Friday at Last!
The first thing that came into my mind the other morning when I woke up was how happy I was that it was Friday and that this week is coming to a close. My husband's grandmother had surgery this past Wednesday for an intestinal blockage - she made it through and is now recovering, although it will take some time. The weeks prior to the surgery proved to be interesting as numerous family members tried to calm her fears and convince her that she will be OK. The last time she had seen a doctor was when she gave birth to her last child - who is now in his 50's. She has always maintained the position of "If I don't go to the doctor, they can't find anything wrong with me." And, for many years, it has worked. She is a very healthy woman otherwise and I can count on one hand the number of times she has had a cold or any other minor illness. Still, I hope that this proves to be a wake up call for her and that if she feels ill in the future, she will seek medical help. We have one more hurdle to get through and that is waiting for the pathology report to come back, but, for now, we are concentrating on her recovery.
In January, our town board approved a project that would bring public water down my street, and this week the contract for that project had finally been awarded to a local contractor who is to begin work within a week or so. This has been a long time coming, being one of a few streets in our immediate area that still operates from a well. We tried several times over the years to bring water down but it was always stopped. When arsenic was detected the water in our area late last year, a vote was taken again and passed. Believe it or not, there are still a couple of streets surrounding us that will not be getting town water. The town gave them another chance to vote on water and there were several residents that voted it down. This was completely shocking because I don't understand why you would want to continue using a well knowing that your water is contaminated with arsenic. In any event, while it will be a noisy few months on my street, I am looking forward to getting public water!
A few nights ago I received my RMT Review Guide in the mail. I began looking through it last night and I am excited to start working my way through the exercises. As I skimmed through the book I realized that I made the right choice in doing this now because there were a few things that I knew I had already forgotten. My session starts on 5/27 which should be plenty of time for some prep work.
After years of missing out, I finally attended an ADVANCE job fair - the virtual job fair that is! I have to say it was quite an interesting experience. I was not sure what to expect and I was pleased with the layout and how easy it was to navigate around. I submitted my resume to a couple of places and also attended one of the webinars that were offered. To those who made the job fair happen, great job!! It was fun and I look forward to attending future fairs.
Time to get going, it is a sunny day in Rochester and I need to get outside with my daughter and enjoy it. Hope everyone had a great weekend!