March 3, 2017

Tonsil shards. That’s what woke me up (sore throat).  Well, that and the smell of coffee (since I had mistakenly changed the time on my coffee machine, it started brewing at four a.m. instead of five). Still, an early-morning what I needed as I still didn’t feel well and didn’t want to rush myself at all. The last two days have really days I would’ve stayed home under normal circumstances, but knowing I was going to juvie changed that. I just make sure not to lick anyone and I tend not to hug a single person there.  I’m not contagious or anything…no runny nose, sneezing and coughing started on my drive tonight.  Just feeling very run down….

I dropped Maggie off at Quoia Café. Her suitcase was packed in the car for later on. I went back to pick up Ethan, dropped him off  and headed to juvie. We had a couple new kids, but others have been released or transferred so I had about the same number of clients today as any other day. I was proud to say my kid has managed to accomplish his goal, and I also celebrated a week without sugar. Later, much to my dismay, I would celebrate that with a cookie from Chick-fil-A.

By the time I left work,  I was feeling pretty rough.  I had a suicide assessment to do after 4:30 and still have a lot of things I needed to accomplish.  Headed to the clinic to get my mileage done, check on a few cases, and headed home.  I stopped by Raley’s where I ran into an old friend from a different life.  I love how Universe throws us what we need when we need it.

Maggie and I hit the road around 7:30 after dinner from aforementioned fast-food place.  Arrival time was about 10:15.  I had us in the Safeway (the self-serve pay machines are much to aggressive for country folks like us and we don’t think the clerk cared very much for our bumpkin ways)in Santa Clara and in our hotel room by 10:04.

Maggie giggled because I brought my coffee machine from home, but after many a night in hotels after shows, I know what I like.  I need a very good night of sleep and I’m grateful our games don’t start til 3. 

Pictures: Maggie’s lunch; Lemons juice for my honey/lemon/raw ginger teas; Maggie leave Safeway; Our hotel’s effort vs what I need.