- My spouse and I rarely agree on who hogs the bed the most, but always agree on just about everything else.
- If I could use one word to sum up the way I feel right now, it would be anxious (need to brave the clinic with the kids for my meds, need to pack the car for the weekend, and apparently verbal orders are coming soon).
- One of the things my spouse does that grosses me out is rip his toenails- there's this cool invention called the toenail clipper and for some reason, he will NOT use it.
- My readers may think I’m crazy for doing this, but I really love to do physical activities in which I could die or get seriously hurt. Up next is my desire to fly on a trapeze.
- Frankly, my dear, I don’t care where you get your appetite, so long as you eat at home. :)
I'm doing this a day early since we'll be away again this Friday. If you couldn't guess already, the questions are in black and my answers in red. Go on over to Wife of a Sailor to link up!
8/18/11
Milspouse Friday Fill-in #54
8/17/11
Dear Navy medical clinic in Groton,
I'm still scratching my head, trying to figure out why it took three hours to get immunizations and labs done for myself and the boys. I didn't expect the 10:20am appointment to last until 2pm, therefore didn't have adequate entertainment, food, and drink for them, which resulted in VERY cranky children. In fact, at the beginning of our day, the nurse practitioner told me that when I come back for my next appt, I should "find child care, since your children are difficult". Seriously. And that was only 20 minutes into this visit.
The combination of tired, hungry children who needed naps, three shots for JC, one for LB, one for me (damn you, tetnus booster), blood work for me and finger sticks for the boys made for a ridiculously exhausting day. Plus, I was measured at 5'7"... so I shrunk an inch? WTF?? And, I completely skipped picking up my referral for an eye doc (Mom, if you're reading, it's nothing, please don't worry!), but I have to go back for the pharmacy today anyway... I'm sure that will be a quick trip, ha.
I did have a very pleasant experience with my PCM, thank goodness. She spoke to me like an uneducated moron, but that's expected- I suppose the sad reality is that most people know nothing about how to raise children. I don't consider myself an expert, but she didn't tell me anything I didn't know, and I really liked her approach and philosophy on kids. She also called me at home to tell me the results of my TSH test and made the perfect call. It was .23 too high, but not high enough to really change the dosage, so she wants me to come back for a retest in 6 weeks. Awesome answer. LOVE it. It really makes me feel at ease when a doctor/NP uses a little common sense.
So overall impression, not good. The waits were far too long for each department, and thanks to these new military IDs, I have to tell everyone Hubby's SSN... which sucks if I have to shout to an old lady who's hard of hearing. Don't get me wrong- I love not having our SSNs printed on a card that I could lose! I just also would love not having to loudly recite one for all to hear (I'm petrified of identity theft).
NBHC Groton, please get your act together, or you will end up on my Shit List!
-Me
The combination of tired, hungry children who needed naps, three shots for JC, one for LB, one for me (damn you, tetnus booster), blood work for me and finger sticks for the boys made for a ridiculously exhausting day. Plus, I was measured at 5'7"... so I shrunk an inch? WTF?? And, I completely skipped picking up my referral for an eye doc (Mom, if you're reading, it's nothing, please don't worry!), but I have to go back for the pharmacy today anyway... I'm sure that will be a quick trip, ha.
I did have a very pleasant experience with my PCM, thank goodness. She spoke to me like an uneducated moron, but that's expected- I suppose the sad reality is that most people know nothing about how to raise children. I don't consider myself an expert, but she didn't tell me anything I didn't know, and I really liked her approach and philosophy on kids. She also called me at home to tell me the results of my TSH test and made the perfect call. It was .23 too high, but not high enough to really change the dosage, so she wants me to come back for a retest in 6 weeks. Awesome answer. LOVE it. It really makes me feel at ease when a doctor/NP uses a little common sense.
So overall impression, not good. The waits were far too long for each department, and thanks to these new military IDs, I have to tell everyone Hubby's SSN... which sucks if I have to shout to an old lady who's hard of hearing. Don't get me wrong- I love not having our SSNs printed on a card that I could lose! I just also would love not having to loudly recite one for all to hear (I'm petrified of identity theft).
NBHC Groton, please get your act together, or you will end up on my Shit List!
-Me
8/15/11
Deals of the day
I just got back from Shop Rite and just have to share my trip!
