I’m Beautiful Like Me.

Insane day. Joy had two appointments at the new office and it was so hectic trying to get her there on time. Like a dumbass, I didn’t fill the paperwork out that they sent me until today. Hell, I didn’t even open the envelope until this morning around 10:30am. To further my stresses, the cover page stated that the deductible would be due today in full. $250! I called to double-check and turns out only $150 is owed today. Okay, that we can handle. I got started on the paperwork, made Husband some coffee and the baby took the opportunity to take a monster-size crap. Oy.

So, I changed the boy, woke up Husband and finished the paperwork. Gave the boy a boobie to tide him over while I was to be away. Rush out to get the girl from school. Rush from the school to the new office. I was under the impression that the office was a free-standing building. The address did not come with a suite number, so I was frantic trying to find this place. Finally, I parked near where I thought it to be and luckily it was very nearby - inside one of the hospitals. We were ten minutes early! Grabbed the girl a bite to eat on the way in, since she missed lunch at school.

She met with the same doctor she’s been seeing. We both really like her very much. She gave the girl a new ’script, which will be extremely helpful when we are nearing our insurance plan’s cap for the visits allowed per year. Afterwards, she met with the new therapist. I did most of the talking to fill her in on the events that led up to the girl’s diagnosis of OCD. Next time, the girl will meet with the therapist without me.

Afterwards, the girl wanted to return to school for the ice cream party. They are doing practice tests for the FCATs and as a reward for effort, the teacher has coordinated this party. Unfortunately, time was not our friend. I offered the girl a consolation prize of ice cream at home - Ben & Jerry’s Oatmeal Cookie Chunk. Good stuff. It pacified her.

The boy was pretty cooperative today. He ate so much again today, I can only imagine what it will cost us to feed him when he is a teenager! He went down easily for his naps and without much fuss at bedtime, too.

I miss Husband, though. The cell phone (from which he calls me on his lunchbreaks) has been acting goofy, so we haven’t been able to talk longer than for him to tell me how late he expects to be and to exchange “I love you”s. He’s gotten a lot of overtime lately, too, which is nice for paying bills and buying stuff, but sucks ’cause I miss him.

We need to finish our taxes. I want a new couch. I miss sitting on the couch watching movies together.

Man, the weather is wonky today. It’s 65°F, but windy and rainy/stormy. Kinda hard to enjoy the higher temp when rain is falling. The winter season is almost over and I couldn’t be more thrilled. I’m starting to go a bit stir-crazy in this tiny apartment!

We haven’t decided whether or not we’ll move when our lease is up at the end of June/beginning of July. We’ll look, I’m sure, because we aren’t very happy here, but unless we can find a great deal, we may very well stay here another year. The rent is cheap and we aren’t charged extra for the cats (hard enough to find a place that will even allow pets, let alone not charge for them). Our top priority right now is saving for a house in 2009. However, we (read: I) am annoyed as hell by the neighbors and their constant noises imposing upon my otherwise serene environment. Just yesterday, the people next door were screaming obscenities so loud that their tension and animosity drifted into our dwelling and negatively effects my mood and raises my blood pressure. It’s extremely frustrating to me when I’m always mindful of our noise levels so we don’t disturb the neighbors and the same courteousy is not extended to us in return.