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Heard from the ladies, we recalled one of those weeks...
Classmate, single mom with two girls, had left as soon as we had arrived for clinicals, her youngest had had an accident at school and was in route to the ER. I said “just go, ‘I’ll cover for you and forget about classes and gimme that backpackâ€. She took off down the hospital corridor trying to not run and dial her mom at the same time.
From clinicals I headed back to school for a presentation I had to take notes for, from there I went to work, until 0700 and then back to school for a 0800 class and then I had another clinical. I had to attend. About 1700 hrs I was finally given a message from my classmate from my supervisor.
“Been trying to run you down, I guess my messages didn’t find you, please call when you can.â€
The case in the OR was going fine, so I went to the OR suite next door setting up another case and used a landline in there.
1800 hrs finally came; I had a covered a partial shift for someone else. I made a call for BBQ take out, ran by another hospital where my classmate worked to get her paycheck, new paper drill had messed her up again on direct deposit and deposited her check. I ran by my bank for cash,, made a run ot the grocery store and headed to a bedroom community where she and the girls lived.
“Uncle Steve, what did you bring us?†I tossed a can of whip crème to one girl and walked to the couch and handed the younger one the can of canned squirt cheese. The Dog naturally had to have his treat too, peppermint.
“I was doing tumbling stuff on the trampoline and didn’t do it right, I broke my leg, will you sign my cast†I signed the cast.
“You look like hell†my classmate said, “When did you last sleep?†I replied I had caught about 4 hours between graveyard shifts on Sunday. “Today is Thursday you know? “No I didn’t really – I must not have gotten the memoâ€.
“Mommy, what do you mean Uncle Steve is a poster child for Sleep Deprav…how do you say it?â€
Eldest daughter said she had been practicing, did I want to see? “Mom…can you get my gun…please?†Youngest piped up “get mine too, I’ve been practicing haven’t I?â€
“Here drink this and try not to corrupt my kids and dogs anymore in the short time this takesâ€.
With eyes and ears on the eldest shows safe gun handling and shows great form mounting her 28 ga shotgun. I all of a sudden forget about being tired and hungry.
“Well this sucks big time, darn cast messes my stance up big time†I assured the youngest she had better form and basics than some folks without a cast. She really had been practicing her form with her .410.
“Lets eat before this BBQ gets cold “The dog was the first one at the table, under it I grant you, he didn’t need the invite repeated.
Listen ladies, teacher’s meeting and no school for you two tomorrow. Steve has covered for me in class, he has notes and study guides and we have to study like crazy tonight for a test. Mommy missed out and I have to get caught up – okay ladies?
I had made arrangements with the instructor since this emergency had hit. She knew my classmate was a good mom and hard worker, she was a great student. So I was given the job of tutoring and we could take our test at the local hospital in the bedroom community –she was going to be there for something else.
We had to be there at 1300 hrs, the rest of the class would be taking the test at 0800 on Friday. Looks as if the girls would have to stay with Grandparents or tag along. Decided Grandma would come over and spoil them , best the little one rest with the broken leg anyway.
I had finally gotten a weekend off, repayment for covering for some folks. My classmate had the weekend off as well, she too had covered for others and with the kid getting a broken leg, she had folks insist she take off. Nurse Manager had arranged for the special pay system they used for instances like this.
Eldest sister took care of little sister, didn’t take much, after eating and taking some pain meds she was out like a light.
I was ordered to take a shower and shave, I had changes of clothes I kept in my vehicle . the coffee pot was full and we hit the books. Next thing we knew the eldest one took the youngest one breakfast – morning had come quick. 1300 hrs was approaching fast.
We did great on the test and practical, headed back to the house, Grandma had had he girls busy fixing fried chicken, along with side dishes and cleaning up. “Steve, I hope you feel better than you look, ‘cause you look like hellâ€. “You’re just saying that to get a hug†I replied, she laughed and headed out back home.
We had finished eating and catching up with the girl’s day. The broken leg was still “messing everything up, and these crutches hurt and suck big timeâ€. I remember sitting on the couch with a dog, I remember adding some cushion to the crutches , and the kid’s snuggled up showing me their school work, then I went out like a light.