Annie's Mac & Cheese: FREE
Edge Shaving Gel: $.99
Toy Story Bandaids: $.99
Stubb's BBQ sauce: $.99
Kozy Shack flan: $.99
Honey Nut Cheerios: $.79
Including the coffee and shrimp and veggies that we needed for dinner, I spent $37, but saved $18. If I just bought the items on sale, that would have been a total of $4.75. Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't Edge usually go for $4??
Hooray for coupons!!
Annie's Mac & Cheese: FREE
Edge Shaving Gel: $.99
Toy Story Bandaids: $.99
Stubb's BBQ sauce: $.99
Kozy Shack flan: $.99
Honey Nut Cheerios: $.79
Including the coffee and shrimp and veggies that we needed for dinner, I spent $37, but saved $18. If I just bought the items on sale, that would have been a total of $4.75. Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't Edge usually go for $4??
Hooray for coupons!!
Smelly
I figured after a long weekend of no use, our microwave would de-stink. I was very wrong.
On Thursday, Hubby was helping me with the household chores while I went to the gym. I asked him to please clean the kitchen and do the laundry, because nothing is more stressful than coming back from a weekend away to a dirty house. He decided he wanted to take it one step further and sanitize the kitchen sponge. Apparently, he heard that you can pop it in the microwave for a bit, which is true. One minute would usually suffice.
He put it in there for five minutes.
Of course, you can probably guess what happened. The smell of burning sponge was atrocious when I walked in the door. I thought the house was on fire. Before we left, I opened the door of the microwave to air it out, but it still stinks. We may have to buy a new one...
Any tips on how to get the smell out? I put a small plate with baking soda on it and put it in there. I'm hoping that works, but open to any suggestions!
On Thursday, Hubby was helping me with the household chores while I went to the gym. I asked him to please clean the kitchen and do the laundry, because nothing is more stressful than coming back from a weekend away to a dirty house. He decided he wanted to take it one step further and sanitize the kitchen sponge. Apparently, he heard that you can pop it in the microwave for a bit, which is true. One minute would usually suffice.
He put it in there for five minutes.
Of course, you can probably guess what happened. The smell of burning sponge was atrocious when I walked in the door. I thought the house was on fire. Before we left, I opened the door of the microwave to air it out, but it still stinks. We may have to buy a new one...
Any tips on how to get the smell out? I put a small plate with baking soda on it and put it in there. I'm hoping that works, but open to any suggestions!
Four states in two days, that's just how we roll
This weekend, we visited Hubby's friend GB (I'm sure he would kill me if he knew I nicknamed him that for this blog) and his wife, K, and their two little boys G-man and Baby G. The boys were nearly the same ages as our little boys, so it was a very interesting few days!
The boys got along tremendously, although the noise level with four boys under the age of four was out of control. We took them to a huge playground for a picnic, went swimming at a lake, and brought them to the county fair. I didn't realize this, but their town is on the border of two other states, so we were in three states just in that one day!
I hadn't seen GB in several years, and never even met his wife and kids, so it was great to finally put some faces to names! I'm sure they felt the same, since they'd never met our boys, either.
Hubby and I stopped at an antique store and purchased two 1920s art deco chairs... and somehow managed to bring them back to CT with our Jetta. We put one on the passenger seat, until it kept hitting the "recline" button, smushing poor LB's legs! We stopped at a Home Depot and my amazing hubby purchased plastic, a moving blanket, and rope to tie it to the roof rack. MUCH better.
I love being able to see people, finally. It was very difficult to feel connected, having only email and phone calls and facebook on the west coast. There's nothing like personal interaction to feel like you belong in your own social life!
The boys got along tremendously, although the noise level with four boys under the age of four was out of control. We took them to a huge playground for a picnic, went swimming at a lake, and brought them to the county fair. I didn't realize this, but their town is on the border of two other states, so we were in three states just in that one day!
I hadn't seen GB in several years, and never even met his wife and kids, so it was great to finally put some faces to names! I'm sure they felt the same, since they'd never met our boys, either.
Hubby and I stopped at an antique store and purchased two 1920s art deco chairs... and somehow managed to bring them back to CT with our Jetta. We put one on the passenger seat, until it kept hitting the "recline" button, smushing poor LB's legs! We stopped at a Home Depot and my amazing hubby purchased plastic, a moving blanket, and rope to tie it to the roof rack. MUCH better.
