back to work

it was back to work for me yesterday. and i've been gone awhile. one week for the boys' spring break, one for mine, and one for taking care of my smiths. i've said before that i have the best job ever, and i'm sticking with that opinion. anyway, while i was gone, the new computer system went up and now i need to get used to it. but first i have to figure it out. my first experience with it (other than the training we had) was admitting a tense/anxious/agitated/i need to smoke/i want some candy/does anybody know anything around here/are you done yet kind of person. i was already disoriented just being back in the place. new computer stuff and that type of personality in my face right off the bat made things interesting. of course God had me ready for it (that's just the way He is) so she didn't shake me. it was obvious she was scared and needed to have some control of her situation. since her health is a big unknown, she went for me. no problem. i survived, right? i'm writing this, after all. eventually a couple of my sweet coworkers rolled in and that helped move things along. it still took me what seemed like forever. and she was after all 3 of us by the time we left. moe, larry and curly she called us. and not in a funny tone, either. whatever. it was kathy's first day back too. before i could go check on her i saw some of her coworkers in the lobby and they said she was doing ok. couldn't not see for myself though. checked a couple times. they were taking really good care of her up there, which i'm so grateful for. and the second time i went up, i saw a very relaxed kathy. had to snap a picture, which i sent to nathan right away so he could see how hard she was working. his only reply was to say she was good-looking and for me to find out if she was dating anyone. that made her smile. nathan's a good boy.