Dirty Rotten Masked Bandit....

3:08 am this morning Boone stared the "woof~wooooof~wooooof~WOOF! So I drug myself out of bed and went to go find out what the issue was, looked in the driveway and nothing. So I headed to the front of the house and as I was looking out the blinds onto the porch a little face popped up in front of mine!!! I was looking eye to eye with a little what looked like yearling 30 lb raccoon. It didn't even phase him one bit that we looked eye to eye with each other, he just kept on trying to get to the cat food. He was to darn cute :) The dogs couldn't figure out why I wasn't chasing him off. Finally the little bugger figured out how to knock the handle down so he could open the lid and I had to open the door and shoo him off.

Now I know that when the dogs want out around this time every night that it is a coon, not an opossum or rat that they scenting out.

I went back to bed and couldn't sleep, so by 4:15 I got up and made blueberry muffins which really made the house smell good. I think Steve probably thought it was Saturday! The amusing thing is that the dogs went back to bed and never even got up when I got out of the shower or to say goodbye! My dogs have the life I tell you....

I am freaking tired now that I have had lunch and now I get to go into dispatch this afternoon by myself! fun stuff :) My director gave me a project and the last line read "Challenge is Opportunity" I think I should have this put on a shirt or written across my forehead... What a day!!!

Last night I went by grandmas because I got a couple of calls in which she was stating that she was on her back and her bed was broken and no one would put her up... I went over and she was in a good mood but indeed on her back. (poor thing was out flat) anyway I figured out the bed was the issue not the electrical like the nurse thought. Some people have absolutely no trouble shooting ability. They were going to put her in another room for the night in a bed that worked, but her and I decided it would be best to have her phone and since it was late she could handle being flat for the night. I hated to leave her she was in such a good mood and wanted to converse.

This morning I called the home and they said they would get back with me and of course they didn't so I called back and made sure that they did what was needed. The lady tried to tell me my grandmother did not have her own phone and that her bed was fixed on Sunday. I was about ready to reach into the phone and grab her neck by the end of the call. I have a feeling she will remember me next time I call. I was very nice, but when she basically called me a liar and tried to pawn me off a second time I had to get a little stern and let her know that I could be over there in approx 7 minutes to show her what she needed to take care of... When we were done and she told me what I needed to know I told her thank you and that was exactly what I needed to hear. I also explained that next time she might want to put me on hold and find out the facts before telling me I was wrong and that she would call me back. I gave her a quick course on PR and let her know that in this economy and the sort of people she is communicating with that spending just a few minutes can make a difference on how long she may hold a job and how her future evaluations may go. I said it with a smile and ended by saying thank you and have a great rest of the week... :)

I am sure this is a sign of maturity as in "old age", but hey I feel better when I am done with trying to fix things and young people need guidance in today's world and who better than I to give it! LoL I dropped by Grandmas this afternoon and her bed is indeed fixed. She was tired so I left her to rest...

Chelsea is over here making chicken enchiladas. She is making some new fangled recipe that looks really good and rich :) It is sure to be good. I love watching her cook :)

I survived dispatch with a smile. I had two people come by and say how nice it was to hear my lone voice this afternoon. Ha! I was told my voice was calming and I do believe this was the first time I have ever been told this!

I just saw on the news some idiot is trying to get our 2nd amendment rights taken away by being a killer in Portland... I feel for the people that have lost loved ones or who were hurt. It is so sad but every time I hear this kind of thing I know we are getting closer to loosing our rights because of crazy people that take other peoples lives. I just wish their was some concealed weapon person in the crowd that could have taken the idiot out before he hurt the people. It is very sad...

Well I am off to watch some tv with my husband...

Have a great night, Shann