Goodbye Mom

I haven't posted in a couple of weeks. Mostly because my new job has been keeping me really busy, but I feel like I have to write something about my Mom. She passed away last night.

Her condition had been so up and down over the past couple of months. I didn't get to talk to her much because she was in intensive care and my sister took her phone. Just getting phone calls exhausted her. I'd talk to her a couple of minutes and she would get short of breath and her mind would wander.

This past week she had improved. They had not only moved her out of the ICU, but had transferred her back to the rehab facility. Kitten and I went to see a movie last night after work and during the movie, I felt my phone vibrate in my pocket. I didn't answer, but I had a bad feeling about it. Sure enough, when I got to the car, I saw that my sister had called. Her husband picked up the phone when I called back and told me that my Mom had passed away suddenly. I don't have a lot of details right now, my sister is understandably in shock. It seems that Mom had a pretty good day yesterday. She ate well, they got her out of bed and she even went outside for a little while. Sometime in the evening, my sister left to go home. The hospital called her fifteen minutes later and told her that my Mom's heart just quit and she passed away. I'm thankful that she had a good day. I'm also thankful that her life ended in a fairly quick manner. I know that sounds callous, but I've seen countless people endure horrible things for an extra month or two of life without quality. I envisioned several long years of illness with bouts of bed sores, pneumonia, and hospital contracted illnesses.

Sorry Mom. I did the best I could. I'm glad you aren't suffering.

Hockey Time!

Helz yeah! The Nashville Predators open their season tonight against the Anaheim Ducks. Finally! Since the St. Louis Cardinals didn't even make it to the post season and the Tennessee Volunteers are struggling, I'm putting all of my sports hopes and dreams on the Preds. So much so that when I went to Vegas a few months back, I bet ten bucks that the Preds would win the Cup. At 50-1, that's a nice little pay off. It would subsidize another trip to Vegas so......Cindy, are you there? You know who to root for this season, right?

Seriously, the Preds have some exciting new young players. Weber and Suter have established themselves as an elite defensive pair and if Rinne steps up his game just a tiny bit in goal, I think they have a chance.

Lucky for me, we get FSN South here, so I will be able to watch most of the games. I have tickets to a game in November and one in February. Hopefully, this will satisfy my hockey jones.

Go Preds!!

Crap

I've turned down one job at a hospital that just didn't feel right. I interviewed last week for a job, while not perfect, felt right. I was extremely qualified, the hours were right, the hospital was right, I felt like I fit in to their needs.

They filled the position internally.

The same hospital has offered me another job. It's not something that I'm interested in doing really. The work would be easy, but boring and the hours unpredictable. They want me to start Monday.

Another hospital wants to interview me on Tuesday for a position that is a much better fit.

Ethically, it feels wrong to accept a position and keep interviewing. If I took the position and left a week later for something better, I will have burned a bridge at that hospital. Better to turn them down outright.

So this is my quandary. Is a bird in the hand really worth two in the bush?

Wedding

No, not mine! I went to a friend's weddding in Nashville last weekend. I had a fantastic time, they had a beautiful wedding and the reception was a blast. I hope these two do well. Like any couple, they have had their ups and downs, but neither abandoned the other and they stuck it out until they decided they would always stick it out. I'm not a big fan of marriage myself, I don't see the point. If you trust each other and believe in your commitment to each other, why get the government involved?

I'm not stupid enough to believe that everybody feels the same way. I can understand if kids are involved. I think it does make it harder on the children when they aren't in a traditional family setting. I didn't say it was right, it just is.

At any rate, I hope my two friends have a long and happy marriage and I was glad I could be there to share their special day with them.