Happy Holidays!!

Happy Holidays! It's Christmas Eve and I am finally getting excited for the holiday. I am one of those procrastinators who waits until the very last minute possible to do shopping. Thank God for online shopping! It has made my life much easier over the past few years. Last night, I actually ventured to the mall since Kay Bee Toys is going out of business. It was much, much better than I anticipated. Although the selection was limited, I was able to find some great toys he would enjoy. I can't wait to see his reaction as he opens the gifts. We have, for weeks, been threatening to send Santa a text to let him know he does not need to stop by on Christmas when Josh starts to misbehave. He of course can read now and stands over my shoulder and I type the text. It's actually kind of funny how fast he whips into shape. Tonight he even helped me clean the kitchen after dinner.

Earlier today, Josh said he had "a great idea" which was to take an afternoon nap. He joined me in the recliner and slept for 2 hours. I was thankful for that time. God knows he does not sit still for very long so to be able to just hold him and study him was a blessing. That is something I have not done in quite a while.

On Sunday, evil SIL had a gathering at her home for nice SIL, Vickie. There is a long history of evil SIL's evilness and that would be several pages in itself so I will try to keep it as brief as possible. She goes out of her way to hurt feelings and belittle people. Greg insists that I should just let it roll off but if I do that, she will just continue her horrible behaviour. Anyway, Greg and my BILs were watching football and evil SIL wanted everyone to play a game. The guys were not interested and evil SIL actually threw a tantrum and went as far to say that everyone should do want the host wants and we were in her "bleeping" house. Josh was sitting right there and she did not care. She wanted to have another gathering tonight, Christmas Eve, but I told Greg nooooo way. He agreed, thanks goodness.

On the ttc front, I am in the waiting period, I believe. My cycles are so wacky though so timing is challenging. I can only hope and pray for the creation of a special holiday gift.

Investigation Has Been Completed

I'm in the clear. :-). The insurance company is paying the claims, Thank God! School is out for three weeks starting tomorrow. I don't have any plans as of yet with Josh and need to think of some fun things to do. The grades are in on the psych class I just completed. I got a B. My hope is take two classes during the intersession and then two more classes in the spring semester. Then, I will be done with my prereqs for the Nursing program. How am I gonna do this? I'm not sure but I cannot wait another year to get this done. My back is against the wall in a few aspects of my life and I hate it. It will all come together, things always do.

My SIL, Vickie, is in town for a few days and stopped by tonight to visit for a while. She and my BIL moved to TN a year and a half ago and she is sorely missed. I really wish she would come back but I don't know how likely that is. She adores Josh and the feeling is mutual. He lights up when she is around him. We miss you, Vickie!

I am under Investigation??

What the??? Under investigation by my health insurance company. They seem to think I had a preexisting condition of diabetes when applying for coverage with them. Never mind that I have had coverage with them off and on for about 5 years. If I had a preexisting condition, wouldn't I have sought treatment for it prior to now? Anyway, they are now refusing to pay claims while they review my medical records. So, I have been receiving bills from labs and my endocrinologist. My first thought after viewing the endo bill was I wish I could rewind time, go to med school and become an endocrinologist. The charge for my initial visit was $475.00, that was just for meeting with the doctor for about an hour or so. They actually charged $18.00 to prick my finger and check my blood sugar level. Unreal! Completely unreal! The charge for the second visit was $325.00. My lab work was even more expensive. $1250.00 for ONE flippin' antibody blood test. ONE TEST! The grand total from the lab is over $2300.00. I can only hope the insurance company finishes their investigation very soon and pays these claims. Sigh!

I've Been Tagged!

My friend, Bev, has tagged me which means I am supposed to divulge personal information, 7 unknown facts about me, here on my blog. Do I have anything really interesting to share? Let's see...

1. My husband and I were married twice, once in Vegas and again 10 months later in CA followed by a wedding and reception. We celebrate the Vegas date as our anniversary.

2. I was once hit by a car while riding a bike at age 12. I did not stop at a stop sign in an effort to keep up with one of my sisters and her friend. They apparently thought it would be funny to take me to a different neighborhood and leave me there to find my own way home. I was hit by a car, went up in the air, landed on the hood of the car and when he finally stopped, I rolled off the hood onto the pavement. No broken bones just some lacerations. My guardian angel was really on watch that day. Things could have been so much worse.

3. I used to be a personal trainer and fitness instructor. Was actually Fitness Instructor of the Quarter twice at Ballys. I loved it, before I got lazy.

4. Within 3 months of getting my first car, I crashed it into the garage at my parent's house. I lied about it but was quickly busted. My story was sooo lame no wonder I got caught.

5. I have never tried any illegal drug ever in my life.

6. I may have blown the opportunity of a lifetime. Brian McKnight, the singer, was in his car next to me at a light and wanted me to roll down my window to talk to him. I drove off because I was embarrassed because my car did not have power windows. Silly and sooo superficial, I know now. Anyway, he'd just heard me sing several songs at karaoke. Who knows what he wanted to say? I'll never know.

7. I moved to CA in less than one week after making the decision. Decided on a Monday, gave notice to my jobs on Tuesday, sold my stuff Wednesday and Thursday, packed on Friday and was on a plane Saturday morning.

How's that for some now known, tidbits about me. :-)

My Son the Frog

Josh's school has an arts program and for each quarter the children will learn a different art or arts. The first quarter, they were taught yoga and dance. Yesterday, his class had a performance for the parents. He has come such a long way. In preschool and kindergarten, he would be the lone child just standing there not participating and looking at others like they were crazy. Yesterday, he actually volunteered when the yoga teacher asked who wanted to go on stage and show their warm up routine. Later, each child had to mimic an animal. My son was a frog. He was phenomenal, of course, and captured the essence of a frog. :-) I was one proud mama. The audience was then asked to join the children while they taught us different positions and stretches. Josh was so happy and continued to hug, kiss and thank me for coming. He brings tears to my eyes, in a good way. I am truly, truly blessed.

Now to find the cable to my video camera. Sigh! Once I find it, I will post the video.