I accomplished a first today in my 47 years!~

Well friends, I managed to accomplish a first today at age 47!  I got a speeding ticket, so slow down!~

 

I called my podiatrist and got them to work me in today.  Dr. C said, “Let me guess.  We are back to square one!”

 

I nodded my head yes.  He gave me a good scolding and explained to me if I wanted to get better and not have to have surgery, I MUST do exactly as he says. 

 

He said again today, “I want to see you in ten days, not a month later, not six weeks later!!!!

 

After leaving the doctor, I attempted to meet up with Hubby.  I passed an officer.  Just as soon as I passed him, he pulled out with his lights on.  I did not even think he was coming after me.  I did not realize I was doing anything wrong. 

 

He walked up to the window of my vehicle and politely said, Ma’am, do you know why I pulled you over?”

 

Stupid me says, “No sir, I sure don’t.”

 

He said, “You were doing 50 in a 25 mile an hour zone.  During school hours, it is 25 through here.  I need to see your license and insurance card.”

 

While I was looking for my drivers license and insurance card, I told him I used to live on that street I was speeding on and when I lived there I remembered the speed limit being about 55.  I was only doing 50, so I thought I was five miles under the speed limit. 

 

On some places on the road, it was 45, but the further toward 280 it got away from subdivisions, I do remember it being 55.  When I lived there, the school was not there.  I explained all of this to him and that we had been living out of state in Colorado and had recently moved back, which explained why I have a Colorado license.  I told him this was my hometown and we had moved back because my son had just gone through a divorce because his wife decided the grass was greener on the other side.  I explained that I had not changed my license back to Alabama because we are not sure we are staying in Alabama, everything is quite up in the air at the moment.

 

He was so nice.  He said, “Well, if you do decide you are going to stay in Alabama and need to get your license changed back, the office has moved since you left Alabama and came back.”  He told me where it had moved to.  I was totally unaware of this, so this info helped tremendously.

 

He told me to just sit where I was and walked around to the back of his vehicle and commenced to do what it is when they go to write a ticket.

 

I could not find the most current insurance card of course.  Just my luck, but I had humpteen of them in my car, just not the most current.  I had the one that had just expired in July and the two before, but not the current one.  He explained he could write me another citation for not having the current card, but he told me he felt like I was telling him the truth that I did have insurance.  I was and I do.

 

Make a note to self:

 

SELF, FIND THAT CURRENT INSURANCE CARD!!!!!!

 

By all rights, I could have also gotten another citation for not having changed my license back to Alabama because we have been here over 60 days.  So I consider myself quite blessed to only come out with one citation instead of three!!!!!!!

 

Anyway, he came back and gave me the ticket to sign and went on to explain to me that he was not trying to be a meanie. 

 

He said, “I want you to be safe and I don’t want to have to scrape you up off the road somewhere because you are not paying attention to what you are doing.”

 

I said, “Honey, (yes when you are an old lady, you can call the young ones, honey and get away with it, lol) you don’t have to apologize to me, I know you are just doing your job.  I am at fault here, not you.  I did not realize I was speeding, but I was, and even in a school zone at that!”

 

He looked astounded that I admitted to it.  The truth is the truth.  I should have been paying closer attention to what I was doing instead of letting my mind wander 90 mph.  Me not paying attention could have caused an accident. 

 

I told him what is so very funny is I am always on my husband’s/son’s cases when I am in the car with them and they are driving too fast.  I tell them all the time, “You better slow down, you are going to get a ticket we can’t afford to pay!!!!!”  They both laughed their heads off just like I thought they would.  Jerks.  I say that lovingly, mind you. J

 

I said, “If I had to get stopped, I am glad it was you.  You have restored my faith somewhat in law enforcement.  I have never been stopped before, but my husband and son both have several times, and several of those officers got an attitude with them.”

 

He said, “I don’t see any cause for all of that.  I would probably have let you go if you had only been doing 10 miles over the speed limit, but 25 is a little much.”

