April 19, 2012
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Tomorrow should be a nice day-I have the day off so I can go with my little man on his field trip. We are going to the Wildlife World Zoo...my favorite zoo! I am one of 6 parent chaperones. I guess there will be 3 kids in my group, one of which is my son. I already know one of the other little guys because he lives near here and comes over to play with my son lots of times in the evenings. The other kid is a stranger, and my son doesn't seem to fond of him, but I'm sure it will be fun. I am kind of relieved to have a day off.
I can't remember what I had been informed of the last time I posted, but we did find out that my grandma had another heart attack prior to being readmitted to the hospital. She has now been transferred to a nursing home...this time permanently. She doesn't seem to realize that it is permanent yet, but it sounds like it is. My uncle was very sad to take her there, but she can't manage living on her own right now. My other uncle is flying in this weekend to help settle some things and get her stuff arranged. My mom and I are trying to make plans to go visit at some point in May. I really want to go and see her. I used to love hanging out with her when she still lived in Phoenix...I wish she had never moved. I feel like she was better off out here where we could all help take care of her. She only has my uncle and he has been less than involved in some cases. Either way, I continue to pray that she improves and has a good quality of life.
I mentioned that I have been chatting with a friend from highschool via text and Facebook. I feel really badly for him right now because he is at work, and he made a mistake at some point...I'm not sure when, but must have been recently, and he is in trouble. Currently he is taking a test on the procedure which he messed up on, and has to have a big meeting with his superiors at 5:30 in the morning. He works graveyards sometimes, so he has to do these tests for the night, and then have the meeting about half an hour before he is due to be off shift. He is really sweating it, and I hope it goes well for him. He has worked at the job for 5 years and does a great job, and really enjoys his work, so I hope that this can be overcome. He said that it will most like mean disciplinary days off without pay, as well as a letter of reprimand that will remain in his file for 2 to 5 years. People make mistakes, and he'll suffer the consequences, but what impresses me with this is that he even told me what happened. He could have just said his work was busy so he couldn't talk, etc., but he actually told me that he is not having a good night, that he did get in trouble, and why. That speaks of a humble personality, which I really respect. Too bad this dude lives so far away from me...
Took my son to a talent show at a highschool near here tonight. It was FUN!!! The winner was a kid who choreographed his own dance routine...he was amazing!!!! I can't believe how he was able to move all around like he did....lots of his music was to a sped up version of the Super Mario bros music. It was entertaining and fun...he deserved to win.
Off to bed.
Comments (4)
Sorry to hear about your grandma. There just comes a point where a person needs access to medical care round the clock and most people can't afford to have that at home. =( Hope she perks up and starts feeling better soon.
I love it when kids are creative and talented on top of it all:) cool about dancing boy. Hope the field trip was fun:) And sorry to hear about grandma, that's going to be hard:(
It's great that you have a day off and you'll be able to spend it at the zoo with the kids. I'm sure you'll have a blast. You should definitely take lots of pictures of your super fun day ! It's a sad story about your grandmother, but I think it was the right decision to take her to a nursing home. At least there she will get the care and support she needs, and she'll be a lot safer. And as long as you and your family go visit her lots then I'm sure everything will be just fine. I definitely wish her all of the best ! That sounds really serious about your friend. It's unfortunate because no one is perfect and I'm sure everyone makes mistakes at their jobs at times.
Unfortunately the mistakes made at some jobs are much more serious depending on what the job is, and for that many companies just have no patience for mistakes. I can understand if a mistake is made that deals with the safety of the public, more serious action needs to be taken, but if it's just a little mistake that anyone could make, the company needs to not be so serious. Seeing as he's been working there for 5 years, I think his managers need to look at the big picture and realize he's been there for a long time, and that he can obviously do the job. I hope things work out well for him. It's great that you've been doing your best to support him during this tough time.
It's cool that there are fun events like that for kids. It's really amazing how talented a lot of kids are and how comfortable they are performing in front of crowds. As for your question, I met Dora through a friend that I had talked to, and Dora and I started talking on MSN and on the phone, and then we spent a week together at the end of last month. We had amazing times and I really would love to see her again in the near future so I am doing what I can to make that possible so I can stay there with her. Take care and have a wonderful weekend, bye for now.
Kyle
What kind of work does he do? Hope they show a little grace in the situation and he keeps his job.
I never got to go on any field trips.
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