And I love you Craig Clark. You've given me 3 beautiful children, and you're a pretty good guy, you know. You give me a hard time sometimes...but you put up with my crap too.
We will, undoubtedly, do very little this evening for our anniversary...but in 1 week we cruise to the BAHAMAS!!!
I love you and hope you have a wonderful day.
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Monday, October 20, 2008
Wohoo, course 1 is in the books...
Well, it took me longer than I'd like, but I finished course 1 of 5 in my medical transcription program. I now hope this small accomplishment will keep me pushing hard for the finish line of course 2. Again, my goal is to finish the program by February and be working part time, at least, by mid-March.
If I can just sit down for an hour or so each night it shouldn't take me long. It's when I'm tired and lazy that I don't get anything accomplished. I sit here tonight, blogging about my accomplishment and celebrating with a glass of wine. Perhaps, if I keep my little celebration in mind while studying, I will get more done. ;)
Here's to the completion of course 1!!!
If I can just sit down for an hour or so each night it shouldn't take me long. It's when I'm tired and lazy that I don't get anything accomplished. I sit here tonight, blogging about my accomplishment and celebrating with a glass of wine. Perhaps, if I keep my little celebration in mind while studying, I will get more done. ;)
Here's to the completion of course 1!!!
I'm getting worn out...
We've already established that I have 3 small children and 2 jobs...as does dear hubby. With this much going on it doens't take much to completely wear a person down. So, let me tell you about last Thursday...
My dear Scotland has a pace maker. We do home pace maker check every couple of months via the telephone. Last Thursday we did her check as normal; however, I got a phone call about an hour and a half later. The previous event of the night had already gotten me a little wound up, but that's neither here nor there. So, when the man on the phone pauses before saying hello and has an indian accent, I'm ready to hang up on this telemarketer. Thank God I didn't. He was from STL Children's Hospital.
Already stating what I had already known, that Scotland had a pace maker check done, he asks me if she's doing well. I reply that she was, but why the hell was he calling, since they've never called after any of the other checks. He procedes to stutter and pause while trying to tell me what the problem is. Let's just remember that my nerves are already frazzled and now he's telling me there is something wrong with my daughter's pace maker, you know, the little machine that keeps her heart running. No big deal, right?
As I'm about the scream at him to tell me what is going on and to get to the point already (becauses its like trying to get a story out of a 5 year old), he asks if she has any symptoms. No, she doesn't, but I'm not willing to sit back and wait for them. I ask if we need to head to STL asap. He tells me not if she isn't having any symptoms. He's gonna consult the "team" and call me back. Feeling much more at ease, yah right, I wait for another phone call.
Finally, he calls back and states that we will need to go to STL in the morning. They will call us at about 8 to let us know when to be there. I assume 8 means 8pm. At 8:45p I call them and he tells me that they will call at 8am. After I explain that we are 3 and a half hours away and that if they call at 8 am I can't be there before noon, we decide that we will just leave the house at 7 am so we can be there between 10 and 11, and they'll be ready for us.
So, we leave and get there just as we planned. They get us in and start the pace maker test. No one knows what it's doing and why. After about 40 minutes and consult from 4 people, they decide that the pace maker is using 3 times more energy than it was just 2 and a half weeks ago. There is a problem with one of the leads that goes up into Scotti's heart but it is still getting the job done. So what do we do...
Well, we're gonna monitor it weekly for the next couple of weeks to see what its gonna do. No one really knows whats causing the malfunction and/or if it will continue. More than likely they will have to replace the lead at some point. They hope it can wait til she reaches 40 lbs at least. This will allow them to put the lead into her vein and up to her heart. If it can't wait, they'll have to open up her chest again and go in that way.
I'm not sure how I feel about all this. I don't want to just sit back and wait, knowing something isn't quite working as it should. But, I also don't want to open her chest again unless we absolutely have to.
I guess we'll se what this Thursday's at-home check says. Keep your fingers crossed!!
My dear Scotland has a pace maker. We do home pace maker check every couple of months via the telephone. Last Thursday we did her check as normal; however, I got a phone call about an hour and a half later. The previous event of the night had already gotten me a little wound up, but that's neither here nor there. So, when the man on the phone pauses before saying hello and has an indian accent, I'm ready to hang up on this telemarketer. Thank God I didn't. He was from STL Children's Hospital.
Already stating what I had already known, that Scotland had a pace maker check done, he asks me if she's doing well. I reply that she was, but why the hell was he calling, since they've never called after any of the other checks. He procedes to stutter and pause while trying to tell me what the problem is. Let's just remember that my nerves are already frazzled and now he's telling me there is something wrong with my daughter's pace maker, you know, the little machine that keeps her heart running. No big deal, right?
As I'm about the scream at him to tell me what is going on and to get to the point already (becauses its like trying to get a story out of a 5 year old), he asks if she has any symptoms. No, she doesn't, but I'm not willing to sit back and wait for them. I ask if we need to head to STL asap. He tells me not if she isn't having any symptoms. He's gonna consult the "team" and call me back. Feeling much more at ease, yah right, I wait for another phone call.
Finally, he calls back and states that we will need to go to STL in the morning. They will call us at about 8 to let us know when to be there. I assume 8 means 8pm. At 8:45p I call them and he tells me that they will call at 8am. After I explain that we are 3 and a half hours away and that if they call at 8 am I can't be there before noon, we decide that we will just leave the house at 7 am so we can be there between 10 and 11, and they'll be ready for us.
So, we leave and get there just as we planned. They get us in and start the pace maker test. No one knows what it's doing and why. After about 40 minutes and consult from 4 people, they decide that the pace maker is using 3 times more energy than it was just 2 and a half weeks ago. There is a problem with one of the leads that goes up into Scotti's heart but it is still getting the job done. So what do we do...