 

My Mom is good friends with the judge.  I may be able to get out of this ticket if I really wanted to, but I consider myself to be a person of high integrity, and to me, it would not be the right thing to do.

 

Being a minister’s daughter and a Christian, I preach to my kids all the time,  "you do the crime, you do the time."  In my case, thank goodness, there is no time, but there is a fine to pay. 

 

I feel like sometimes my Dad was a “Do as I say, not as I do” parent.  My Mom always tried to set the right example for us.  I am guilty as charged.  I have to face the consequences of my actions, even though totally unintentional.  What kind of example would I be to my children if I talk the talk, but do not walk the walk?  I have always tried to teach my kids to take responsibility for their actions.  I believe this STRONGLY.  I want to be the example to my kids that my Mom has always been to us.

 

I worked retail at different times.  We got a discount at two places I have worked.  You would not believe the people who would ask me to get things for them on my discount.  If I had done it and they found out, I could have lost my job.  I would explain this to these people and some of them understood and were totally unaware and others would say, “They won’t ever know.”  Well, I would.  

 

Another example:  I now work for a hospital transcribing medical records, which are highly confidential.  I will have people ask me for their results or if I saw a report on their mother, father, child, etc.  I am not allowed to say.  I could lose my job.  I tell them as soon as the radiologist signs off on it, I can fax it to their doctor and they can call the doctor to get the results.

 

I am not compromising my job, so why would I expect anyone else to compromise theirs?  Someone who is a true friend would not ask you to do this.

 

I pary my children take the strong values with them I have tried to instill in them throughout their lives.  It is the same strong values that my parents instilled in me.

 

My children, I hope you get the lesson here and apply it as needed when it comes up in your own lives.  Choices come with consequences.  Make good ones and always take responsibility for your actions, good or bad.  Things will always go easier on you when you do.

 

Matthew 12:36-37

 

12:36 But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.
12:37 For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.

 

On judgement day, when I stand before my heavenly Father,  I do not want to be condemned by my words.  May my actions always glorify God!!!!

 

Hugs and prayers!~

 

Susan

 

These are the days of our lives............

Man, my last entry tells the truth about now frickin' hot it is here in Alabama.  I was picturing myself today in the Rocky Mountains with the snow coming down.  I miss the snow.  It seldom snows here in east central Alabama.  ::sigh::  At least it is almost my favorite season again, Autumn, and I do love Autumn in Alabama.  I am sooooooooooo ready for summer to be over with.  I hate the heat.  I am sitting inside under the AC and I am still sweatin.'

My son just informed me he will be moving out soon.  ::sigh::  I will so miss him, but he is 24 and needs to be out on his own again.  The funny thing is, we live in HIS house.  I told him we would move, but he said no.  He doesn't want to live here because this is the house he shared with his wife when they were married and it brings back too many memories that he would rather forget since she walked out on him.  He wants to just sign the house back over to us.  We lived here before moving to Colorado.  I am not sure he will ever be the same again, but I pray for the Holy Spirit to heal him and his heart.  I pray for God to put angels around him to protect him from any evil and harm that might befall him.

I love having him around because he makes me laugh and because he is mine.  I so missed him while we lived in Colorado.

At least I still have my Carebear.  Since she is only 14, hopefully she will be home for a few more years.  She has a wonderful sense of humor also, so she can make me laugh too.  And then there is Amy.  Amy makes us all laugh with her wonderful wit in her journal, Sugar, Spice, and Everything Nice.  Don't know what I would do without her.  She always knows how to cheer me and just the right thing to say.  I owe ya, girlfriend!

The one good thing about son moving out, I can now make the basement into a Den.  That will be nice to have the extra room and there will be less mess to clean, as he is a tornado all by himself!!!!!.  Maybe the house won't look so cluttered anymore, as I will have more room to put more of my things.  He is taking some of the furnishings with him.  All of that will be a plus, but I will really miss my son.  He will only be living a mile or so down the road with my nephew and a friend.  They are all going to be roommates and share expenses.  Son is still going to be working with Hubby, so that is good.

