Things have been very busy around here! I'm in the middle of teaching a class for the University of Phoenix online. I have to admit that when I took this job, I thought that teaching online would be a breeze, because I could just check in and do my thing whenever I wanted online and didn't have to have a scheduled class to attend. The reality has been much different! I feel like I'm a slave to the classroom, because I'm on it all the time.
I've settled in to my new position at Casa Colina. My Mondays and Tuesdays there are busy from the time I come in until the time I leave. Unfortunately, I spend about 3 hours on Tuesday afternoons sitting in a team conference for all our patients, where we make decisions about the best care for the patient, talk over the patient's progress that week, make plans for discharge, etc. The frustrating part of that is that the medical team's opinions about what is best for this particular client are almost always couched by what the patient's insurance decrees. So we have to discharge people who aren't safe to be on their home, send people home just when they've started making progress, and aren't able to get much of the equipment that some of our patients really need and that would give them better quality of life. That's sad and very frustrating, particularly as the political hot potato of healthcare reform continues to play out in the background.
Off my soapbox now...
Rebecca LOVES preschool! After her first week of preschool, she promptly caught a respiratory infection. Last weekend was a long weekend of coughing, coughing, and more coughing for her. Nonetheless, on Monday morning, when I woke her up to get dressed, she popped up and said, "School? I LOVE school!" She's definitely had no trouble adjusting. She likes to play "family" and is apparently always the mommy. Last week, they learned about the letter O, the color pink, the shape of a heart, and the number 15. Their theme was "God is Love" and their Bible story of the week was Noah. Next week, they'll be having an "I Love Jesus" party on Valentine's Day. Rebecca has decided she is giving Disney Princess valentines to the girls and Spiderman valentines to the boys.
Grammy arrived on Wednesday afternoon. We spent the afternoon before she arrived shopping and playing with the Woltil family (this was after Rebecca had dance class on Wednesday morning). Julie and I had a lot of things to talk over, and it was convenient to LAX. After Grammy's arrival, we fought rush hour L.A. traffic to pick Ramy up and went to dinner at the Olive Garden. We've been having a relaxing weekend, just having fun. On Thursday, we ordered the cupcakes for Rebecca's birthday party (of course, we had to sample a few, right?!?). On Friday, we went to the Grove and visited the American Girl Place, where Rebecca Doll got her hair done in braids. Last night, Ramy and I went to see the movie The King's Speech, which was really good. I enjoyed it a lot. Even Ramy, who tends to find British accents annoying, liked it.
This will be a busy week. Miss Rebecca Lee Cisneros turns FOUR on Wednesday! It'll be a week of celebrations! On Tuesday night, we're having a family pizza party. Wednesday is dance class, and then we're having lunch at the American Girl Place. On Thursday, we are hosting a princess tea party for Princess Rebecca and Princess Adelaide. Then Saturday is the jump party. It's fun to be four years old!
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