Dear 5:00 AM, Why must you taunt me?!?

I am laying here like a lame, old woman (no offense to those of you who really ARE old- *cough, cough*) thinking about how I am already dreading going to work at the nursing home tomorrow...

For starters, I just HATE having to get up that early!

I absolutely LOVE the residents and I love feeling like I can better what could be the last days of an elderly person's life! I just don't care much for the lack of communication in the workplace, the attitudes that we deal with from co-workers and mostly from the family members of the residents, along with miscellaneous other things that totally get on my nerves.

I guess I just have to keep my perspective on WHY I am there.
But I'm not going to lie, sometimes that is

Just.

Plain.

Hard.

The whole meaning of the job is quite rewarding and I have certain people that I look forward to spending time with, my favorite being Mrs. "M" who I bring Louis L'Amour books for. She is such a joy to be around and I always take away more from her than I could ever give in return. She has taught me many things about life in the short time I have known her. I could sit with her for hours, enthralled in what she has to say.
She is 90 years old and has her wits about her. She has a better memory than I do, on my good days. A frail, sharp-featured woman, she is often misunderstood and no one else really cares for her besides me and 2 other people, possibly in the world. Sometimes I wonder if her own family cares for her much because of her strong personality and her opinions that she is more than happy to share. She and I are of kindred spirits for sure! Lol! I love this lady dearly and she makes me miss my nanny! :(
Maybe one day I can be that kind of influence upon someone else's life! One can only hope...

This is ridiculous...

Okay, so can SOMEBODY please tell me what's going on with this stupid weather? I want some answers...NOW!

I was minding my own business, getting used to the beautiful, sunny, 70's we were enjoying then all of a sudden,

BAM

The next thing I know, we are having severe thunderstorms, flash flood warnings, tornado warnings...Several schools had to let out at 1pm today. I even left work 3 hours early for fear of the weather being dangerous. It sure was yucky outside, but seriously Alabama? What a joke! For those of you who don't live here, you should see when there is even the slightest hint of snow. It's like the whole world is coming to an end and EVERYTHING shuts down! Lol!
I missed out on dying Easter eggs
and eating homemade pizza for some thunder and lightning and a few drops of rain? You have got to be kidding me!
Curse you lame weather!
Btw, How am I supposed to work on a tan like THIS?
This is soooo not my kind of Spring!

Bittersweet..

Today was a bittersweet day. On my way to class I stopped and checked the mail. My official divorce decree was awaiting my arrival.
As weird as it seems to say it, I am now a "single" woman.
This has both its perks and its downsides.
One of the perks being that I don't have to cook dinner if I don't feel like it :)...but one of the downsides being I don't have someone to hold me tight when I need it the most. There is just something about marriage that you can't possibly understand unless you've been there. No matter the good, the bad, and the ugly, it was still a marriage.

A unity.

A companionship.

And until you've been there and done that you will think I am crazy for holding onto any part of it.

On a much lighter note, I have decided on a name for my rabbit (I think).
What better of a name to coincide with my dog Ginger than the name of yet another thing I cook with? I think it's precious and the two go well together. So, I think it's official, "SAGE" it is...