Illness

  Hate when the kids are sick. Oldest son has pharyngitis. Running a fever, cough, congestion, all that fun stuff. So, a steroid shot, antibiotics and cough syrup codeine and we are raring to go. Not quite, but hopefully within 24 hours. He woke up with a 103 fever! Yikes. His room was like a sauna. I forget about that. I closed his vent, got a cold wash cloth, fed him some Tylenol, and moved him out to the living room where it was much cooler. Within 30 minutes he was down to 100, but I knew it needed medical intervention. All I can say is thank you for insurance. It is still expensive though. $150 for a copay, we went to the after hours clinic and then $20 for medicine. Sigh. Our health care is crap in the US. Give me socialized medicine any day. When I lived in England it was fantastic. Not that it did not have his downsides, but hey, when you got sick you could go to the doctor and not pay an arm and a leg. And half your paycheck did not go to pay for health insurance. Anyway, enough about that topic. I could go on for days about it and I work in the industry so I actually would know what I was talking about unlike some of the other yahoos out there.
  Okay, enough of the negative. This is not what we are here for. Although that felt really good to get off my chest.  How is your life? Mine is busy. It is our busiest time at the office. It is health benefit enrollment season. Have decided on your health care? Your FSA? Your HSA? What are you contributing? Are you picking a PPO or a HDHP? Welcome to my world. Hey, it's a job, I get out of my cube farm every once in awhile and I get to meet some awesome people. I am downtown tomorrow. Should be fun. Family, besides the illness, is doing well. School is going well, football season is over, so princess is now cheering for basketball. Love that it is inside. I do not do cold weather. Youngest stepson is trying out for soccer at Catholic, good luck RP!!! Oldest son is getting ready to take his last ACT, thank goodness, and then it's time to decide where to go to school. He has been accepted at all the schools he has applied for, except we are waiting to hear from Baylor. I still cannot believe I will be sending a child off to college. Sigh. Sad and proud mom here. The dynamics in the house will be so different. Another change. Good thing I am adaptable.
 I am looking into joining a gym. I am taking tours to see which one suits my needs. I liked the Jim Dailey Fitness Center, but it is too pricey for me. I am a member of the UALR fitness center through the alumni association , but there is not a close parking spot and I do not believe it is safe on campus after hours, so that is out. I am going to check out 10 Fitness this week. I wanted something close, so that may work. I am a gym rat. I love going to work out. It does eat up my time though. I go in and next thing I know two hours have passed, oops! I just get in the zone on the stair climber and lose track of time. Crazy, right? Some good music and my favorite machine gets me going every time.
 Stay well this season. Get plenty of Vitamin C and rest and for goodness sake, when you get sick, go to the doctor! Keep your cooties out of school and the office. TYVM!

Hugs!