On Saturday I woke up unusually early and the owner called at the right time. An elderly woman died early in the morning and I was on my way to make a few extra bucks. At the nursing home, the son came up to me as I talked to the charge nurse. Families often approach me, I guess the necktie and a gurney are a dead giveaway. We went into the room and I told him and his wife the usual, that they may not want to see his mother get wrapped up, so they left the facility with their sons.
I loaded the body into the van and just as I was about to go back, the owner called. There was another body close to the funeral home that I could pick up also. Might as well, it's easy money. The next nursing home was not as nice as the first. Hallways were dingy, the service elevator took forever, and the nurse took even longer to find the discharge sheet. The woman who died was over 100 years old. Holy cow, I know I won't live that long. Although dead, she looked better than many 70 year-olds. I drove back to the funeral home, boxed them up, and just past noon I was on my way to enjoying the rest of my weekend.
Today I was happy to drive to the crematory and escape the Monday morning office chaos. Cold rain was on and off. Driving back, I had to stop by a Starbucks for coffee. I was tired, so I took a ten minute nap in the parking lot. I remember the temp driver (who wasn't at work today) telling me last week that sometimes when you're tired, the best thing to do is pull off the road and close your eyes for a bit. Good advise, I felt much better afterwards.
There were two new employees who started today. One is supposedly the new office manager and the other a former paramedic, whose title I forget at the moment. Both are men, the latter being friendlier than the former. Now the office is really cramped. We'll see who quits first, as I don't think both will be around for too long.
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