how was your day, honey.....?

ok, so.....there were tense moments today....mostly because we have new staff......who misunderstood just why a mom with a toddler was there for services......and when i finished weighing, measuring and fulfilling all other gov't requirements for the toddler....i turned to the mamma's chart...and asked when she was due......oooppsss....turns out she needed no services.....because she is not pregnant....and did not appreciate being asked about pregnancy.....bless the new clerk's heart.....she had no clue that her error would have such profound ramifications....good thing this mamma could take a joke......of course.....there were more laughs when the mamma undressed her child thinking that i was the one going to give her boy shots....ooopppsss...turns out she failed to mention to the clerk that shots were due.....and that i could not give shots to this nearly naked boy.....ah well......and that was not even the low point of my day......nope...it came much later as a coworker who is riding with me to l-ville tomorrow for a meeting swept in to ask if it was ok that she brings her coffee along for the ride.....ok....so far so good...and then she wanted to know just when we had to leave....knowiong that i have to be back to teach my class....and then she went that one statement too far....asking just what qualified me to teach a college class......ooopppsss......well, i replied, slowly so she could understand.....it is the master's degree and the 27 years of experience in the health field.....oh, i guess i don't have that....she replied........hopefully we won't revisit that tomorrow on either the drive up or back......