The weekends always seem to go by so fast.  I try hard to get stuff done.  I have been going through closets, boxes, etc.  I still have boxes that have never been unpacked and we have been back in Alabama now for 17 months!  With me working fulltime now, it doesn't leave a whole lot of time for housework and organizing.  We won't even talk about how much needs to be done in the yard and the garage.  I am looking forward to the cooler weather.  Hopefully, I will feel like doing more when things cool off.  I hope my thyroid meds have kicked in by then for my hypothyroidism and I won't feel so run down.

Hope you all are having a great weekend and have a great week ahead too!~

Blessings!~

Susan

An Alabama Blessing!~

Thanks to my friend, M.W. for this email:

AN ALABAMA BLESSING
Note: If you are not a resident of ALABAMA or never have lived in the hot, humid Southeast, you may not understand the weight of this blessing!

Bless this house, oh Lord, we cry.
Please keep it cool in mid-July.
Bless the walls where termites dine,
While ants and roaches march in time.
Bless our yard where spiders pass
Fire ant castles in the grass.
Bless the garage, a home to please
Carpenter beetles, ticks and fleas.
Bless the love bugs, two by two,
the gnats and mosquitoes that feed on you.
Bless the towns of which we speak
Millions of creatures that fly or crawl,
in ALABAMA, Lord, you've put them all!!
But this is home, and here we'll stay,
So thank you Lord, for insect spray.

HOLD IT.............there's more....................

YOU KNOW YOU ARE IN ALABAMA IN JULY WHEN. . . .
The birds have to use potholders to pull worms out of the ground.
The trees are whistling for the dogs.
The best parking place is determined by shade instead of distance.
Hot water now comes out of both taps.
You can make sun tea instantly.
You learn that a seat belt buckle makes a pretty good branding iron!
The temperature drops below 95 and you feel a little chilly.
You discover that in July it only takes 2 fingers to steer your car.
You discover that you can get sunburned through your car window.
You actually burn your hand opening the car door.
You break into a sweat the instant you step outside at 7:30 a.m.
Your biggest bicycle wreck fear is, "What if I get knocked out and end up lying on the pavement and cook to death?"
You realize that asphalt has a liquid state.
The potatoes cook underground, so all you have to do is pull one out and add butter, salt and pepper.
Farmers are feeding their chickens crushed ice to keep them from laying boiled eggs.
The cows are giving evaporated milk.

 Ah, what a place to call home. God Bless Our

State of ALABAMA!!

Blessings!~

Susan

P.S.  Don't forget to support and pray for our troops!~ :-)

My Hometown

I have lived in my hometown my whole life except for the short time my Dad was in the military stationed in Columbia, S.C.  I was a baby, so I do not remember.  The only other time I have lived outside my hometown is the three years and four months my hubby, daughter, and I lived in Colorful Colorado.  I just turned 47 years old this month, so it is safe to say I have lots of memories here in my hometown.  We arrived back in Alabama on March 15, 2005.

Moving away made me realize how few pictures I had of my hometown.  When you live somewhere all your life, you really do not think about things like that.  Alabama is not called Alabama the beautiful for nothing.  We have sandy white beaches on the southern coast and mountains in the northern part of the state.  Of course, after living near the Rockies in Colorado, Alabama's mountains are more like foothills, but beautiful, nevertheless.

I would move back to Colorado in a heartbeat.  I was very happy there.  I felt like a bird that had been let out of a cage after spending most of my life here in the deep south.  I drank in Colorado's beauty each and every day.  I never tired of the beautiful snowcaps, the many sunny days (Colorado has over 300 days a year of sunshine), or even the snow.

It rarely snows in east central Alabama where I grew up and presently reside; however, Alabama boasts many lakes and provides a playground for those who love the water.  If it is beaches you love, head due south. 

My Mom lives on a lake in a quaint little cottage not too far from me.  They have a nice place and own a boat.  We love spending time out there during the hot part of the year.  My stepfather takes us on boatrides and will pull my daughter on a tube behind the boat.  Sometimes, she brings friends to swim.  My Mom/stepdad have a paddleboat which we always have fun in.  They used to have a water trampoline until someone busted it.  Of course, noone confessed.  They also have an outdoor fireplace they just finished.  We will really enjoy that when the cold weather comes back in!  We had a nice halloween party at the boathouse this past October.  It was loads of fun (pictures are posted).

