Hump Day (or whatever)

I was having such a good Wednesday. Classes were good. A picnic lunch by the pond at work. Knew answers to my quizzes. My work week half done. Good time on way hom. (Or so I thought) Almost to Lewisville on 121 there is a patrol car along the side of the road. I went into the middle lane to not be too close in case he decided to open his door. Passed him, signalled to turn back into the right lane, [Dad tells us we should only drive in the right lane :)] going 60, no more no less. All of a sudden the police car pulls out behind me. I've not done anything wrong so just keep going. After about 3 minutes, he turns on his lights. I pull over to let him pass (I thought) Lo and behold, he pulls in behind me. When I realize he's coming for me, I moved the car farther off the road,... well I started. Apparently he thought I was leaving, so motioned for me to stop. A 'fine' Lewisville policeman wanted me to know that he appreciated the fact I had moved over to the middle of the road, BUT I hadn't used my turn signal!!! So he wastes 10-15 minutes of my time chatting and writing out a warning. Was I perturbed? No need to ask. I was very pleasant and so he chats some more and wastes more time. I asked him about all the others that didn't use their signal, He says "When you go fishing, you don't catch them all".

My week

It's not nearly so interesting!! Work 7A to 4P every day. Church on Wed. Other wise early nights. 7-4 doesn't sound so bad but it's up at 4:30 and not home until 5. I am getting use to it. Next week it's 8-5 every day - class time. 85 out today - 56 tomorrow. This is Texas!!

Bad mother-in-law and wife. Had supper tonight for birthdays but forgot the camera. It was upstairs but didn't think of it. Had 5 grandkids over. Good time for all but Jason. He was not feeling well and then Phil was tired too. Supper was good - Phil grilled. Oreo cookie dessert and pumpkin roll. Have some left, so come on over. Ready for bed. Early tomorrow to get to church. Still not so early as during the week. Can't believe the first week of new job is over. One week at a time and then we'll be done.

Day one is over. Drive not too bad. 20 miles. 37 minutes. 40 minutes at 5P Not bad for Hwy 121. Got more tired with 8 hours of doing nothing (I'm orienting) than 12 hours at work. A full1 hour lunch break with no cell phone and beeper in my pocket. That's a plus aftr 25 years of always being available. On to Day two. I'm going to try a different route today.

Had a good weekend. My friend, Diana and her husband came for 36 hours or so. Spent Friday down in Dallas. Went to the site of JFK's asassination. Then on to Texas Motor Speedway and Cabela's. Had a great time catching up with each other.

And now here I am, up at 0530 getting ready for work. That's right in the morning. First day to drive to Friisco. Have orientation for a few weeks. Looking forward to the new environment. No longer the Indian chief, just one of the new indians. It's still dark so maybe my mind will think it is night time. :)

Time for a Change

It's my last night to work. I've given most of my uniforms away. I'm throwing out my nursing shoes when I get home. Cleaning out the computer at work. No more pictures of grandkids to look at here --- well, I can still look at their blogs the rest of the night. No more worries! Have the rest of the week to get ready for next Mon. orientation. I just have an abundance of smiles, and a load lifted off my shoulders.

New pictures of Todd and Debbie's kids All three at the side with other grandchildren.

Brandon

Meghan

Nathan