FINDING MY HAPPY PLACE!

BUT IT DEFINITELY ISN'T IN MY OFFICE TODAY!

I'M NOT ONE TO COMPLAIN ON FACEBOOK OR ANY OTHER WORLD WIDE OUTLET, BUT I DID TODAY.  AND THIS IS MY BLOG, SO I'M GOING TO DO IT HERE, RIGHT NOW, TOO.

I DIDN'T SLEEP ANY LAST NIGHT BECAUSE OF A CUTE LITTLE 2YR OLD THAT HAD A STUFFY NOSE AND IS RECOUPING FROM SOME TYPE OF STOMACH ISSUE.  I THINK THE STOMACH STUFF IS IN PART HIS EATING HABITS, AND MAYBE HIS SECOND SET OF MOLARS COMING IN.  WELL, I THOUGHT THAT UNTIL MY STOMACH STARTED HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AND I'M NOT LOOKING FOR ANY NEW TEETH TO BE COMING IN UNTIL I AM A CANDIDATE FOR DENTURES.  HE ALSO FELT THE NEED TO FLIP, FLOP AND SLEEP WITH HIS LEG ACROSS MY NECK, WITH A FOOT IN MY MOUTH. WITH THAT SAID, HE WOKE HIS DADDY UP TO JOIN THE FUN AT 4:30AM, AND WE'VE ALL BEEN UP SINCE THEN.  THE LITTLE STINKER WENT TO SLEEP ON THE WAY TO DAYCARE.  I SURE HOPE THEY AREN'T DEALING WITH A CRANKY, SLEEPY TODDLER TODAY, BUT I'M ALMOST POSITIVE I WILL BE DEALING WITH ONE COME 4:30 THIS EVENING.

BEFORE LEAVING FOR DAYCARE, I PUSHED THE BUTTON TO AUTO START MY CAR BECAUSE IT IS COLD ENOUGH TO FREEZE A WITCH'S..., WELL YOU GET MY DRIFT.  UPON ATTEMPTING TO STICK MY KEY INTO THE IGNITION TO ACTUALLY LEAVE FOR WORK AND SCHOOL, I NOTICE MY KEY IS BENT.  WONDERING HOW THE H E DOUBLE HOCKEY STICKS THAT HAPPENED, I GO INSIDE TO FIND ANOTHER KEY.  THANKFULLY, I FOUND MY EXTRA.

I GO TO THE GROCERY STORE AFTER DROPPING JMC OFF AT DAYCARE AND MY FUEL LEVEL IS TOO LOW TO DO THE AUTO START WHILE I'M IN THE STORE. YES, I'M VERY COLD NATURED IN MY OLDER AGE AND I DESPISE GETTING INTO A COLD CAR AND PUMPING GAS IN THE COLD...AND IN THE HOT FOR THAT MATTER, BUT THAT IS A WHOLE DIFFERENT POST.  I GOT WHAT I WENT FOR.  GINGER ALE AND DIET SPRITE. NEITHER OF WHICH I'VE TAKEN EVEN ONE SIP OF TODAY.  I HAVE ENJOYED THE YOGURT AND BANANA, THOUGH.  SEE, I EVEN EAT WHEN MY STOMACH IS NAUSEA...CAN YOU SEE NOW WHY DIETS AREN'T MY STYLE?

I GET TO WORK EARLY, TO UPLOAD SOME PICS TO WALMART.COM FOR OUR DANIEL TO PICK UP LATER TODAY AND TAKE TO OUR SOCIAL WORKER.  BELIEVE IT OR NOT, THAT IS THE ONLY THING THAT HAS WORKED OUT RIGHT TODAY.  SHE PROBABLY WON'T LIKE ANY OF THE PICS, BECAUSE REALISTICALLY, NONE OF THEM ARE THAT GREAT, BUT IT IS ALL I HAVE SINCE I SAW HER 30 DAYS AGO.

I'M STILL A LITTLE EARLY.  SO, I BEGIN PAYING A FEW PERSONAL BILLS.  TODAY IS THE FIRST DAY I REMEMBERED TO PUT A NEW CHECKBOOK IN MY PURSE.  SORRY FOLKS WHO'VE BEEN WANTING YOUR MONEY.  NOTE TO SELF, ORDER MORE CHECKS, THIS IS YOUR LAST BOOK. 

I FIND A BILL FROM THE PHYSICAL I HAD FOR OUR HOME STUDY WHICH TOOK PLACE ON 12/16/09.  THE CLINIC BILLED IT WRONG, SO THEY CHARGED ME $85.  I'VE BEEN BACK AND FORTH WITH THEM ABOUT REFILING SINCE THEN.  WELL, I FINALLY GOT A NEW BILL AND NOW I OWE A WHOPPING $158!  WHAT THE CRAP!?!  SO, I CALL...AND GET A VOICE MAIL, LEAVING A REALLY UGLY MESSAGE.  IT'S 02/10/11 FOR PETE'S SAKE!  THEN, I GET A CONTACT FROM A FRIEND AND CALL TO TALK TO HER.  THE CLINIC BILLED THE CLAIM A NEW WAY, AND IT WAS DENIED AGAIN.  RESULTING IN A HIGHER COST.  WELL, THEY MIGHT HAVE BILLED IT DIFFERENTLY, BUT HOW DO YOU CHARGE $85 AND THEN $158 FOR THE SAME THING, JUST BECAUSE YOU ENTERED A NEW BILLING CODE?!?  I TOLD THE LADY THAT I WAS TIRED OF DEALING WITH IT AND I DIDN'T WANT THIS AFFECTING MY CREDIT.  SO, IF SHE'D TAKE THE $85 THAT I WAS ORIGINALLY BILLED, I'D PAY IT AND CALL IT A LESSON LEARNED.  WELL, SHE IS GOING TO CHECK INTO IT AND SEE WHAT SHE CAN DO AND CALL ME BACK.  WHO WANTS TO TAKE A BET THAT MY NEXT BILL WILL BE CLOSER TO $200?  URGH.

NOW, I'LL UPDATE YOU THAT CARE ON MY DIET.  I DID GREAT LAST WEEK, BUT NOT SO MUCH THIS WEEK.  I HAVEN'T GAINED, BUT NO WHERE NEAR MY GOAL FOR THE WEEK.  GOSH, WHY CAN'T I HAVE A HIGH METABOLISM AND NOT LOVE FOOD SO MUCH?  I'M DOWN 5 LBS SINCE LAST MONDAY.  BETTER SOME THAN NONE, I GUESS.

IN CLOSING, I WILL SAY THAT I'LL GLADLY ACCEPT ALL PRAYERS THAT YOU WANT TO SEND OUR FOR THE BENEFIELD HOUSEHOLD.  WE ARE ACCEPTING PRAYERS FOR GOOD HEALTH, BETTER MOODS AND ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT TO ASK THE BIG GUY FOR!  WE REQUEST ONLY GOOD THINGS, THOUGH.  NOT LIKE THAT SONG, "I'LL PRAY FOR YOU."  WE CARE NOT FOR FLOWER POTS FALLING FROM A WINDOW SEAL OR OUR BRAKES GOING OUT.

MUCH LOVE AND AGGRAVATION,

STACY