Memorial Day Week

The week started off by my return to work on Sunday. It wasn't too bad. I must admit it was a bit overwhelming but it really felt good to be back to work. Evidently, I went over on my FMLA time so cannot miss any more work between now and the end of November or I will lose my job. So, I am stressed to the max. My health problems are not going away so it will be a bit of a challenge. However, I am just going to focus on what I need to do and I am sure I'll be okay.

I got out of work Sunday at 3:30 pm. We had a cookout and invited Joe's family over. It was a very nice day and the food was great. We had country style ribs, hamburgers, hotdogs, sweet Italian sausage, corn on the cob and potato salad. Yum Yum! I love cookouts. I was able to take some pictures of the kids as well. It was fun!

Monday, was somewhat of a slow day. We actually woke up early around 8:30 am. We lolly-gagged all morning. Finally, just before noon we headed to the cemetery. I was able to pay my respects to my grandparent's. It was sad. I cried. I hadn't been to the cemetery since Grandma was buried in Sept 05. Afterwards, we took the kids to Richmond Park so they could play. Then, we headed home for a bit. After a while we decided to take bottles back to the store and get some things we needed. Then, we went to Taco Bell for some dinner. By this time it was already after 5 pm. We just hung around the house for the remainder of the evening. Joe did make a McDonald's run late in the evening to get us a snack while he was dropping off a bag of trash to his parent's house. They are so nice to let us do that.

Tuesday, I was back to work for my first real day back. It didn't go too bad. I actually did quite well considering I was gone for so long. We were steady that is for sure. I know OT is offered all week long. I can't work it though as the kids have school events that I do not want to miss out on. I had my meeting with Maria, Sean and John about the FMLA situation. It turns out I had 465 hours available and I went over. I still don't see how I went over but that is what they are telling me. So, I am still on final warning. Like I stated, I just have to focus on being there and being well. I took the bus home from work. With gas prices at $4.08 a gallon, it just makes sense. It only costs me $1.30 to take the bus home. The only drawback is that I am on the bus for 1.5 hours. I get home around 5:30 pm. It is a long ride home but it is worth it in the long run. We only have one vehicle so while the kids are still in school, I'll just have to take the bus home during the week. I'm okay with it. It's just an inconvenience. Joe decided to make hamburgers on the grill tonight. We had Jennifer, Kelsey and Kaden over for dinner. The hamburgers were really good. We had fries to go with it. I also had corn on the cob. Another yummy dinner! I practically fell asleep around 8ish so was able to get a little refresher.

My friend Jane called me. Her son Adrian has cancer and he is at the hospital for another round of chemo. Because there is something wrong with his kidneys, he has to stay there for 5 days under observation. Poor kid. He's only 19. I hope I'll get to visit with Jane next week.

Tomorrow, the kids will be busy with school activities. Mikayla has a morning field trip to the Gerald R. Ford Museum. I will be a chaperone for the morning. I am really looking forward to going. It will be so much fun. Then, Joshua has his end of the year family picnic at John Ball Zoo tomorrow from 4-8 pm. This is his last event for the school year. It will be a blast. While that's going on, Mikayla has acting from 5-6:30 pm. So, it will be interesting to go back and forth between the events.

Thursday, Mikayla has field day at school. I will be there for part of the day but will most likely miss the majority of the activities as Joshua also has a school event. Joshua will have his preschool celebration at 10:30 am. It is his last day of preschool. I can't believe my baby is growing up. So, I will have to split my time between both of them. That will prove to be interesting. Then, Mikayla will have soccer practive at 6 pm.

So, that is my schedule of events for the next couple of days. I always find it very exciting. I always look forward to their school events. It will be a welcome break though to have summer. I really need to work some OT to keep our family out.

That's it for now.

Jen