Job Update, Happy 28th Anniversary Mom and Dad!

I never recieved a call for the SICU or Labor and Delivary job, but I did hear from Macy's. They offered me a position, but weren't willing to pay what I stated in the begining so I respectfully declined the offer. I got another call from the HR department at the hospital to take some more tests for a Clerical position on 4 Dawson (Medical), it is tomorrow at 11 a.m. My friend Angela that works with me on the weekend night shift got another job over at East Texas Medical Center as a PCA (Patient Care Associate). She wants me to apply over there as a PCA (I am certified as a CNA Certified Nurses Aid, which is the same as PCA) but I just am not sure yet. With her leaving, it leaves me to work alone, until a new hire gets trained. Which Angela has talked to HR and we are not supposed to work a 12 hour shift working 2 jobs (transportation dispatch and PBX) by ourselves. We answer phones to the main hospital, type in doctor consults, dispatch for transportation, page Dr.'s, page on-call employees, and Call codes which is our main priority over everything else. So we don't get lunches at all or breaks when we work by ourselves, so if we have to go to the bathroom and a code goes off, we get in trouble. My boss said she'd come in to help out on saturdays until 2 a.m. (which I work until 6pm to 6am) so that would leave me alone from 2 until 6. I let my boss know that saundays are twice as busy as saturdays and that if it was possible I could handle saturdays but would appreciate it if she came in on sundays instead. (oh by the way we do have on-call people for this department but Marianne who works the morning shift on the weekends her visa to work in the U.S. expired so the oncall person will be working that shift). My boss pretty much said that she will only be coming in on saturdays. Me and Angela have been having a lot of problems with my boss and have been talking to her supervisor since April about things going on in the department, nothing has changed and the past 3 months we have been looking for jobs like crazy. She finally found one, and I am still searching. So please wish me luck.

I have done well in school so far! I have another test this week but it shouldn't be too bad. Yesterday I finished disecting my pig. I think I got the runt of the pack. Registration starts next monday which I am very excited about! I still haven't recieved my camera charger from Uncle Pat. I am thinking I might have to buy a new one :/

My Parents are celebrating their 28th Anniversary! They are in Arkansas and are staying at a haunted house tonight! lol, they say that people who take pictures shows ghosts in the background. Yikes! I have been trying to get a Tshirt to help support breast cancer from the Fire Department, but they are sold out! I went last week, and they were sold out and told me to try back today so I went before work and all they had left were XL. So I am going to try back tomorrow. I am glad they are selling!
Not much else is going on so, just pray for me tomorrow about that job and Have a good rest of the week!

Update, Things are looking a little brighter!

Will gets back tonight! And I get off work in 3 hours! I have been helping Brandon with his college stuff, trying to get everything together (kind of like a presentation!) to help encourage him to start some classes in the spring. I am trying to get all of the information and will try to see if he will give me a little money out of each paycheck to put back for his school. I am hoping mom will be nice and bring me dinner at work tonight from chilies (since I got her lunch)! I am craving (a kids meal) a grilled cheese, corn on the cobb, and kids chocolate shake with extra sprinkles! YUM! Speaking of cravings, we just found out that my good friend Ryan and Lauren (who had there baby Hadley a few weeks ago) will soon have a nephew or neice. Amy (Ryan's sister) is pregnant and due in June! So Debbie (Ryan and Amy's mom) get there 2nd grandbaby in a year! Congrats Amys! (Sorry if I confused anyone)

I went and had to reapply today to UTT because I havent been there in a year. I went to kilgpre in the spring and am taking a class at TJC this fall. So I reapplied having to pay another 25 dollars. But now that that is done, class registration start Nov. 3 and I cant wait to get registered. Kind of makes me look foward to getting one step closer to graduating! WOOO WHOO! I cant wait.

