It’s been awhile. I’m sorry but I got hooked on a book and used every spare moment reading. “The Given Day” is about the1919 Boston Police strike. You know the strike is coming, but the build up is suspenseful. I finished the book today. Yeah!
Saturday was a memorial service for one of the beloved women of The Home. She passed away about two weeks ago. It was held in a nearby church. The unusual guests were a former manager and her husband the maintenance man. They are sort of lay pastors in the Anglican Church. He led the service and she sang. I’m telling you this, there are some people who should never sing in public — she’s at the head of the list.
The former leaders have been in town visiting around. They would like to get their old jobs back. That is now the hot topic around The Home. It is also extremely divisive. The residents either loved them or hated them. At the moment it seems like hate is winning 2 to 1. Management does not want a resident manager and they would definitely not hire this couple. They already fired them, but used finances as an excuse. That was convenient, but now they must deal with this in another way. I would love to know how it’ll be handled.
The whole situation has put the fear of God in Rocky – he’s our current maintenance man. He is also really struggling with his health. He over reacts and expresses his thoughts much more than facts. So we are still a little confused about what is happening. He said he had cancer, but that seems to have drifted away. That diagnoses was made before he saw a doctor. That seems to be his pattern. I wish I were that good at figuring out what is wrong with me. Of course, he is often wrong. I can be wrong too.
So he’s wondering if he might lose his job since he seems to be missing a lot of work lately. Then he has a scheduled vacation this week to go to California to meet his first grandson. With Rocky gone for a few days the debate about bringing the other couple back will rage. It will never happen in a million years. I like saying that since I will not be around long even to know if that is true or not.
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