Boy, did I have a terrible Thursday. It was like the dream where you try and try to do something, but are always prevented. My goal was simple: go to taiko. Well, and get Michelle there, too.
Did I tell you Grant was on antibiotics for 10 days for his ear infection? That was a pain. He was prescribed chewable tablets, but the pharmacy said (after I stood in line for 15 minutes) that they don't make the chewables in that strength anymore. They asked if I would consider the liquid. Yes, of course. Okay, well she would just have them call the doctor to get a new prescription. Half an hour later, we had medicine for Grant. Well, 7 days later, I found out that Josh had been giving him the wrong dosage. Anytime I gave Grant his medicine, he got a teaspoon. Anytime Josh gave Grant his medicine, he got a tablespoon. So we ran out. I called the doctor Thursday morning, and a(nother) new prescription was called in. I found out just as I was getting the kids' coats on to go to Grandma's house during taiko practice that it was ready.
So! Off to Wal-mart in a super hurry. Except....when I got to the counter, they hadn't really filled the prescription. I quickly called Michelle and Mariah (my youngest sister in law) to say that I was being held up. Wouldn't you know it, Michelle not only had the pass card to the building, but the ONLY key to the practice room....and she couldn't meet me at Denny's. I needed to get to her house. We were definitely going to be late. Boy did I feel like a creep!
Then, I went to drop the kids off....and it wasn't a very pleasant experience. According to his dad, Josh hadn't called to see if they could watch the kids, and they made no mistake about letting me know that it was not convenient. I said I would be back as soon as I could.
So, I went to Michelle's house and picked her up, and then drove to practice, where pretty much everyone was waiting outside the door. You know...I have nightmares about this sort of thing. That was certainly bad enough, but then I had to leave after only one hour. As I was going down the stairs, I was putting my bag on my shoulder. Outside, I noticed that my earplugs' string got caught in the straps and that one of the earplugs had popped off. I saw it almost right away, at the bottom of the stairs, so I turned back to open the door....but it was locked. Figures. I haven't been so glad for a day to be over in a very long time.
Friday, my mom came and whisked away the kids for an overnight trip to Rolla. I watched a bunch of family unfriendly movies. But I was lonely. Josh was at work. The kids were in Rolla. I talked to the dogs for a while, but it wasn't very satisfying, as they were snoring. Josh and I did get to watch a movie together in the morning. Wanna know what he wanted to see? The Wedding Singer. So cute. Then he left for work, the kids came home, and all was happy. I made a frozen pizza for dinner. Then Mom called later to say she was home, and we chatted. When it came out that I was considering asking my neighbors to watch the kids on Thursday, she offered to do it. I declined, but she insisted. It's the usual routine with us, actually. But then the conversation wasn't fun anymore, and ended shortly after. I'm still inconveniencing people, just different people. I feel rotten about it. Why won't she just let me say no? Well, partly because my dad might retire soon, and she feels like she won't be able to help people anymore when that happens. So am I really making her happy by letting her? It sure doesn't seem like it.
But! Today I went to taiko. I was on time. I worked hard. I stayed until practice was over. Of course, I had to rush home right after (dropped Michelle off, of course) to get the car to Josh so he could get to work. I haven't seen him for more than 10 minutes all day. But practice was good. I played clave on Isami about 6 times, and Kiriko for the intro, and Drive a few times, and then....Tenchi. I've never been on Tenchi before. I got through playing it that one night between illnesses....but I haven't thought about it since. It showed. I was embarrassed. I will practice.
Did I tell you that I'm finally getting health insurance? I didn't think they were going to accept me, when I was forced to tell them I'd had an X-ray on my back, and that it had shown arthritis. But I'm a little nervous for other reasons, too. They asked me EVERY PHONE CALL if I anticipated going to a doctor in the next 6 months. I said no, of course. But...I don't think my eye infection went away with the 7 days of eye drops. Do these things ever go away on their own? I started the drops again, but really I need to call the doctor. They're not done with my paperwork for this insurance thing. Couldn't they still raise my premium or cancel me if I have to go in for an appointment? Still deciding what to do about all this.
Grant has tomorrow off school. Tuesday he will go back, and I think Josh and Abbie and I will go to CostCo. I also hear that in this week's weather forecast, the word "sleet" was mentioned. Ah, Missouri! Then, Mom will be here on Thursday while I'm at practice, feeling guilty and butchering Tenchi.
I thought today was pretty good, but I think I'm starting to get tired and cranky. I believe I shall turn in early. I hope that you all have a wonderful week! Take care, stay warm, and watch out for crazies!
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