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!!!

Our new car!!!

After over a year, we are finally a two car family again! Saturday we spent the whole day driving all over St. Louis looking for the right car. We finally found one less than 10 miles from our house! It's a 2004 Jeep liberty! We got a great deal on it! I'm so excited to have my own vehicle again! I absolutely LOVE it!!! The Lord really blessed!!!

Update!

Things have been pretty much the same these days, except my husband is working 20 hours of overtime a week! My poor man is so tired when he comes home, but he really enjoys what he's doing. I, of course, miss him like crazy, but I must say I enjoy the large influx in our bank account! The Lord has really provided for our needs. The additional income has allowed us to catch things up after almost 6 months of unemployment. It will also (Lord willing) allow us to get a second car in a couple weeks. We have been looking around for the right vehicle to fit our needs. We would like an SUV with 4-wheel drive. Since Andy has a little sports car, we would like to at least have one vehicle with 4-wheel drive for the rough winter weather here in St. Louis. There is a dealership that has a Chevy Trailblazer that we really like. We're also hoping to maybe find a Dodge Durango. We know the right vehicle is out there and will find it soon!

I'm also currently CRAZY about coupons! I've been clipping coupons out of the Sunday paper for quite some time now, but only within the last couple months have I been scouring the internet for them. Mainly because our printer was broken and we just replaced it about a month ago. Since then, I've been on coupon web sites a couple times a week. It has really paid off! I used to wonder how some women would save $100 off their monthly grocery bill, but now know and I have too! I always have a stack of them when I check out. I know it ticks off the people behind me (because it ticks me off when I get behind people with lots of coupons! :), but I feel a sense of accomplishment when the total goes down $20!

I also love thrift store shopping. Lately I've been finding lots of things for my kitchen. New dishes and decore! Also, lots of clothes for Andy and myself. We usually go to the thrift stores in the rich areas because over there, people wear name brands and they only wear them one season! So we find almost new, name brand clothes! Andy has found a few nice suits! All we had to do was take them to the dry cleaners! I love my thrift stores! I hate when people look down on them and the people who shop there. I find great stuff and when you look me, you would never know that I bought my clothes at a thrift store!

I also started school a couple weeks ago. The class is interesting but I HATE taking it online. I definitely don't want to take anymore online. Next semester I plan on taking only in-classroom classes.

Things have been really good here! The Lord has really blessed us. Even when thing are bad, He is always there with us, strengthening us, and taking care of us!