The problem with being an nurse (or murse in my case) is that it is a job that operates 24/7 365 days a year. That means that someone has to work the holidays...all the holidays. This year it just so happens that Nat and I both got scheduled to work Thanksgiving night. :-( In reality though, it is actually not a bad holiday to work. We still get to to stuff our turkeys with some turkey then go to work in a food coma. The problem with both being scheduled for the same holiday?....doesn't take a rocket surgeon to figure it out right? Kylie May needs a place to stay. Luckily, Grandpa Gene and Grandma Carol are ready, willing, and able (at least with enough pep talks they will be) to handle the little insomniac for the 14 stretch.
In order to avoid going cold turkey on Thanksgiving (yes. pun intended. I don't know why you have to say that though. Is it like calling your shot in basketball?), Gene and Carol decided to watch Kylie tonight while Nat is at work...yes...all night. I have to be out the door at 6:00 tomorrow morning, so we needed help anyway, but they just decided to do a semi controlled environment (I have my phone next to me for the call....don't tell them it's off) all-nighter with The Ky. Lane, Josh, and Kyle are all gone (they knew the showdown at the OK coral was happening, so they got out of Dodge), so we'll see how they do.
It's 10:15 and so far no calls (it's amazing how that happens when it's turned off). When I left there house at 8:30 Kylie had just fallen asleep (pretty quickly too) and was headed to lay down in bed with grandma. She even zonked out without much fuss or tears (funny how that happens when she misses her afternoon nap). Tomorrow will be the update, but for now I'm looking forward to trying to get a little shut eye before a big day tomorrow (or big phone call later tonight).
more to come soon,
Craig
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