My Mom and Stepdad feed the fish daily.  You would not believe the HUGE carp that come up to feed, and the catfish, lots of bream too (we say brim here in the south, lol).  I saw the biggest catfish I have ever seen come up to feed when we were out there a few days ago.

Our area boasts museums full of history, many historical sites, camping and fishing, as well as several golf courses for all the golf fanatics out there.  Are you reading this, Sharon?

I will have to do another entry on what the State itself offers, but if ya wanna come visit, be prepared for the heat!  We are in the heart of Dixie and we have NINE months of summer accordin' to cousin Jessie.  Hee..............

Have a great Friday, all!~

Blessings!~

Susan

Thought for the day!~

When Satan Rocks Your Boat, Jesus Is Your Best Anchor!~

Snagged questionaire from Jackie's Journal!~

Thanks, Amy Lou, for taggin' this fer me!~You know how I LOVE Maxine.  She makes me laugh like you do with your wit!  Hee............

I didn't have an entry for this journal, so I snagged a questionaire from Jackie's journal, Hope Floats.

1.  Do you say hi to people you don't know?

Almost always.

2. What is the name of the last person you kissed?

Donnie, my hubby, this morning when he was leaving for work.

3.  Do you still talk to this person?

Of course, I'm married to him, silly.

4.  Recite a line from a movie.

"Go ahead, make my day!" 

5.  What movie was that from?

Clint Eastwood played Dirty Harry in Sudden Impact, 1983, I believe it was.

6.  Do you play by the rules?

How can I teach my kids honesty, if I don't play by the rules?  I would have to say yes to that, at least 99.9% of the time. :-)

7.  What are you doing this weekend?

The weekend is usually my catch-up time on housework I did not get to during the work week.

8.  Do you complain a lot?

I try not to, but probably so.

9.  Have you ever been to Canada?

No, but my Hubby has and he says it is breathtakingly beautiful.

10.  Do you have a good personality?

I hope so!!!!!  I am not good at tooting my own horn.

11.  What size would you say your nose is?

Too long.  ::sigh::  The better to smell you with, my dear.  Hee...........

12.  What is someone's name that begins with the letter A?

My great niece, Alexandra.

13.  Name someone's plastic surgery who turned out poorly.

Do you really have to ask?  Michael Jackson.  It is really a shame he was made to feel so insecure about himself, because he was a fine looking young man to begin with.  Now he looks like a freak.  Sad how we let people do that to us.

14.  Have you ever performed CPR on someone?

The only CPR I have ever performed was on the dummy in CPR class at the hospital, but my boss saved a man's life one night at a restaurant one night when he choked on his food!!!!  Everybody should learn CPR!!!!!  Never know when you might need it.

15.  Name something that falls from the sky.

In Alabama, the rain.  I love the smell just before it rains.  I love hearing it hit the skylights in my house.  It is comforting, like a cat purring.

In Colorado, it would have to be the snow.  It makes everything look so magical, like a winter wonderland.

16.  Are you polite?

I try to always be, but unfortunately, don't always succeed. 

::sigh::

17. Name a TV show or movie that impacted society.

I would like to think the movie, "A Beautiful Mind," with Russell Crowe helped to bring about an awareness to the plights of the mentally ill.

18.  Name a song that has the word baby in it.

Don't Pull Your Love~Hamilton, Joe Frank, and Reynolds

First line starts out, "Don't pull your love out on me, baby"...........how's that?

19.  Name your favorite Disney Movie.

I have to go with Jackie on this one too.  I love Bambi.  Bambi, Thumper, and Flower are all just too cute.  My favorite line is when Thumper's mother says, "Thumper!  What did your Father tell you this morning?"  And Thumper sheepishly replies,"If ya can't say somethin' nice, don't say nothin' at all."  Good advice for all of us!!!!!