Well, we're gonna monitor it weekly for the next couple of weeks to see what its gonna do. No one really knows whats causing the malfunction and/or if it will continue. More than likely they will have to replace the lead at some point. They hope it can wait til she reaches 40 lbs at least. This will allow them to put the lead into her vein and up to her heart. If it can't wait, they'll have to open up her chest again and go in that way.
I'm not sure how I feel about all this. I don't want to just sit back and wait, knowing something isn't quite working as it should. But, I also don't want to open her chest again unless we absolutely have to.
I guess we'll se what this Thursday's at-home check says. Keep your fingers crossed!!
Monday, October 13, 2008
Yep, I'm one of THOSE moms...
I sucked it up, bit the bullet and bought a mini-van. I've sworn on my life, for the last 3 years, that I would not ever be caught dead driving a mini-van...and now I am my mother.
Although I fought it so hard, I'll go ahead and tell you that...I LOVE IT!! It's comfortable and convenient and will hopefully get better gas mileage than the always-loved explorer. I could actually walk around in it to feed Sully in the middle seat and Scotti in the very back.
Now might I add, my van is not just the regular old mini-van your mom drives...I like to think of mine as an edgy mini-van...its more like a train, at least that's what it reminds me of, for some reason. Yes, my new ride is a Green Tea Metallic, Nissan Quest. I think my new mini-van is the best thing since finding out Mirena was a 5 year birth control!
Although I fought it so hard, I'll go ahead and tell you that...I LOVE IT!! It's comfortable and convenient and will hopefully get better gas mileage than the always-loved explorer. I could actually walk around in it to feed Sully in the middle seat and Scotti in the very back.
Now might I add, my van is not just the regular old mini-van your mom drives...I like to think of mine as an edgy mini-van...its more like a train, at least that's what it reminds me of, for some reason. Yes, my new ride is a Green Tea Metallic, Nissan Quest. I think my new mini-van is the best thing since finding out Mirena was a 5 year birth control!
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Wow, time flies when...
You have 3 kids and full time jobs (and hubby has a part time job). Did I mention that I'm getting a part time job too? Ya, not much going on here at all.
Monday, Scotland had her second set of ear tubes put in and a second eye surgery. She's such a trooper. She woke up better than she had in the past. She usually wakes up very very mad, yelling and flailing her arms and legs about. We left the house at 4 am and returned home at 4 pm. It was a long day but she's doing great. Poor thing looks like she got socked in the eye though...makes her look like a bad a**.
I've finished my first 4 lessons of course 1 (medical transcription). Its still going well. I've lost a little motivation to keep up the pace I started; however, it is still on my mind all the time. I've just gotten busy and haven't had the time to sit down with it as much. My goal is to complete the program by February and be working from home, at least part time, by March.
Right now I'm dealing with the pain of drying up my milk. We've decided it would be best to be done with pumping by the time we go on our cruise. I would just have to pump and dump, and, since we're gonna be on Nassau for 12 hours, I don't want to be miserable. I have to say that its not as bad as it was with Sully. With Sully I wore cabbage and ace bandages for more than a week. Do you know what cabbage smells like after 2 games of softball...COOKED!! It was gross. Hopefully I won't have to resort to that. I'm so uncomfortable when I wrap them anyway. It makes my ribs hurt. So far, I'm just pumping about twice a day to relieve some pressure.
Oh yeah...the part time job for me. As long as my background check comes back clear (no worries in that department) I will begin training at JC Penney. Although it is a second job and I won't have much/any free time, I am a little excited. It will mean extra money so we can hopefully send all 3 kids to the same sitter and so we can hopefully have some extra money for our trip. They're putting me in the jewelry counter, since I worked for Zales for 2 1/2 years. I'm excited to get back into it, although I do feel it is a step down from Zales (don't tell JCP that though). I shouldn't be that way. $$$ is $$$.
Monday, Scotland had her second set of ear tubes put in and a second eye surgery. She's such a trooper. She woke up better than she had in the past. She usually wakes up very very mad, yelling and flailing her arms and legs about. We left the house at 4 am and returned home at 4 pm. It was a long day but she's doing great. Poor thing looks like she got socked in the eye though...makes her look like a bad a**.
I've finished my first 4 lessons of course 1 (medical transcription). Its still going well. I've lost a little motivation to keep up the pace I started; however, it is still on my mind all the time. I've just gotten busy and haven't had the time to sit down with it as much. My goal is to complete the program by February and be working from home, at least part time, by March.
Right now I'm dealing with the pain of drying up my milk. We've decided it would be best to be done with pumping by the time we go on our cruise. I would just have to pump and dump, and, since we're gonna be on Nassau for 12 hours, I don't want to be miserable. I have to say that its not as bad as it was with Sully. With Sully I wore cabbage and ace bandages for more than a week. Do you know what cabbage smells like after 2 games of softball...COOKED!! It was gross. Hopefully I won't have to resort to that. I'm so uncomfortable when I wrap them anyway. It makes my ribs hurt. So far, I'm just pumping about twice a day to relieve some pressure.
Oh yeah...the part time job for me. As long as my background check comes back clear (no worries in that department) I will begin training at JC Penney. Although it is a second job and I won't have much/any free time, I am a little excited. It will mean extra money so we can hopefully send all 3 kids to the same sitter and so we can hopefully have some extra money for our trip. They're putting me in the jewelry counter, since I worked for Zales for 2 1/2 years. I'm excited to get back into it, although I do feel it is a step down from Zales (don't tell JCP that though). I shouldn't be that way. $$$ is $$$.
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