“If you think I am going to let you drive home in your condition – you are mistakenâ€.
I vaguely recall the eldest pushing me back and the youngest one taking my shoes off, classmate covered me and I crashed.
Laughter giggles, “omph’ and a dog on my chest, licking the whip cream off my face “Mommy, he stopped snoringâ€. Laughter and more giggles, and mom was about to spill coffee all over me- laughing so hard.
“Hey, you’re the one who taught them that trick, and they pulled it on me – how does it feel?’
Be careful telling kids about putting whip crème or shaving cream on a sleeping person’s hand and then tickling their face. Seems the dog was paying attention as well back when I shared this little tidbit.
“Well – get up, you promised, and my leg will feel all better, you promised that tooâ€.
I look at the girls, the range bags, the gun cases, then mom. “Yeah it seems ‘someone’ in their stupor promised to take some ladies shooting last nightâ€.
Oh.
“Get up, get a shower, we are having pancakes so hurry upâ€. Women – I swear, even the little ones you have to be careful around.
Carry the youngest one out so she wouldn’t have to deal with the rocky terrain and all and “ this is gonna suck big time†. She was doing dry mounts and trying to swing, but her movements were hindered with that cast. “Different when you can’t do what your supposed to†. So I assured her we would adapt. “ Yeah because I was getting to where I could hit the moving ones, but I guess I could shoot the still onesâ€. That pouty lip told me, we were gonna break some moving targets no matter , that kid , well she had determination, just needed some help to keep the self esteem in check.
Well being right handed, meant her broken leg –the left one- was supposed to be out front, no way to “crack at the knee†with a cast. So I straightened my knee and had her follow my lead, mom was behind her in case she lost balance. “This is that upper body stuff – right?†Well the little girl had the concepts – dang cast might actually work to show how important. Big Sis pretended to have a cast and shot a few live rounds at “low 7†and broke them. Then mom did the same thing with her ‘cast’.
Well a kid can jump – a little anyway- with a cast, no crutches when they hit a low 7. Kinda difficult to describe the grin and how hard a kid that size can give a hug too. By golly she forgot all about that broken leg, that cast, any pain, she was smoking them Low 7’s. “All I see the front part, I move my body, and keep pulling through, this don’t suck as bad as I thought. Now lets move onto a harder one- okay?†Well the little brat shot some harder shots, I was both surprised and impressed, she really wanted to do well. Big Sis (two years difference) was coming along as well. Mom was doing fine, only problem was she kept “forgetting†to return her daddy’s Ruger 28ga , been about 5 months this “memory lapse had been going on it seems…â€.
“I’m tiring out and my leg hurts†That is what a 22 rifle and sitting is for, I kinda figured they were up to something, Eldest ran to mom’s car , and returned with a sack from the trunk, gals normally shot a spinner target, they had something else in mind. Mom wondered what that sack was in the closet.
Tin cans are fun, seems the gals had been to the Dollar Store with Grandparents as well, little toy animals make great targets.
Sitting in one of those folding, portable chairs the youngest one says “ I need my .410 please, and some slugsâ€. Mom and I just look at each other, eldest one is grinning. Little brat nailed the nerf ball but good, then big sis,of course Mom and I “had to “ shoot it as well.
“See, folks make fun of my little .410, but you guys and your 28’s can’t shoot slugs like I canâ€.
Showoff.
What had been a weary week for me and a frustrating on e for single mom of two- ended on a good note.
The youngest and the dog rode back with me, and both of them fell asleep, then. I carried her to the couch once back to their house. Eldest one helped us clean the guns, the dog napped on the couch to keep the young one safe.
I walked back to the door, knocked “What you forget something†she asked,girls trying to muffle giggles and laughs in the background “No I need to borrow your Windex and paper towels I repliedâ€.
I had loaded up my stuff , except my backpack, the eldest has insisted on taking it out for me.
Do you know realize how messy it is to remove shaving cream off a windshield? I have to admit I kinda hated to remove it. "Thanks" .
It is the little ladies you really have to watch close.
