Lu, the night crew is really down in staff. The night I picked up, there was only 3 staff for the whole place. They usally are staffed at 6. So I picked it up. I was babysitting for a girl from work who had her tonsils out and was on pain meds. She didn't want to chance it with a little one and her husband had to work so I watched the little one til Andy got home. Then I went to check the schedule because I said I would pick up the 10-2 shift, only to find out one of the nurses called in so one of the aids, who is a tma, got pulled to the cart, which left 1 aid for the whole building, which is now back up to 86 residents. I was hoping for a call in the morning to say I didn't have to work my regular shift, but it didn't come. Neither did my golden oportunity come to think of it. This is my first day off since I got back from Breezy. I have 20 hours of ot already this week. I worked overnight on sun, regular shift on mon, picked up the 10-2(working 2-10 first)tues, wed, and thurs. I'll probably do it again tomoro then I'm done for this paycheck. I refuse to work over 25 hours of ot. I'm not sure where the cutoff is before the jump to the next tax bracket, but I think 25 is enough. So I got all my ot in in one week.

Kate is in a play tonight at 7 at the high school. It goes again tomoro night at 7 but I gotta work so me, Glen and Jess are going tonight.

I finally got my last assignment graded. This one took forever to get graded. I don't have it back yet. I sent it in on the 17th, it got returned from Pittsburg for extra postage on the 27, I added a stamp and sent it back in, they recieved it last week sometime and finally graded it so I should get it back sometime next week. They suggest not to send in additional assignments until you recieve the previous one back so you can see where you made mistakes. I have the next one done, I've had it done for quite awhile, I think I typed it up as soon as I got the other one done. Being that I got a 90 on the last one, I should just send it. But, I'll probably follow the rules and wait to get the other one back. I got my new books for the next and final class. It's transcription 2 but I'm guessing it will be more advanced. So, I spose I should wait to see my mistakes so I can keep up with the expectations.

I spose I should get to work around here. I am getting buried in hair, dirt, and dust in this place. Time to vacuum, sweep, scrub and dust. I didn't get up until just about noon and leaving at 6, so I best get busy. Yap at ya later.