So - on Day 2 in Florida - trouble has occurred. The agency provides the workers for 12 hours a day.(8 am to 8 pm) This week I am paying a girl privately (former worker) for overnight (8 pm to 7:30 am) J refused to come in for 7:30 so we could make it work so we had to bring in another worker who will actually be of for 1.5 hours due to minimum time and drive time. So that is sucky for 4 nights this week & 3 next week til Ashley gets back. Tonight I got called from the overnight girl at 7:45 pm that she was stuck in the snow enroute to our house in a whiteout and she wasn't even sure where she was. (It is about a 35 min drive to our house). So I called J who told me her boyfriend had come to pick her up & she would be leaving. I begged her to stay the night - she refused. She trained the new J today - I asked if she could stay but the agency said no. WHAT??? So I had to scramble. Found a neighbour who would come stay at the house tonight. I phoned J back to tell her my neighbour would be over in 15 min. Then she was the wonderful J - all helpful & promising she would be in in the morning. Some relaxing time! Barb
