YEP, IT'S DEFINITELY A MONDAY

My advice to you - don't call me today, you just might get bitched out. I've already "had words" with 2 people from 2 different companies. I'll add a 3rd to the list if necessary or if desired. Of course you can guess the 1st one, yep, good ole Apria Healthcare. After 3 phone calls and 2 wrong shipments, the idiots still don't have Colby's suction catheter order correct. You know, the same exact catheters we order every single stinking month?! Finally talked to a "supervisor". Oh yeah, that has helped so much in the past! Can't wait to see what gets shipped to us next (insert big eye roll and sigh.) Asshats. Argument #2 was with someone at the nursing agency. But he had it coming. I told/warned him weeks ago not to call me regarding a certain topic, and he did it anyway. Not cool, and not really smart. Especially since I hadn't hung up with Apria even an hour before that. So he got an earful, too. I promise I'm not a mean, unreasonable, rude bee-otch. Really I'm not. For the most part, I'm quite pleasant, reasonable, flexible and professional. But if you continue to screw up with the stuff my kid needs over and over again, you're going to see the not-so-pretty side of me. Push me, and I will push you back harder. Enough said.

Looks like we're going through with Colby's infusion here at home. At least that's what Endocrinology is telling me, so apparently they've agreed to it. They've contacted the home health agency that does Colby's port flush to arrange for them to do the infusion. The medication used for the infusion has to be shipped directly to us from a specific pharmacy, per insurance, and the infusion may require a pre-authorization. But that shouldn't be a problem. Sounds like the Endo nurse is on it. I'll follow up with her in a couple of days to check the progress.

I've been in contact with Colby's pulmonologist. Would really like to know exactly what type of surgery he's having in 79 days! But who's counting, right? The pulmonologist and ortho surgeon are meeting Wednesday morning, so I guess I'll have an answer by the end of the week. I started wondering if they change the type of surgery Colby has, does that mean the surgeon will or won't change and the date of surgery will or won't change? Hopefully I'll have those answers by the end of the week, too. Flip, this surgery will be the end of me before it's all said and done.  They're coming to take me away ha ha. They're coming to take me away ho ho hee hee ha ha.  

Finally got my taxes done. Well, let me rephrase that. My BFF Kim came over last week and did my taxes for me. Glad to get them done, and am pleased with my refund. I'll pay her with the usual payment, a fried pork chop and mashed potato dinner and/or a trip to Homemade Pie Kitchen. She's way better than H&R Block, and much cheaper, too. Thanks, Kimmie, for taking the time to do my taxes, again.  

Today was Colby's 1st day back to school after Spring Break. He had a crappy break now that I think about it. Our only venture was a 2-day trip to Cincinnati for doctor appointments. That hardly counts as a super duper fun road trip. We tried to get together with another SMA family over the weekend, but it wasn't meant to be. Just too darn cold that day. The activity we had planned was outside, and the weather wasn't cooperating. So yeah, Colby's Spring Break pretty much sucked. Sorry about that, kddo, but we had to do what we had to do.  

Want to hear Colby's very punny joke? I bought him a joke-a-day calendar for Christmas. For the most part, they're horrible jokes. Not funny at all, but every now and then one is good. So here's his very punny joke for last Saturday: "I used to have a fear of hurdles, but I got over it." Pretty cute, huh?

Okay, I'm finally starting to calm down some after today's you're-getting-on-my-last-nerve phone calls. I think the giant glass of chocolate milk I just chugged down helped. What is it about chocolate milk that soothes the soul? Or is it only my soul it soothes? Either way, it was a darn good beverage-guzzling experience. More blogging when I have more to report/gripe about. That's all for now. Later, taters.