Daycare is contagious

Abbie has been in daycare since we have been back in Greenwood.  If I counted it, she has probably spent more time out of daycare than she has in.  She spent 3 days in the hospital in Greenwood with the stomach virus in December.  Turns out she also had a ear infection appear in day 2 of the hospital stay.  We had 2 days of Rocephin for that.  They also sent us home with antibiotics.  One her followup two weeks later, she still had the ear infections so we had another shot of Rocephin and 10 days of Augmentin.  I took her by the pediatrician's office today because she has had a fever all week.  Guess what?  Another shot of Rocephin and 10 days of Augmentin.  Monday we go back to check them.  If the ears are no better, we got Rocephin shots on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.  All this has to happen before we can see an EENT according to our insurance. 

Needless to say, I am beyond furious at this point.  It is completely insane to think that some suit in a office somewhere is telling our pediatrician how to treat my children!!

Life is a somewhat controlled chaos...

A LOT has occurred since I last posted. 

The girls and I are in Greenwood.  Josh is still in Macon.  It's a long complicated story and I will finish it later.  Maggie is enrolled in the Catholic school here and is starting to enjoy it.  Abbie is at daycare which I really don't like the idea of, but it was the most fitting solution.  The "new baby"  (we find out on the 27th hopefully) is due in early June.

Needless to say there are a lot of things going on.  I am teaching night classes on Tuesday and Wednesday at the Greenwood campus of MDCC.  I am still coming to Macon on Thursday evenings and Saturday mornings to see patients. 

So much to update, so little time.  Will try to finish it tomorrow. 

Another Day in Paradise

It's been a while I know, but life has just been insane. 

We opened the office about a week and a half ago.  Doing pretty good, several patients and more to come.  Wish I had more time to spend there, but with school going on it's understandable. 

The girls are having a good time at school.  Took a little while for Maggie to get adjusted to pottying at school, but it's better now I think. 

Picked up my Master's degree last weekend in St. Louis - wish they had just mailed it to me, but it was good to see everyone again. 

Had a patient bring me goat's milk and goat's milk yogurt.  The yogurt was great - didn't get brave enoguh to try the milk though.  It's so funny that the kids here have had almost no exposure to culture.  They had no idea that milk could come from something other that hormone and steroid loaded cows and the hummus was chickpeas ground up. 

Slowly but surely bringing a little excitement in...several new students from the local public school - anxious to see how they are going to do in my classes.

Gotta get back to work...

Ugh, so tired!

Yesterday, Mom and I worked at the office - still not finished, but so very very close.  Waiting on the computer - it should be ready tomorrow.  Looking for a rug that will fit in a 9X14 room. 

First day of school today, wonder if the girls will be as tired as I am.  County wide peprally tonight.  Hoping to collapse on the couch afterwards, may not even make it to bed...

First Day of In Service

Today was our first day of in-service at Central.  Josh and I both were late to the faculty meeting even though Josh was not required to go.  It was also Abbie's first day at daycare here at the school. 

Going to pick her up in a little while...

Borrowed a staple gun from Coach Sciple to staple the fabric to the ceiling at the office.  Hoping to get that finished tomorrow.  Had my phone installed yesterday and got my modem in the mail this morning.  Talked to someone about letterhead, envelopes and cards today.  Will hopefully have a proof by the end of the week.  It may all come together despite all odds. 

The best thing about this entire situation is that my work as far as school is done - lesson plans, etc. - and there is someone to watch Abbie during the day.  The next several days should be pretty productive!  I have got to get my final paper finished and sent to Logan so I can graduate on the 20th.  That and the office are high priorities this week. 

Where's Maggie?  At my grandparents, enjoying her last long term time with them for a while.  Kind of somber about the whole thing...

Who are they?

I am pretty sure that I gave birth to 2 little girls.

Maggie has always had a habit of twirling her hair to put herself to sleep. Over the last year or so, she has pretty much stopped or the knots were really easy to get out. The last three or four mornings she has made knots with knots to the point we have had to cut them out of her hair! Of course she cries when you brush her hair and it's an early morning adventure.

Maggie, our great eater, has gone on what seems like a fast. She will only eat two or three bites off her plate. Her sister, on the other hand, has decided to gorge herself on anything she can find. She has an insatiable appetite lately. When she doesn't get fed soon enough, she grabs the tray of he highchair and shakes it and yells.

School is getting ready to start for Josh, Abbie and I next week. Maggie doesn't start until the 9th. I can't wait for her teacher to tell me about her saying "Otay" as the pad answer for everything!

For the next several days, I will be calling my children Buckwheat and The Hulk! Maybe I should tell people to refer to this blog for further explanation, or maybe I'll just be considered a nut!

Aaahhh,so close!

Update on the office setup: we have the lease signed, the electricity turned on, paint and supplies purchased, table and desk moved and fabric bought for my office. The phone line is ordered and should be installed on the 2nd. I just have to get the stationary ordered, the table cleaned and the office painted and decorated. First day for patients will hopefully be the 9th.

The wandering child has come home. Last week when we landed in Jackson, Maggie wanted to stay with my grandparents. Josh and Abbie picked her up yesterday. So I am the only one not present and accounted for. I am in St. Louis at my last lab for my Master's degree at Logan. Plans to finish the material today so I can leave early tomorrow for home. Failed to realize that if you move 2 hours east, the the trip to St. Louis becomes 9 hours not 6.

So glad that my wonderful friends let me camp out at their house! A special thanks to Maddox for letting me use his bed and congrats to the little fellow for a week of staying in his big bed! Rumor has it there is an ice cream party coming...

Can't wait to get home-got a LOT of stuff to do!