily yesterday this little fluffy dog came running out into the street at us. I stopped so the owner could get the dog and she says "every dog that walks by!" in other words the dog runs out into the street constantly. I bit my tongue big time and just smiled and waited for her to scoop up her "Chocolate" while a car was stopped waiting on us so nobody got ran over. Stupid owners. If that had been abbie the outcome would have been seriously different.

Beautiful day today. Wish I didn't have to work! There were orange barrels out on my bike route to work. I am biting my tongue with restraint on how they are blocking the sidewalk. If they aren't fixed this morning I'm going to have to make a phone call. I try not to call over every little thing but if a wheel chair can't get through that is not acceptable.

 more humid here today but not as bad as the full summer stuff you had Callie

Julie I was very pleased to read your update yesterday - feeling relaxed and recharged is what a weekend should achieve

What an idiot owner - just another example of the standards for large dogs versus small dogs. Somehow the world should tolerate free running, loose small dogs, yet B on a leash is threatening

I need to take him to the lake soon - I went for a run on my own this morning  He was horrified! LOL

I have a ton of work to do and a ton of ideas running through my head - best get my big old butt in gear

Jewlieee

I am biting my tongue with restraint on how they are blocking the sidewalk. If they aren't fixed this morning I'm going to have to make a phone call. I try not to call over every little thing but if a wheel chair can't get through that is not acceptable.

Bless you for that Julie. People have no earthly clue how difficult it can be for someone in a wheelchair - whether it's a person wheeling themselves, or someone pushing, just an approach to a curb can be HARD if you have to stop and lose all momentum because the way is blocked.

Jewlieee

Usually not until august but lately my hair has been nothing but frizzy because of the humidity.

Um ... you mean there is something other than frizzy? I don't think I can remember that!! Ha -- but then, I've never *ever* had what was considered "fashionable hair" -- too kinky to be straight, not curly enough to hold a real curl -- one of the blessings of having a husband who is totally un-fazed by "style" is I don't have to care hugely LOL

kpwlee

What an idiot owner - just another example of the standards for large dogs versus small dogs. Somehow the world should tolerate free running, loose small dogs, yet B on a leash is threatening

 

So very true. Now that I have a small dog, it is so apparent. Luke barks like an idiot at people who pass by, or dogs who pass and don't say hi to him in the neighborhood (he does not do this when we go out somewhere). I really need to fix this. If I had a big dog, I would really, really need to fix this. He isn't doing this aggressively, it's because he wants them to pay attention to him. Of course, since he's small, people do. If he were even twice his size, this would not be cute at all. 

I need to get some work done today, but I really, really do not feel like doing it at all. I've gotta go to a meeting later this afternoon with a potential student for supervision. 

Had a nice day with Mumsie, Pop and my little brother and his family yesterday.  My niece turned 13 in April.  I forgot how much "angst" a 13 y.o. girl can have LOL.  Good luck, little bro !!!

We did steaks on the grill, baked then grilled potatoes, and tomato, onion and cucumber salad.  For dessert we had Kate's home-made peanut butter cookies (Mr. W's fav) with triple caramel chunk ice-cream.

So simple, but soooooo good !!

 

Deb W.

Deb, that sounds like a perfect meal.  I'm glad you had a good time!

Julie, those kind of dreams are horrible and sometimes I can't shake them out of my head for hours. 

Humidity and my hair.  Frizz central.  At the event Saturday they took a few pictures.  My head took up the whole shot. :)

I'm sleepy because I stayed up trying to watch the Spurs beat Miami.  Fell asleep watching and then when I went to bed I couldn't fall asleep.  Darius Rucker (formerly with Hootie and the Blowfish) sang the national anthem.  No way could he expect to get the crowd excited with his laid back version and talk about being out of tune on some notes. I think I saw people with their hands covering their ears. lol

 

DS took me to lunch on Friday for Father's Day since I fill both roles. We work opposite shifts on weekends, so it worked out better for us.

The gutters will be put on my house this Thursday; then the siding job will be complete. I will try to remember to tell DS to get a couple pics for me since I am technologically challenged.

One of my co-workers lost his dad to cancer last Thursday and the funeral is today.

Sinus drainage has made my throat sore and I feel like I have "man voice" today. Great.

sharismom

Sinus drainage has made my throat sore and I feel like I have "man voice" today. Great.

 

Ick!  When that happens to me, the significant other calls it my "sultry" voice lol.

So sorry to hear about your coworkers dad :(  My thoughts are going out to the family.  