I love being able to see people, finally. It was very difficult to feel connected, having only email and phone calls and facebook on the west coast. There's nothing like personal interaction to feel like you belong in your own social life!
8/10/11
Boiling
Shit, meet fan. Fan, meet shit. This volcano of crap is about to explode, and things are about to get really friggin messy...
8/8/11
A weekend of bruises, boozes, and dudesez
This weekend was fantastic (no sarcasm, really). Hubby and I accidentally double-booked our plans, so we went camping with my brother and sister (who will now be referred to as Crazy Guy and Spider Monkey, respectively, for various reasons), then headed up to Hubby's family's lake house for his cousin's 16th birthday party.
The camping was AWESOME. After arriving at the site, we went mountain biking. I've done some mountain biking on the west coast... with an emphasis on "coast", meaning totally flat. This stuff was rocky and very steep and full of stupid trees which loved to jump out and get right in my way. I ended up having a small asthma attack, bending my derailer (I don't even know what that is... my brother and a friend fixed it for me), and hitting about a bajillion trees and rocks, hence falling on my ass. And my back. And going over the handlebars, which resulted in a very not-friendly impact. But you know what? I had a pretty kick-ass time (uh, literally- it was really fun but kicked my ass)!
We went swimming to wash off the sweat, then had a big campfire at one of the sites, which included some guitar singalong stuff. It's pretty amazing how a few beers will trigger my memory of mid- to late-90s alternative rock lyrics. It rained that night, but I think it helped Hubby and I sleep a little better. I woke up once when I heard something rather large rummage through the woods near the site, but fortunately nothing came close to us.
The next day, we packed up and went back to my MIL's house to get ready for the next part of our weekend, the party. We took the kiddos off my MIL's hands, and headed on over. Hubby's uncle took us on a crazy boat ride, where I'm pretty sure he was trying his best to fling everyone out of the boat, then took several people tubing. I stayed ashore for most of it, mainly because I just wanted to sit on my ass and not move my bruised body at all. The boys played in the sand, and LB had plenty of time-outs, and when it was time to go, we put the boys in pjs and drove back home.
Next weekend, we are visiting friends, and hopefully the weekend after that, we'll be up in NH again. It's looking like we are going to be traveling just about every weekend, which is something I didn't want to do, but considering Hubby has a limited amount of down time, we're taking full advantage of being able to see people.
**Special thanks to Pyro and Spider Monkey for helping me along the trails, and Crazy Guy and Mr. Triathlon for fixing my bike!
The camping was AWESOME. After arriving at the site, we went mountain biking. I've done some mountain biking on the west coast... with an emphasis on "coast", meaning totally flat. This stuff was rocky and very steep and full of stupid trees which loved to jump out and get right in my way. I ended up having a small asthma attack, bending my derailer (I don't even know what that is... my brother and a friend fixed it for me), and hitting about a bajillion trees and rocks, hence falling on my ass. And my back. And going over the handlebars, which resulted in a very not-friendly impact. But you know what? I had a pretty kick-ass time (uh, literally- it was really fun but kicked my ass)!
We went swimming to wash off the sweat, then had a big campfire at one of the sites, which included some guitar singalong stuff. It's pretty amazing how a few beers will trigger my memory of mid- to late-90s alternative rock lyrics. It rained that night, but I think it helped Hubby and I sleep a little better. I woke up once when I heard something rather large rummage through the woods near the site, but fortunately nothing came close to us.
The next day, we packed up and went back to my MIL's house to get ready for the next part of our weekend, the party. We took the kiddos off my MIL's hands, and headed on over. Hubby's uncle took us on a crazy boat ride, where I'm pretty sure he was trying his best to fling everyone out of the boat, then took several people tubing. I stayed ashore for most of it, mainly because I just wanted to sit on my ass and not move my bruised body at all. The boys played in the sand, and LB had plenty of time-outs, and when it was time to go, we put the boys in pjs and drove back home.
Next weekend, we are visiting friends, and hopefully the weekend after that, we'll be up in NH again. It's looking like we are going to be traveling just about every weekend, which is something I didn't want to do, but considering Hubby has a limited amount of down time, we're taking full advantage of being able to see people.
**Special thanks to Pyro and Spider Monkey for helping me along the trails, and Crazy Guy and Mr. Triathlon for fixing my bike!
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