Random musings

I know I said I'd blog about day two today but I'll try to do that later. (Like anybody is out there just dying from anticipation about it all! LOL) Today I feel like being random...notice the new blog topper?! I guess that fits into the trip stories so you'll hear about it later! ;-)

Yesterday I took Katie to her orthondontist consulation. I was impressed with the office and even more so when the doctor said she wasn't ready for braces and there was a SLIGHT chance she wouldn't need them at all if we could get all 8 1/2 (yes a half! Half of one baby tooth came out and the other half is still in there) baby teeth out relatively soon. Until all the baby teeth are out and the permanent teeth move into place he said no one could know for sure what her mouth will need. I like the fact it wasn't an immediate "You need this. Write us a check." meeting.

Unlike my appointment with the eye doctor back in November where the doctor who was 90 minutes late to my appointment, tried to initially argue over which eye had the corneal transplant and then talked over me the whole time while telling me I need a "ring" inserted into my left cornea to improve my vision. Out of the blue this morning I get a call from their office and the woman tells me my insurance approved the surgery. I told her I had cancelled any future appointments with them. She asked if she could know why so I very politely told her. I could hear her writing things down and she was taken aback by a few things and asked "WHO said this to you?" I told her I understood emergencies coming up and doctors being waylaid but that no one bothered to inform me and then I was treating like an annoyance by two people when I stepped out of the room to find out WHY I had been sitting there for 90 minutes. She apologized profusely. I told her it wasn't HER fault but thanked her for doing so. I also told her that to add insult to injury I was just there to have my prescription checked and was told I'd have to pay $30 to get a copy in order to get new glasses made. She said that was standard and I told her (politely but firmly again...I was quite proud of myself!) that in my almost 37 years of wearing glasses neither my parents nor I had EVER had to pay any eye doctor, specialist or not, extra to get a copy of the prescription. I pointed out that they had already received my co-pay and at the time would be receiving in the future a healthy payment from my insurance company. I've seen what the keratoconus exams can run and it's not cheap! But long story shortened a tad she asked me to take her name and number and said that if I decided to give them a second chance to call her. I don't know if I will or not. If I do then I won't see the same doctor I did before that's for sure. Maybe I was spoiled by my doctors in Kansas, if you can be spoiled during eye surgery and all the exams! But Dr. Gangadhar and Dr. McGuire both didn't want to rush into surgery like the guy here did. I went through the contact lens torture for a few months before they finally agreed that wasn't going to work for me. Even though I hated the contacts I appreciated the fact they weren't anxious to throw me into the surgical chair.

I just thought it was interesting that I got a phone call out of the blue like that this morning.

Especially right after I had called our family doctor to talk to the nurse about some questions concerning Robbie. The boy has bruises from knee to ankle on both legs. It seriously looks like somebody has beat the tar out of his legs. We've asked him what's happened and get the "I don't know" response. Even though I didn't think his medication was the cause I wanted to double check if it caused easy bruising. The nurse looked it up while talking to me and it doesn't. She said her first thought was that someone IS kicking him and he just doesn't want to tell us. I told her that was my first thought too but he's a tough nut to crack and so far he's not giving up any information. A fact that kills me as a mom but I'm not going to let myself go that route today.

I also asked her if Robbie was tested for gluten allergies with the blood work last month. He wasn't. I told her that while I was in Kansas someone mentioned it to me (Thanks Kay and Jeannie!) and said that while I knew looking at medical websites could be a dangerous thing to do that Robbie seemed to meet some of the symptoms. She understands that I'm trying to find some definitive answer as to why all this stuff, to us, just suddenly popped up. She was going to talk to the doctor and call me back about setting Robbie up for testing for gluten allergies. Mark and I both agree we need to start a food/mood diary for the boy and see if we can find some corelations. Some rhyme or reason as to why some days are mysteriously (again to us) good and others are horrible for Robbie. I just want him to be happy again and right now he's not. And it's my job to keep turning over stones to figure out why so stone turning I'll keep on doing!

Then I had to run errands including working at Katie's school book fair. I'm such a sucker for books! All my kids know it! So yes, Katie came in and I bought books for her and the newest 39 Clues book for Robbie. I adopted the mantra from this past week-end and kept saying "It's for charity!" LOL These kids are all 5th or 6th graders. I'm not sure what grade this one boy is but he looked like the stereotypical kid that gets teased a lot. The kind that pulls at those mama heart strings. He bought a book that his class had already read because he really liked it and wanted to re-read it a lot. Kid after my own heart! That was AFTER he made sure he had enough money to first buy a book for his little sister! AND he was spending his birthday money! Go ahead, admit it, you just thought "Awwwwwwwwwwwww!" like I said at the time! There were three of us moms working at the time and we all told him how sweet he was and what a great big brother he was. He just thanked us and acted like he wasn't doing anything special at all. There are days I wish I were wealthy so I could give it others and today was one of those days. I would have bought that boy every book he wanted for himself and his sister!