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Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Cyber Green Monday? Huh??
Something I am finding difficult this Holiday season, shopping. I know it probably doesn't seem like this would be a problem but it is. The reason being, I love sales. I love getting a great deal because I like to get the biggest bang for my buck. That said, I am not a couponer. I don't have time to do all that. However, I do clip some coupons and get coupons in the mail all the time from the stores I love; Gap, Gymboree, Lands End, et al. The only shopping I have done to date is for Kellen. Which means I will have to do it all between now and next weekend. I just don't feel like doing it, mostly because I am so mad at the retailers.
Has anyone noticed the insane amount of "only through today sales?" Apparently this past Monday was Cyber Green Monday. I just googled it because I didn't have any idea what this was. You can read about it by clicking the link. At any rate, I feel polarized about buying anything because I don't really know if there will be a better sale between now and Christmas. I am almost thinking about not buying anything. I feel guilty about buying stuff if I can't get a good deal. I guess I will just have to bite the bullet and give in.
Friday, December 9, 2011
Long Day - Whew
I woke up this morning eagerly anticipating an amazing holiday lunch hosted by our OMPs wife at their home. She puts on a spectacular lunch and is an amazing host. This year it was going to be extra special because more than likely it will be the last one. On my drive in to the office, I was thinking about how warm and inviting their home is and how beautifully decorated it always is for Christmas. It is the perfect home!
I left the house early this morning so I could get to work a little bit earlier than normal and get organized so I would be ready to leave for the holiday lunch on time. I was planning to drive a few people, including one of my most favorite coworkers (CE). I looked at the gas gauge and realized I needed to stop and get gas if I was going to be driving north. I stopped, filled up and applied my lipstick thinking this is going to be an AMAZING day! I was quickly brought back down from my adrenaline high, when I received a call from Matt.
Kellen was sick. He had a fever and had thrown up. I guess he was just laying around not wanting to move. Matt had to go to work because his AOP is due. He had worked on it until 10pm last night. He also had several important meetings today. I vocally expressed - WHY TODAY?! I immediately felt bad for Kellen and sad for me. Obviously, my son is more important than a lunch but I was still disappointed.
I was already on the highway so I decided to just finish the drive in and get my laptop so that I could work at home -which ended up being pointless because I didn't have a single minute to do any work. I ended up taking the poor kiddo to the doctor. He hates going to the doctor. We got there, the nurse and the doctor checked him out and felt like it wasn't anything serious. Just a viral infection of some sort. I was relieved because he was acting really sick compared to normal. Doc said to just make sure he keeps drinking water etc.
We left the Ped's office and headed over to the store to get milk, advil and tylenol, since we were out of all three. I came home unloaded Kellen and the stuff from the car and checked my phone. A friend, who's daughter is in Kellen's daycare class, mentioned that both her daughters had strep throat. The girls had the exact same symptoms as Kellen. Yet, her pediatrician swabbed her kids throats to check for Strep. Mine did not. I started to freak out. Strep is very contagious. Kellen and her daughter are very close. They are around each other all the time. If she had it, I think it would be probable for Kellen to have it as well given the proximity the kids have to each other. So , I called my pediatrician back and explained this and asked them if I should bring him back to be checked for strep. The nurse was very irritated with me. I told her I just wanted to make sure because it was Friday. She said it is highly unusual for a child Kellen's age to have strep. I said, a friend of ours daughter had it and she is the same age. The nurse said that it was unlikely that she had strep. I told her she was swabbed and she had it, along with her sister. The nurse said "fine, you can bring him back and we can swab him or you can just wait until Monday and we can do it then if he doesn't get any better". I was thinking, why in the Sam-Hell would I wait until Monday if he is sick now, and I know that the other two kids have it?! I just got snippy and said I would take him to immediate care. She didn't like that. She told me to bring him back in and she would do it just to make sure. So I packed him up and drove him back to the office. Poor K, he was just miserable.
He didn't have it, Thank God.
Why do they like to make you feel like you are crazy for wanting to make sure your child is ok? I don't take him in every other week for an ailment. It's like they are just annoyed with having to do their job. I don't get it. Needless to say, I don't believe all pediatrician offices are like this but I will be looking for a new pediatrician.
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I left the house early this morning so I could get to work a little bit earlier than normal and get organized so I would be ready to leave for the holiday lunch on time. I was planning to drive a few people, including one of my most favorite coworkers (CE). I looked at the gas gauge and realized I needed to stop and get gas if I was going to be driving north. I stopped, filled up and applied my lipstick thinking this is going to be an AMAZING day! I was quickly brought back down from my adrenaline high, when I received a call from Matt.
Kellen was sick. He had a fever and had thrown up. I guess he was just laying around not wanting to move. Matt had to go to work because his AOP is due. He had worked on it until 10pm last night. He also had several important meetings today. I vocally expressed - WHY TODAY?! I immediately felt bad for Kellen and sad for me. Obviously, my son is more important than a lunch but I was still disappointed.
I was already on the highway so I decided to just finish the drive in and get my laptop so that I could work at home -which ended up being pointless because I didn't have a single minute to do any work. I ended up taking the poor kiddo to the doctor. He hates going to the doctor. We got there, the nurse and the doctor checked him out and felt like it wasn't anything serious. Just a viral infection of some sort. I was relieved because he was acting really sick compared to normal. Doc said to just make sure he keeps drinking water etc.
We left the Ped's office and headed over to the store to get milk, advil and tylenol, since we were out of all three. I came home unloaded Kellen and the stuff from the car and checked my phone. A friend, who's daughter is in Kellen's daycare class, mentioned that both her daughters had strep throat. The girls had the exact same symptoms as Kellen. Yet, her pediatrician swabbed her kids throats to check for Strep. Mine did not. I started to freak out. Strep is very contagious. Kellen and her daughter are very close. They are around each other all the time. If she had it, I think it would be probable for Kellen to have it as well given the proximity the kids have to each other. So , I called my pediatrician back and explained this and asked them if I should bring him back to be checked for strep. The nurse was very irritated with me. I told her I just wanted to make sure because it was Friday. She said it is highly unusual for a child Kellen's age to have strep. I said, a friend of ours daughter had it and she is the same age. The nurse said that it was unlikely that she had strep. I told her she was swabbed and she had it, along with her sister. The nurse said "fine, you can bring him back and we can swab him or you can just wait until Monday and we can do it then if he doesn't get any better". I was thinking, why in the Sam-Hell would I wait until Monday if he is sick now, and I know that the other two kids have it?! I just got snippy and said I would take him to immediate care. She didn't like that. She told me to bring him back in and she would do it just to make sure. So I packed him up and drove him back to the office. Poor K, he was just miserable.
He didn't have it, Thank God.
Why do they like to make you feel like you are crazy for wanting to make sure your child is ok? I don't take him in every other week for an ailment. It's like they are just annoyed with having to do their job. I don't get it. Needless to say, I don't believe all pediatrician offices are like this but I will be looking for a new pediatrician.
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