20.  Have you ever been scuba diving?

Nope, but I know someone who has, does that count?  I don't like being under water at all.  It gives me the heebie jeebies, it's a childhood thing.

21.  Name a profession you would not like to have.

I'm with Jackie on this one too.  Electrocutioner, I would not like to be the person who pulls the switch when someone has been condemned to die.

22.  Name someone you know with red hair.

My niece, Kathy.

23.  Name a popular dee jay.

Well, in these parts, it would have to be Bear o'Brien.

24.  Name something white.

My wedding gown was white before someone stole it from our house.  ::sigh::  Don't get me on my soapbox!!!! Since it is gone, I guess I should pick something else, eh?  How 'bout me?  Hee...........

25.  Are you better at explaining things or performing them?

Ummm.......I will go with performing them. My brain seems to get all jumbled up anymore when I try to explain something.  ::sigh::  Guess that is the hypothyroidism I have been diagnosed with, but at least my prognosis is good!!!!~

26.  Have you ever been to a boxing match?

Wrestling, yes.  Boxing, no.

27.  Did you ever stutter or have a hard time pronouncing?

Never been a stutterer and never had a hard time pronouncing either until I hit my 40's!!!!!

28.  Do you eat out or buy groceries more often?

Buy groceries.  Who can afford to eat out all the time?  Certainly not anyone with kids like me!!!!!!  We live paycheck to paycheck, don't you?

29.  What month are many of your friends born in?

No certain month, they are all scattered out. 

30.  If you could have been born a different ethnicity, which one would you have chosen?

I have no clue right off the top of my head, but my maternal great-grandma was Cherokee, so I would have to go with that.  I loved her dark complexion whereas I have my redheaded dad's fair skin and burn and peel.  Ugh.  My sis takes after my Mom's side and tans easily like my Mom.

31.  Name another way to say perfect.

Rocky Mountains~where I wish I was right now.

32.  Name something you think is disgusting.

Law enforcement officials who are sworn to protect us, but let greed turn them into the same kind of people they are trying to put behind bars (I certainly do not think all are like that, as I have some great friends in law enforcement, but there are too many these days who have turned into criminals themselves to get a piece of the "meth pie," which is why it cannot be eradicated in certain areas).

33.  What is your favorite type of soup?

Oh that is easy!  Cheeseburger Soup!!!!!  It's delish!

34.  Name something that rhymes with the word, "sunny."

How 'bout money, something I need lots more of!!!!!!  Anybody got any extra they want to "share?"

35.  Name a fattening food.

Ummmm.........taters?  They must be, doc took them off my diet.  ::sigh::

36.  Name something you are just not good at.

Any kind of paperwork, like keeping a checkbook balanced or filing taxes.  Despise is not a strong enough word for how much I hate paperwork.

37.  How many glasses of water a day do you drink on average?

2-3 usually.  I love green tea.  My Mom got me hooked on it.  Being southern, I also love sweet iced tea, but then you didn't ask me that, did you?

38.  How do you usually say goodbye to people?

With a hug to those who are close to me, to hubby, with a kiss and/or hug.

39.  Does your license plate say anything on it?

Nope, just the usual.

40.Name a type of dance.

The Twist.  Sorry, best I could come up with on such short notice.  Guess I am telling my age, eh? 

41.  Name a type of Martini.

Can't.  Don't have the foggiest.  Do not drink alcohol.  It ruined many lives of my loved ones.  I choose to stay away from it.

42.  Would you rather do dishes or laundry?

Laundry.

43.  Did you have braces?

Nope, but my sis did, and both of my kids need them.

44.  Name someone you are really good friends with.

Outside of J-Land, it would be Toni Lou or Kimmie.

45. Name something purple.

My daughter's hair.

46.  Name something good about getting older.

I think as you get older, you gain more wisdom and insight that can be beneficial to those who are younger.

47.  And something negative?

I am falling apart!!!!! I got tendonitis in my right wrist, left shoulder, and plantar faciitis in both feet as well as heel spurs in both feet, and hypothyroidism!!!!!!!!!!!  Growing old really sucks.

