Some of you who are on Facebook may know that my week didn't start out so well. Taking your kid to daycare with no shoes on (luckily I remembered the socks) kind of makes you start to wonder what the rest of your week will be like. Knowing that the Department of Health would be spending a week with us obviously had me a bit unnerved. I can't remember what happened on Tuesday, probably because the events of Wednesday were so bizarre. For those of you who haven't already heard the story, it goes something like this. I usually don't work on Wednesday, but again, because the Department of Health was on campus I was asked to come in. After spending our lunch hour outside enjoying a little bit of fresh air and sun, my friend Tara and I, (who incidentally share an office) settled into our chairs to do some much needed paperwork. For the record, we never are in our office, but Wednesday we were committed to clearing our desks of all the piles we've accumulated. We had just selected our music for the afternoon when we heard something over the intercom that we will not soon forget. It went something like this...."99, 99 The hospital internal disaster plan is now in effect." I'm not lying when I say that it took hearing the operator repeat those words 3 times for it to actually sink in. To make a long story short a 24 inch water main that feeds the air conditioner ruptured sending nearly 5 feet of water spilling into one of the lower levels. We instantly lost the air conditioning and our ability to leave the hospital until we were "released". I spent the rest of the afternoon on my units, delivering fans to patient rooms to help keep them cool and otherwise working on plans for the next series of "what if's". The nurses were required to stay until we knew that we would not need to transfer any patients to other parts of the hospital or other facilities. I have to say that I cannot possibly imagine what that would have been like. It could have been much, much, much worse. But I can honestly say that I won't forget that crazy day anytime soon.
So, this blog is supposed to be about the kids....and they are doing great. We are currently preparing for an overnight trip to Inner Harbor on Sunday to see the aquarium and visit Port Discovery. McKenna is super excited. She has been very busy at school this week preparing for her pre-school graduation next Thursday. It's one of those days that's going to be so fun and so sad. She's been at Crossroads since she was 18 months old. I can't imagine dropping her off there every day. But on a positive note, I did find someone in our neighborhood (a teacher who has an in-home daycare) who will watch her before and after school. I am so relieved that I finally have that in place. It was something that I was extremely stressed over. I hope that McKenna likes it there, although I'm sure she will. Cooper will continue to go to Crossroads at least 2 days a week. Earl and I both have been very happy with them and the work they do with the kids. They've taught McKenna so much and we obviously want the same for Cooper. I'm so interested to find out what it will be like to have him home here with me when McKenna goes to school. It will be so odd to finally be part time and only have one kid at home during the day. I'm so excited.
McKenna on one of her first days at Crossroads Discovery Center
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