This past weekend was an off one for me and it was much needed. The behaviors in the dementia unit have really been rearing their heads lately and it was nice to get a break from it. It has given me a new appreciation for those who choose to work there every day and especially for those who are taking care of a loved one at home. God bless all of them! It is a difficult job.
Saturday was a slow day, which was exactly what I had hoped for. I spent most of the day cleaning, doing laundry, and reading my new James Rollins novel, Crucible. I did make a run to Walmart around 3:00 after Tim got home from work. It gave him a quiet house to take a nap in and I was able to stock up on some things we needed and some things I wanted to have on hand since our youngest grandson came at 6:00 to spend the night. "Pappy" had been promising him a camp out on the living room floor for a couple of weeks.
The sleepover was fun. I made hotdogs with cheese wrapped in crescent rolls with French fries for supper and then Colton and I "made" some of those Pillsbury cookies with the hearts in the dough. He helped put them on the cookie sheet, but I had to watch because the little stinker likes to eat the dough raw. While the cookies were in the oven the boys pushed the coffee table out of the way and inflated the air mattress. They spent the evening playing and watching TV from the mattress.
Colton was up and raring to go at 5:30 Sunday morning and thankfully, he was in a good mood. That's not usually how he wakes up! I made sausage, scrambled eggs with cheese, and cinnamon rolls for breakfast. We just chilled and watched the Disney Junior channel all morning. Colton got to see Toy Story for the first time and he loved it. Megan came to get him around 11:00 and while he was glad to see her, he did not want to leave. We so enjoyed having him stay since, but it sure made us wish our two other grands got to stay and do things with us.
I needed to get a prescription filled so we went to Walmart around noon. Yes, I know I had that big anti-Walmart pharmacy rant, but it was Sunday and my prescription is already there. Next time I have to have the doctor write it out, I'm moving it. Tim did some shopping for his lunches this week and I picked up a few odds and ends while we waited. My prescription was ready on time, HOORAY!! So, we were out of there in time to shoot across the countryside to go to our favorite meat market before it closed at 3:00. We got all kinds of yummy things there....maple/apple chicken sausage, teriyaki beef sticks, summer sausage, loose hot sausage, ground chuck, a chuck roast, bacon, a couple more things I can't remember, and 2 T-bone steaks that we cooked on the grill for supper. Boy, were those yummy!
Tim headed to bed early since he didn't get too much sleep at the sleepover. I caught up online and watched some of the Swamp People marathon. I admit to enjoying that one and seeing a vanishing way of life. Plus, alligators fascinate me.
Now it's Monday and the start of a new work week. I have three 12-8 days this week and most of my days are in the dementia unit this week. It's going to be a long week, but I hope things are calming down as we are now a week out from the super moon. We're supposed to get snow tomorrow, though, so the barometer may play havoc on the behaviors. (Yes, that affects them, too.) I haven't heard anything about the interview I had last week, but I am still hopeful and praying about it.
I am off to color my hair while I still have time. You all have a blessed week!
Ooooh, I could do some major damage at that meat market. Yum! I had to chuckle about Colton 'helping' with the cookies. As a kid I was always trying to filch my mom's raw sugar cookie dough. Come to think of it, I still prefer the raw dough to a baked cookie. :)
ReplyDeleteIt is very easy to do some damage at the meat market, especially since it's always so busy that you don't get time to think about it. You have to make your decisions on the fly! Colton comes by his love of cookie dough honestly. His mother and his Pappy have a habit of stealing chunks of my dough when I bake.
DeleteWe love our little meat market! Sounds like Colton and Grandpa had a great time "camping" in the living room! Stacy, I love Swamp People too and am looking forward to the new season. I also find it fascinating! Have a good week... hope it isn't too crazy.
ReplyDeleteWe like ours, too, but unfortunately we only get there a handful of times a year. I should make the effort to change that. We like them because the meat is fresh and only from local farms. I'm excited for the new season of Swamp People to start, but I'm going to have to watch it On Demand because I think it's on at the same time as A Million Little Things.
DeleteStill nothing on the other job????
ReplyDelete5:30??? How is that a normal wake up time for a kiddo? haha
Glad you got that weekend break. We all need some time away - but man, I can imagine how wearing your job could be on you mentally.
No, nothing yet, but I saw in some of the comments about the company on Indeed that it can take 2 weeks for them to get back to you. Plus I have no way of knowing if they had other interviews.
Delete5:30 is not normal, but the poor kid has terrible sleep habits thanks to his mom's bad sleep habits. We keep telling her she needs to get him on a schedule and sleeping in his own bed before the new baby gets here.
Last slumber party with the nieces, we were going to camp out in the backyard. It rained.
ReplyDeleteHad a Duraflame in the fireplace and my tent set up in the living room. Crawled into our sleeping bags and they immediately fell asleep.
Woke up early and made a camping breakfast of bacon, eggs and toast on stainless steel plates and with stainless steel mugs of orange juice.
They wanted Lucky Charms.
Pulled the same stunt when I took them out for a day of birdwatching and on the way home stopped for Chicago-style hotdogs.
Would not eat and clammed up.
Got to my sisters house and told her about the girls being hungry and instantly not talking because I was mystified. Had I done something wrong?
Poppy seeds on the hotdog buns. Somewhere down the line one of the girls asked what the black dots on the bun were and my sister answered, "Ant poop."
Well who in their right mind would eat ant poop?
Thanks a whole bunch, sis.
HA! That is totally something my kids would have done.
DeleteAny news on the interview>>! I am dying to hear! Sounds like the sleepover was great fun! I hear you with Walmart!!!
ReplyDeleteNo, still hoping to hear something. I think Pappy and Colton had a good time and yes, Walmart....it's a love/hate relationship.
DeleteI was just going to ask about the interview--my fingers are still crossed for you!
ReplyDeleteThank you! I read somewhere that they aren't quick to let you know so I still have hope.
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