48.  Name a song you really enjoy.

Oh gosh, there are so many.  I love music.  I love the 70's music, gospel music, country music.  I cannot think of any one song.  Okay, it is an older song, but how about

I Love The Way You Love Me, by John Michael Montgomery.

49.  Name someone with the same middle name as you.

Lots of folks in my husband's family have the same middle name as me (Marie).  Two of my sister-in-laws, one of my nieces, one of my great nieces.

Blessings!~

Susan

Thought for the day!~

It is possible to believe in something and still fail to live up to it!~

 

Long weekend and some good news!~

It was my weekend to work again.  I worked a 10.5 hour day on Saturday at the hospital.  I came home and worked another hour on hospital stuff after I ate something.  I worked again on Sunday, but at least it was a much shorter day, only 5.5 hours.  Too bad I had to work on my son's birthday yesterday.  I had planned to have a BBQ and bake him a cake in his honor.  He likes lemon cake.  I still plan to do that, only it will be this coming up weekend.  I am taking four days off.  We are talking about going to Florida, but after Amy's entry about the heat there, I am thinking maybe somewhere else, lol.

I need some time away from all the stress of life.  I do have one silver lining.  We got the news from the insurance company that they will honor the claim on my son's car that my niece totalled.  The car was worth $6700.  After the loan is paid off, my son will still get a check for $2600.  He is talking about taking us to Florida and paying for it because he knows we all need a vacation.  Is that a sweet young man or what?

He needs to save it for a down payment on another vehicle.

There is a dark side to all of this too.  They will cancel my son's insurance and add him back to ours automatically because we all live in the same house, which will make our insurance go up.  I can barely afford it now.

My daughter and I go tomorrow to get the results of the bloodwork done recently on us.  They are checking her for mitral valve prolapse and me for Lupus, among other things.  I would be very surprised if it came back positive for Lupus.  I think if it shows anything, it is going to be some type of arthritis, as it runs on both sides of my family.  I would appreciate prayers and good thoughts on this.

We were caught up for a bit today at work, so I had time to jump on and make an entry.  Now I need to check back and see if I have work again.

Hope everyone has a blessed day!~

Susan

Happy 24th Birthday, my son!~

HAPPY 24TH BIRTHDAY MY HANDSOME SON!~

Sorry I had to work today and we did not get to celebrate it like I wanted on your actual birthday, but I promise to make it up to you!~

Love you much!~

Mom

 

Happy Birthday, Sis!~

Yesterday was my birthday and today is my sister's birthday, so HAPPY 45TH, SIS!  Gosh, your getting old!!!!  Tee hee!~

Now to sing Happy Birthday to ya!~

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!~

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!~

YOU LOOK LIKE A MONKEY

AND SMELL LIKE ONE TOO!~

Now I know you all probably think that is mean, but I always sing it to her like that and then break out in gales of laughter.  I USUALLY call her at 1201 AM so I can be the first to say Happy Birthday, but I decided to give her a break since she had worked all day.  See?  I ain't so bad...................well..........ummmmm..........that is probably debatable and it would probably depend on who you ask. LOL.

Okay, so before the birthday dinner last night, after Hubby came in from work, I asked him if he knew how old I was now.

He said, "Ummmm...........no more than 48."

I said, "How can you not know how old your wife is turning?"

He said, "Uh-oh, I have done messed up now, haven't I?"

I said, "Well, let me ask you this.  How old are you?"

He said, "Fifty-two."

ROFLMBFBO!!!!!!

I said, "How can I expect you to know how old I am when you don't even know how old You are?"

The goofy man JUST turned 51 on June 9th.  ::snort::

I said, "Oh, and for the record, I JUST turned 47!!!!!!"  At least I think I did.  Hee......

That is what getting old does to ya.  See what you younger folks have to look forward too?  Yes, I am cackling.  Can you hear me?

Anywho, we had a nice August birthday dinner at CiCi's Pizza.  I got some nice gifts.  I will probably feature them in another entry.

