Bad Doctor .. Good Deed

So today was a typical day for me .. I arrived at work on time (okay so that's not typical) and took my post out back with the Ultimutts .. Around 9:00am the nagging of a stomach ache set itself up in my stomach .. As an old lady stuck in a young lady's body and a medical chart at the doctor's office a mile high I knew it was time for a little doctor prescribed medicine if I was going to make it all day outside with the dogs .. After a trip to my purse and a visit with my Boss I was back outside enjoying the pups in the semi decent morning weather .. Long story short .. The medicine didn't work .. The pain in my stomach was getting worse and nothing seemed to be helping .. I chose to call Mr GI Dr .. Now some may find it odd that I have my GI Dr on speed dial but when you have pain like this you don't mess around with phone book nonsense .. I'm sick .. I have health issues .. Anyone who knows me well knows this .. I have a bad back .. migraine headaches .. "stomach issues" .. Mostly from drinking way too much .. smoking too many cigarettes .. crashing too many cars .. and never stopping to think about the consequences for one damn minute until it was way too late .. I partied like a rock start for a good ten years .. give or take .. It's not a bad thing .. It's just starting to take it's toll on my old lady bones.. So moving on .. I left my message with the uninterested receptionist who answered the phone with a promise that it would be passed onto Mr GI Dr's uninterested nurse .. Let me just interject here and say that I have worked in a medical office .. In most cases the people who answer the phones could really care less what you are telling them on the other end of the phone line .. The operators, receptionists, snooty office managers, and sometimes even the nurses Do Not Care .. It's really sad but it's not there fault .. They are overworked and underpaid and really need to move onto more fulfilling careers but don't because they think they have a "Good" job .. But moving on .. Let's just say that is was a damn good thing that whatever was causing the pain today was not life threatening because it took the uninterested nurse 3 hours to call me back .. She took the information that I had already given to the Receptionist full of Sunshine 3 hours earlier and replied that she would need to discuss with Doc what to do .. Nice !! More waiting .. Awesome !! So .. Really at this point I had worked most of the day in some pretty severe pain and I knew that it was time for me to head home and to the sanctity of my bed .. The pain was not getting better and I was still waiting for some much needed advice from the damn dr .. I kid you not .. At 5:01pm my phone rang .. Uninterested Nurse informed me that there was nothing that Mr GI Dr could do for me ( even though I am His patient for these types of problems ) and that I would need to contact my PCP ( who had referred me to Mr GI Dr several months ago for these types of problems ) or go to the ER for immediate care .. Have I f-ing said Awesome yet !! It's not only what I was thinking but exactly what I said to Uninterested Nurse as I was plotting in my brain how to find out where she lived .. It was a bad day .. Bad days happen .. This evening my stomach is feeling slightly better but you can bet your ass that 8:00am tomorrow morning I will be on the phone with the office of my PCP to find a new Mr.GI Dr to add to my speed dial list .. I should have something accomplished my 5:00pm on Friday .. Now for the Good Deed .. This was the bright spot in my day .. I rarely do stuff like this and when I do I typically don't tell anyone but I want to be an encouragement because this is something I have recently began to feel very strongly about .. I have 2 dear friends .. Rick and Lindsey Mott .. They Serve our Country in the Air National Guard @ the 188th here in Fort Smith .. I am Proud as hell to say that they are my friends .. I have heard in the past of strangers walking up to our Service Men and Women at all times and places to shake their hands and to Thank them for their Service to our Country .. I've never done this .. When I was in the Denver, CO airport in July I witnessed a woman run across the airport to shake the hand of a female soldier as she was making her way through the busy airport .. The sight stopped me in my tracks .. Emotion ran through my body and for a moment I thought I would cry .. The women went on but it stuck in my mind .. I still think about that a lot .. Not to long ago I was eating lunch with Linds .. She was in her uniform and there were several other 188th employess in the same restaurant as us .. A girl in uniform walked up to Linds and handed her a wad of cash .. A man outside of the restaurant had given her the money and told her to be sure to pay for the lunches of all of the Service men and women in the restaurant .. It reminded me of Denver and told Linds about it .. She said it happens often .. I was in awe !! Here were these average people going out of there way to Thank our Country's Finest in the simplest of ways .. I knew that I had to do it .. I didn't know how or when the Lord would make the opportunity for me but I knew I had to Thank someone for doing what they do so that I can do what I do in safety and peace .. Today was the day guys .. I chose Subway for lunch .. My stomach was hurting and I figured a ham sandwich would do the least amount of damage .. When I walked in I saw a man and a woman sitting at a table in the restaurant .. They had uniforms on .. It didn't dawn on me at first but it didn't take long for me to remember the deal I made with myself .. As I passed through the line I racked my brain for what to say or do .. I was really nervous and a little scared .. But I was determined to bless these two people somehow before I left Subway .. As I was checking out I told the Uninterested Subway counter girl to give me 3 cookies .. Didn't matter what kind because they weren't for me .. I walked to the drink fountain .. got my iced tea and turned to exit .. With tears in my eyes and a Huge lump in my throat I walked straight up to them .. I laid the cookies down and said "Thank you for all that you do for me and this country and Have a Blessed Day" .. I walked out the door and to my car .. Tears were rolling down my cheeks before I made it to the Lancer .. I didn't know them but the bigger matter was that they didn't know me yet the sacrifice they make for me and my family is so great .. I hope the cookies made them smile .. I hope God continues to Bless our Service People .. I hope .. No I pray that one day all the fighting will end and we can live in peace .. I hope that my friend Linds know what a difference that she has made  in my life .. My mother and grandfather proudly served in the United States Air Force .. I hope that when they were out grabbing lunch that someone took the time to shake their hand and tell them "Thank you for all that you do "  ..  And I think that they would be proud of me because I did the same ..

