What a Week!

What a week!  Not in a good way either.  First of all, you have to know that at the beginning of January, it got really cold here, and by that I mean it dropped below freezing over night, which does not happen very often here, and it did that for 5 nights in a row.  Lots of people, as it turned out, had problems with pipes bursting and flooding homes and businesses.  Thankfully, Cathy and I did not have that problem, however, April did (see picture)







That's what happens when a 1/4" copper line feeding the ice maker freezes and bursts.  You can't see the ceiling from this angle, but practically the whole ceiling in the living room collapsed on her furniture and other items that were in that room.  Plus, as it turns out, the house was built in 1971 which means asbestos was used in the drywall.  So, since the 7th of January (or thereabouts), our grandkids have been staying with us. April has been able to stay with friends as we don't have the room. 

That's the beginning of woes.  :-)

Tuesday I got sick.  Not throw up my guts sick, just stuffed head, headache and other things associated with that, so I left work early and went home.  That morning Sean (our 6 year old grand son) said his stomach hurt, but he went to school anyway.  I spent Tuesday afternoon resting and feeling worse.  So I figured I'd be staying home on Wednesday.  Sean got up Wednesday morning, again complaining that his stomach hurt and before he could go to school had thrown up 3 times.  He stayed home and by 10:30 that morning he was feeling and acting just fine.  Me, on the other hand was feeling worse.  I couldn't just go lie down, I mean I've got a 6 year old running around like a maniac, which is what 6 year olds are capable of doing.  After dinner I took an Aleve and went to bed.  I woke up Thursday morning feeling okay enough to go to work.  So I did.  About an hour after I got to work, I got a call that Sean has pink eye and has to go home.  So I took him home, then took him to the doctor to get checked out.  The doctor pronounced him infected with pink eye and sent a prescription to Walgreens.  We left the office, and drove to the Walgreens to pick up the eye drops and was told that that particular Walgreens did not have the drops and that Sean's insurance information was not on file, PLUS this was the expensive medicine ($100 for a tiny bottle).  So I called April who called Walgreens and gave them his information.  They called a different one and they did (7th St and Thunderbird, not too far from the house).  So we ate some lunch and went to pick up the drops then was informed that I needed Sean's insurance card so they could bill the insurance company.  Basically the same thing I was told about an hour or so earlier. 

Well it did get straightened out and Sean got his medicine and took it like a little kid would.  Well he's home again today but I don't have to watch him.  His mother is there and she's sick.

So, it's been an interesting month and week.  I hope I didn't bore you too much.