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Slept better last night! No time to blog now. Just don't want to forget on a busy busy day!

I'll add more later.

And here it is:

Wow, busy day so far! I worked a shift, then had to attend a first aid meeting for the special needs bus drivers and the monitors. It was pretty much the same training meeting we've had in the past, but it's a good thing to brush up on. We were refreshed on what to do with kids having seizures, asthma attacks, allergic reactions to bee stings etc., nose bleeds, diabetes issues, and those sorts of things. All good things to know since so many special needs kids have other health issues. The bad thing is, many parents think bus drivers don't need to know what issues their child has for privacy reasons and therefore we have NO idea about the problems we could be dealing with. Boy, if I were a parent of a kid with epilepsy, asthma, diabetes, etc...I'd sure as hell would tell ANYONE who had to deal with my child!! That would be like leaving your kid with a babysitter who had no idea what problems the kid may have or what they could be dealing with. I guess that's why they train us for any eventuality.

I'm going to be doing an extra shift of work today. One of the schools I drive for gets out early every Wednesday this year. So I have to go pick up my kid from that school and take him home about an hour early. It's not more work, it's just spread out over a longer period of time. Good for the paycheck, but the timing gets kind of crazy! I'll have some time to kill between routes and have decided rather than going back to punch out for an hour, I'm going to wash the bus every Wed afternoon. We're supposed to do that every week, anyway...so this will work out.

The weather here today is just mahhhhvelous!! It's 71° and sunny. I wish it was like this all year round! I love this! I just wish I had more time to be outside. With all this busyness, I'm just getting fleeting glimpses of the coolness. At least I drive for a living, so I can be out in it to a certain extent.

I have a ton of paperwork. I forgot how much there is to do when someone passes away and you're the next of kin. My son didn't have a whole lot of stuff, but there was enough. There are insurance papers to fill out and get doctors to fill out too, bank accounts to deal with, he had some stock and that all has to be put over into my name, there are 401K's to deal with, etc. etc. etc. I wonder if and when I'll ever get it all taken care of.

Speaking of which, tomorrow would have been my 41st wedding anniversary if my husband was still alive. It was a bit of a tough day. I guess that's part of having lots of memories. Even tho they are good, it brings on sad feelings. It's good to reflect back over your life tho. I did a lot of that yesterday.

At work today one of my co-workers and friends was having a really bad morning. She lost her husband this past June. He got sick and died suddenly ...it all happened in about 14 hours. She is doing okay most of the time, but is also having some really rough patches to get thru. I know, I've been there. The rough patches never go completely away, but they do soften a bit and you learn to deal with them. I just hope she's going to be okay.

One of my dear friends, Lee from Massachusetts, is moving on in her life. She quit her job as a floral designer (her last day is the 29th) and is working on starting a business of her own in the same field. I'm so proud of her and so glad she's doing this. If you're not happy in your job, it's really hard to get up everyday, even if you love the work! She's going to do great...I just know it! And this time she'll be working for her own benefit, not someone else's!

My sister Marsha has worked in the same job for 35 years and she is quitting, too. Her last day is the 31st. I'm really happy for her too...she will find loads of things to do, to keep her time filled. Our dad is one of them. His Alzheimer's is starting to creep up on him and getting worse in bits and pieces and she will tend to his needs. I know this move for her will make her happy. She's been in the managerial side of retail for a long time...she needs to finally be able to relax and find herself.

It's a good thing I really love my work and my job or I'd be so jealous of these two!

Thought for the day: Life is short...you have to dance while you can!!!