I had a Meeting today with my boss at the hospital and it seemed to go well. She agreed with everything I said. Hopfully work gets better! Work.... well I got a call back yesterday from Macy's. I went into another interview today and it looks good! they are just checking to make sure they won't come into a conflict that I need sundays off. If all goes well he will call me tomorrow and let me know if I got it. Its just a second job. (which is nothing new to me, I like having something to occupy my time and nothing wrong with making a little extra money!) Oh and I found out today that at the hospital you can become a sitter, at which all you do is get paid time and a half to sit in patients room to make sure they dont pull IV's out (mostly suicidal patients or something where they cant have phones in there rooms) and if anything happens, you just have to get the nurse! and you pick your own hours! so I may pick up some of those shifts, time and a half sounds pretty good! We also got a letter in our box at work today stating that we get time and a half for working thanksgiving and christmas! =) not to bad I guess, even though im off on christmas. So everything seems like it is falling into place (well somewhat)

I just have to finish studying for my test that I have to take by Saturday, and do 5 discussion reply's that are very time consuming. Then study for a lab quiz, and study for the next test that is due by next Saturday, along with another discussion post, 5 more replys, and 2 quizes! Then I can rest for a week or 2! Can't wait.

No Call Back?

So I have had 2 interviews with different departments for transfers I put in within the hospital, I have passed all the test, and met everyone in the departments. But for some reason I have still not had a call back for any jobs. I am a like-able person right? Not only have I applied for these transfers but I have had 3 other interviews with jobs outside the hospital, but no call-backs. Whats going on?? Oh and I still haven't recieved my camera charger from uncle Pat so no more pics until I get it, sorry. Will left to go out of town again for work, he left Sunday for San Antonio and should be back late wednesday night. I got my schedule for the next month and of course me and Angela are working thanksgiving by ourselves, while everyone that is full time is getting paid -time- holiday. The new policy that should say that we are supposed to work hasn't come out yet and if I work the holiday while everyone else gets paid time off, I hope the new policy comes out first because it is supposed to state that starting this year who ever works the holiday shifts gets time and a half. Me and angela are only hired for weekend graveyard. On another note, I am doing well in school, got a 95 on my first Majors Bio test, 94 on the second, 93 on the midterm and have another test this week and another test next week! I talked to my advisor for Health and Kines and I only lack 12 classes to graduate with my Bacholers Degree. Not too many. If I took 5 in the spring and 2 in the summer and 5 in the fall I could graduate next december, but I dont think that will happen. I am really trying to get all of my bills paid off while taking 3 or 4 classes at a time, that is more convienent for me than trying to take all of them at once. I kind of jumped around with all of my thoughts so sorry if I have confused anyone. Im at work now until 10 so only 7 more hours! I better get studying for my test.

Waketoberfest

A few weekends ago I went with my mom to Frisco near Dallas to visit with my cousin Melissa and her 5 month old Lucien. We got all dressed up for the Waketoberfest that Melissa and her husband Cary put on every year. First we went to the mall to get make-up down, so I got to entertain Lucien!

Mom holding Lucien while I make him Laugh...

Mo getting her make-up done at the Chanel counter.

The band!

The girls...

Melissa and Cary

Most of the Pirate boys

Candie and her Husband

Thanks for inviting us out Melissa! We had a blast with you and Lucien! See you soon!

Prayers

Well, I never recieved a call for the Labor and Delivary job... but I did recieve a call this morning for an interview for a job in Surgical Intensive Care Unit. It is tomorrow at 2p.m... so Please Pray for me! I also have a meeting tomorrow with the teaching advisor at UTT. Maybe soon I will pick a major and stick with it til the end. And this weekend we are going up to Dallas to babysit Lucien and go hangout with melissa at the Halloween party. Hopefully Uncle Pat will have already sent me my camera charger. (i doubt it, but maybe next week, at least before thanksgiving arrives.) We just found out that Wills Grandfather past away yesterday, but he said he had been going down hill for a while now and last time he visited, his gpa didnt recognize him. It is kinda crazy since my gma just past 3 months ago today. Please put his family in your prayers. Other than that all is well. I will update this weekend with the news about the job and teaching stuff.

New Job?

