Flood/Water Logged.

Before things kind of get crazy again this morning, I had better write. The reason why things have been pretty crazy is because on Thursday night, it poured like no tomorrow and when I arrived in the office on Monday, the office was flooded/water logged. All day Friday it was purely manual labor getting some of the important documents dried out or shredded. It was not a pretty sight. We’ll be getting new carpet as soon as possible hopefully within the week. To add to the misery, I fell on my butt twice while walking down the stairs to the basement. The first time I fell it was not bad, but the second time it hurt quite a lot. Thank goodness I did not break anything. I did as much as I could before leaving early to take a shower and headed to the other job. Since we are looking for an activity director, the human service counselors have been called upon to drive the residents to the different activities and the activity for the evening was miniature golf. I would have played with them, but I was tired from all the moving of boxes and it was just nice to see them in action. Actually it was pretty hilarious come to think about it.

After work on Saturday, I headed to Ann’s house to help with some work around the house but ended up not doing that since it was really hot and humid outside. If I had a choice, I would have been outside, but when the weather gets up there Harley does not work outside. So, I basically chatted and caught up with Ann. They had planned on grilling Iowa thick cut pork chops, but ended up not doing it due to the weather and wind. At the end of the day, it was just nice to sit, chat and catch up with Ann.

It rained again on Sunday morning. All in all it ended up being a pretty quiet day with the residents. Nothing too much to report on that front. Oh, I had brunch with Kristi after Mass and caught up with her since I’ve not seen nor spoken to her in quite some time. She and Brian broke up some time ago and we’ve not really talked about it. I told her that I’m thankful I was not put in the middle of that whole breakup situation. Years ago I had mentioned that if she were to break up with Brian, I’ll be on her side no matter what, but I have come to truly treasure Brian’s friendship over the years. Overall, I have to say that they are amicable with one another.

The rain that we’ve been getting is pretty severe. There are a good number of towns that are flooded and people are talking about the possibility of a repeat of the flood of 1993 which was a major disaster. So far, things have holed up which is a very good thing, but if it continues to rain, it could get nasty. I’m just thankful I’m on the 3rd floor. The amount of people whose homes have been flooded with water is unimaginable. Adding to the rain are tornadoes. That’s the Midwest weather for you.

My work schedule has now changed. I no longer work on Saturdays. Instead, I work at the facility on Monday and Tuesday from 3:45PM – 10:30PM. I really do not mind it because it allows me to have an entire day off (Saturday) and I get to do fun stuff like the Farmers Market which I’ll be going to this Sunday with John. At the same time, I was told that I’ll need to work on Saturdays again if they hire someone to fill my shift on a full time basis. That’s understandable. It’s a deal I made and the way I look at it, every Saturday I have off from now is a personal treat. I’ll just take it on a week by week basis. Everyone will be having their annual evaluation in the coming weeks so we’ll see how I do. There’s been quite a lot of turnover which is a little disheartening, but the core group of people I’ve worked with have remained and that’s a good thing.

Well, I guess that’s all the news from me for this week.