Define: HELL

.when asked to define:hell... i have the most appropriate answer and definition anyone could ask for...WORK TODAY.

.i walked into work with things happening at work that shouldnt be happening at work (its friday, boss is gone, staff go crazy i guess)... i just let it go, and moved on. did open my mouth at one point.

.we were under-staffed ALL day long. i mean ALL day. i guess my boss called around lunch time to see how we were doing and if we needed someone else to come in. well i guess she was informed that we were okay and "didnt have that many kids"

."that many kids" are you serious?? we had almost 40 and we usually have 2-3 MORE staff members on days when we have that many kids.

.lunch time came and gone, i had to vacuum floors and mop them, and feed babies. i had 5 babies today...and i was suppose to be the boss. i dont know how i did both today.

.oh yea, i do know how i did it. i didn't eat (that means 9:30 am to 7:00 pm i did not eat ANYTHING because of lack of time and needing to get things done, oh and being over babies and being boss ).

.i have one baby who has acid reflect, bad stomach aches, oh and RSV. he SCREAMED at the top of his lungs for an ENTIRE hour. i finally got him to settle enough that i could feed him and change his diaper, until he SCREAMED at the top of his lungs again... i finally wrapped him up, put him in his car seat (thats where he sleeps best cause its upright, with his acid reflects) and rocked the SCREAMING baby to sleep.

.i had another baby who has been fighting a cold, and was grumpy and wanted to be loved ALL DAY. i usually LOVE this, but considering i hadnt even gotten to ANY office work or fed my face by 2 today.. it was horrible.

.i NEVER sat down today. it was helping staff, cleaning up toys, feeding babies, changing diapers, CONSTANT. okay, i lied, i sat down at 5:30...to a stack of checks that needed to be entered into the system, and in the deposit book. I sat down to kids who haven't even been entered for the day. I sat down to lunch count not even done yet and infant food logs not filled out. i sat down to kids not checked out properly, so i had to go through and manually check them out. basically, i sat down to 45 minutes of work (and thats with the boss doing half of it tomorrow on her time.)

.i had to help parents, and answer questions all day today. 

.my afternoon staff didnt get to start cleaning until close to 5:30 (we are usually done and walking out the door at 5:45.... we didnt leave until 6:30 tonight.

.i got most the office work done, but still have more that my boss said she would take care of when she got in tomorrow... i feel bad, because that was MY responsibility.

.by the time i left, my hubby had to leave for work too. i havent seen him since this morning. i called him on my way home from work and just cried my eyes out. i feel like we havent seen each other much this week. our schedules are just opposite, when he is home, i am gone and when he is gone i am gone. by the time he gets home i am in bed. by the time i get up and ready for work, he is sleeping cause he has been up while i slept the night before. i miss him and our time together. today felt good to just cry to him on the phone, i cant wait for him to come home tonight, because more than likely i will just cry some more.

.i was looking forward to the weekend, and sleeping in with the hubby, but i have a conference that lasts from 8-5 tomorrow for work in Pocotello (hour and a half from here). ..staff are meeting and driving together... i have to be on the road no later then 6:20am tomorrow morning.

.define hell?? thats simple, my day at work and half my weekend...my so called "break".