Wednesday, May 31, 2017

End of the month already? Somebody's been slacking!

So, what did we do this month? Matthew went in for dental work. We had to take him into the children's hospital and have him put under. He had a partial root canal, 8 fillings, and 4 caps. I can only imagine how much that's going to cost, because our overly fabulous dental insurance only covers up to $1k worth of work. When we went into the hospital, we had already paid the doctor's fee, because we knew the insurance wouldn't cover that, and we thought there would be about $1k of work done. All we knew was that he'd be getting fillings. It was when they actually got him back there and under anesthesia that they discovered how bad his teeth really were. So I'm glad it's done, and he loves the silver on his teeth (he calls them his "shiny teeth"), but yes, I am overly concerned about the money aspect of it.

Nick went back to work after a week. He's still in pain. Tonight is especially bad, which puts him into a mood that's really hard to deal with. The doctor told him it would be awhile until he's out of pain. What is "awhile"? I feel like I need a timeline, because I've been living with this crap for an awful long time. And I'm not trying to make it about me, but when you're living with a man with an incredible temper, you get tired of walking on egg shells.

Bryan is talking about moving out. He actually filled out an application for an apartment the other day. I cannot encourage this enough. He really needs to be out on his own and discover how people really live. He can pay rent and bills here, but it's nothing like it really is out in the world. And I swear, he's determined to blow up his car. He's going to be sad when that car dies and there's not another one just automatically waiting to replace it. He's going to have to buy his own.

Tea gets yelled at so much by her dad now that she asked me why he doesn't like her. It's a hard concept for her to grasp that he just doesn't like her behavior and attitudes. But for a 14-year-old, it really doesn't make much difference, does it?

Tuesday, May 2, 2017

We finished up the month of April! This year is flying by. Tea had her dance recitals April 21 and 22, then prom April 22. I am so glad to be done with all of that. She looked beautiful for prom, and Clayton looked wonderful, too. They were so cute together.

Nick had surgery on his knee on April 28. It seemed to go fine. There was bone growing into the ligament  in the knee, which was causing him a great deal of pain. The doctor also took out the lower screw, which was also causing him a great deal of pain. He was super crabby for the first few days after the surgery (it was a different type of pain he was dealing with), but he seems to be doing better now. He's off for the week. He's been playing with Patches here and there; nothing too serious. He just put in a freaking train horn on the thing.

I popped a rib out somehow early Monday morning. I woke up in such pain, and the pain just got worse as the day went on. When I went to bed last night I could barely move, and breathing hurt. Then this morning it was a bit better, but still hard to move and breathe. I made a doctor's appointment, but I went to the chiropractor. He confirmed it was a rib out of place and adjusted me, and I cancelled my doctor's appointment. I'm going back to the chiro tomorrow. I have more faith in the chiro getting me fixed up then I do in any medical doctor taking care of me.