So I may be a bit obsessed ..

I wrote my "About Me" info last night .. You know .. The I love my hubby and kids thing but I left out a small detail about myself .. Actually it's quite big .. I LOVE Dogs !! And when I say I LOVE dogs it may be more than the average person loves dogs .. For starters I have 4 .. That's right .. 1 2 3 4 Pups .. Living in my house and Sleeping in my bed ( when their daddy lets them ) .. And I work at a Doggie Daycare .. Which means not only do I get to take my precious angels to work with me everyday but my job is to take care of other people's dogs .. I don't do kids .. They cry too much and can sometimes be downright obnoxious and don't get me started on the germs .. I am not a big fan of the general public either mainly because I can't handle stupidity or rudeness and Joe Public on the whole is stupid and rude most of the time .. So I do Dogs !! I got my first dog when I was 25 so I didn't even learn of the obsession until late in life .. I think that is what makes it so awesome .. Because I can appreciate it more .. My oldest and closest to my heart because he was my first dog is Manny .. Manny is a Pug who will be 5 in January .. He is your average lazy pug who snores, burps and yes .. farts .. It doesn't bother me .. We all do it .. Why should he be any different .. Second in line is Max .. He will be 4 in October and what I like to call our "Petfinder Special" .. Max belongs to my husband who will defend until his dying day that Max is by far more superior to our other dogs .. I don't think he even knows his own name sometimes .. But moving on .. Third in line is by far the best gift I have ever received .. A little darling black female pug that my hubby surprised me with over a year ago .. It was about the time we had bought our house and I had been making noise about being the only girl in the house .. So along came Mollie .. She is a Momma's Girl and doesn't leave my side .. I adore her and because of that she may be a little spoiled .. Last but certainly not least is our newest household addition .. A little yorkie named Hayden .. He had lived with my mom for a few years but really needed a place where he could be more social and have more outside time .. That landed him here and he has officially earned a spot in the Grounds Pack .. This may sound crazy to you .. but I honestly cannot imagine a day without my dogs .. Or a job where I had to do anything that didn't require me to take care of dogs .. They love me and I love them .. They can sense it .. Therefore we all get along .. My job is incredible and with any job I have to deal with a little (sometimes alot) of "crap" but someone has to do it and if that's the sacrifice I must make to hang out with my furry friends then Bring it On .. If you have told me ten years ago that this would be my life I'd have laughed in your face .. This is never a path that I imagined for myself but God has a plan for us all and Folks .. I am not sure why .. but this is mine .. And I LOVE it !!!