Oh, Mother!

So yesterday my mom comes to CA to visit with friends, family and join our cousin for a week in Maui. Today she is in the hospital. Sister Sue, the nurse in TX, says their family has the flu or some such bug and that is likely what mom has - not food poisoning. She is staying the night in Los Alamitos hospital. Sue told me not to go up and later mom agreed with that plan. So, am staying away and hoping that is all it is. Pray she feels better by Sunday as that's the day they fly to Maui. If not, anyone want to go to Maui with Joyce? Side bar: she travels with one pair of undies, which she washed out every night. I'm just saying . . .!

On the run

I'm back from New York and working hard to learn my new job plus working 48 hours a week until Thanksgiving. That is a tough one - especially if I can't work Saturdays, which I can't for the next two weeks. I am enjoying learning new things, but it sure is humbling to never know where anything is or how anything works. But, we push on with the goal to learn and be a good example and grow the team. Today I am having a bone density test to help understand why my knees hurt all the time. Tomorrow is a flu shot. Friday we are headed to Cal Poly Pomona with Ash to discuss her attendance there for fall 2009. Saturday is helping Peggy with her move to an assisted living facility - she's on the waiting list and needs to go through her home that's been collecting memories since the early 50's. I have no words of wisdom today, except to say when you have a new job and don't know what you are doing: just show up and do the best job you can.