Tomorrow should be fun....

As I write this blog, the snow continues to fall. It's been falling steady since lunch. Don't know if it will work, but I just went outside and shoveled my pathway as well as my part of the sidewalk. In addition, I brushed off the snow and scraped off ice from my windows that had already built up since arriving home. My hope is - that the bulk of the snow has already fallen and that I don't have to spend too much time tomorrow morning doing the brushing and scraping. Now the joy is going to be the drive to work - the roads are going to be an absolute mess. Calgary doesn't have the same snow removal routine like Thunder Bay so I am predicting the drive will be a tad hair-raising I think with the icy roads. Unfortunately there is no way to avoid the big hills down to the hospital. Praying that I just arrive safe and sound to work without any accidents. Just grateful I got my snow tires on last month, that is for sure.

On a happier note - I received a phone call from my coding supervisor this afternoon asking if I would work evenings next week at the Peter Lougheed Hospital to help with the Sept backlog. Our health region are under going a huge conversion to a regional computer system as well as changing our chart numbering system to allow us to keep up with the growing number of Calgary's population. It is PLC's turn this month to do the conversion. Ours will be in January. Anyway, we have to have all our Sept data entered, checked and corrected by next Friday. It has been a while since I have worked evenings, but this is a great opportunity to code different charts as the PLC have services that FMC doesn't have. Last week, I replied to an email that our boss sent out to all the coders if anyone would be interested in becoming a trainer in either the daycare or emergency services. Since most of my coding working experience has been SDCs, I decided to put my hat in for the SDC trainer. My boss' reply was that she was happy that I had applied. If I am given this opportunity, one of my responsiblities would be to travel to the different urban sites to train the coder destinated for that site. As we received at the scrapbooking retreat last weekend, it is nice to receive affirming comments (a couple of my coworkers have mentioned that I would do a good job as trainer) - your head does seem to raise at bid more naturally. Another great affirmation - a hug - no words need to be exchanged. When I dropped off Sara on Sunday, Ethan heard that I was at the house, and he came up the stairs and before I saw him come into the kitchen I heard him say "Lola" - he wanted to give me a hug! Then as he headed down the stairs for his nap, I heard him say "Bye Lola". Makes you feel so good. Thank you Ethan for brighting my day with your hug.