April - it's been an odd month. Just new things happening and old things starting up again. The weather has been one of those usual up and downs. That time of year when it can be 75 degrees and lovely outside and twelve hours later the wind starts up. The wind blows in the clouds and the storms start. Mother Nature will flip a coin and decide if you are going to get snow or get rain - but, usually you end up with both. Two days later, it will be 75 degrees again. You can literally go from wearing flip-flops and capris to long sleeves and snow boots in the span of twelve hours. But, hey - wait another twelve hours and it will change again. It just means it is Spring in Utah.
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| I was so in love with the Houston Space Cow. He was in the lobby by the Delta check in counter. |
The month started out with me working in a totally different world. I got the call that they needed a few extra agents in Houston because of the college basketball finals. I got on a plane and headed to Houston on Monday afternoon, arrived Monday evening, ate a salad at a restaurant in the airport, got on a shuttle and headed to my home for the evening - a Ramada hotel. I hung out in my room, watched cable television, which was me watching When Harry Met Sally and My Big Fat Greek Wedding. When I finally fell asleep, it was a horrible one. They had horrible pillows - which is usually the problem with hotels. I woke up the next morning, got my uniform on and headed out on the shuttle to the airport. Worked from 9:00 in the morning until 5:30 in the evening - grabbed my backpack and headed through security and got on a plane 45 minutes later. Whirlwind. But, it was an amazing experience to learn how another station works. My feet HURT!!!! It's on my bucket list to go back. I want to hang out on Galveston Island and go to the Kennedy Space Center - Houston, we have a problem.
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| They had cowboy boots all around the ticket counter area. Big old cool cowboy boots |
I was glad to be home, because Wednesday I got to see the greatest eight year old in her school talent show. She hula-hooped to "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" and then performed with her class playing the ukulele. These are the moments I love. Seeing my grandchildren growing up and learning and doing amazing things.
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| Chelsea (center with pink tutu) and her class playing ukulele. I tried to video the hula-hooping, but it didn't turn out well. I wish I had just taken a few pictures!!! |
My mother celebrated her 88th birthday. I really don't know that she'll have another one. She's in a tired body, with a tired mind and she just doesn't feel well. But, you never know with her, there have been times when I didn't think she would be here for another birthday and yet, she's now 88. I just hate seeing her miserable - but, I hate the idea of her leaving.
I started Weight Watchers - AGAIN. It really is the best thing I can do for myself. But, finding then keeping that discipline is so hard. I am tired of my big butt keeping me from doing so many things. So - this is the first week - so far, so good. I had a little hiccup, but really not a bad one yesterday. But, we'll keep on keeping on. I also started doing Yoga. I'm just starting at home with some beginners videos from YouTube. But, I've tried to do at least twenty minutes each day - except for that hiccup yesterday.
This week I've had to work my own shift. I usually double up on my shifts and work two or two and half days a week. That gives me the great opportunity of only working every other week. Work nine shift in seven days (with two and a half days off) and then have seven off. Sounds really hard, but I really only work about 46 hours on the weeks I work. This week, my double partner has been off, so I've had to work my own shift. I honestly have no idea how people wake up five days in a row and go to work and get to work at 7:00 in the morning. Honestly, I am so freaking spoiled, I have no idea how people do this anymore. If I had to work a full eight hours, five days straight, I have absolutely no idea how I would handle that.
Yesterday was a very interesting day. It's been two years since I left my last life, the anniversary has been this last week. Facebook "memories" has kept me reminded of that. But, while working yesterday, I checked my phone to see I had a text from a blast from the previous life. Someone I had not talked to for two years because we had a difference of opinions. It was nice to hear her voice again.
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| I'm sorry - but without the visual, you just cannot even understand the "murder" scene. I can't believe that much blood came out of 79 pounds and she's still alive. |
The biggest thing, and the hiccup part to the diet and exercise, was my daughter calling me yesterday afternoon while the hubby and I were having some quality time. She said my mother was bleeding and that she was bleeding a lot. We rushed over to the house to see what was going on. There were bloody rags and bloody tissues all around. The carpet looked like a murder scene waiting for the clean up crew. I grabbed a couple of towels and put one under her foot and wrapped the other one and put pressure on this wound that was pouring blood from it. Sounds like a huge gaping wound, doesn't it. It literally was the size of two pencil tips - at the most. This tiny little hole in her thin, filmy skin. It was oozing blood out like crazy. After we got the blood stopped, there was the issue of the murder scene. Two and a half bottles of peroxide later, it's almost presentable. Hopefully, some shampooing or something can clean up what the peroxide couldn't. The worst part about it??? Cookies. My mother has had a crazy sweet tooth that my daughter, who is living with her, feeds with sweets and baked goods. There were homemade cookies there. AND I ATE THEM!!!!
There are six days in April left. What new, what old, what different things can happen. I guess I shouldn't tempt the fates with what may be out there beyond the temperature changing.
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