SICK OF TURKEY YET?

I decided that Colby and I would stay home for Thanksgiving this year. Usually we go to my aunt and uncle's and spend 3-4 days. I love getting in the kitchen with my aunt. But it just wasn't meant to be this time. Colby had that procedure done Tuesday. He had never had this outpatient procedure done, so I didn't know how he was going to feel. Docs said he may run a slight fever. More than anything I was worried that he would have trach bleeding, plugging, etc. I was concerned his airway would be too unstable to travel. I could see us in the middle of BFE Indiana trying to do an emergency trach change in the van. Uh, no thank you. Plus I think it takes a couple of days to get over anesthesia. Maybe that's just my silly opinion, but my silly opinion counts when it comes to my kid. They live 1.5 hours away, one way. Colby would have been completely exhausted if we had gone. And to be honest, I was quite tired myself. Been a little on the busy side lately. Plus I had to work today and tomorrow. Too many factors to consider.

What did Colby and I do yesterday? Absolutely nothing, and it was wonderful. MUCH needed down time. We never moved off the couch. We'd watch an hour of football, an hour of Spongebob, back to what I wanted to watch, what he wanted to watch, and so on. I did manage to do a load of laundry and bathe. Also got the Christmas tree in the stand. It's not decorated yet, just in the stand. Other than that, total couch potato. The ex brought me over a plate of food around 6:00. Yes, I know it's odd. But he lives 1 mile down the street. Makes more sense for him to bring me some Turkey Day grub than someone else. His sister's coconut cream pie was as fabulous as I remembered. Then my dad brought me over leftovers from my aunt's today. My sister-in-law made my world-famous carrot cake. I must say, she did an excellent job. So like everyone else, I've had my share of turkey, mashed taters, gravy, stuffing, etc. Really missed seeing the family. Next year we're going to my aunt's come heck or high water.

Been waiting oh so patiently for Colby's trachs that we ordered on October 25th. It takes so long because #1 they are custom made and #2, they are sterile. This is what I've been told anyway. We received the shipment Wednesday. And yes, you guessed it, they were the WRONG damn trachs. I was just sick. I mean literally I got sick to my stomach. I said a few choice words, then just let it go. I mean, really, what can I do? I'm at the end of my rope with this mess. What else can I do? I've done EVERYTHING I know to do to help get this issue resolved. I called today and reordered his trachs, asking the lady, what am I supposed to use between now and then for trachs? She didn't have any answers. Neither do I anymore. So in case I haven't made this perfectly clear recently, Apria sucks! They are slow, stupid, incompetent, worthless and an all around pain in the ass to deal with.

Okay, enough of that. Nothing I can do about it right now. I'm going to go hang out with Colby. He's my shining light as I travel through this shitstorm called life. No matter what other frustrations I have, when I see his sweet, cute face or hear those jabbers, things don't seem so bad. Then I'll have the rest of that carrot cake and all will be right with the world. Hope all my family and friends had a safe, fun, memorable Thanksgiving. We should all be thankful every day. No matter how crappy things get, I bet if we tried, we could find a reason to smile. There was a row of lights out on my pre-lit Christmas tree. I fiddled with it a few minutes before I went to work. And ta-da, now all the lights are currently working. See? A small, smileable moment. Take them where you can get them, right?