I have been one busy llama. Yes indeed I have. Today I put down my security deposit and first month’s rent for our new home (perhaps pictures to follow one of these days?) We aren’t scheduled to move until May 19th, but me as the ever organized budgeteer (no, not budgerier (isn’t that a bird)) I’ve managed to set that money aside in order to be done with it and move on to more important things. We have one hell of a month coming up, and it gets my stomach in knots all over about it.
May 3rd – May 7th we fly to Denver to celebrate my mum’s graduation from university with a nursing degree. She will graduate a few days before her 55th birthday, and she has worked long and hard for this degree. I also haven’t seen my mum in around five years, so this is a visit that is long overdue! While in Denver, Bob the kids and I will have some up close and personal time with my sister and her husband and my little niece (the precious emma!). By up close and personal I mean we will all be crammed into their living space in a sleep over kind of fashion. Do you think I am imposing? It will be fabulous and overwhelming and wonderful all at once. ALL.AT.ONCE.
May 19th I plan to move into our new townhome. Yay! That means I have exactly four weekends total to get ready for this move thing. Damn. It may as well be tomorrow.
Oh, and then May 22nd? Have I mentioned that date yet? Mmmmhmmmm. Three days after our move mister Sandis monster will have his tonsils and adenoids removed. I am nothing if not time-effective, wouldn’t you say?
Yeh….Something like that. So we have a crazy month ahead of us, and me? I’ve been up in arms packing whatever the hell we don’t urgently need to make my stress level concerning impending move like, go away. Is that possible?
Now I have known all this was going to happen, and honestly, I WELCOME it. Good-bye shitty two bedroom unsecure apartment! Yee-ha! Seeya! I’m so totally like NOT even cleaning you when I leave! Good-bye mr Sandis monster tonsils that have my boy sick every other week! SO TOTALLY BE GONE!
But still, despite all this joy and adventure, it is fucking stressful.
Did I just cuss? Meh, …….I don’t even know what to say about all that.
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A type 1 diabetic mom of Gracie, my 4 year daughter with type 1 diabetes & cerebral palsy and Sandis, my 7 year old son with PDD-NOS (a disorder on the autism spectrum). We are learning to move beyond and not be defined by our diagnoses every single day.
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- Sarah
- Saint Cloud, MN, United States
- Hey All! My name is Sarah! I'm 32 y.o. and living in Saint Cloud, MN. I am married to sexy Bob the Babe who is a drummer extraordinaire. We have three kiddos, Sandis age 8, Gracie age 6, and little Thia Apple age little. We have a few medical conditions in our family, including type 1 diabetes, gastroparesis, mild cerebral palsy, spondylosis, degenerative disc disease, ADD, ADHD, Aspergers/high functioning autism.....The list could go on but you get the idea!
Single Payer, Universal Health Care Info
Health Care/Coverage Costs to Date (5-7-08)
Total (not incl. FSA contr.): $3104.71
Premiums (Health & Dental): $342.00
RX: $175.57
OTC: $30.79
Eyeglasses: $330.43
Therapy (OT & PT): $334.37
Diabetes Education: $112.71
Dental: $69.20
Physician Consultation: $194.46
Labs & Diagnostic: $724.41
Pump Supplies: $110.32
CGM Supplies: $303.56
Outpatient Surgery: $356.92
CADI Waiver Fees: $20.00
FSA: $560
FSA Withdrawn: $21080.00
% of earned income: 36.1%
% of earned + unearned income: 25.1%
Premiums (Health & Dental): $342.00
RX: $175.57
OTC: $30.79
Eyeglasses: $330.43
Therapy (OT & PT): $334.37
Diabetes Education: $112.71
Dental: $69.20
Physician Consultation: $194.46
Labs & Diagnostic: $724.41
Pump Supplies: $110.32
CGM Supplies: $303.56
Outpatient Surgery: $356.92
CADI Waiver Fees: $20.00
FSA: $560
FSA Withdrawn: $21080.00
% of earned income: 36.1%
% of earned + unearned income: 25.1%
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6 comments:
I continue to be awed by your optismism and your strength. Congrats to your mom. Good luck w/ the tonsils.
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I too continue to be awed by your strength and I draw strength from you too.
Good luck with all of this, and I look forward to hearing about all of it!
Congrats to your mum on the nursing degree. From one who is partially down that road (and on temporary sabatical) I can say it is one tough row to hoe. I hope her future workplace will pay her what she's worth and treat her right.
Good luck with the tight schedule!
At last - perhaps you could think of it as compulsory weeding!
And Budgerigars to you!
It sounds like quite a lot of change happening in the near future. That's really exciting and really scary all wrapped together. Good luck!
You amaze me, what with all that you have going on and you still have such a great attitude too. It is stressful indeed but you will get through it, I have faith in you. Take care of yourself and good luck with everything. ~Hugs~
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