What a day!!!!

Yesterday was probably the craziest/scariest day of my life! It started out fine, but around 9:00 as I pulled out my lap top to work on my Sociology paper, that was due by 9:00 pm that night, it didn't want to turn on. It was charged and everything, but just wouldn't come on. I absolutely HAD to finish my paper so it was off to buy a new one. We've been planning on buying a new one anyways but we were waiting to find the right one at the right price. I found a great Toshiba! We absolutely love it! My old one was 5 years old and had traveled around the world with me, and dispite it's resent problems, it's been a good computer.

So I got home and began working on my paper. A couple hours later I get a call from Andy saying he needed to go to the hospital. He has had problems with his wisdom teeth for a long time now but he hasn't had any time off to get the surgery done. On Suday he noticed that two of them were infected. Now with his history of MRSA staph, any infection for him can be very serious. So he had been working and started feeling very weak and dizzy he could barley stand up. He called his manager and told him that he needed to get to the emergency room fast so he said he would come get him. Then Andy called me and the first thing he said was "don't panic." Of course I immediately panic!!! He said that his manager was taking him to the hospital. I knew for sure that it was the infection making him sick. I quickly stared getting some things together because I knew for sure he would be admitted. As I was packing, Andy called me back and said that his manger couldn't get there for half and hour and that he needed to call an ambulance. That really made me panic! I knew that I had to get there fast. He said he was feeling the same he felt the first time he had MRSA (when it almost killed him!) I was scared out of my mind!

I managed to make it to the hospital at the same time the ambualance did. The peramedic said he was alright but he was very weak and should have gone to the hospital the day before. Unfortunately the ER was packed and it took at least an hour to get back to see the doctor. The whole time we were sitting i kept thinking that the infection was working it's way into his system and slowly killing him. Finally they ran some tests and thankfully the doctor said that MRSA has never been seen in the mouth before. That was a HUGE relief! However his teeth were really infected and he was in a lot of pain. Some much that even a shot of morphin didn't take the pain away. The doctor gave us a referal to an oral surgeon and said that we should call in the morning to get the teeth pulled. I called this morning at 8:30 and the lady said he could get us in at 10:00. So we through on some clothes and flew out of the house. Once we got there, we filled out the paperwork and went back to the room. The hygenist took Andy for some x-rays but before she could start, the lady at the front desk came in and told us that the doctor wasn't in our insurance network and that we would either have to find another surgeon or pay out of pocket. Paying out of pocket wasn't even an option. That kind of procedure is not cheap! So we called our insurance company and got the number of an oral surgery center that was in our network. I called and said that my husband' wisdom teeth were infected and his cheeks were swollen and that he absolutely had to get in today (can you tell I've become a pushy demanding wife?!?!). Thankfully they had an opening this afternoon. We got there and he went right back for x-rays and then went back for surgery. As soon as they were done I went back to see him and he looked 10 times better than he did. Obviously he was still swollen and sore, but he already felt better. So now we're home and he's still plenty sore and swollen and bleeding pretty good, but at least it's not the infection hurting anymore.

Praise that Lord that It wasn't as serious as it could have been and that he's ok! Life can sure get crazy sometimes (and VERY SCARY!!!!)

Procrastination

I have my final Sociology paper due on Monday. I haven't even started it yet and I can't seem to find the motivation to do it. So I decided to blog instead (while I enjoy a fabulous cup of coffee!).

Life has been pretty good here lately. Andy is working 60+ hours a week which has been really hard on him. The money is good, but he's really tired. And I definitely don't get to spend as much time with him as before, but we just have to make the most of what we do get! I'm also trying to wrap up this semester of school. I'm all registered for the Spring Semester which starts in January! I can't believe how fast it is coming!!!

I am also loving this time of year. It is FINALLY getting cold here. Lately the temperature has been hitting the mid to upper 70's. I leave the house bundled up in boots, coats, and scarfs, and then climb in the car (which has been sitting in the sun) and have to run the air conditioner! So weird!!! But now it seems that the Fall/Winter weather is here to stay. I'm waiting until after Thanksgiving to start decorating for Christmas. We didn't do much last year as far a Christmas decorations, but this year I plan to go all out! I'm even going to have Andy hang our icicle lights outside.

We are also getting ready for Black Friday! Andy and I have gotten up at 3:00 am for the last few years and hit the big sales. Unfortunately he has to be to work at 8:00 so we'll drive separately and he'll leave when he has to. Then, he'll go make the money while I go spend the money!

Well, I do still have some housework to do before the man gets home and of course it gives me another excuse not to work on my paper! Don't worry, I'll get motivated eventually! I wrote my last two papers at the last minute and scored A's on both of them. I guess I work well under pressure!

If I don't happen to post until after Thursday, I hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving!

The Kitchen

So I was trying to to upload a few more kitchen pics but it seems like three was all I could get it to do. Oh well!

House pics!

I was asked a couple times to post some pics of our house. We've done a lot of rearranging and redecorating over the last year. We're still working on getting a couple rooms in working order. With such limited space, it seems that one room has always been the "dumping ground." So I'm in process of getting every room in our house fully functional as well as providing the necessary storage. A.K.A.... Rubbermaid bins!!!! I'm SO in love with them! :)

So I thought I would post a couple of the rooms that at the moment are neat, organized and clean. I'll post the rest as I get them done. Enjoy!

Here's the computer room!

A new State Representative!!!

Just got home from my friend and new State Representative Paul Curtman's victory party!!! It was an exciting to see God's hand in this election. Many people didn't believe he could win it, but God can do anything and obviously He wanted Paul in this position. I'm proud that he is MY Representative and I know he will represent the 105th district well!!!