Got a chuckle with the boss this morning.  Since last week was beyond insane and the stupid work pager kept going off all weekend (and I've been on call for 2 weeks straight), she ordered me to take a day off this week - until she realized there's no day I CAN take off due to the need for office coverage.  Right now, I have nearly 4 weeks of time off I can use.  I only get 2 weeks vaca per year, the rest I earned through comp time (in lieu of taking over time pay, I earn comp time at 1.5X for hours worked over 40).  I might take a half day Wednesday, if she doesn't mind being the only one present for our workers comp audit.  I wouldn't mind missing that lol.

 

Just got an email for which my only response is, "how is this my problem?" If a parent believes she has no responsibility for something, and believes we should provide two staff to do something, that's not my problem. What the parent thinks she has no responsibility to do also won't occur during my time anyway. We don't do what she wants us to do, we have never done it (too huge a liability issue) no other company I have worked for has done it, nor has any company I have ever heard of ever done what this parent wants. I understand your child is very involved and requires a lot of extra work. I understand that a typical child of his age could go out with someone without you going with. I also know that every time we do this, families find a way to make it happen, and they participate in it. I also don't work with any other kids whose families have the money to pay for someone else to care for their child during every (typical) waking hour. If you don't want to do it, have your babysitter do it. Part of the point of this is that we be very intrusive and intensive for a period of time, and then we teach the child and the family to do it without us. I'm proud that we taught one of the kids to go out shopping with his family without causing havoc, so that they now, instead of scheduling with us when to go, they will sometimes schedule with us to come at different times so that they can take him and go shopping before it closes. The goal isn't to make the kids reliant on us, it is to teach them to do it when we aren't around (and if they still need some assistance, to teach the family how to do that). We can't do that if you refuse to participate. Most people, as much as we really come to have a relationship with them because we are in their homes so much, would really prefer not to have the revolving door that they seem to have on their homes with people providing services to their kids. You have to participate in order to stop the revolving door.

Jen, I'm sorry your week is starting off with something so frustrating.  Hopefully you feel better post-rant and the rest of the week doesn't follow suit!

Deb, we had a similar dinner last night with one notable exception:  no homemade cookies and fabulous-sounding ice cream!  Boy, would I love that right now!

Tina, my allergies this time of year give me that kind throat and voice irritation; I can sympathize.  Today I feel like I'm scratching my eyes out, despite having used my prescription drops (which can only be used once every 12 hours = I'll have to suffer until dinner time!).

I can also sympathize with the humidity/frizzy hair thing.  I fought that battle all the summers I lived in CT.  On the very short list of things I like about Oregon, one of them is the humidity-free summer.  It's much easier to maintain smooth-looking hair here!  Now the drizzly winters on the other hand . . . . . 

I forgot to ask:  Sharon, did you have to take that overnight shift this weekend?  If so, I hope you didn't feel too sleep deprived!

griffinej5

. You have to participate in order to stop the revolving door.

I'd wager they probably know that but they choose to lean on others because it's easier (probably because then they feel like they can blame someone else). Or at least they think it's easier than doing what they don't *want* to do.

Storming *again* outside -- 'm thinking of poor Charlie. He goes in fits and spurts of times he deals with "rain" ok, and then times he does NOT. At this point I think the thing that really trips his fear is storm **fury**. Like a storm doesn't have to have thunder & lightning to be SUPER heavy with just massive pelting rain. We've had more than a few of those lately and he has a tough time with it.

During the late evening when it ramped up pretty hard outside -- there was a pinwheel of dogs on the floor next to me with all 3 swirled together. But at ALL times during the evening somebuddy was with "Our Charlie" at all times -- he was either cuddled with LunaB or Tink (and it wasn't just him seeking them out, interestingly - the girls kinda share responsibility for him somehow)

Then just as David and I were drifting off to sleep Charlie decided he would put his nose under David's neck and then I'd be touching him, too (I sleep with my arms up over my head usually). Nope -- suddenly he decided he'd go down between David and I so he could be next to Tink, too. Ahhh -- THAT was bedder!!! Luna decided it was too hot for so much togetherness so she stayed on the floor.

He is way better about going out in rain tho -- but that's 'cos his little sister waits at the top of the ramp for him so he doesn't have to go "out in the rain" ALONE. Tink is a sweetheart that way.

This particular parent, I'll leave it at in order to protect privacy, knows better than the rest. I'd be shocked if this person didn't know that it is standard policy for people in our position not to do certain. Things without a parent present. Hell, I've got a parent now whose kid I am working with who is asking essentially to take time out of his day so we can teach his kid something. He knows in a few years, he will no longer be able to do it for his son. He wants to keep him out of a residential home. Our best way to do that is to teach him to care for himself. Even if someone has to be with him and watch him, not physically having to do it for him will help him have the best life. The kid is going to be pissed because for 12.5 years, people have been doing things for him, and he doesn't understand why we're changing things, but we are helping him. We do piss him off because we know in the end it will make his life better.

 I have a huge, extremely itchy bite on my elbow