we had 2 cool kids come stay the night with us sunday. lincoln & shaunie. they had the easter break so we had them come sleep over. it was a lot of fun. zach & i were sneaky ninjas and started the night off with a pillow fight....that we totally won. then we told ghost stories. some were really scary, but others were only scary until the punch line.
after that we decided to lighten the mood and watched "support your local sheriff" i thought for sure we would all fall asleep, but as soon as the movie was over, lincoln, shaunie, and i were still fairly wide awake. so we stayed up talking and then finally around 4 o'clock, we all went to bed. i woke up at 7 and got zach up so we could run to the store and buy bacon. breakfast was made and the kids were woken up. after dishes, we decided to go into st. george to the mall.
we walked around for a while and then finally shaunie & lincoln decided what they wanted to buy. shaunie got earrings, a necklace, and a very cute shirt. lincoln got a shirt and a spitfire sticker. then it was lunch time. so we stopped at arctic circle and pigged out. we had a fun day with them. when we got home, lincoln & i played through a duet that we are going to perform sometime. it was then time to take the little ones home so they could get the things done they needed to.
zach & i then took reichael out to the park & stopped by mom & dad (smith)'s house on the way back. they had chili and offered us some. it was delicious! and after the wonderful chili, we topped it off by going to yumz. it is a self serve frozen yogurt place. really good! and thanks to mom & dad for providing us with dinner & dessert. it was really yummy & as always a fun time out with you two :)
i am also going to blog a bit about zach's birthday. it was kinda a lame one since we both worked. i did, however, make 2 cheesecakes from scratch. he wanted strawberry cheesecake instead of regular cake. and i am such an awesome wify & put sparklers on 1 of them for his candles. it was awesome and the cheesecake didn't taste that bad either. in fact, i am going to go have a piece after i finish with this blog. and that would be now cause it sounds better than typing... :)
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
golfers...
my day yesterday was quite interesting. with the weather outside being overcast, i really didn't want to go into work. i wanted to go back to bed. but alas, i got myself up and dressed and all off to work. i decided to stop in at maverick and get a mtn dew live wire (the best ever cause its orange with caffeine). needless to say, i almost guzzled the whole thing on my 30 ish min drive to work. *i haven't had soda for almost a month too, so i was really not wanting to work*
i got to work, and yippee, had clients... no "on call" today. i hate on call cause i don't get paid. i just sit and wait to get called in. but i guess if i just sit there, i don't get paid either. whichever way, i have to have clients to get money.
so both of the bosses were there and they were both in bad moods...really bad moods. it was kinda funny. cause they should be stressing about the place and all the "behind the scenes" stuff going on. (they had 5 therapists leave in less than 2 weeks, and might have 4 more walking out in the next 2 weeks and they so far had only hired me to replace all the ones who left) well, i looked at the screen that tells us when and who our clients are, and low and behold, there is a new therapist. she comes in after me so i won't get to really meet her until after my first 2 clients, unless i get more... which i did.
well, the newest therapist was late. and she was storing her extra linens in one of the couples rooms. and i don't know if she washed after each session cause i only saw her waiting right outside the door each time i was in the hall waiting for my clients. and i watched her walk in on a client disrobing cause she didn't give them enough time before she just walked in. needless to say, i hope her day today will be better or she won't be having this job too much longer. she already had 2 clients complain against her too. poor thing. but she gave me weird vibes. i just don't know if it was first day jitters, but i wasn't like that on my first day. yes it was a little crazy, but i was also on time and watched everyone else in the hall and such.
so on to my clients. boy oh boy.... all but 1 were yappy. every single one of them wanted to talk. so i just let them. it was a little weird cause most people fall asleep, but not these ones. all of them were in because they have a golf tournament tomorrow (today) that they need to relax and work out the sore muscles from practicing on the green. i felt like i was a birthing coach too cause i had to keep telling my clients to breathe slowly in through the nose and out through the mouth so i can work a little deeper. breathe, breathe.
one client was talking about opening his own spa. he offered me a job when it is finished. it was kinda funny cause he was talking and talking and the suddenly snoring. it was funny, but it was also a relief. my hands worked magic. yes! so after i got done with that client, he was still in la la land and took his time coming out of the room, but it was ok cause it gave me a chance to get a business card (massage envy's but i wrote my name & number on it) so he can call me when the spa opens.
and my next 2 clients were also golfers, and wouldn't stop talking. they didn't fall asleep though. but the funniest was my 77 year old man. he was wanting a deeper massage, but then found out he didn't really like deep. so i switched to a more swedish massage style. he asked me what the strokes were called. so i was telling him as i was working the muscles. this is petrissage, this is effleurage, this is feathering, this is petrissage again. he would tell me oh yeah i like that one or oh not so much on that one. and when i had him turn over he was almost in la la land.
well, then i finished working his legs, and moved up to his shoulders and neck. he then opened his eyes and said to me "i don't know how to put this, and don't take it wrong, cause i don't know how else to put it, but that feathering stroke is, well, kinda turning me on. i think i am going to ask my wife if she wants to get in the whirlpool with me when we get home."
