My knee went from feeling pretty peachy on Tuesday to feeling markedly worse the last few days. I was convinced that my patella had separated and was floating around in the general area of my knee, wreaking havoc on my otherwise happy joint and causing debilitating pain every time I stood, and so I finally…
Tumbleweeds Make Me Thirsty
Feeling a little parched in the dusty and hot town of . . . Abilene, TX Campus Look – 5 Campus Feel – 1 Town – 5 School Size – 1400 Student:Faculty Ratio – 14:1 Faculty – 100 4BR 3BA – $280,000 Comments: Abilene is located in very close proximity to the…
The Terminator
I have to terminate somebody today. Although, to be more up with the HR lingo, I actually have to "dehire" her. Oh yes. That new term is the result of a gazillion dollars spent on research about how it makes employees feel to hear the word "terminate," which became the word of choice after the…
UPDATE
She washed his diapers. And his outfit that he dribbled on. And his bottles, and the bowl and spoon for his lunch. I’m surprised he didn’t smell of Dawn dish soap himself when I picked him up. It is so worth the money we pay her just being spared the chore of washing those…
Labor Continues
And then a balloon in my belly popped, and water gushed out of me onto the bed (protected by plastic, thank heavens!), and I exploded out of the bed and ran right into the wall, and there was pain pain pain pain pain. A twisting, gut wrenching, intense pain – only something that hurty could…