To say the least this week has been a bit overwhelming. Now that it is almost over I can finally talk about it without tearing up. I have no idea why but everything always has to happen when Paul is out of town. I guess it is just one of the laws of life.
The week started out normal. Monday I tackled the yard. pulled out some plants dug out weeds, treated the grass, tackled Costco, and cleaned the house. My typical super human day, I usually have at least one of those when Paul is gone. Just as I started to feel good about the week, and make plans to be super human, reality slapped me in the face! Just as I was headed up to bed I went to change the washer and the dryer! As if I wasn't tired enough, my washer didn't spin the clothes so I set it to rinse and spin them again. It only added water no spinning! Me and Google ended up flooding the laundry room and 11pm! AWESOME!
Tuesday morning: made lots of phone calls, finally found a repairman, with a good reputation, unlike the weed eater people who refuse to actually work. Ring out towels, spray paint my outdoor light fixtures and continue on. I had it under control, the repair man was scheduled and I was caught up on laundry so I was good for a few days!
Then Wednesday: The day had finally come. I went to the specialist to have my hearing evaluated. Maybe it was wishful thinking, but I was hoping it wouldn't be a big deal. I had noticed that in the last few months my hearing was worse, but I did not expect it to be terrible and in both ears!
After meeting with an Audiologist for an hour I was immediately referred to an even more specialized specialist. Luckily he was right down the hall. He cut his lunch short to give me the good the bad and the ugly. Dr. Darley was able to explain that I have otosclerosis and I need implants. Yup that is plural. I need to have Laser Stapedotomies. The good news is that I have great odds of having my hearing restored, but I have to have 2 surgeries. They won't risk total deafness, so I have to have each ear done separately. He was excited and his nurse was eager to book the surgery (It just happens to be his specialty), but as I explained that my husband was out of town they quickly realized that I still needed time to process. I didn't have a wedding ring on, so the nurse thought that I was single, She was startled when I mentioned Husband and 2 kids! I make it back home just in time to pick up the girls and meet Addie's Preschool Teacher! As if my brain wasn't already overloaded, Me and Google had a date!
Thursday: Wide awake at 5am terrified that my insurance isn't going to cover my stapedotomies and that I am going to have to be deaf or rob a bank! As I finally realize that it is still way to early to panic, it hasn't even been 24 hrs. I fall asleep as Addie is waking up. All to remember that we have gymnastics in 30 min. Then after Gymnastics we have Addie's Doctors appointment. She got caught up on her vaccines. 5 shots later and a few screams we made it out of their alive. All to do it again with Avery next week. (Addie was really concerned that Avery was going to get shots, they are ouchy. I had to explain that they are important, and only hurt for a min.) Then I seem to have the entire neighborhood at my house, a pounding headache and an empty stomach. After I had a chance to eat and rationalized that I was going to send everyone home, McKenna from my Primary glass stopped by just to say Hi. Then a few minutes later Her and Tia came over and played with Ellie and the girls and somehow managed to put me in a better mood and take my mind off of the last 24 hrs.
I can't say that I even know when I am going to schedule my surgeries, I still not even sure how I feel about it all. However I am grateful for small and simple blessing! I am grateful that my washing machine will be fixed, my children are healthy, my hearing can be corrected, and 2 sweet girls stopped by and took my mind off of things for a couple of hours.
As this week has proven to be less than stellar, I am vowing to get our stuff ready for the weekend and dive into a good book! That way I won't even have to worry about asking to turn up the volume!
Update: A Stupid sensor went out on my car, and I was stuck in the Shoe Carnival parking lot trying to get my car to go into gear! Stupid sensor! At least it was all under warranty and I only had to pay for an oil change and some new tires!
Thursday: Wide awake at 5am terrified that my insurance isn't going to cover my stapedotomies and that I am going to have to be deaf or rob a bank! As I finally realize that it is still way to early to panic, it hasn't even been 24 hrs. I fall asleep as Addie is waking up. All to remember that we have gymnastics in 30 min. Then after Gymnastics we have Addie's Doctors appointment. She got caught up on her vaccines. 5 shots later and a few screams we made it out of their alive. All to do it again with Avery next week. (Addie was really concerned that Avery was going to get shots, they are ouchy. I had to explain that they are important, and only hurt for a min.) Then I seem to have the entire neighborhood at my house, a pounding headache and an empty stomach. After I had a chance to eat and rationalized that I was going to send everyone home, McKenna from my Primary glass stopped by just to say Hi. Then a few minutes later Her and Tia came over and played with Ellie and the girls and somehow managed to put me in a better mood and take my mind off of the last 24 hrs.
I can't say that I even know when I am going to schedule my surgeries, I still not even sure how I feel about it all. However I am grateful for small and simple blessing! I am grateful that my washing machine will be fixed, my children are healthy, my hearing can be corrected, and 2 sweet girls stopped by and took my mind off of things for a couple of hours.
As this week has proven to be less than stellar, I am vowing to get our stuff ready for the weekend and dive into a good book! That way I won't even have to worry about asking to turn up the volume!
Update: A Stupid sensor went out on my car, and I was stuck in the Shoe Carnival parking lot trying to get my car to go into gear! Stupid sensor! At least it was all under warranty and I only had to pay for an oil change and some new tires!
When it rains, it pours! Sounds like you had a busy and stressful week! Hope you were able to dive into your book and have a great weekend!!
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