Last call!

I am in the middle of my last weekend of call. I was just sure I wouldn't be forced to take this Friday night call, Saturday home on call, and then 24 hours of Sunday call. I was sure, but here I am in the middle of it! We had to work until a little after 2300 last night and then we didn't have to go back in thank God. I am so tired after just my regular 8 hours! Today, I am supposed to be the backup emergency only crew until 1500. There have only been enough RN's on my weekend for me to even have that be a scheduling possibility for a year now. We have a rotation that shifts every month and I have had this particular weekend shift four times in that past year. Today was the closest I actually got to not having to go in. All the other times I knew I had to be there right at the start of the day. Today, on the other hand, I got called in a few minutes after 7! That was all right, I guess. I was only one of my crew that was already up and getting about for the day. The others were a bit crabbier about having to come in. I had taken the dogs each out and I was in the shower when the call came. The only thing I was upset about was that I wanted to go to Target first when they opened this morning and get the new Har.ry P*tter book. Starting with the third book, I have always been there first thing the morning after the midnight release to get my book at Target. I knew they wouldn't run out, but it is a ritual and I am a ritualistic person. We were able to leave work just before noon and then I went and got my book and a few other things too. I really need to go to the grocery store, but I am technically still on call until 1500 and, here is the biggy, I don't want to go. I don't care if I don't have any milk or bread or pretty much anything at all.

I will tell you what I do have. My stroller is out of its box and finally assembled. I have a car seat with two bases that has been figured out. I have a painted nursery with carpet that was freshly cleaned yesterday. I have a lovely changing table piled up with stuff to keep it off the carpet. I also have a crib that is actually off of back order and on its way to me! I also have a number of decorations that are on the way or waiting to be put up. I still need to find someone to make curtains for me. I can't seem to find the fabric I want to get something made and I can find nothing that already is made that fits the stupid window in this house. I also need to find someone to make those curtains. I tried to ask a friend yesterday, but she had to go before I could get her asked. I'm starting to feel a little better about things. My husband has even gone off to work. He got pushed around AGAIN on the work board and was home for at least three extra days. But he got the painting done and the carpet cleaned in that time so I won't complain. Oh, he also did another very important thing last night. The door to the nursery stuck at the top and to get it open and closed it would make a loud noise. The kind that would wake a baby you just finally got off to sleep. He shaved that so now it opens and closes silently with ease!

Things are coming together a bit. We still need so much stuff. I'm not being able to clean the whole house as well as I usually do and there seem to be things collecting everywhere. (many of them are things my husband took out of the now nursery). I'm too tired to care! I can't keep up with the weeds outside either. I can only bend to get one or two and that is all I can handle. The weather is kicking my butt as well. It is hot. Summer is usually hot here and it doesn't seem worse than usual. But I don't remember any summer here ever being this stinking humid! That is one of the nice things about our climate is that it isn't as stinking humid as the eastern part of our state. We are regularly seeing humidity in the 60's and 70's. The temperature really does cool off at night, but the humidity soars and it doesn't do a damn bit of good to get cool. Sleeping has been miserable.

Well, I think I will park myself in the chair and start reading. I hope my eye doesn't give me too much trouble. I have been worried about being able to read this book since I started having trouble with my eye. I'll have to make it work somehow. Hopefully, I don't have to work though. I am praying that tomorrow is quiet and I get a bit of a break from work. Please! I really need it physically for sure.

Oh, I got my official call yesterday verifying that I do have my daycare slot and they just wanted to make sure I still wanted it because there are other people that want it if I don't. I have been on the damn waiting list for... 21 weeks now. Yes, I want it!! She badly wanted Jake's name too, but I said we aren't telling yet. I can't give that information out, not even at my own church! I have been strong in not telling anyone and my husband claims he hasn't. All I can do is take him at his word, but sometimes I wonder if he hasn't let it out... to someone.