Afterwards, we went to my cousin's store.  She sells dancewear, along with assorted other items (jewelry, purses, etc.) and opened it just for us.  She had given my niece and my daughter gift certificates for her store, so they got to go pick out what they wanted.

We took my daughter's boyfriend home and then we came home and I went back to work.  I finished up at 12:00 midnight.  I wish all work nights could go that smoothly.  Most of the exams were short where many nights there are so many long ones, they take forever to type!!!!!!

Sunday is my churches' homecoming and my son's 24th birthday and where will I be, you ask?  Why slaving away at the hospital all weekend, which really sux.  Yep, it is again my weekend to work.  I had planned a barbecue for my son's birthday.  Guess it will have to wait.  ::sigh::  Sometimes being a medical transcriptionist ain't all it's cracked up to be!!!!! :-(

I am supposed to be off today because I have to work the weekend, but we have somebody on vacation, so they probably won't let me have the whole day off.  I got tons of housework to do since I have to work the weekend, so I had better get to it!~

Blessings!~

Susan

How I have spent and am spending my 47th birthday!~

Well, its official.  I am 47 years old today!~ 

Wow does time fly by anymore!  I got up around 8:00 this morning.  I thought I deserved to sleep in since it is my birthday. :-)  I had to type an invoice for my husband's trim business so he can get paid.  I ran that by to him on my way to the hospital.  I got called in for a meeting today with our new transcription supervisor.  I always feel like I am being called into the principal's office when I am called in like that since I work from home.  The meeting went well.  I really like her.  At the end of the meeting, I was informed that I had been randomly selected for drug testing.  Yea me!!!!

I have been on prescription drugs for my tendonitis, faciitis, stress, memory problems and I had to try to remember all of them to list on a form to turn into our lab.  I probably failed miserably on remembering them, but if something shows up in my system that is not on there, they do give me a chance to bring in any prescriptions and OTC meds I have onhand.

Since I work for a hospital, they are very strict on that sort of thing.  I cannot even have extra Ibuprofen in my system and God forbid I have a prescription drug that I cannot account for.

Funny thing is, I look like an IV drug user right now because I had blood drawn last Friday at the doc's office and have a nasty dark purple bruise on my arm from that.  Of course, they could call my doc's office to verify that if they had any question about it.

Well, since I didn't know I was gonna randomly be tested, I had "used the facilities" right before the meeting.  When I went to the lab to try to "pee in the cup" I probably only peed 2 mm where they probably needed at least 10 for the test.  So, what did I have to do you ask?

They poured that out.  They sent me back to the waiting room to drink three glasses of water "to help me go."

I had to be in the basement of the hospital by noon to get my TB test.  They do all that in your birth month.  It was 10:50 am when I got to the lab.  After drinking the three cups of water, by 11:45, I still didn't feel like I had to go.  They told me that was my last chance.  Last chance for what?  What did that mean?  I was fired if I couldn't go in the cup?  Sheesh!~

I prayed before I went back in the bathroom that God would help me be able to fill the stupid cup enough to suit them.  I did.  Yea me!

I then had to sign my life away on some forms and made my way to the basement of the hospital to sign my life away again on some more forms and the nurse stuck me for the TB test.  No biggie.  I have no problem with needles.

I went back through radiology to say hi to some of my favorite coworkers and the docs.  I always enjoy that.

Now I am back home and about to start work.  I plan to work until about 5:00 PM and then my Mom is taking me and the rest of our family out for a birthday dinner at CiCi's Pizza.  Imagine actually getting to celebrate my birthday ON my birthday.  That doesn't happen very often.  Tomorrow is my sister's 45th birthday, so she and her family will be there too, along with my cousin and her family.  My son's birthday is Sunday.  I had planned a barbecue for him, but now I just found out it is my weekend to work.  Dang it! 

Anywho, when dinner tonite is all said and done, then I will have to come back home and finish up any typing that is left to do and hopefully I can then go to bed!!!!!!!! ;-P

Hope all of you are having a nice day.  It is hot as hades here!~

Blessings!~