Long Time, No Blog

Well, I have been off my blog for a while, sorry everyone.

I am SURE everyone is DYING to hear about my job. Right? Of course you are.

Well, I didn't get the Assistant Nurse Manager position, but that is okay because they chose a wonderful nurse for the position. I probably would have hired her if it had been my decision. Of course, I still think I would have been an awesome nurse for the job, but I have no hard feelings at all.

So, that left me in a situation of choosing the ER or the PICU. The interview in the PICU went wonderfully. I was a little disappointed in the interview in the ER because the manager wasn't available, she was in another meeting. One of the assistant managers interviewed me. This was the only thing I really had a problem with, I figure if you set up an interview, you don't set up a meeting at the same time. If it is unavoidable (say HER boss set up this meeting) then she should have called to reschedule or ask if one of her assistant managers could do the interview. I would have a hard time accepting a job on a unit where I had never talked with the manager.

However, that being said, I LOVED the ER, it looked really cool. It would be an exciting, dynamic place to work. The same could be said for the PICU as well.

When all was said and done, I chose the PICU. They had the schedule I needed available, the option in the ER wasn't even CLOSE to what I wanted. Also, the manager thing did push me over a lot. In the PICU, I interviewed with the Manager and one of the Assistant Managers. The Manager herself took me on a tour of the PICU and even offered to let me talk with the staff if I wanted. She had HR offer me the job very soon after my interview and even called me back and answered a question within a day of returning from her vacation.

Managers are a major issue for me. Especially since I am leaving the best manager I have ever worked for in my entire career. My current Manager has been a gift from Heaven over the last 20 months. I can't even begin to describe how wonderful she is and how much she has done for me.

On to other, more interesting issues. Sam started pre-K and promptly decided he hated it. He was very surprised on the way home from his first day when I said something about going back the next day. He was under the impression he only had to go once and he was done. He is now in his third week and is adjusting much better. I think he understands now, that while this is a major change in routine, it is still a routine, just a new one. He doesn't cope well with change at all, he is worse than the most crusty-set-in-her-ways-nurse I have ever met. (Ask Thomas about nurses and change...LOL)

Olivia is now three and is very angry that she can't go to school. She insists that SHE is BIG and she needs to go to school with the kids. She has a hard time with the fact that her brother can go and she can't. Of course, we made her happy today, we bought her a tiger family. A Daddy who is an orange tiger, a Mama who is a white tiger, and a Baby who is also white. This is her new tiger family and she loves them. These animals are awesome, they come from Target and are really cool and well made. Considering what the three cost, they should be nice. Worth every penny based on the look on her face.

Sofia is scooting around everywhere and has eight teeth in her mouth. She is HUGE. She is way off the growth charts. At 7 1/2 months she weighed 24 pounds, but since she is very tall, and everything was proportionate, the doc was happy.

Drew is now in high school and involved with Army JROTC. He comes home in pain every night with all the physical activity for ROTC and PE. I think it is good for him, and he agrees. He just wishes he wouldn't be so uncomfortable, but it will pass.

Well, I am exhausted and I need to go to bed. Have a good night.