New Shift at Work

Well for the 4th time in the last 6 months, I have a new schedule. For December and January it was 4am-12, February and March was 830am -230pm, April and May was 2pm to midnight. Now its 1130am - 730pm. This by far has been the worst. I no sooner get the kids up and out the door and I go to work. By the time I get out of work and pick them up, its time for them to go to bed. NOT COOL! I feel like my whole day is wasted.

Home

Iam so glad that we made the choice to move back home. The even better news is that Eric will be back here with us finally! His transfer to Ohare finally is happening, he will be here July 1.

The Car Saga Continues

Well. it's official, the car is totaled. I'm sick to my stomach that I will have to purchase a third car since JUNE. The debate now is what kind. Eric made a good point in saying that if he gets a truck, it will come in handy when we move, which is very true. The difficulty lies is finding one cheap enough. UGGGGHHHH! I HATE CAR SHOPPING!!

Busy Week

I have had the busiest week this week. Monday morning, my DH calls me at 5 AM after he finished his newspaper route. "Honey, the car is dead come get me" Now mind, he is driving my old Santa Fe. It was a 2001 with 74 K miles. I had owned it for 5.5 years and it was paid off. He took over driving it when he totaled his Sport Trac last month. I go pick him up, have the car towed to the mechanic. He has to call off the rest of the week to the newspaper, must return on Friday. I have the joy of having to take him to the train station (North Springs) and pick him up. Tuesday, more of the same, plus I have pet sitting work to do on top of my regular full time job. The mechanic also calls with the glorious news that the engine is blown. We decide not to fix it, it just wasn't worth the cost. Wednesday, the boys had what I call their "therathon". Speech and Occupational therapy for Ethan, Physical therapy for Landon. I pick up DH in the middle of all of that and take him to the bus stop that will take him to the train. I go and clean out the car and sell it to the mechanic, who plans on replacing the engine. I got to pick him up at the glorious time of 2 AM! Thursday, work, DH to the train, and Ethan to the neurologist. The neurologist confirms what we all new, that Ethan is autistic. He recommends continuing therapy and also getting him into the school system. DH amazingly got a ride home from work. Friday, up early to accompany DH for a physical. The Dr thinks he has obstructive sleep apnea. Oh yay, more appointments for me to schedule. Landon had speech, and then we came home for a bit so I could work. We hit the road looking for another vehicle, (the second time in a month) We went from one end of greater Atlanta to another. Finally, he is now driving a Grand Am. I am now sweating how we are going to manage 2 car payments. OUCH!

IF you are still reading this, bless you for living thru my ramblings!

Betrayal

Have you ever been betrayed by who you thought was a friend that you could confide in? Let me give a little bit of background. A friend ( or so I thought) of mine and I work for the same company. An official announcement was made that her direct boss was being eliminated from the company. Her boss had not told her when I talked to her. She literally must have hung up the phone with me and called her boss and said "I heard that you have gotten canned!" Now her boss called the Regional Manager that she reports too and also my boss reports to and threw a stink. Now I have been reprimanded over this.

Now a few years ago, the same "friend" and I had another situation where she opened her mouth and said things that I wish she hadn't. That time it was a personal matter that was mentioned in front of our coworkers. I took time away from her, she came to me, apologized and I found it in my heart for forgive her. She has now once again betrayed me. I don't know if I have it in me to forgive her again for the same thing. I'm done, I can't keep going with her. I guess sometimes you need something to slap you in the face so you understand how people really are.

Manic Monday

Mondays are never a quiet day for me when it comes to work. I have to plan ahead for next week's resets, check on the resets that started, check in with my boss, and so on. Today actually included a talk with HR. YUCK! They are definitely not my favorite people.