Monday, January 20, 2014

COULD IT BE UNEVENTFUL AND ROUTINE ARE THE NORM FOR US NOW? NO WAY!

It certainly would seem so based on the last few days. Here's the scoop:

Thursday Colby got massage therapy. It's one of the services he gets through Hosparus. The lady who does it says it's actually touch/relaxation therapy, not really a massage. Whatever you call it, Colby seems to really like it. This time I sat him up on his side so she could get to his back. He was in relaxation heaven. The massage therapist has been asking me for months if I would like a massage, too. I finally got smart and said heck yeah! So when she comes next month she'll bring her massage chair thingy. Need to make sure I have a nurse that night so I can actually enjoy it and not have to worry about Colby. Can't wait.

Friday while Colby was at school I made some phone calls. Wish I had a shiny quarter for every gosh darn call and follow-up call I've ever made. I called the nurse in Ortho regarding scheduling Colby's pre-op appointments. Aren't you proud of me? Then I noticed Saturday she had returned my call and I missed it. What?! How in the world did I miss her call?! I was home all day! She must have called back in the 5 minutes I was outside helping get Colby off the bus. Figures. I'll call her back today, and we'll see if we can't get that process started. Yuck. Apria has finally billed Colby's secondary insurance to see if they will pay for his Neocate Jr. The status is "pending." Yeah, pend this, you freakin' dipshits.

Our weekend was uneventful, which is a good thing really. Colby's dad and stepmom brought him 2 new fish for his fish tank. One gold bubble eye goldfish and one black bubble eye goldfish. They are very odd looking creatures. So far, so good. The 3 are getting along swimmingly (haha) and no floaters yet. When the nurse got here I went to work to make up for the hours I had missed earlier in the week. We're supposedly getting a new nurse. She called off her first day, which was supposed to be Saturday. That didn't settle well with me at all, as you can imagine. She did show up yesterday, so we'll see.

Colby is off school today for MLKJ Day. I'm getting ready to get him up for the day. This boy is definitely going through puberty! A year ago he would have been wide awake by 8AM, but he's in there now just snoozing away. The apartment office sent out a memo that they need to turn off the water today from 10A to 3P because of "major plumbing issues" that they need to resolve. In other words, they need to batch up some ghetto pipes around here. I absolutely hate it here, have I mentioned that lately?! Of course they need to turn off the water on a day when we're both home all day. I'm prepared, though. I've already had a shower. I've made Colby's food and have filled all my pitchers with water to have throughout the day. Colby is getting pet therapy today, another service through Hosparus. When I first thought of pet therapy, I thought of a cute, yippy little lap dog. Oh no. The dog that comes here for Colby is a black lab mix. Her name is Sugar and Colby absolutely loves that dog. We lower Colby's bed and let Sugar get in bed with him. It's amazing to watch Colby relax with Sugar. His heart rate drops down into the 80's, and he moves that little hand all he can to pet Sugar. It's so sweet and touching to watch.

Okay, off to get kid up. Sorry there's nothing more exciting to report. We've just been trucking along, getting through this cold, dreary winter the best we can. Colby remains healthy and I remain sane, for the most part. Guess that's news enough to report, really. There was a time when "uneventful, survival, healthy and looking forward" was all I wanted for us. Now it's here and I'm not really sure what to do with it, but I'm learning!

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