When did it all change

Life what a concept.  People move in and out of your life without a thought.  We worry about the kids we bring into this world from their first breath till God forbid their last or ours.  When did life change so much.

With the world wide web being so much a part of everyone's lives, the normal ways people use to communicate have gone the way of playing outside, going to a movie and just spending time with each other.

Always thought I was alone in these thoughts, but after talking to others I am by no means special in the way information is received or given.  I am a dinosaur when it comes to giving someone a greeting.  I think the most wonderful thing in the world is, walking to the mailbox and opening it to find an envelope with my name on it, and it not being a bill or junk mail.  I sent a card to a friend of mine the other day and got the most wonderful thank you. This person was having a bad week, and said that receiving this small token in the mail had boosted her mood and made her happy.  The lost art of letter and card writing is something that I think should be brought back.

What is really nice with computers is, you can make special cards and paper.  This personalizes the message.  I know it is so easy to send it via email, fb, Twitter, snapchat and the many other web based transports, but the good old snail mail is what most like. These cards are to be cherished.  They make you feel special.  Someone took the time to go and look for or design something especially for you.  After all they are usually set aside for special days like birthday, anniversary, birth, sympathy, valentines, Christmas......

I have sent cards for years and always get great comments from most that received them. I think it shows the personal touch.  I love watching and hearing the laughter when a card that is read, is really funny.  My whole reason for sending cards is to make someone smile, lift their spirits or let them know I care.  I still have some cards from when my babies were born.  It keeps those days fresh in my mind and heart.

So when you are sitting around board to tears and think of someone special, drop them a note or card and tell them.  Surprises are always enjoyed when it is a kind word or just the fact you were thinking of them.  I want the old days back before it all changed and became so sterile and impersonal.  Send me a card.  You will make my day.  When did it all change?

And life goes on

As everyone knows life goes on no matter what.  You plan and plans fall through.  Some actually work out.  Life is weird that way.  Work however, never goes the way you want it to.
About a year ago the wonderful company I work for decided to remodel one of the towers to house the new and significantly bigger joint replacement center.  Of course paying its hard working staff would not be as nice as spending a gazillion more dollars to remodel.  Of course this happened right after building the new south tower, I think that was probably the other portion of the gazillion.  We then proceeded to move the spine center together with joint replacement.   Staff was not happy.  Doctors grumbled.  With time and some patience we have become a fairly cohesive unit.  We work very well together.

Now I don't grumble too much, I do my share but try and keep it to a minimum.  My problem is that I don't like to hold things in.  I figure if I do I will explode.  I guess I have one of those faces that people feel comfortable talking to, because when things happen they come and find me.  I love that most everyone feels enough at ease to tell me things.  I pass to management issue that need to be taken care of.

Well at this time in my life I am getting close  to wanting to retire, or at least do something not quite as strenuous as shlepping patients around for twelve hours a night. I have thought about clinic work, but how does a die hard night person do DAYS......OMG THE SUNSHINE.......hahaha.  Anyways I am looking at all my options, even going back to travel nursing...

We had a great summer with mom and dad driving them home taking the scenic route. Nebraska, Wyoming, Yellowstone park, Montana and Idaho before going into Britsh Columbia to be at my grandson Kyle's high school grad, which was phenomenal, outstanding and absolutely hilarious.  The grandmaster was done first in their finest gowns and tuxedos.  The awards were all handed out, Kyle got scholarships and bursaries.  Very proud, very very proud.  Then came the last half of the ceremonies where the kids entered from either side of the gym. We were all taken quite by surprise when almost all of the kids came back in with costumes on or in their underwear.  We have never laughed so hard or had so much fun.  The next day there were pictures galore, BBQ, and good company.  Then we were off to Nelson.

Everything was going great we took the ferry to Balfour and home to mom and dad's.  We had just got settled in and I was getting our phones fixed when there was a pounding on the door.  Huge surprise for me, when my two sick sisters showed up to surprise me.  Best and happiest surprise ever.  They had both told me had to work and could not get away this time.  Little shit asses both of them.  We sang, danced, drank took pictures and just had fun.  Would not have missed that for anything.  I love them both so much and we have always had fun together.  We scraped the deck for mom and dad getting it ready for repair and paint.   Char fell through one broken board and then we found a couple of more to fix too.  Boards bought and repairs done.  Sad leaving but we all had fun.  Michael and I had a nice two day trip home and the back to work for us both