Tuesday, July 1, 2008
nursing home moments or my "second post"
so...having gotten the "first post" intro out of the way, theres a bit of pressure as to what topic to delve into for my "second post". well i have been "tagged" (apparentely this is some fun blogging game) by a person who will remain nameless. do not fret, nameless person, i will certainly address this "tagging" issue and post my 8 tidbits, but i just cant do it tonight. my eyes are burning like the dickens cuz i need to take my contacts out and i want to talk about my favorite little nursing home right now. so i just wanted to share a few of my favorite moments from work lately. one of my favorite ladies confirmed something i have always felt and didnt know how to put into words. she wheeled herself down to the beauty shop, which didnt open for another 45 minutes, and was just sitting outside waiting. i asked her if we could go work until it opened and she agreed but really wanted to be there when the beautician got there because "you just dont feel like a person until you get your hair done". it made me chuckle and quite frankly i have to agree. then as we began working and reviewing some things from prior sessions, (ie: her injury- a fractured tailbone, etc) she says "dont break your butt. its terrible". good to know. the other day i was walkin past a lady and saw an hilarious interaction. she was just sitting at her door, watching people go by. totally content. then a worker stops and asks her why shes not wearing her oxygen. she states plainly, of course, that the "cord is too short and doesnt reach....and i want to watch the people go by". THIS WOMAN CHOOSES PEOPLE WATCHING OVER OXYGEN!! ok so if that doesnt make you wanna go visit and cheer up some old folks, well,...you are a horrible person. hahaha. today, the crowning moment was the visit from the llama. oh yes my friends, a llama. Rojo the llama actually. best behaved llama ive ever encountered. he just walked around the circle where all the folks were and they laughed and petted him and just loved it. it was adorable. llamas in the nursing home- whod have thought? anywho, i enjoy my job a great deal. and now i must go take out my contacts before i go blind or something. stay tuned for my "tagged" responses. oh man you guys are so excited for that.
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I do miss visiting old folks homes. Used to when I was a teen. Really should get back into it. They do say the greatest things. Someone should make a book of proverbs out of things old folks say.
okay, when were you going to tell me about your blog??? you know i am your #1 fan!!! and feel free to add my blog link to your post, if you want, of course. :) thanks for sharing the pearls of wisdom you glean from the elderly. and the thought of rojo, the llama, well, it made me laugh out loud. so thank you nattie jo!! i am eagerly awaiting the tagged response post.
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