This week in brief

This has been one of those weeks that makes me want to move to Montana and raise dental floss!

I am nursing a dislocated shoulder and had to have a cortizone shot. The only thing the darned thing did was make me sick because it had anesthetic in it and I am mildly allergic to the stuff they used. And the shoulder is still hurting like crazy!

On top of that, I have been dealing with a pre-teen crush courtesy of my daughter. At 8 1/2, she has a "boyfriend" (Conner) that she spends all her time with at summer camp. They do all the activities together, hold hands and KISS!?!?!?! Yesterday, we went to the movies and she spent all of her time worrying because he didn't come. I gather that she and Conner decided that he would meet her at the theater and his dad sort of agreed, but forgot to tell his mom who had made other plans. If this is a taste of what I have to look forward to, please point me to the nearest all-girl boarding school in Outer Mongolia!

Worst of all is that the local manager of the agency I work for is transferring out next month. Normally not a big deal because it happens all the time. However, her replacement is a certifiable asshole! I have been with this agency for nearly 17 years and this guy coming in is the only person I ever had to file a complaint against. He kept me from a position a few years back because I was a single parent and he didn't think I could handle the work because of that. So you can imagine how I felt to see him listed as the new manager. I immediately called my supervisor and told her I want to be moved. She said to suck it up, do my job and it will be OK. Yeah, right... I know what retaliation is and I know that because he is a manager, my complaints won't count for squat.

I also need a plumber and a better spreadsheet to make the paycheck vs. bills ratio behave!