Tonight We Are on Fire!!

One thing about working graveyard, sleeping during the day.  It can be tough to get good sleep because the rest of the world does not care that you are trying to sleep.  But today, I slept way longer than I had intended!

Even so, I managed to get myself going and made 2 batches of dough.  One of my least favorite things to do is make dough.  I try to bribe my daughters to make dough for me, but today they were both busy.  In addition to the 2 batches of dough, I was able to roll out 60 cookies.  I needed 150, but progress is progress, better than none at all! 

At work tonight, I see why I may have needed that extra sleep.  I'm working the fire radio today, and it has been one call after another.  At times I have had 2 incidents working at the same time, with multiple fire units talking at the same time.  Nothing I love better than a really busy day, makes the shift go by so fast, and when you work graveyard shift, being awake all night can be a challenge and make the night feel like it goes on forever! 

One of the memorable, heartwarming things I saw today at work, when I came in at the start of my shift, one of our detectives was playing with a 4-year-old autistic boy.  He had been found wandering alone and was brought to the police station while the officers worked to identify him and his family.  It was really great to see that side of the detective.  I wish more people can see this side of cops, the side that shows they are human and not just a uniform.