Its June 5 and it would be hard to tell that by looking out our windows. Its dismal/dreary, with clouds, drizzling rain, and the thermometer shows its all of plus 6. Not hightly motivating to go outside and work on the yard. Not even motivating to work inside. :-)
Sometimes I feel like I'm a broken record. This is a forum for me to talk about what my family and I are up to. Well, its kind of the same old thing for us every day. I found out something the other day and asked the person how long that had been, and he said, "where do you hide that you didn't know that?". I in turn responded, "at the rink or at work". Yes that is still my story.
Jayde's team played their last tournament last weekend. They lost 2 and won 3, for a total of 5 games. His equipment is in the garage, airing out, waiting for a warm and sunny day, for me to wash and dry outside in the sun. He is done with hockey for this season. Finally. Yes, its been fun watching him play at a higher calibre of hockey. And he has had a wonderful time. Developed. And thats why we do it. Jayde now has 2 weeks left of school. Final exams on June 18 & 19. Then its time to put him to work. Makes me think he should get a summer job, but thats rather interesting with us living 11 miles from the closest town. We'll see what we find for him to do. 14 years old is an interesting age-an adult, but not really.
Kyle has one more week left for his hockey season. His two nights a week has been a good experience for him. It was my turn to drive yesterday, and it was a dilemna-do I stay home and farm or do I take the boys?? Andrea helped by solving my problem, Blayze has a birthday this weekend and they're away, so she preferred him staying home. Del wanted me to help on the field, so I wasn't going to just drive Kyle. So, we stayed home. And wouldn't you know, When Del got home, it really started to rain, and 'kiboshed' the farming plan. So, we had supper, and I went for a nap. Kyle has 16 days left at school-just over 3 weeks-and then its summer holidays. Can't wait!
Del's work has been slow, due to the inclement weather. Its not only the farmers that the weather affects. Many businesses are feeling the heat of how to get through another year of tough times. Del continues to work during the day, and evenings and weekends are spent farming. Most of the cattle are on pasture. Good thing Del got those couple hundred of acres seeded a couple of weeks ago, cuz its been too wet to get out there since. Don't know if we will get anything more into the ground. Its a massive gamble , this farming. Totally dependent on something that is not in your control.
Me-well, I've been at work. I'm in the middle of my crazy stretch. Last week I worked days, this week I'm working nights. And this weekend I do 4 days before my week off. Last weekend was spent driving back and forth to the city for Jayde's hockey, in between helping Del on the farm. I have spent a couple of afternoons outside weeding and such. Its so good to be able to do that. I guess tonight I'll haul in all the flower pots so the flowers don't freeze. I haven't planted out anything into the ground, cuz there's forecasted frost for this weekend. Hopefully next week.
One of my nephews, Justin, is part of a band in the city. His band is performing tomorrow night, and my sister has invited us to come watch. So, a friend and I switched some hours and she is coming in to work so I can leave early, so I can head into the city and watch him. Should be interesting. He has sang and played guitar for us at family functions, and our family funerals, but this will be the first time I'll see him play with his band.
Work has been busy. The hospital has been at full capacity. Its been a mix of acute and chronic admissions. Due to confidentiality issues, and nursing in my home community, I don't discuss work situations on my blog. Needless to say, somedays are easier than others. Sometimes I think people wonder why I'm serious most of the time-yes, I've heard that-she can't let loose, yadayada........ I can, you know, just with a few close people, tho. :-) Anyway, between what I deal with at work and with family, It makes me who I am. Thats what you get with me. So, work. We've dealt with some sad situations lately at work. Nothing new really, just over and over, the same stuff. Theres alot of grief and sadness in this world. Time is short. I was the 'lucky' one last week to be on for a young woman that had lost control and rolled her car. Exactly where Katelyn had her accident last year. Another young, beautiful woman. We worked on her, long and hard. We transferred her to the city. I had to go on the transfer with my doc. Quick trip, I'll say. I got to meet with her family. I had the privilege of telling them what happened. If you can call that a privilege. Then I had to walk away, get in my ambulance, and go have lunch, like nothing ever happened. And then go back to work, and carry on like nothing ever happened. And look after some snotty nosed kid, whose mother thought this was an emergency. And treat them like this was a very important situation, and nothing had ever happened. And deal with another family who was upset their mother hadn't had her meat cut at lunch that day, cuz that was much more important than the emergency we had going on in the emergency room. And on and on. Then I got to go home, and hug my sons close. Real close. For a very long time. And my husband. For a long time. Don't want to let go. What if its the last time??? You never know. And thats another day at work. I go to sleep and get up again. And do it all over again. Different people, different situations, different illnesses. You go from life to death, to laughing, in seconds. To dealing with Child & Family Services, to the Coroners Office, to some uneducated parent not giving fever relief. Switching off and on, in a matter of minutes and seconds. With compassion and empathy for everyone. Easier said than done. (By the way-the family took their daughter off life support that evening, so yes, another family is grieving the loss of a special daughter)
Thats what makes me who I am. Live life like its your last day. Live it to the fullest. Love the people that are close to you. Make sure they know! Laugh easily, cuz somedays thats all thats left to do. Crying just isn't enough some days. Yes, nurses have a sick sense of humor, but that seems to be the easiest way to cope with what life deals them on a daily basis. And thats why we're good at what we do.
Enjoy your day! Live, laugh and love. Hard.
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