Classmate, single mom with two girls, had left as soon as we had arrived for clinicals, her youngest had had an accident at school and was in route to the ER. I said “just go, ‘I’ll cover for you and forget about classes and gimme that backpackâ€. She took off down the hospital corridor trying to not run and dial her mom at the same time.
From clinicals I headed back to school for a presentation I had to take notes for, from there I went to work, until 0700 and then back to school for a 0800 class and then I had another clinical. I had to attend. About 1700 hrs I was finally given a message from my classmate from my supervisor.
“Been trying to run you down, I guess my messages didn’t find you, please call when you can.â€
The case in the OR was going fine, so I went to the OR suite next door setting up another case and used a landline in there.
1800 hrs finally came; I had a covered a partial shift for someone else. I made a call for BBQ take out, ran by another hospital where my classmate worked to get her paycheck, new paper drill had messed her up again on direct deposit and deposited her check. I ran by my bank for cash,, made a run ot the grocery store and headed to a bedroom community where she and the girls lived.
“Uncle Steve, what did you bring us?†I tossed a can of whip crème to one girl and walked to the couch and handed the younger one the can of canned squirt cheese. The Dog naturally had to have his treat too, peppermint.
“I was doing tumbling stuff on the trampoline and didn’t do it right, I broke my leg, will you sign my cast†I signed the cast.
“You look like hell†my classmate said, “When did you last sleep?†I replied I had caught about 4 hours between graveyard shifts on Sunday. “Today is Thursday you know? “No I didn’t really – I must not have gotten the memoâ€.
“Mommy, what do you mean Uncle Steve is a poster child for Sleep Deprav…how do you say it?â€
Eldest daughter said she had been practicing, did I want to see? “Mom…can you get my gun…please?†Youngest piped up “get mine too, I’ve been practicing haven’t I?â€
“Here drink this and try not to corrupt my kids and dogs anymore in the short time this takesâ€.
With eyes and ears on the eldest shows safe gun handling and shows great form mounting her 28 ga shotgun. I all of a sudden forget about being tired and hungry.
“Well this sucks big time, darn cast messes my stance up big time†I assured the youngest she had better form and basics than some folks without a cast. She really had been practicing her form with her .410.
“Lets eat before this BBQ gets cold “The dog was the first one at the table, under it I grant you, he didn’t need the invite repeated.
Listen ladies, teacher’s meeting and no school for you two tomorrow. Steve has covered for me in class, he has notes and study guides and we have to study like crazy tonight for a test. Mommy missed out and I have to get caught up – okay ladies?
I had made arrangements with the instructor since this emergency had hit. She knew my classmate was a good mom and hard worker, she was a great student. So I was given the job of tutoring and we could take our test at the local hospital in the bedroom community –she was going to be there for something else.
We had to be there at 1300 hrs, the rest of the class would be taking the test at 0800 on Friday. Looks as if the girls would have to stay with Grandparents or tag along. Decided Grandma would come over and spoil them , best the little one rest with the broken leg anyway.
I had finally gotten a weekend off, repayment for covering for some folks. My classmate had the weekend off as well, she too had covered for others and with the kid getting a broken leg, she had folks insist she take off. Nurse Manager had arranged for the special pay system they used for instances like this.
Eldest sister took care of little sister, didn’t take much, after eating and taking some pain meds she was out like a light.
I was ordered to take a shower and shave, I had changes of clothes I kept in my vehicle . the coffee pot was full and we hit the books. Next thing we knew the eldest one took the youngest one breakfast – morning had come quick. 1300 hrs was approaching fast.
We did great on the test and practical, headed back to the house, Grandma had had he girls busy fixing fried chicken, along with side dishes and cleaning up. “Steve, I hope you feel better than you look, ‘cause you look like hellâ€. “You’re just saying that to get a hug†I replied, she laughed and headed out back home.
We had finished eating and catching up with the girl’s day. The broken leg was still “messing everything up, and these crutches hurt and suck big timeâ€. I remember sitting on the couch with a dog, I remember adding some cushion to the crutches , and the kid’s snuggled up showing me their school work, then I went out like a light.
