Halloween is one of my favorite holidays along with being my littlest one's birthday. (right after Christmas, Valentine's, Easter, July 4th, and of course, my birthday.) :-) Simply put, I love every holiday as it gives me a reason to either eat, dress up or get shiny new things. I'm a kid at heart, what can I say?
But this Halloween is a no-go. I spent it at the ICU with my mom (the doctors still don't know what's going on as of this morning.) I got curt with nursing staff and doctors alike because no one could tell me anything, namely what they were doing for my mom. I guess that would make my costume this year officially the Witch (with a capital B.) Ask me if I care? Big. Fat. NOPE. It's my mom. She's too passive to speak up because she feels uncomfortable (along with being ill.) Well, I didn't sign 6 years of my life away and give thousands upon thousands of dollars for a piece of paper to not speak up, especially seeing as my masters is Healthcare Administration. Bring it on Nurse Rachett. It's go time.
As if that wasn't bad enough, my children's father called on Saturday (after I spent most of the day traveling to Houston from OKC) asking what he is supposed to do because Miss Ella's (my youngest) arm was 'hurt.' What do you mean 'hurt?' And why don't you know what to do!? Call the doctor! Take her to the ER! HOLD ON ELLA! MOMMA'S COMING!!!! Thus began the turn and burn journey right back to OKC.
Oh crap. I still have homework to do. And there are bags of candy EVERYWHERE because I wasn't here to hand it out to the neighborhood ghosts, goblins and superheroes. This does not bode well for my impending PT test. But that chocolate looks sooooooo good. And I've more than earned it for this past weekend....right? Right.
HELLO November: The month of thankfulness. I'll begin with being thankful for this very large bag of Kit-kats.
Chrisy,
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry that your mother is hospitalized. It must suck being in the dark not knowing what the deal is. I'm sure everything will pan out towards a good outcome.
So I bet your youngest really enjoys the fact that his or her birthday lands on a day that's okay to amass insane amounts of candy. Not only that, but it's a day when all eyes are on him/her: birthday presents, cake, birthday wishes, etc.
To answer your question about my writing style. I would say that my profession has little to do with it. Majority of it (95%) is attributed to my formal educational experiences. Sure, I'm able to reap benefits in my profession because of it, but my profession has little to do with why I write the way that I do. I appreciate the compliment!
-R