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Random Tuesday is brought to you by our favorite SuperMom … Keely! G’head. Join us in our random ramblings. You know you want to.

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Yesterday was a Federal holiday to celebrate Columbus Day.  It’s a special kind of holiday because I had the day off while hubby went ot work and my dauther went off to school.   Since I don’t seem to have the slightest idea how to actually relax and do nothing all day, Columbus Day has turned into the official “Switching of the Clothes Day.”   Summer clothes are packed up and taken down to the basement and the sweaters are brought upstairs to the closet and dresser.   I DO love sweaters.   Warm … and forgiving too.

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My office building is schedule to have a “SIP Drill” on Wednesday.   SIP stands for Shelter-in-Place.   It’s a drill to prepare us to bunker down in case of a chemical attack.

We have a new blanket in a sealed package for each employee.   We have water to last each employee three days.  We’ve all been advised to always have three days of any “can’t miss a day” medications on hand.  We have heavy plastic sheeting and duct tape to seal up the doors and the air vents in the common areas.   During our sheltering-in-place, we’re all to report to our assigned areas.   Mine is in the conference room.   We have a television and dvd player in our conference room.   I need to bring in some dvds to watch should we ever get stuck in there.   And you can bet your butt, I’m not letting people from the other side of the 6th floor into my conference room.   Nope, they should have thought about having a dvd player and dvds on their own.   I know … I’m so mean.

Very well thought out, yes?

No.

You see, when the wind blows you can feel the air coming through some of the window seals.   The windows have leaked when we’ve had a driving rain before.   We have drop ceilings with no way to seal off the air circulating throughout the ceiling.

Seems like an exercise in futility, doesn’t it?   Oh, but I work for the Federal Government and we’ve got to check the box.     Somebody, somewhere has the responsiblity of making sure that all offices know how to shelter-in-place.   Whether it works or not … well, that’s not really all that important.

Sheesh.

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My mom had surgery yesterday.   Her bladder fell.   Not just a little bit either.   It was trying to fall all the way out!  It was partially hanging outside of her vajayjay.   Seriously.   She’s had the tack it up surgery years back (after delivering the third of her kids) and that lasted a good 30 years, but I guess when that first surgery goes – it really goes!   Partially hanging outside of the vajayjay …  I’m still just amazed!    So, they’ve put her bladder in it’s own little hammock.   You know those mesh hammocks they sell for stuffed animals … it’s the same idea – just smaller.

hammock

Yep … just like that – just picture a bladder in there instead of those bunnies and bears.

Feel better soon Mom!

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See you next Random Tuesday!