Growth & the ER

I am home sick today from work. I think that this is only the 2nd or 3rd time in 4 and 1/2 years that I've called out, and one of those times was for Marcus. I have this growth on the side of my head right next to my ear. It runs from my hair line to the bottom of my jaw. It wasn't that big yesterday, in fact it was no bigger than a quarter. I also have a huge welt on my forehead, about the size of a nickel and another one on my hair line. I think I'm falling apart!!! The growth is very tender to the touch and makes my jaw and side of my face ache. Anyways, I woke up at 2am, with the help of Marcus, and noticed that the growth had more than doubled in size so since hearing is a major part of my job and the growth is pushing in my ear, I thought I'd go to the ER, Sacred Heart ofcourse. I planned on being there until now, because that is just normal for there. I got there and there were about a dozen people in the waiting room, including a group of 5 misfits. 2 Gothic looking males and 3 females - 1 in a wheelchair moaning, another not really caring and a 3rd tall skinny lady with candy cane striped leggings on. Well the Moaner appeard to be on her death bed but I really think that she was just having a bad trip on what ever drug she choose to take. And why do I think this you ask??? WELL......when I got there, 3 nurses where hoverd over her while she was getting sick. When she was done her head would spin a full circle like the Exorcist. After about 5 minutes of this, 1 of the nurses came to check me in. While in the waiting room, Moaner kept on breathing quickly, stop, then say, "I'm gonna pass out!". The Goth guys could care less, the Candy Cane girl would say "Someone has got to help us!" and the other female would go get the nurse, who I noted, did not hurry to Moaner. Well they called me to the triage (by my new last name that I am not used to!) and called Moaner to the area where they verify name, insurance. Well, I guess she fell out of her wheel chair in there, because the nurse that was triage me, rolled her eyes and told me she'd be back. Well after 3 nurses ordered the group out, told Moaner to get up, Candy Cane girl said "That's it, we're leaving." Now if it wasn't a reaction to something illegal, I think they'd stay, wouldn't you? I was just happy because it made me a person closer! Well as it turned out I was only gone from the house for 1 hour and 20 munites. The welts on my head are some kind of insect bite that is casuing an infection. The growth is a swollen lymph node, reacting to the infection. I have a horse pill antibiotic to take 2 times a day for a week and I have to put warm compresses on the growth. ALL THIS AND IT'S NOT EVEN 9AM!!!!

Saturday

Well this was to be my last Saturday off for a couple of months, but I'm changing shifts again at work so I will continue to have Saturday's off for a couple more months. I was supposed to be relaxing today but since it's not my last Saturday off, I guess I'll do some house work. Joe's gone to the woods to work at the hunting camp and feed the deer. He rented a log splitter for the trees the county cut but never picked up. It is very easy to work but of course will not start for me this am. It's like these machines know I'm a girl and won't cooperate. Yes, I put gas in it, yes I primed it but it still won't start. I guess it's house work for me.

Back to the work thing, I am really going to miss my friends on my rotation. The only really good thing about it is I can work midnights with my old shift and maybe I can get a promotion in within a year.

I have changed my blog to have the security word so random's can't send spam blog stuff. Jennifer, you were in my dreams last night, and you should still be able to leave me comments. I really look forward to them!

Bad Mood

I can't quite place my finger on it but since I've come back from Mississippi I have been in a BAD mood. Work agrivates me, I gained 5 lbs in 5 weeks, I think I really hate this house that I'm doomed to live in forever....I just don't understand.

I have to go - Marcus wants to play on the computer now.

MIA

It has been forever since I've blogged - I've been MIA!! We'll today I did all my name changing "stuff". I did SSA, work, DL and banks. I think that I've got all the pertinent things covered.

Since I last blogged, I've been to Gulfport, MS twice. The first time was just a day to drop off donated items and pass out homemade goods to some of the guys that are working there. The 2nd trip was for 5 days working. The work part wasn't bad, but the whole area is totally devestated. The first trip made me really depressed, but also left me feeling extremely lucky that "Katrina" didn't shift 60-100 miles east. I don' think that this area could handle such a disaster when we are still recovering from the last. By the way today is the 1 year anniversary of "Ivan". The second trip left me feeling somewhat confused because although I didn't see, I heard how people there are ungrateful for the help of outsiders. All I can remember is standing outside, practically crying and waving at the power trucks, here from another state, that had just turned on my power after going a week without it. I remember all the help given to us at work and other places and how greatful I felt for help. Maybe it's just the shock the residents of Mississippi are feeling because for the most part it is totatl devastation. I have many pictures that I took from the ground and air (yes, I was very fortunate to have ridden in a helicopter to see some of it) that show complete neighborhoods gone, many shrimp boats piled up and houses reduced to a pile of lumber. After coming home from there, I know understand the meaning of lucky!!

Plans

Why is it that the best laid plans never work? You'd think that I'd learn and not make any! I took this week off from work so that I could do all the name changing stuff. I was so sure that I'd have the certified copy back from the county so that it would all be done by the time I go back to work on Monday. Well, first the hurricane holds up the progress and second I don't think it has even been processed! And if it does come, I'd better make an itinerary because the price of gas will break me, which I am already! Ok enough bitching, for now.