It has been an odd weekend and not one I wish to repeat in a great hurry!
I was never superstitious but I am considering becoming so from this day, or rather yesterday, forward.
Yesterday was the 13th, hmmmmm, you may recall the last '13th' was not a good day in 'gemmaksville' well this one was worse. The day began cold and with an early start for work...that was the good bit, it degenerated badly from there on in, though more for PG than myself.
PG, if I haven't already explained, works with severely disabled adults and has done so for over 10 years. One of his charges, a lovely guy for whom he has been keyworker for 6 years, sadly died yesterday morning completely unexpectedly. The ramifications of that in a residential establishment, along with the obvious sadness made for a bad day alone...... but this was not to be the end.
I called PG later in the afternoon just to see how he was, only to discover he was at the police station! Whilst he had been out for lunch, some 'kind soul' had driven into the side of his car while he waited to turn........she had then proceeded to drive off! Thankfully the damage was slight and no one was injured, not that she waited to find out! A bystander who witnessed the proceedings, recognised her and subsequently sought out PG to give him the information........he was as I called him in the process of reporting the incident, though I doubt anything will ever come of it.
Still this was not the end. In the late afternoon we learned of the death of a close friends mother, again suddenly and unexpectedly on Saturday morning.
Work was hard and tiring for both of us and I crawled through the door at 5.30 ready to do nothing but chill for a while.........yeah right!
I made a cup of tea and put the iron on, figuring I would get what needed doing done straight away and then we would have the evening to relax. I turned to fetch milk from the fridge and in the process managed to upend the iron, which promptly headed for the floor and landed with a crash, rendering it somewhat 'dismantled' and burning the floor just for good measure. In my haste to rescue the remains of the hot iron from it's resting place before too much damage was done I knocked over the cup of freshly made tea which, in an instant joined the other 'rubble' now residing in a heap on the floor and on its way burnt my leg, though luckily not badly!
Someone please.........remind me not to do anything or go anywhere on the next 13th!
Sunday, 14 November 2004
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This is the point in your day when you officially give up, put on warm woolies, turn on the t.v. and crawl under a blanket watching it until you just fall asleep. Or just read a book and pretend your in their life, not yours! Hope the next day gets better for you.
I suggest you begin planning for next 13th by taking the day off and staying in bed with a good book. I'm so sorry to hear of all of your losses. I am terribly sorry to PG. What a shock to work so closely with and for someone and have such a sudden loss. Terrible tragedy. I hope there are many better days to come. You sure could use and deserve them.
Our 13th went well enough, it was the 14th that did us, I don't think we'll take any risks next time and stay in bed for both ...lol...
Paul & Debbie
As you say the likelyhood of the police assisting in any way shape or form in the car incident is minimal...The problems I have lately asking them to disperse unfuly teenagers from my local park always falls on deaf ears...Im always told they are too busy...Saturday evening I saw what takes up their time...3 sat in the car and two holding a portable speed gun...I can now be rest assured that the playground will free of grafitti and I wont have to explain what the phallic drawings mean!
Oh Scottie! I'm sorry you had such a dreadful weekend. And PG. Things can only get better from this point. Condolences to PG.
hey sis, hugs and pats for ya both.... Terri's right, take a day or a week off and read... why, EYE know a fairly entertaining book I can reccomend... lolol. love ya both
Scarlett: the book idea sounds good.....I'm off to find one! :o)
Jenn: I was also born on the 13th.....for me it seemed to set the tone of things to come! hehe
Terri: Thanks for your good wishes.....godd plan :o)
Snowbabies: I think I'm gonna do that next 13th!
Dale: Thanks for your thoughts Dale and yes.........hopefully things can only go up!
Lisa: Heh.....would that be 'a la cat' as opposed to 'a la carte'? Ewwwww. hehe
Jack: Blimey............double bad luck!
Magz: Cheers hun, yeah I think I know a damn good book I can find somewhere here abouts ;o)
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