Second Time Around

There was some question yesterday whether our schedule should allow us to finish up at 3 PM at Arcadia, or have to work until 8 PM. There shouldn't have been any question since last week we worked until 3 PM the Sunday we traveled to El Cajon, so why not do the same this week? The problem is that Terri is trying to switch us back to the regular co-managers schedule and she gets confused about what hours we work on certain days. The way it shapes up now, we work the next 2 days here at El Cajon, have off on Wednesday, work Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and have Sunday and Monday off. That would have us back on the normal co-managers schedule.

As a result of the new schedule, we made reservations at the campground in Menifee to arrive on Wednesday, and we will set up the rig to leave on the space through Monday. Even though we will not be there on Friday and Saturday, it will only be sitting empty for the 2 days.

We had a real shocker when we went back to work yesterday morning. One of the healthiest women at Arcadia passed away on Friday while we were off. We took it pretty hard. She used to sit at the table next to us during meals and took total care of her almost invalid husband. She never used a walker or any assistance at all, was active and a picture of good health. Evidently, she went into the hospital Friday with some sort of internal infection and she had a fatal reaction to some medication she was given. We're sure that the family will be suing the hospital over this one. As her husband needs almost total care, he will most certainly be moving out to go to a higher care facility. You just never know when your time comes.

We arrived at El Cajon last night in time to have supper during the normal meal hours and we were greeted by the residents with smiles and welcome back gestures. It's nice to have a cheerful welcome back to a community where we have only spent a couple days. We hope the next 2 days are as nice as the ones we spent last week and we can leave with some positive memories of the Springs of El Cajon...