So my boss tells me at the beginning of the week that we all need TB shots and possibly a physical and that if we didn't get it all done by Monday, that Tony (the owners' husband who is a doctor) would be in to do everything for us. And that he would charge $10. This kind of annoyed me because I specifically asked her MONTHS ago if I needed the physical (I knew I needed the TB test), as my doctors are usually booked for weeks if not months for physicals and she told me to wait, plus I don't really have 10 bucks floating around (its sad, isn't it?). So needless to say I was able to weasel my way into the docs' and they gave me a physical, which included yet another prego test and lo and behold, its negative, as usual. I have to go back in December to get a obgyn\pap exam. FUN. Also, they are sending me to a neurologist for my migraines.
Yesterday, HALLOWEEN mind you, Calvin wakes up with a mysterious rash. (See bottom) I have no idea what it is, if you do, let me know. I tell my boss and she tells me to bring him to the docs because she doesn't know what it is. I take my lunch break to bring him to the docs for them to tell me that they don't know what it is either. It's not ringworm (that's going around the daycare) though. They gave me a prescription for a fungal rash and sent me on my way. On the way back to work, my car started smoking! So I pull over to give her a rest as she is quite old (its a 1995 Chrysler LHS-in other words, a mafia car which I lovingly call Black Betty due to her color). The smoke clears and I continue to drive -slowly- back to work. I get on to the main road and all of a sudden, I hear a loud POP! and the back sagged down! I pull over on the busy road, and no one stops. Luckily Calvin was asleep! I get out of the car and notice that my rear tire is flat. And again no one stops. I was about MAYBE 1/4 mile away from work, I could see it from the road I was on, but I had no cell phone on me to call. I get back into the car and drive with a busted tire back to work. Now mind you, this is supposed to be my LUNCH BREAK! I make it safely back to work and get Calvin settled in for lunch and a nap. I tried calling Derek, but no avail. He's currently working nights so he sleeps, rather soundly, through the day and any persistent phone calls. I called my mom to let her know what happened as we had plans to meet up at my grandmas later for some good old fashioned trick-or-treating fun. Things ended up working out as far as my plans, but Calvin was a different story.
When he woke up from nap, I could tell he was in a lot of pain and was limping on his leg. At one point, he refused to get down. So in his Halloween costume, I had to carry him in the "parade" inside the daycare. Lemme tell you, I got a work out. I called the docs again to tell them and they prescribed another steroid to help him out.
Trick-or-treating was uneventful as Calvin wasn't really feeling it. We went to 2 houses and to my soon-to-be step-fathers work. Calvin did enjoy his first Reese's peanut butter cup...without chewing it. He let it melt in his mouth, lemme tell you it was the most oddest way I have ever seen someone eat a Reese's. He went right to sleep when we got home at 7:30.
This morning, he wakes up like he has all week, crying inconsolably. I get him some water and we watch some tv to wake up. He pretty much bumbed out on the couch all day. He's had 2 doses of his 'roids, but the rash hasn't changed. If hes not better tomorrow, I am taking him to urgent care.
In other news, my father-in-law (aka my personal mechanic) calls me to inform me about Black Betty. She has a broken strut which was rubbing against the tire, causing the tire to pop. I'm gonna have to wait til Monday to get parts and a tire, but its lookin to be about a $200 job. Did I mention we are supposed to be moving??
well here are some pictures that will surely cheer you up as you read my depressing and uneventful blog! Enjoy!
Calvin loved the Reese's.
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Name the rash, win a prize!
