Sunday, February 1, 2009

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got some bad news today. my 'oma' (grandmother) has had a fall, and potentially a stroke. prognosis is not good-dad thinks maybe a few days, but there is a very slight possibility it could turn around, dad has asked us not to come and visit as he thinks seeing her in that state is not a good idea..so a bit down really-a bit teary

weekend:
ran half hour yesterday, and 1 hour today-feet are still very sore-been sore on the balls for a while(nothing to worry about-just lots of racing in spikes last 3 weeks)
well we went to warrnambool-read stu's blog for longer version
i volunteered and helped out for an hour yesterday, and about 2 1/2 hours today ferrying sheets back and forth before i got told off! apparently i behaved unethically. i am really quite annoyed with this turn of phrase-im a volunteer -at no stage was i told if someone asked to see the sheet i was carrying that i could not show them. anyway one of the people from my club asked(and HOW am i supposed to say no-and why would i anyway?????????????? its about to be public notice anyway? but she did make a ruckus bcos her daughter came 8th which then meant other people heard-and then i got told off when i went to the office-i was flabbergasted and extremely annoyed-unethical-bull crap-maybe not appropriate(well maybe if i had been TOLD previously) but UNETHICAL, i think not. How dare she cast aspersions as to my morals/ethics. So i went to give stu the heads up before he got called to the office as team manager-no i am not joking
anyway-it wont happen again- a) i did not have a KID competing-so really was just doing it out of generosity! and b) i wont be volunterring again-i am too unethical! if it was a schools comp and someone asked for results-it would be shown to the other teachers!
-had considered taking stus non competing sons to the beach during the day-but given when stu isnt around, they dont exactly listen to what i say, it wasnt going to happen.

anyway-it HAD and i repeat HAD been a really good weekend, up until half hour before the end, and then i got the phone call about my grandmother- so feeling a bit blah, yet trying to gee myself up for the first day with most of my classes

4 comments:

Andrew(ajh) said...

That is terrible news Jo, I hope things do turn around for your grandma. Keep your chin up!

Sounds like the "unethical" accuser might have a bit of a power thing going on. You know, letting it go to her head.

Anonymous said...

Big hugs ......

Eat Em

MorseyRuns said...

Hey hope you Oma gets better quickly- your Dad is right tho, somethings you might not want to see.

Ewen said...

Sorry to hear about your grandmother. Sending best wishes your way.

Some T&F officials are just too damn officious! Do they think volunteers grow on hammer cages? Takes me back to the time when blokes had to tuck their singlets in and girls couldn't have bra straps showing or they weren't allowed to race!