peeling the banana

My Hannah banana is sick. She has been fighting a throat infection almost all summer. This morning, back to her pediatrician (who I absolutely adore and cherish). One more round of antibiotics, 10 days worth, go see an ear nose & throat before we leave for Hawaii. Her tonsils will probably be taken out when we get back.

When she was a baby, she had horrible ear infections. No dairy didn't work, antibiotics didn't work. Finally, they put tubes in her ears. Three weeks later they were out, the pressure built up pushed them out, we had to do it again. The took her adnoids out, but not the tonsils.

Now here we are 12 years later still fighting ear infections and the tonsils will finally come out. She always catches whatever is out there, she gets a lot sicker than Ashley. However, when Ashley gets sick, she gets sick One time Ashley got strep throat with scarlet fever. Her fever got as high as 104, straight to the cold bathtub, watching her shiver in pain and from the cold was excruciating.

I don't like my babies being sick. I don't like the thought of my banana in an operating room. I do wish we could get it done before vacation, but Dr said better to wait just in case there is a flare up while we are gone. Problem is, we get home 10 days before school starts, either way it sucks, which she is doing a lot of because she can't open her mouth very wide to eat. Poor baby, I feel so sorry for her.

Larry has been in Mexico since Monday. He will be home tonight. I don't sleep well when he is gone, I left the TV in our room on all night watching Contact to have the noise.

We still haven't heard anything from Ashley. She did call last night for Hannah. My sis answered the phone --

Hello?
Is Hannah there?
No, can I take a message?
It's me!
Me WHO?
ASHLEY!

She didn't call back.

I have the day off, then guess what? Another eight days in a row. This time, a major light at the end of the tunnel. Hawaii! My vacation days are coupled with my off days to maximize time and use as little vacation time as possible, hence the eight days in a row.

I went to my first Assistant Managers meeting yesterday, I have a lot to learn. My trainees are doing well. One has it, she's got it. She's just not quite "in the house" What I mean by that is I am not sure if she actually wants this job. She has all the knowledge, but I don't feel I have her commitment yet. The other one is taking a little more effort. I have her commitment, but she looks like a deer in headlights when she is dealing with the customers.

It's ironic, my timid one is married to the loudest, craziest man. He is one of my customers and I have known him for about a year and a half. That's how we came to learn about M, and she came to work for us. We shall see ......

My poor little banana, not all bright and yellow, but brown and peeling ......