nixtress's Diaryland Diary

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Meltdowns abound

I'm really worried about FavoriteCoworker. She's really juggling alot and it's wearing on her in a big way. Her mother has cancer is set to begin round 5 of chemo, which will last for the next three months. Apparently, she takes chemo for several hours, daily, for 7 days in a row, then the next three weeks they try to build her back up with Procrit and other meds, then it's another set of the same. Coworker owns a house that she had a basement put under just last summer and she's having probs with the contractor. Having already paid him in full, she's waiting on him to make time to finish the work he promised to do on the exterior and yard. He's too busy finding new jobs that will generate more money than hold to his contract and finish, it seems. She's highly stressed, wants to get out in the yard and get started with seeding and flowerbeds before it gets too hot and everything just dies. FavoriteCoworker also has two different kinds of arthritis and our typical Ohio weather is not helping that any. Add into that the fact that she's been hugely depressed every since her father passed, and you've got one bundle of stress. She burst into tears at work the other night, when another coworker mentioned (RUDELY) that they hated her hair and wanted to know which "butcher" she'd gone to so they could avoid them. It came across pretty nastily and she just lost it.

I know how very frustrated the yard has been making her--she needs to weedeat but hasn't ever used a weedeater! Her dad always did that stuff for her. I'm going down tomorrow after work to surprise her and weedeat for her. I know that she'd be able to do it with no problem, but she also can't seem to find where her dad had his. Perhaps that will perk her just a little. Then I'm going to take her out for dinner. Time away might help as well.

I'm just afraid, that with all that she has going on right now, that she's going to try to be too strong and lose it all. She's pretty fragile right now.

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Ry finally was able to put his tooth that he lost earlier this week under his pillow tonight. I was a terrible mom and made him wait, as we've had a pretty hectic week and I hadn't had time to hit Wally World without them in tow. Contact was made today with a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle figure (with bonus DVD enclosed!) and The Tooth Fairy will be visiting once they settle into a deep sleep.

He looks so cute! His two front top teeth were already out and this is the one right adjacent to those. And the matching opposite tooth is loose as well, so before long he'll have none on top in front. He'll be gumming his food just like my Grams!

Grams had a horrid day yesterday. She was highly disoriented, confused and combative as well as very unsteady on her feet. I bore most of her weight during the switchover from wheelchair to potty, etc. She argued with me about breakfast (eating it), argued with me about nap (taking one) and was intent upon leaving.

Days like that make it rough. I made sure to explain to the boys on the way home that Grams didn't mean to be mean, her brain was just really tired and sometimes she forgets things.

I don't know if they understand completely but they dealt with it all very well. Their compassion is shining through.

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I was off today but had a gazillion things to do. For once TheLyingWeathermen were right on, and we had a wonderfully sunny day just a tad on the cool side. Beautiful. And I have to work tomorrow and Sunday day shift with HolsterSniffer. I'm not looking forward to that in any way, shape, or form. I dislike this girl intensely and it's going to be a mighty quiet 8 hrs with her. I don't talk to her. It's hard just to be polite--she lies so horribly and obviously, and is blatant in her BadgeBunny-ness.

Joy, joy and happiness. However, at some point, we have a fun-filled excursion to the new Harry Potter planned. Should be a good time.

Happy weekend! Enjoy the sunshine.

N.

9:37 p.m. - 2004-06-04

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