phoenixswords

Today was a better day. The boss had the day off so it was quiet and I had plenty of reports to do.

The new girl is fitting in nicely. She is friendly and listens to her trainer. The other guy tried to out talk the trainer and kept talking about how another coworker uses the bathroom a lot. Yeah medical reason... everyone is okay with it, but this guy wouldn't let it go and he was only with us 7 days. She is also very nice with customers so I think she is a good fit.

The weather seems a bit colder than usual. If we get rain Saturday it will be 13 Saturdays of rain and will set a record. The garden is not where it should be and I have no tan lines. Poo....

I think I want to see Jurassic Park Rebirth... not for any plot, but just to see the dinosaurs. I saw the first movie...it was memorable as it was the first movie I saw where I had to go pee. The T-rex going after the kids in the jeep was the scene. It was intense at the time. I didn't see any of the other movies. Maybe I just want to see a swimming T-rex.

I have found a you tube channel called The Grumpy Old Crone. She amuses me as she grouses about silly things in the pagan and witchcraft community. She also set me on another channel called The Tiny Angry Witch. I adore it. It is stop motion animation about a teeny tiny angry witch. I make the same noises she makes. It Cracks me up.

I saw a book that sounds fascinating. "The Women Who Threw Corn" Its about women from Spain, North Africa, Senegambia and the Canaries accused of sorcery in 16th century Mexico. I was bummed to find out that it doesn't come out until September. That and it costs $39. The Kindle edition costs $37. That is a lot of money.

Today the boss did not come in. I thought she was getting her car inspected and would be in later. She has tomorrow off. Well she emails that she will be signing off of work at noon. I asked if she would be in the office on Wednesday? If so I would move my remote day Wednesday so I can be in the office when she is in the office. I won't see her next week because I have PTO. He response was that she didn't know. If the car takes too long she may just go back to Maine (to get her Lexus in the special color she wanted she had to buy it in Massachusetts so she does all the saving down here). She may be in Wednesday or Thursday, but she doesn't know, but she can answer texts while getting the car serviced so she is working (not my point, but whatever). I should just plan on coming in.

A while later I had to email her to let her know that my Dad has a cardiologist appointment at 8 AM next Wednesday. I would stay late until the brach closes and use PTO for the rest of the appointment (2 months ag she said that there was no reason why I should clock in early...even if I was there and working...the board wouldn't like it) Instead of just scything thank you for letting me know she lectures me in writing saying this is exactly what PTO is for. HR and the Board don't want to see you making up time.

This pissed me off for the rest of the day. Not much work got done. Yes, bosses get to do whatever they want while the little workers can't even save time for proper vacations. She takes 6 weeks a year including 2 weeks at Christmas.

Part of me thinks I should schedule later appointments and just use my PTO to get out of work early and not come back...but the sad reality is that the later the appointment the later they see you... 5 minutes late with each patient means a 3 PM appointment is now pushed back to after 4 PM.

So happy it's Thursday.

I have been doing pretty good on the work month end items. I may have everything ready for the boss to close the month tomorrow. Tomorrow is my goal, but I know she won't close on a Friday. Fine by me, but it proves I can do it.

This week was the first time ever that I mowed a lawn. Oh boy. All I can say is that it is better than shoveling snow. My plan is to only mow every 3 weeks. I also hope to get some real gardening done. I view mowing as a chore. If I had money (HA) It put in a big round patio in the center of the yard and put in a gas fire pit with chairs around it.

This Saturday it is supposed to be rainy so my plan is to wash the deck... I'll be wet anyway. Funny, I had a wood deck for 20 years at the old house and only painted it once. This engineered wood stuff attracts black dirt and can grow algae.

I do have some travel plans coming up. Fatherly weekend I am going to go with Dad to New Hampshire to the white mountains. I want to get him to use a camera and see what he does. I want to spend time at Sabaday falls and Jackson falls doing photography/.

The next weekend will be be NJ. I think I will bring the new lens with me to give it a work out.

The wedding finally came and has gone. The wedding itself was beautiful. The Bride and Groom charming and appreciative of all their guests. The Priest had a lovely message and shared memories from his life that pertained to the ceremony of marriage.

The bad was the total chaos of the cousin. Np surprise. I have travelled with a sword group and those road trips were simple by comparison. I have volunteered with a friend and taken a dozen developmentally and physically challenged adults on trips and it was fine. This was just so ...so...sooooo.....

Friday we left to go from Boston to Worcester to the hotel. It's only 1. hours, but no one can follow directions. I know where I am going, but no one listens. When we arrived to a restaurant for lunch I help the 96 year old to the rest room. She soiled herself. I clean her up. Sigh, but it is what it is. Do it quietly and allow her dignity. Then the cousins ask me to take stroke cousin to the rest room. She can't open doors or sit down without help. We go in and I get her situated and she tells me she needs to be changed. She wet her undergarment 6 times in the trip. She had a clean on in her bag, but nothing to put the soiled one in. She just wanted to leave it on the floor...NNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooo. I swear the depends weighed 6 pounds... ad I got wet. Sigh. Then we go to the table, but the chairs are too high. They tried a booth but we couldn't fit her in. They had high tops but she couldn't fit in that either. Finally someone brought out a chair from the kitchen and it worked. Sigh. Every time we stopped for food for the weekend it was the same.

At the wedding they sat me in between the 96 year old and the stroke cousin. I cut up the 96 year olds steak for her. As I ate stroke cousin pushed my plate and pushed hers towards me and said "Cut my food". No please or thank you. And when she wanted things she would poke me with her cane. She also spilled coffee on my new coat.

Today was check out day. Dad and I were ready at 8 AM...we could have been out of there at 5 AM, but spinal surgery cousin was riding with us. We left at 10 AM did not get home until 4:40 PM because of bathroom breaks and stopping for lunch...where we had the chair issues again. I think I was frothing at the mouth when I got home.

I am truly surprised lead cousin hasn't snapped yet. She deals with this all the time. While I like to think I play well with others, in the end I am not a heard animal.