Dull Day

Monday was a dull day. We arose, ate steel cut oatmeal and then drove to the hospital. We were on time for our day of orientation. There was breakfast waiting for us there followed by people from several departments telling us about regulations around the hospital. We were somewhat surprised that there were 3 volunteers and 5 other new hires in the group. Everyone from the acting CEO to the head of security spoke to us. The highlight of the day was lunch. Volunteers get a $3.50 lunch allowance. We had to return for more lectures until 3. I had called and asked the doctor for a prescription for a blood test so the doctor could see if my cholesterol is any better. The order wasn’t ready so I will have to get it the morning of the tests. We came home and went to bed. We had both nearly gone to sleep in the afternoon sessions and needed a nap. We had slept about 30 minutes when Shirley came to get her asparagus. It was good that she wakened us because we had to prepare dinner for a neighbor whose wife had gone to Florida to be with her son having surgery. We made crab cakes and fried potatoes mixed with onion and ramps. We had never heard of ramps until some friends gave us some. You will have to look in an encyclopedia to learn about it. All we were told was that they were like scallions and made things stink. There is a ramps contest in Waynesville at which people eat them raw and stink to badly that people can’t stand to be near them. He went home and we went to walk the lake. We returned and watched “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest” that I had recorded.