Will left last thursday to help out the restaurant in Lafayette, LA for 2 weeks. Its been kinda lonley here, but i'm making it. I am kinda down, thinking about school and where I want to be in a few years. Making a decision seems so hard, ecspecially with something I'll enjoy. But it's about time that I just pick something and go for it with everything I have to finish. After that we will go from there. All I have to do now is come up with the money to pay for UTT. My wellness class I have to have by itself it over a thousand dollars, for 3 hrs! crazy! I appied for a transfer within the hospital (well really like 8 of them over the last few months), and I got a callback last week for a Labor and Delivary Unit Secretary to take a medical terminology test and a customer service test. I went in thursday afternoon and passed all the tests, they said the lady would call me friday or monday but I haven't recieved a phone call yet :/ The hours are monday through friday 11am-7pm! great hours for me, I dont have to get up too early, and I get off in time to still watch greys anatomy on thursdays at 8 and time to spend with the fam! And If I keep the job on the weekends, (just until christmas) I can make enough to go to UTT next semester! It seems like everyone is pressuring me about school and what am I doing and when will I be done, but that is probably just me being insecure about myself. I am learning everyone is just trying to be supportive and I am just frustrating myself. I just need to pick something and put my heart into getting done. Like my sister said, I wont be in this place in my life forever. All I have to do is work hard, pay off my bills and loans, graduate, and move outta the rents house! That is what where I want to be in the next 2-3 years! We Will see I guess!

I completley believe that you are where you are because of your decisions, and so I will not be here too much longer! I am about at that point where I am ready to move out of the rents house, I just need to get a few more bills paid off and school done with! I CANT WAIT! I just have to keep my motivation and determination up to get it done! Hopefully I will get a call soon about this other job...then I can use that for tuition in the spring, save up for tuition for a summer class or 2, and the fall.. who knows If I had the money I could graduate next december! (I doubt it, but its possible) I prob wont graduate until may '10 but It is something to really look foward to! anyway know that I have rambled on about this Pray that I get a phone call soon! =)

Brandons Home!

he already hates my picture taking!

I am so excited! today has been one of the best days I have had in a while! I took my brother to his meeting this morning which took like 6 hours, then we ate lunch with mom, then I decided to add another line to my cell account and got him a new cell phone and I had made him an appointment for a practice GED test! I am such a good mom! Afterward I picked up dinner for everyone, and then went to take my majors biology test and made a 95! WOW! I'm one of those ppl that aren't really that smart so this was awesome news for me! However, I did have to drop my chem class there was just no way I could go on 32 hours without sleep on mondays and I hate chem. SO...... I just have to focus on my world lit class that I keep skipping and I may make all A's this semester! here are some pics after we picked brandon up!

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So today I am still very sick, not only from the common cold that i've had for a week now, but stupid me decided I'd go have a few drinks that led into a very long and sick night ahead. Today I am feeling pretty bad and now remember why I dont drink very often and when I do in small moderation. I am at work again until 6am, another 12 hour shift that I get to work by myself. I'm not complaining, it is actually peaceful, and not too busy! Perfect for a not so great me. Hopefully it will stay that way for 5 more hours. With hurricane Ike here school has just stopped! It is great my Biology test was moved to this next week because the testing center closed early and my physical conditioning class (Aerobics) is canceled for the second week in a row now ( they are housing evacuees there), first for Gustave, and now Ike! YAY... and I finally got a chance to see Will and I was very inebriated (thought this was funny...)

Behaving as though affected by alcohol including exhilaration, and a dumbed or stupefied manner.

I was in a dumbed or stupified manner! ha no mas though im done! I even woke up still puking. Onto a new and better week though! Im going to try to be positive! When I get off Im going to get me a good shower and head to Will's for a good night/morning of sleep until work again at 6pm. Hopefully my camera battery charger will come in the mail this week! =) thats it for now though

Oh and no word yet on if I have to work thanksgiving, but considering they are starting this year to pay time and a half on holidays I might just work it, I did get the weekend of thanksgiving off though! I have a crazy boss!