No Shot Friday

Yesterday was my usual eye doctor appointment.  I went with the expectation that I would get another injection.  Afterall I have had 21 injections so far.  Well the doc looked at my scan and decided to skip the shot.  Then he started talking about trying again to stop the medication.  He told me to not look so disappointed.  I told him we have tried that a couple of times before and it doesn't work.  He told me that the alternative is I get these shots for the rest of my life.  I have already accepted that fact.  Stopping still makes me nervous.  Every time the fluid recurs I get more scar tissue.  I don't have a lot of room for play in seeing if I get too much more.
After nearly four years I do find that I don't get so anxious anymore when I go to get my injection.  I can remember how every little change would really upset me.  New techs....no.....I want Wendy.  When my first doctor left I about had a panic attack.  Well I am now on doctor number three and multiple techs.  I just roll with those changes now.
The plan for now is to go back in four weeks and get an injection.  Then we will just schedule the next appointment three months out.  Then he wants to see.  Me, I want a shot.  Four shots a year is a lot better than the number I had the last year after the last stop the medication trial.  For now it's all good.

Speech Therapy

Kim from Educational Opportunities came out today to go over the results of Audrie's evaluation. She is a little delayed in speech.  So the plan is for her to have some speech therapy.  She will probably see someone once a week from now until the fall when she turns three years-old. We are also going to check into Early Head Start for her.  I love having people in our life who can facilitate these things for us.  Since she qualifies for speech therapy it moves her up the list for Head Start if we go with that option.  It's all good for Audrie.

This One Is For Jacob

New Truck

Yesterday we went to license the new truck.  The state of Washington said we needed to pay  use tax on $7650.  We paid substantially less than that.  So the gal at the DOL looked it up on Edmunds and couldn't find our truck.  So she gave us a few options, none of which sounded like fun.  Take it to a dealer and have them give us an estimate of retail price for it.  Take it to a shop and get an estimate for what repairs would cost.

Today I looked it up on Kelly Blue Book and came up with better values.  Went back and had a different gal.  She looked it up on Edmunds and found it and basically charged me tax on what we paid.  Yes.  Nice.  

Now we need to take the truck to Dick's and get some new tires.  And it is all good to go.  

My Thirty One

My friend Treva has a home business.  She sells these organizational totes and thing.  She is having a contest right now and anyone can try and win one of these totes.  The fact that they are spirit, of course, does nothing for me as I am not sporty.  But I can say the tote is amazing.  I have a "normal" one that I use as the diaper bag and it holds a lot of stuff.  I love the pockets on the outside to hold pop, bottles, sippy cups, etc.
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150801900132224&set=o.229446713827037&type=1&theater

And because that link doesn't work well.  Try this one;

http://www.mythirtyone.com/trevaclay/

Anti-depressents

I sure hope they get Dave's meds right.  Not being depressed but sleeping 22 hours a day isn't any better than it was before the meds.  We still do nothing.

Picture Wall

Dave and I were talking. I commented about taking down the picture wall.  It has been up for the majority of the time we have lived here.  It went though a small change when I painted the wall.  I think it is time to go through a change again.  Instead of reflecting our past so much I think it should reflect who we are now.  Dave agreed.  Said hey Scott isn't around much so he doesn't need to be on the wall.  I said....Scott is like Josh and needs to be on the wall.  They are our family. I am thinking a bigger change though.  I am kind of thinking it is time to hang my daddy's whip.  I'd hang his hat, but Minnie ate it when she was a puppy.  I'm not sure where I am going yet exactly, but I am going.
Made me realize how much we finally accepted the changes in our childrens' lives. It is all ongoing of course, but for now we love Kristie and should show that.  We accept that Tanya has chosen to not be part of our family.  The little man is part of our family and he has no place yet on the wall.  Changes afoot.