Month: November 2006

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Situation: exactly the same

Yes, it seems that I’m in the percentage of people that the “select nerve block” doesn’t really help. He found the nerve (when he touched it I felt it down to my toes), applied medication, and um, nothing happened. I mean, the local numbness stayed for about an hour. After that? Not really any different. Except the injection site was sore. Nice, huh? Next in line at the doc’s office is outpatient surgery (to “shave” a little of the disk material that’s hitting the nerve and causing pain). Not ready for that. So I’m exploring other options, like PT or a chiropractor or something. I’ve never been to a chiropractor, but certainly NOT getting cut open can’t hurt as badly as getting cut open.

It other things, M seems have recovered from her cold and is learning words left and right. In a week, she’s started using “jacket”, “cracker”, “keys”, and “stars”. Rather an eclectic mix of nouns, but I’ll take them!! Her last two canine teeth (bottom) are almost in. Once they are done, then we *should* have a break before her last set of molars. How is it that she’s got all of her teeth? A year ago she was completely toothless.

The working world drama is still turning…Sybil has been sick for two days, so today was her first day back. Everything “seemed” normal. We know it’s not. Now we are just waiting for her to go on another bender, so to speak. I’ll be sure to transcribe as much of the drama to the blogosphere as possible….

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The Bliss that is Target, amongst other things

Yesterday baby girl and I went shopping at Target for her Christmas dress and shoes, and the fixings for rice krispie treats. We browsed for a bit, found a very cute black velvet dress for her with a red bow (making it sort of an empire waist) and holly berries all over it. We also found her first pair of black patent leather shoes. Oh the joy.

After Target, we went to a Toddler Story hour at one of the branches of our local library–it was a bit of a drive, but totally worth it. We heard stories, sang, danced, did finger plays and played with toys. And we signed up for Indy Reads, got a tote bag and free book…and (are you sitting down?)…M got her first library card. My inner-bookworm left the library feeling satisfied. The rest of me was worn out-while I was filling out the paper work for all of these treats, M discovered how to open the drop box for old glasses, crawled all over the reference dept and almost walked out the front door.

What a morning.

After my last entry about work, I have to admit that I was a little hesitant to go in on Friday. But Sybil had left the building and my co-worker was calm cool and collected. Although she did ask if I’d recieved her email, which I hadn’t, and she started wondering aloud who she may have sent it to instead of me….Anyway, I’ll only be there a short time Monday before I leave for my drs appt, and heck, T-day is only a week away. Surely I’ll make it, right?

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The Fit has hit the Shan.

In.so.many.ways. Since people get busted for blogging about work all the bloodly time, I don’t want to incriminate myself too much. Let’s just say that I’ve been coming up with all of the songs that have the word “C*R*A*Z*Y*” in the title, and singing them to myself, and seeing if they apply with the co-worker with whom I spend the most time. HA! After a series of unfortunate events, I had no choice but to report to the personnel committee and say,”yes, your inklings were right–she’s whacked”.

1) She tried to retract something she wrote for the newsletter…when I went to fix it for her, turns out she didn’t write what she said she did.

2) She asked me THREE times in 45minutes what time a fire drill was occurring. She kept asking. I kept telling her the.same.damn.thing.

3) She’s moved things around so much that three year old blurted out, “why do you keep moving that?!?!”

4) I caught her smelling her armpits today.

5) (no, I’m not done) She started a presentation….and got lost. Really lost. So she had me take over. So I did. Then the acting head-of-school walked in. So busted. (she’s the lead, I’m not, she’s supposed to present, I’m not)

6) She scheduled not one, but TWO parent-teacher conferences during the work cycle. And forgot about them. So when I told her that her conference had arrived, she looked at me like I was crazy. Not quite.

Sooooo I had to call today. And things will be done. Soon. Or so they say.

Other Things

M has another ear infection and a snotty nose. But she’s eating like a horse and is in a great mood and hasn’t had a fever to speak of. We went to the doc Tuesday for her 15 month appt. and she’s grown 2 inches and gained 4 lbs in three months!! The ear infection thing has me thinking we really need to try switching her to soy for awhile, so we started yesterday. We’ll see if it helps in her mucus procudtion. I can’t bring in soy milk to daycare until I have a doc’s note, so when we go back for her re-check on her ears (and shots if she’s clear) I’ll discuss that. Anything I can do to minimize the ear infections (besides, obviously, taking her out of daycare), I will do. Yes, the obvious is that she is getting sick because she’s around other kids and while they are well cared for, they spread germs. It happens. Most days I’m over it. Some days I’m not.

What else? I’m going in on Monday to have a “select nerve block injection” to hopefully quell the pain I’ve been in for two months. The relief should be almost instant. I cannot wait. I was so bummed when I found out the appt. was over a week away when I called last week. But so it goes. I hope to report back in a MUCH better mood next week, for a variety of reasons.