Today, Sunday, was the staff's (Loren and Sharon) first day on duty as volunteers at CARE. And what a day. They woke us up at 6:00am because they had to be there at 7:00am. They did take time to feed. But not till after I bit Loren on the big toe.
Anyway, they are on duty from 7 to 7 manning the emergency phone. If resident call with a problem they get to respond. They also check people in for breakfast and make a house call to anyone who doesn't show up. That way every resident gets checked on at least once a day. They are on call for 24hrs.
Then at 7:00am the next day, they do an 8hr shift in the kitchen serving food and cleaning dishes. 32 hours straight. What a way to start your volunteer career.
And Thelma and I are here all alone. Fending for ourselves. They did come back to the RV for a few hours in the afternoon.
They said that Thursday and Friday were days off. They might go into Houston. Big deal! They won't take us.
Tomorrow, I'll report how kitchen duty went.
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