I'm in the mood to "talk" so pull up a chair. Here it goes.
First, my favorite subject ever, Colby Michael. He's doing quite well. I was concerned over the weekend because he's had some episodes of high heart rate. It was pretty bad Friday. No fever, no drop in oxygen, but his heart rate was way too high and his face was beet red/flushed. It was weird. I thought oh great, we'll be in Cincy before the weekend is over. He did the same thing on Saturday but not as bad. Today was better also. I don't know what the heck is going on, but I'm keeping a very close eye on him. No more trips to you-know-where for a long, long time, please and thank you.
We've got Colby's Halloween costume 90% ready at this point. Still trying to pull the last bit of it together. Some of you know what it is, but for the most part I've kept it a secret so if you know, don't tell! Hope the weather is decent for this weekend and trick-or-treat. We've got some big plans and don't need them ruined by yucky weather.
Some time this week Colby will be going back to school. Haven't decided what days and for how long each day, but he will grace the doors of Churchill Park at some point. Since we don't have a nurse, I'm the one who will be taking him and staying with him during the school day. So we don't need to make arrangements with the bus driver, schedule a nurse, etc. Guess we'll wing it based on how Colby is feeling. We absolutely are going on Thursday for trick-or-treating at school. I mean you know, why else do you take your kid to school if not for trick-or-treat day? Can't think of a better reason to take him to school if you ask me.
Now let's recap this past week's nursing fiasco. First of all, we had the same 2 nurses for the last couple of years or so. One of them went MIA a couple weeks ago and the other can't work right now due to personal family reasons. Okay, let's get some new nurses in here to help, sounds easy enough. WRONG!! Nurse #1, we like her, she's great. Would love for her to work with Colby. She was unable to work over the weekend (both Sat and Sun) due to not having her paperwork turned into the nursing agency. She's supposed to be here Monday night, hope she gets the paperwork turned in. Nurse #2, we like her too. She trained for 3 hours last Wed. Was supposed to come back on Thurs. Called and asked if she could reschedule. I wasn't happy about it but whatever. She's supposed to be here tomorrow morning. So help me, for her own good, she better not be late. Tired of all the lame ass excuses. Nurse #3, this nurse contacted me, interested in going to school with Colby. Great, fantastic, love it. She was supposed to be here Sat at 11:00. Called to say she needed to attend a funeral and could she come later in the day. Sure, why not? She was a complete no-show. She never showed up and she never called, so that bitch is fired before she's even hired. Don't want to hear back from her. Let's see what the week brings as far as nursing goes. Should be interesting I'm sure.
Our rock star babysitter was here last night helping me with Colby. While she got him ready for bed, I went to Wal-Mart to check on Halloween costumes. I was in the store thinking if I don't find some stress relief, I'm going to stroke out around here. Puzzles! I always loved working puzzles so I bought a 550 piece. Just something to do to take my mind off the BS that arises on occasion around here. Being the dork I am, I stayed up until 2:00 a.m. finishing the puzzle in 1 night. But it really did help. I enjoyed doing it and had the best attitude when I went to bed. I was thinking, I need to focus on the good in my life. Decided the next time I blog I was going to focus totally on the positive aspects of our lives. Turn all these worries over to God, he'll guide me to the answers when it's time, all that feel good kind of stuff. Went to bed with a light heart and smile on my face. Then WHAM! CRACK, BOOM, BAM! The top shelf of my entertainment center exploded, literally, at 6:30 this morning. It was horrible. This big crash, glass breaking. I thought someone had broken into the apartment. For a few seconds, I really thought our lives were in danger. It was terrifying. Once I realized no one was here, I just couldn't believe what I saw. I was like, WTH just happened here? You can call it what you want, manufacturer defect, heat from electrical equipment, blah, blah. I think I've got some bad spirits, karma, SOMETHING like that following me around right now. Think about it. I've never been sick a day in my life, never had a stitch, a broken bone. Never been to the hospital except to have Colby, then I get thyroid cancer. Colby had been out of the hospital for almost a year, then ends up in the hospital for 39 days. We get home from the hospital and my TV, dryer, cordless phone and now entertainment center are all broke and/or not working. Oh yeah, and the screwed up nursing situation. It's like a cloud of uncertainty and anxiousness is with me right now. I think these strange, for lack of a better word, "evil" vibes were pissed that my attitude was changing for the better. So they wanted to get my attention, hence breaking the entertainment center. Does that sound crazy? Of course it does, it came from my brain. But I've got news for whatever is causing the jacked up, weird, eerie force that is hanging around here. YOU WON'T WIN. Colby and I will. So you might as well pack your bags, get the hell out of here and bother somebody else.
Well now that I've convinced you I'm a total cuckoo head, there are good things going on around here, too. My sweet stepbrother and sister-in-law offered to put my stuff in storage up at their place. This will save me significant $$ getting my stuff out of my storage unit. Even better, my stepdad and sis-in-law came over, drove to my unit and packed up everything. I didn't have to do anything! Can't beat that with a stick. Plus my sis-in-law brought me pumpkin bread. I mean really, that kinda rocked. I appreciate them doing that for me. Let's face it, I'm not rolling around in extra cash around here.
Another wonderful thing in our lives, my friends are working on a benefit for Colby and me. There's a committee of 5 or 6 of my girlie friends pulling this together. They're putting together a whole day of events. Plans are still being made, but here's what I know for sure: Saturday, November 19th at the Sellersburg Moose Lodge (of course, where else would it be?!) Early in the day there will be vendors having a Christmas bazaar. Later on that evening there will be a silent auction and 2 or 3 bands playing. They just up and started planning it. Means a lot to me. I've been blessed with the bestest buddies on the planet.
Told you I was chatty tonight. Guess I've just got some nervous energy. Heck, I'm half afraid to go to sleep. What will break or explode next around here? Not much left, haha. I'll keep you posted. This crappiness has to turn around at some point. We're ready! Bring on the happy, happy sunshiny, no worry days, and hurry the heck up, lol. Nitey nite.
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