alo from california

Well we are back!  If we missed anyone at home we apologize but we were just not there long enough!  Friday we had a birthday party for me with the fam.  It was nice to see everyone again.  Saturday we went to Endymion, which was early since it was supposed to rain that day.  We got nice and tipsy and then ate hot dogs.  Not a good idea!  Sunday Eric left and I went to see my unc and his fam.  Monday we went to see my dad ride in Proteus.  They had the most beautiful floats!  Orpheus followed (Harry Connick Jr's krewe).  Glenn Close was the Grand Marshal.  She is so pretty up close!  It rained halfway through the parade and we got soaked.  Mardi Gras day I went and hung out with Jared and his sister and her kids.  They are so sweet but being with a five, four, and one year old all day reminds me why I want to wait!  Anyway, I thought I missed the rain.  I got some at home and came back here only to find out that it had been raining for four days!  I don't know where these clouds are coming from!  It's supposed to be sunny here all the time!

I did observe something while travelling to and from home.  On the plane from Phoenix to NOLA everyone was talking and friendly and having a good time.  On the plane coming back to Cali the mood was completely different.  You could tell the dot-com-ers because they were all young and partying like they had all the money in the world.  Guess that stock dip isn't hurting them too much!  Other than that most people kept to themselves and weren't friendly.  That is except the two ladies sitting next to me.  They talked my head off the whole time!  It was a nice conversation... one of them asked to look at the magazine I was reading (Maxim).  She had never seen it before, so I said sure.  I expected her to just flip through and give it back.  Well, no.  She read almost the whole damn thing, licking her thumb to turn the pages.  I was appalled!  That's the thing about people out here.  Half the time they don't even know they're being rude!

On other fronts, I got a raise.  $2.14 an hour.  And I get $52 more for an extra twelve hour shift, not that I do a lot of those.  All of the nurses, aides, and secretaries got one.  I guess they figure we are scarce so they better pay us well!  I also got two kudos from patients.  It's nice to know that my hard work is appreciated!

Well, not much else going on.  We put fans up in three of our rooms and the next project is landscaping.  The pictures are still not up on the walls, but oh well.  At least the boxes are unpacked!

Have a good week!