Mallory has cricket-spiders. They are Major Girl Dance worthy creatures. They look like really ugly mutant spiders. They hop up to 3 ft in any direction. Alien bugs. I've added steel toed boots and cartons of insecticide to her Christmas list. Our family is accustomed to "chicken spiders" but these nasty beings do not go on any acceptable list.

Maggie seems to have survived her surgical ordeal. Some of the highlights,,the purple paper Sumo gown that attached to the wall and filled with hot air,,the lovely blue hat that I had to tie a knot in to keep it on her head,,,two pound weight loss. Downside,,she still feels like crap most of the time,,,zero energy level,,,a semi foggy state,,,no appetite,,lethargy. Balance that with,,,cancer gone,,,we can live with a lethargic foggy skinnier Maggie.

Work. I don't even know how to describe it or what to say. Monday,,ICU,,,Sergio back from an extended leave for supposed work-injury sustained turning the patient I turn BY MYSELF every damn day just fine. He came back in a foul ugly mood and decided Rachel and I would be his victims du jour. Picked the wrong two victims. We may look like sweet little blondes ,,we aren't. Two blondes against one nearly incompetent, hard of hearing asshole. NO contest. To further demonstrate his overwhelming intellectual prowess he joined forces with the antichrist that is Napoleon. He and Napoleon decided they were going to "approach" me together yesterday about my transgressions,,I woke up breathing being the most significant one. I got wind of this upcoming encounter and decided to up the ante and bring them to my corner instead of being taken to theirs. I called HR and the CEO and the DON and asked for a meeting with all parties. Sergio and Napoleon nearly fainted. It was worth it all just to see the look on their pained little faces when it was announced that I had requested the meeting. Bottom line,,those two got reprimanded for unprofessional conduct bordering on harassment. It will not be tolerated. I walked out with a smile,,and several daggers in my back I'm sure,,but with a smile. I do not like being threatened. Push me into a corner,,and I will win. Find another victim,,this one has sharp claws, a big attitude, an excellent knowledge of workplace law and a long memory. SURPRISE!! And that was the good part of the week at work.

Countdown continues,,,
Party is this weekend. Mallory comes home in THIRTY DAYS!!! Pirate will be here in two weeks. All very livable amounts of time. Thirty days. I'm already smiling. If she brings even ONE of those cricket spiders with her,,,well I'll love her anyways. I'll just think of something wicked and vile to do to her AND the buggies.