“If you think I am going to let you drive home in your condition – you are mistakenâ€.
I vaguely recall the eldest pushing me back and the youngest one taking my shoes off, classmate covered me and I crashed.
Laughter giggles, “omph’ and a dog on my chest, licking the whip cream off my face “Mommy, he stopped snoringâ€. Laughter and more giggles, and mom was about to spill coffee all over me- laughing so hard.
“Hey, you’re the one who taught them that trick, and they pulled it on me – how does it feel?’
Be careful telling kids about putting whip crème or shaving cream on a sleeping person’s hand and then tickling their face. Seems the dog was paying attention as well back when I shared this little tidbit.
“Well – get up, you promised, and my leg will feel all better, you promised that tooâ€.
I look at the girls, the range bags, the gun cases, then mom. “Yeah it seems ‘someone’ in their stupor promised to take some ladies shooting last nightâ€.
Oh.
“Get up, get a shower, we are having pancakes so hurry upâ€. Women – I swear, even the little ones you have to be careful around.
Carry the youngest one out so she wouldn’t have to deal with the rocky terrain and all and “ this is gonna suck big time†. She was doing dry mounts and trying to swing, but her movements were hindered with that cast. “Different when you can’t do what your supposed to†. So I assured her we would adapt. “ Yeah because I was getting to where I could hit the moving ones, but I guess I could shoot the still onesâ€. That pouty lip told me, we were gonna break some moving targets no matter , that kid , well she had determination, just needed some help to keep the self esteem in check.
Well being right handed, meant her broken leg –the left one- was supposed to be out front, no way to “crack at the knee†with a cast. So I straightened my knee and had her follow my lead, mom was behind her in case she lost balance. “This is that upper body stuff – right?†Well the little girl had the concepts – dang cast might actually work to show how important. Big Sis pretended to have a cast and shot a few live rounds at “low 7†and broke them. Then mom did the same thing with her ‘cast’.
Well a kid can jump – a little anyway- with a cast, no crutches when they hit a low 7. Kinda difficult to describe the grin and how hard a kid that size can give a hug too. By golly she forgot all about that broken leg, that cast, any pain, she was smoking them Low 7’s. “All I see the front part, I move my body, and keep pulling through, this don’t suck as bad as I thought. Now lets move onto a harder one- okay?†Well the little brat shot some harder shots, I was both surprised and impressed, she really wanted to do well. Big Sis (two years difference) was coming along as well. Mom was doing fine, only problem was she kept “forgetting†to return her daddy’s Ruger 28ga , been about 5 months this “memory lapse had been going on it seems…â€.
“I’m tiring out and my leg hurts†That is what a 22 rifle and sitting is for, I kinda figured they were up to something, Eldest ran to mom’s car , and returned with a sack from the trunk, gals normally shot a spinner target, they had something else in mind. Mom wondered what that sack was in the closet.
Tin cans are fun, seems the gals had been to the Dollar Store with Grandparents as well, little toy animals make great targets.
Sitting in one of those folding, portable chairs the youngest one says “ I need my .410 please, and some slugsâ€. Mom and I just look at each other, eldest one is grinning. Little brat nailed the nerf ball but good, then big sis,of course Mom and I “had to “ shoot it as well.
“See, folks make fun of my little .410, but you guys and your 28’s can’t shoot slugs like I canâ€.
Showoff.
What had been a weary week for me and a frustrating on e for single mom of two- ended on a good note.
The youngest and the dog rode back with me, and both of them fell asleep, then. I carried her to the couch once back to their house. Eldest one helped us clean the guns, the dog napped on the couch to keep the young one safe.
I walked back to the door, knocked “What you forget something†she asked,girls trying to muffle giggles and laughs in the background “No I need to borrow your Windex and paper towels I repliedâ€.
I had loaded up my stuff , except my backpack, the eldest has insisted on taking it out for me.
Do you know realize how messy it is to remove shaving cream off a windshield? I have to admit I kinda hated to remove it. "Thanks" .
It is the little ladies you really have to watch close.
You seem to be a bad influence on little girls... 