October
2009
Cough, cough0
No, none of us are sick — thankfully. However, both of our nurses are sick all of a sudden, which means that our normally well-organized weekly schedule is going to be thrown for a loop. The night nurse is only scheduled for Monday and Tuesday, so we are not really expecting to see her at all until next week. The day nurse is scheduled for Monday and Wednesday, as well as Thursday night, but we have had no word yet on what she thinks she has or when to expect her back. She was out today, and suffice it to say, if she has anything that might be contagious, we probably will not see her Wednesday either — and even if she thought she were healthy enough to come in, we would probably prefer she take an extra day anyway, just to be sure. So, the overall list of activities that this development will disrupt:
- Shopping Monday night
- Mom’s schoolwork Monday and Tuesday nights
- Our ability to get more than five hours of sleep Monday, Tuesday and Thursday nights
The only silver lining is that I have a major project I am trying to finish for work, and Dorrie usually behaves well enough for me during the night that I’ll be able to work on it while she sleeps. (Mom is the opposite way — she would prefer it if Dorrie were awake, since once it is late enough, Dorrie can usually entertain herself and let Mom do her work, whereas once Dorrie decides to go to sleep, she usually requires Mom’s constant attention.)