x rays

I took Ri in for xrays. It seemed like it took forever. (My peditrician's office is open 365 days a year) We were in, did x rays and out in 75 minutes. For a walk in apt on a Sat afternoon, that really isn't bad. Anyways, bad sprain, bruised but not broken. {For those I didn't tell, he was playing football in PE and jammed his pinkie, ring finger and middle finger on his left hand} It will hurt like the dickens but no real dmg done. If it still hurts in a week, come back. There went my plan for doing nothing today. I will try for nothing tomorrow instead.

our view

Some snap shots of our fabulous view!

no time

Time is at a premium these days. It is spring break here and I have spent my time packing and running to the docs and pharmacy. Short{er} version...Grif got a cold and it went to his lungs. I got into the docs on Sunday (Saturday he had lost his voice @ a birthday party). They agreed he was wheezy but it wasn't any worse than that. We got a new inhaller and a prescription for prednisone. (liquid steriods) Recheck was today. His lungs sound so much better! Woo hoo! He wants us to start a daily maitence medicine for his asthsma. We got a nebulizer (more effective than the chamber/puffer). Since I had read about the medicine Singular possibly causing suciside and aggressive behavior I didn't want that mediciation. {plus he had the pill form in NV, and it wasn't very effective} He prescribed pulmacort (sp?) instead. I checked Walmart pharmacy first. Their drugs are often cheaper than Publix even without insurance. No, Walmart won't take Publix employee insurance, lol. Liquid Albuterol is cheaper by 4$ but the other is 209$ without insurance! Um, nope, can't do that. Went to Publix and it is 44$. A whole lot better. Stil pretty pricey for a monthly drug, I will ask if there is a generic or another option, but I think that may be the best for him for his age. {btwn co-pays and precriptions I am down 140$}

I took Cameron to the orthodontist today. Yes, I get the award for the worst mom around for putting it off for so long. I keep waiting for finances to get better and no time seems to be ideal. The last few weeks, he has had a lot of problems with broken brackets. After the 3rd open wound in his mouth I finally called and made an appt. Never in my wildest dreams did I think it would cost 275$ to remove his braces! I had very little choice in the matter though. They were causing so much dmg to his gums with exposed wires. He had to have an x-ray also at 75$. This has not been a good week for medical bills! He has an appt on the 15th for his bottom retainer. He will get the top one on the 29th. 125$ a piece! Still a lot better bargain than the removal fee.

We move next week. Bills are still coming in at the regular rate. I have no real job leads. I am going to go apply at Lowe's and Home Depot in the garden sections this week. Apply at the grocery stores near my new place too. Something will eventually work out, it has too.

Oh, Jack has Grif's cold. Snot is the worst of it. His immune system is excellent compared to his brothers. Ri is fine. He is currently playing "manhunt" in the complex. Basically a teenage version of team tag. lol I gotta convince him to stay home tomorrow and clean and pack his room. So much fun. We should be getting rain in a few days, I am sure I will see more of them when the rain starts.

Here ya go

Jack and Griffin spent the night at Grandma Diane & Papa Bob's on Friday night while Chris and I saw Wicked for my birthday. When we picked up them on Saturday, we were informed Jack learned a new word. Well, a new phrase really. I cringed at what it could be. Although he is much more likely to learn a bad saying from daddy than ANYONE. They told me to hand Jack something. He hands it back to me and out of his mouth came clear as a bell, "Here you go". :) Diane didn't realize how often she said "There/Here you go", but obviously Jack picked it up. Now anytime he gives you anything or you give him something he says it. It is the sweetest thing ever and it melts my heart. Best birthday gift ever. It sure beats him telling me NO all the time. :)

future artist?

back to drawing board

I have no idea what is going on with my job "offer". I called on Monday, they knew nothing. I would think they could have said yes/no by now. O-well, I concentrate on packing and I will continue to apply elsewhere. In the meantime, Jack loves "bikes", the louder the better. this is the scooter Cam is riding these days.

need pictures

Yep, I need to take pictures. I will maybe today. I just wanted to fill you all in on some info.

1. We will be moving into a different apt the week of April 7-15th. They raised rent here and I couldn't justify the expence. We found something closer to Chris' work (half the distance). It has a much needed garage. Unattatched but same building. Same city but the boys will go to new schools in the fall. We will be within 10 miles of the beach vs 20 we are now. Farther away from the Everglades, closer to the beach. I will post the address when I am positive of it. (I am 98% sure, but need to verify it) Water/sewer is a flat rate, will save me mucho $.
2. We signed Jack up for day care/preschool, he will be starting sometime in the next week. This also is just right around the corner from my new residence. This may not solve all my child care problems, but it will cover the bulk of the day and will allow Chris to get sleep while I work. I toured at least a dozen places. I like this one BEST.
3. I am currently waiting on my FBI background check. I personally have never done anything wrong. BUT I do worry about that %$@#$ person in Portland who stole my identity. Guess I find out in a few days.
4. The background check is for my new job. Merchandising mgr for JoAnne's craft/fabric store. 45 hours a week, 5 9hr shifts. Life has gotton too expensive for me to stay at home any longer. PT hours won't make much of a difference. I need a real job. Yes, things will be crazy esp since Chris works a swing/grave but we figure it all out. I think I will be starting in the next week or so.
5. We have been filling out financial aide forms for Cameron so he can attend BCC in the fall. His core GPA is a fraction too low to get into FSU. (weighted GPA would of been high enough, WE can not possibly afford a 4 year university anyways) . His plan is to do the 2 years at the community college and transfer to FSU and finish his degree there. He wants to teach ceramics to high school/college level students. He is working 20-25 hours at his job at Journey's in the mall.
6. Riley is doing well in track. Riley excels at pretty much anything he puts his mind into. Well maybe with the exception of golf and bowling where he tends to over power those balls. lol He is still with his girlfriend. He is none too happy with me for moving. I didn't promise him he could stay in that school zone forever. His girlfriend doesn't go there anyways. I tried to find something in her area, but everything was too small. I am not giving up well needed closets so he can be closer to his "friend".
7. Grif needs to stop TALKING at school. We won't go into that right now, sore subject with mommy.
8. Jack, he has learned to wave and say hi/hello. He does so to everyone. It is "melt your heart" cute.
9. Chris says he is going to start looking for a M-F 9-5 job, we will see. Looking for work sucks, I do hope my search is over for a long long time!