HOLY CRAP!!! what do you do with that?! it took me by surprise and all i could say was "ok" but my brain was screaming "la la la la la, too much information, i don't want to know that! just shut up and enjoy your massage! la la la la la" he did leave me a pretty good tip, and i think they might join and become frequent clients. who knows. i just hope he is silent the next time he comes in for a massage so i don't throw up on him.
thank goodness for my last client who was silent. she wasn't a golfer though. oh, and i forgot cause a lot happened at work yesterday... but the new girl has a uniform. i still don't. so i had to give the one boss crap for it. he didn't take it well. and it wasn't until he realized i was totally joking, that he tried to make up for it and said that i looked professional and beautiful in all black. what a jerk, but whatever. he is just stressed and needs to learn how to manage things a little better cause he is going to find himself without therapists soon if things keep on the way they are. oh and they are completely redoing the shirts, so that's why i don't have a massage envy shirt yet. and that was my work day. CRAZY!
i got to work, and yippee, had clients... no "on call" today. i hate on call cause i don't get paid. i just sit and wait to get called in. but i guess if i just sit there, i don't get paid either. whichever way, i have to have clients to get money.
so both of the bosses were there and they were both in bad moods...really bad moods. it was kinda funny. cause they should be stressing about the place and all the "behind the scenes" stuff going on. (they had 5 therapists leave in less than 2 weeks, and might have 4 more walking out in the next 2 weeks and they so far had only hired me to replace all the ones who left) well, i looked at the screen that tells us when and who our clients are, and low and behold, there is a new therapist. she comes in after me so i won't get to really meet her until after my first 2 clients, unless i get more... which i did.
well, the newest therapist was late. and she was storing her extra linens in one of the couples rooms. and i don't know if she washed after each session cause i only saw her waiting right outside the door each time i was in the hall waiting for my clients. and i watched her walk in on a client disrobing cause she didn't give them enough time before she just walked in. needless to say, i hope her day today will be better or she won't be having this job too much longer. she already had 2 clients complain against her too. poor thing. but she gave me weird vibes. i just don't know if it was first day jitters, but i wasn't like that on my first day. yes it was a little crazy, but i was also on time and watched everyone else in the hall and such.
so on to my clients. boy oh boy.... all but 1 were yappy. every single one of them wanted to talk. so i just let them. it was a little weird cause most people fall asleep, but not these ones. all of them were in because they have a golf tournament tomorrow (today) that they need to relax and work out the sore muscles from practicing on the green. i felt like i was a birthing coach too cause i had to keep telling my clients to breathe slowly in through the nose and out through the mouth so i can work a little deeper. breathe, breathe.
one client was talking about opening his own spa. he offered me a job when it is finished. it was kinda funny cause he was talking and talking and the suddenly snoring. it was funny, but it was also a relief. my hands worked magic. yes! so after i got done with that client, he was still in la la land and took his time coming out of the room, but it was ok cause it gave me a chance to get a business card (massage envy's but i wrote my name & number on it) so he can call me when the spa opens.
and my next 2 clients were also golfers, and wouldn't stop talking. they didn't fall asleep though. but the funniest was my 77 year old man. he was wanting a deeper massage, but then found out he didn't really like deep. so i switched to a more swedish massage style. he asked me what the strokes were called. so i was telling him as i was working the muscles. this is petrissage, this is effleurage, this is feathering, this is petrissage again. he would tell me oh yeah i like that one or oh not so much on that one. and when i had him turn over he was almost in la la land.
well, then i finished working his legs, and moved up to his shoulders and neck. he then opened his eyes and said to me "i don't know how to put this, and don't take it wrong, cause i don't know how else to put it, but that feathering stroke is, well, kinda turning me on. i think i am going to ask my wife if she wants to get in the whirlpool with me when we get home."
HOLY CRAP!!! what do you do with that?! it took me by surprise and all i could say was "ok" but my brain was screaming "la la la la la, too much information, i don't want to know that! just shut up and enjoy your massage! la la la la la" he did leave me a pretty good tip, and i think they might join and become frequent clients. who knows. i just hope he is silent the next time he comes in for a massage so i don't throw up on him.
thank goodness for my last client who was silent. she wasn't a golfer though. oh, and i forgot cause a lot happened at work yesterday... but the new girl has a uniform. i still don't. so i had to give the one boss crap for it. he didn't take it well. and it wasn't until he realized i was totally joking, that he tried to make up for it and said that i looked professional and beautiful in all black. what a jerk, but whatever. he is just stressed and needs to learn how to manage things a little better cause he is going to find himself without therapists soon if things keep on the way they are. oh and they are completely redoing the shirts, so that's why i don't have a massage envy shirt yet. and that was my work day. CRAZY!
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
poop
well work is going alright. i only get paid though when i actually work on clients. my schedule isn't quite set yet, but it is getting there. i still don't always get booked either. so sometimes i sit and wait for people. it gets very boring. the other therapists are all pretty cool people. i am still trying to get names with faces and keep them straight. i know it will come eventually. reichael is doing much better. she has an autoimmune disease. they treat it with steroids. most likely she will have to have shots or pills for the rest of her life. but at least medication is working. reichael still is having digestive issues though. i was woken up an hour ago by her jumping on our bed to inform me she pooped. usually she lets us know she needs out, but i guess since she has diarrhea, she just went. it smelled awful and i managed to step in it. i hope that it will be better once the bleach water dries. i cleaned it up. yuck yuck yuck. i almost threw up too. whatever am i going to do with babies? zach is looking for another job as well as getting back into school. his hp job is going great, but he isn't getting enough hours to support us. i am worried about bills. but i guess as long as we have faith and pay tithing, the Lord will provide. i am still wondering what it is we are supposed to do down here. all in due time though. i need to figure out what i am getting zach for his birthday or what we are going to do. if we want to go out & eat or if i should actually attempt cooking a meal. we both will have to work that saturday, but i guess it just depends on what zach would like. anyway, i should try to get back to sleep again. i fell asleep just after midnight and was woken up at 2am, cleaned up the diarrhea, and tried to sleep again, but tossed and turned. so i got up and am still feeling like i should be sleeping, but i'm wide awake. blah blah blah. i guess its good i am not scheduled for today. but i did work yesterday & am really tired. i just can't get comfortable and my allergies make it hard to breathe. oh well. whatever.
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