10:17 AM: ...and all's wellllllllll. Orders were pulled by Dan, Kayla K, Leilani and I; have been processed by me; and packaged by Kayla K (we have two Kaylas, but the other Kayla is in Florida for the next three months - we miss her). No account requests have come through yet.
The students are mostly in a good mood, with one notable exception: a "known quantity" came through and demanded to donate her textbooks. Kayla sweetly requested that this lady take them to the library, but apparently the library is closed, because about ten minutes later, the lady came through the line and rudely plopped her bag of books on our counter, proclaiming "THEY'RE CLOSED", then stalked off.
I'm proud of the way my skin has grown thicker through this job. Once I became aware that some people are just nuts and can't or won't control their impulses, and NOTHING they do is intentional or personal to me*, I've had a nice easy time dealing with these folks. Like in the movie Elf, when Will Ferrell happens upon an angry raccoon and exclaims "Look at you!", I'm able to glance at them, see their behavior, and be entertained by it instead of letting it get to me. I'm happy.
Otherwise, the morning has been extremely pleasant and chill. Dan's training continues. Heidi had surgery this morning and hopefully it went well.
11:25 AM: GOOD LORD. Everything exploded there for a minute. People have been coming in with wacky questions and situations that are taking forever and a whole team of professionals to unravel. And how did I already forget the combination to the safe?? Thank goodness, it finally came back to me.
12:51 PM: Back from lunch. Hubby texted to say that J is in Portland and Vancouver today. I texted M and R to make sure the curtains are closed and the door is locked. I doubt he'd be stupid enough to try to come to our house, but we just don't know with him. Work is going fine, otherwise.
*This would have been excellent knowledge to have when I was a child