**Warning**
If you came here in search of some sort of inspiration or thought you'd come read about my great day, you might want to consider skipping on to the next blog because I'm not in a good mood. In fact, I'm in a really bad mood. Otherwise if you don't mind my griping, pull up a chair.
First let me start off with the ridiculous price of gas. $3.49 a gallon. What is that?! And I thought I had it bad until my dad told me that he just filled up and paid $3.79 a gallon. I might feel a little different if we were rolling in $$ which we're not. I take that back. I wouldn't feel different because I'd always be thinking of what I could to with the money I'm using to fill up our cars. We live right outside of Fredericksburg. We live in the forest, close to nothing. I take that back....there's a Git N Go and a barber shop a mile down the road. For the most part I have to go on somewhat of a journey to get to anything. I've been trying to journey out only once or twice a week and do everything I need to all at once. That drives me nuts because I like going out often. I've been needing to pick up some mat board to do some finishing but it takes at least 20-25 minutes to get to Michaels or AC Moore *sigh*. Not only that but we didn't get to go see my parents this month because of the price of gas. It costs over $150 round trip. It looks like it'll be the end of May before we go. I know some people go a lot longer than that without seeing their family but I'm still adjusting. I'm used to seeing them every few days. This once a month thing hasn't been easy. Since gas is so high it looks like that might be every 2 months. They were going to come this next weekend but they can't because the gas is so much :(. I just want to thank all of those people who are the reason the gas is so high. You're the reason I won't get to see my parents very often and the reason my kids won't get to see their grandparents. I'm sure you're keeping many families apart so I hope you're happy. At least I have the deer, bats, and ducks to keep me company way out here in neverland.
Cassie had to have oral surgery today. I knew she was gonna have to have it before we moved. It wasn't anything major, her old orthodontist in TX told me she'd have to have it done. When we moved here, her new orthodontist said the same thing and gave me a letter of referral to a dental clinic. It's quite large and she wanted Cassie to go there because she said she'd do the procedure with a laser so it wouldn't be as big a deal and it would be quicker. Ok, great. I set it up for her and asked when I did if it would in fact be done with a laser. The woman on the phone said it would. Joshua needed his teeth cleaned and checked so we made their appts. for the same time and he went with Joshua. So they tell me to come in to the room so the Dr. could chat with me. She tells me about the procedure and then mentions the cutting she'll be making and told me it would be really bloody for a while because she wouldn't stitch it up. Ummmmmm....no. First I'd like to know, why wouldn't you stitch it up? Anyway, I told her the reason her ortho sent us there was so it could be done with a laser and I also told her when I made the appt. the told me it would be done with a laser. This wasn't even the Dr. we wanted to see. She told me she doesn't do the laser, the other doc does. Ok, so go get her. She's who I thought we'd be seeing anyway. She came back and told me the other doc would be doing it with a laser. Good. Meanwhile, Cassie was scared to death and couldn't keep her eyes dry. I stay in there when they start to numb here. I slip out because they told me I couldn't stay while they use the laser. I go to the waiting room and sit there feeling a wee bit useless because Mike is with Joshua and Cassie's all alone. I wait for over 30 minutes thinking they were almost done. I was really happy when I saw the woman coming to get me. I go back there thinking it's done just for them to enlighten me on the fact that they can't get their laser to work and we could reschedule. No, I don't think so. She was really stressed before we came and I certainly didn't want to do that again. So it was either reschedule or do it the other way *sigh*. I told them to go ahead so we could just be done with it. I walked out of that room and when I did I saw a really cute little dog named Bella looking up at me wagging her tail. She's a therapy dog for patients. I think I needed her more than anyone else there. Bella was the only happy part of my day today. A few minutes later they came and told me they finally got the laser to work. I headed over to where Mike and Joshua were. They were just finishing up with Joshua when Mike told me he needed to have some things done. They handed me a paper and it looks like we can have those things done for the bargain price of $1,200.00 (we don't have good dental insurance ). So our costs for today were $700.00.... then you add the $1,200.00 for Joshua....then the price of gas....yeah, I'm in a great mood. I wonder if the government realizes when they cut those rebate checks for everyone that they're probably not going to help the economy at all because we'll be sinking the $$ in to our gas tanks. If they really want to help they should do something about the price of gas.
I really hope tomorrow's a better day. Joshua's birthday is Friday and I've got some shopping to do. That is if Cassie goes to school. I certainly hope you all are having a better day than I am.
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